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The orchestra is the opening act for the Slice of Summer concert series, slated from 6 to 8 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 14 on the gazebo at 300 N. Holly St. Admission is free. Bring a chair and a picnic, or buy food and beverages from local vendors.
The lineup also features concert
rock violinist Aaron Meyer on July 31, modern country tunes by
Cloverdayle on Aug. 7, and Latin and salsa music by Conjunto Alegre on
Aug. 14.
Canby Telcom is sponsoring this year's event, with support from the Canby Rotary Club, Canby Flower Farmer, Canby Veterinary Clinic, Canby Car Wash and Oil Lube, Clackamas Federal Credit Union, Cutsforth's Thriftway, Dave's Prescription Show, and Dr. Howard Freedman.
it rains, the concerts will be moved to the Richard R. Brown Fine Arts
Center, 721 S.W. Fourth Ave. For more information, visit www.sliceofsummer.com
The free Concerts in the Park series continues with rock and roll by the Menace Band, July 28; energetic jazz by PDX Express, Aug. 4; classic rock and country by Midlyfe Crisis, Aug. 11; acoustic folk rock by Scott Gallegos, Aug. 18; and modern blues by Colin Lake and Wellbottom, Aug. 25.
*******************************************************************WILSONVILLE -- The Wilsonville Rotary Summer Concert series will continue at 6:30 p.m. Thursday with 1950-'60s classic rock by Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts.
The free event is held in the Town Center Park, 29600 S.W. Park Place.
It continues with pop, rock and new-wave from the 1980s by Radical Revolution, July 28; blues, soul, funk and R&B by the Norman Sylvester Band, Aug. 4; and blues, pop, funk, jazz and big-band tunes by Ellen Whyte, Aug. 11.
More than 20 airplanes and 400 cars of several makes and models are expected at the 54th annual Sandy Kiwanis Fly-In Drive-In.
It starts at 7 a.m. at the airport, located north on Ten Eyck Road, off U.S. 26 (two miles northeast of downtown Sandy).
The Sandy Kiwanis Club will serve a pancake breakfast until 12:30 p.m. for $6, or $3 for ages 10 and younger.
Over the Hill Gang automotive club will host the Show'n Shine car show.
The entry fee is $15, which includes dash plaques and trophies. To
register, call Kimberley Nelson at 503-819-0511.
Nelson said they raised $16,000 at last year's event.
Proceeds benefit the community, including the Kiwanis' annual Christmas basket program for disadvantaged families in the Sandy area and the Kiwanis Camp for children and adults with disabilities in Rhododendron.
The Summer Sounds Acoustic Series lineup continues with Irish tunes by St. James Gate, July 31; and virtuoso slide guitar and roots musician David Jacobs-Strain, Aug. 7.
In case of rain, concerts move to Sandy Community Center, 38348 Pioneer Blvd.
For more information, contact the Sandy Recreation Department at 503-668-5569.
How about adding a few more outdoor concerts, a festival or two, a canine event, a library program, a wine tasting and other fun and informative events to your things-to-do-this-weekend calendar!
Dog Romp: Live music, raffles, wine tastings, food booths, vendors and activities are featured at third annual event. Dogs welcome. Proceeds benefit ANiMeals, Clackamas County Dog Services, FIDO charity and Oregon Humane Society. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat, July 23. Nature's Acres Kennels, 18651 S.E. Foster Road, Damascus; free admission with donation of dog food and pet supplies; www.naturesacreskennels.com or 503-666-4800
Estacada Summer Celebration: The annual celebration in the heart of downtown is presented by the Estacada Area Arts Commission. Live music, free hands-on art activities for children and families, artist booths and a silent art auction. Watch the ArtBack artists paint their annual mural-in-a-weekend project. 6-10 p.m. Fri, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sat, July 22-23. Downtown Estacada; free; www.estacadasc.org or 503-631-3898
Summer Activities: Games, sports and crafts for children. Weekly 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon-Fri, through Aug. 26. Max Patterson Memorial City Park, 400 Exeter St., Gladstone; free admission
Pete and Brenda Book Club: The radio personalities host discussions about popular books. Monthly 7 p.m. third Thursday. Barnes & Noble Clackamas Town Center, 12000 S.E. 82nd Ave., Happy Valley; free; 503-786-3464
The play will continue at 7:30 p.m. Thu-Sat, through Aug. 20, and 7 p.m. Sun, July 10-24; and 2 p.m. Sun, July 17 and July 31 and Aug. 7-21 at the Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State St.
Tickets range from $25 to $28. For reservations and other information, visit www.lakewood-center.org or call 503-635-3901
Friday Night Wine Tastings:
Taste four samples from week three of the Tour de France (southeastern
France) paired with four hors d'oeuvres. 4-9 p.m. Fri, July 22. Gusto
Bistro and Marketplace, 467 Third St., Lake Oswego; $10; www.gustomarketplace.com or 503-635-3151
Taste Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Blends: Casual tasting of six wines with an optional bonus pour of two premium wines, plus appetizers. 5-8 p.m. Fri, July 22. World Class Wines, 269 A. Ave., Lake Oswego; $10, $5 bonus pour; www.worldclasswinesoregon.com or 503-974-9841
Summer Splash Concerts: Weekly Noon-1:30 p.m. Fri, through Aug. 26. Lineup includes folk and Americana by Sky in the Road, July 22; nostalgic soft rock by Shwing Daddies, July 29; jazz and pop by Lisa Gale Quartet, Aug. 5; Latin jazz by Ramsey y los Montunos, Aug. 12; rhythm and blues and funk by Geno Michaels Soultet, Aug. 19; and jazz by Tall Jazz, Aug. 26. Millennium Plaza Park, 200 First St., Lake Oswego; free admission
Farmers Market Chef Tour and Berry Cooking Class: Tour the Lake Oswego Farmers Market with chef Adam Kaplan, then meet at the store for a hands-on class using berries in all courses. 10 a.m. Sat, July 23. In Good Taste, 6302 S.W. Meadows Road, Lake Oswego; $90; reservations required; www.ingoodtastestore.com or 503-248-2015
Moliere's "The Miser": Masque Alfresco performs Commedia dellâ?™arte plays updated for modern audiences with contemporary barbs and political jokes, suitable for the whole family. Peformances 6:30 p.m. Fri-Sun, July 22-31. 6:30 p.m. Fri-Sun, July 22-24. George Rogers Park, corner of Ladd and South State streets, Lake Oswego; free; www.masquealfresco.com or 503-422-0195
Authors' Quarterly Series: Authors Joan Arlin Hibbs, Karl E. Wiegers and Rebecca Harrison read. 6:30 p.m. Thu, July 21. Milwaukie Ledding Library -- Pond House, 2215 S.E. Harrison St., Milwaukie; free; 503-786-7580
Craft Time: The Mudeye Puppet Company presents a puppet-making workshop for ages 5 and older. 2-3 p.m. Thu, July 21. Milwaukie Ledding Library, 10660 S.E. 21st Ave., Milwaukie; free; 503-786-7580
Teen Night: Play board games, dabble in art and make new friends. Weekly 6-7 p.m. Thu, through July 28. Milwaukie Ledding Library, 10660 S.E. 21st Ave., Milwaukie; free; 503-786-7580
9K for K9 Walk: 3K,6K or 9K walk to support the Milwaukie Police K9 units. Both canines and humans are welcome. 9 a.m.-noon Sat, July 23. At Dogwood Park, Southeast Main and Adams streets in Milwaukie. Registration begins 9 a.m.; walks begin 9:30 p.m.; $25-$30; http://milwaukiepsf.org/k9entry.html
Scott Brockett CD Release Concert: Concert also features musician Chris Lay. Reservations recommended. Part of the proceeds benefit Backpack Buddies, a weekend food program for needy grade school children in the North Clackamas School District. 7 p.m. Fri, July 22. GracePointe Church, 10750 S.E. 42nd Ave., Milwaukie; $10, includes CD; 503-654-1572 (daytime), 503-654-4411 (evening)
"Art Is for Everyone!": Surprise that voice within that says you can only draw stick figures. Play with fun art stuff and, with your imagination as your guide, learn how much you already know and how much fun it is to create. Uses a number of different materials. 1-4 p.m. Sat, July 23. Franciscan Spiritual Center, 6902 S.E. Lake Road, Suite 300, Milwaukie; $35; www.FrancisSpCtr.com or 503-794-8542
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"For Better": Clackamas Repertory Theatre presents the new romantic comedy by Eric Coble. 7:30 p.m. Thu-Sat, 2:30 p.m. Sun, through July 24. Clackamas Repertory Theatre, 19600 Molalla Ave., Molalla; $12-$22; www.clackamasrep.org or 503-594-6047
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Concerts in the Park: Weekly 6:30 p.m. Thu, through Aug. 25; food available for purchase beginning 5:30 p.m. Lineup features Americana roots tribute by the Slim Jims, July 21; original bluegrass by Kathy Boyd and Phoenix Rising, July 28; rhythm and blues soul funk by the Jacob Merlin Band, Aug. 4; bohemian cabaret by Vagabond Opera, Aug. 11; funk and blues by Everyday People, Aug. 18; and hits from 1960-1999 by the Action Slacks, Aug. 25.. Carnegie Center, 606 John Adams St., Oregon City; free admission
Summer Reading Program: Weekly 11 a.m. Thu, through Aug. 4. Programs are "Mad Science" program, July 21; "Rapunzel Redeems Rumpelstiltskin" by Dragon Theatre Puppets, July 28; and "Spellbinding Magic" by the Puckett family, Aug. 4. Registration required. Meinig Memorial Park, 17670 Meinig Ave., Sandy; free; www.ci.sandy.or.us/library
Kiwanis Fly-in Drive-in Breakfast:
The Over the Hill Gang hosts the Show'n Shine car show and the Kiwanis
sponsor the pancake breakfast at the 54th annual event. Proceeds benefit
community programs. 7 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sun, July 24. McKinnon Airpark,
TenEyck Road, off Highway 26 (two miles northeast of downtown Sandy),
Sandy; $15 car registration; $6 ages 11 and older, $3 others breakfast; www.sandykiwanis.org or Kimberley Nelson, 503-819-0511
Vegan Cooking With Greens Cooking Class: David Gabbe shows how to incorporate dark leafy greens into your diet. 6-8:30 p.m. Tue, July 19. West Linn Adult Community Center, 1180 Rosemont Road, West Linn; $29; registration required; www.westlinnoregon.gov or West Linn Parks and Recreation, 503-557-4700
Music in the Park: Weekly 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thu, through Aug. 25. Lineup includes blues, acoustic roots, hip-hop and funk by Keegan Smith and the Fam, July 21; blues and rock by the Ty Curtis Band, July 28; edgy rock by Fernando Viciconte, Aug. 4; classic rock, funk, R&B and country by the Chris Loid Band, Aug. 11; Latin sounds
"Bridging Communities Through Art and Agriculture":
Tour the farm owned by the family since 1909. Includes booths featuring
artists, master gardeners, experts on the species that are identified
with the Stafford Hamlet and the White Oak Savanna, fresh-grown
vegetables and raffles. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat, July 23. Fiala Farm, 21231
S.W. Johnson Road, West Linn; free admission
Bicycle Safety Rodeo: Bicycle riders of all ages are invited to the rodeo Saturday at the Les Schwab Tire Center.
The West Linn Police Department will host the free drop-in event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1990 Eighth Ave. It is designed to show riders safe riding practices, in a fun and non-competitive environment.
Officers from the department's Bicycle Detail will be on hand to guide participants through a series of skill stations to help hone the skills of a new rider, as well as more seasoned ones. Helmets are required. The police department will provide free helmet fit inspections and Cayuse Cycles of West Linn will offer free bicycle safety inspections.
Summer Fun Shows: Performances for grade-school children include "Around the World in 8 Stories" by Brad Clark, 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Thu, July 21. Wilsonville Public Library, 8200 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; free; 503-682-2744
Teen Programs: Events for middle school and high school students include miniature golf, flashlight tag and other activities in "You Are in the Library After Dark," 9-11 p.m. Thu, July 21. Wilsonville Public Library, 8200 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; free; 503-682-2744
-- Vickie Kavanagh; 503-294-5913; or follow me on Twitter @okavkid


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Families reunited for the holidays, like the Gabbert family from Chicago and Avon Lake or Luther family from Toledo and Cleveland, packed the wooden stairwell leading up to the top of the chutes, only to come racing down at nearly 40 mph.
The Chalet Recreation Center, in the Mill Stream Run Reservation in Strongsville, is also gearing up for its first Winteriffic event, from noon to 5 p.m. Jan. 6, complete with: snowshoe rental and instruction, horse-drawn wagon rides with a naturalist, dog sled demonstrations, winter how-to-dress demonstrations and snow bike demonstrations by Century Cycles, available throughout the afternoon.
The toboggan chutes will be open during Winteriffic, and will resume normal operating hours Jan. 10: Thursday, 6-10 p.m.; Friday, 6 p.m.–10:30 p.m.; Saturday, noon–10:30 p.m.; and Sunday, noon–5 p.m.
For additional information, visit clevelandmetroparks.com or call 440-734-6660.
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Daniel Beaty has 43 opinions on how people would react if a slave ship suddenly arose from New York harbor.
He divulges them all, while playing 43 different characters -- "young and old, male and female, straight and gay," he says -- in his one-man play, "Emergence-See." Beaty opens the 90-minute show on Friday night at the Crossroads Theatre Company. Now New Brunswick audiences will see the show, which was acclaimed during its run last year at the Public Theater in New York.
"A few years ago," he says, "I started wondering how free we are as Americans, and what stands in front of our freedom. Well, the greatest symbol of freedom in America is the Statue of Liberty, and the greatest absence of freedom ever was slavery. So I envisioned a slave ship emerging from the waters and standing right in front of the statue. Its 'emergence' causes an emergency, though some refuse to 'see' anything in it."
The witnesses include 10-year-old Clarissa, who lives in the projects; Kofi, a 400-year-old African chief who conveys the ancestors' point of view; and Clifford, the upwardly mobile African-American who flatly says, "I'm tired of black people asking for a handout."
"He couldn't care less about the slave ship," says Beaty, who gives Clifford voice, but doesn't share his views. "Black people inherit so many wounds, which means they don't get an equal place to start. I understand that because of what I inherited. I've worked hard, I've had a lot of breaks in my life and many angels such as Ruby Dee -- but I know that not everyone gets that lucky."
Beaty was born 31 years ago in Dayton, Ohio, the youngest of five children. As a 3-year-old, he suddenly found that his father wasn't around anymore. The next time he saw him was during a visit to a prison. "I couldn't understand why they wouldn't let me go behind the glass and be with him," he says.
The lad's world turned around in third grade, when a teacher asked him who his hero was. When he answered "Dr. King," she suggested that he make a speech. Beaty created a five-minute piece, "I Think the Best; I Expect the Best." It went so well that his teacher brought him to the local Optimists Club, which led to additional stints. By the time he was in the sixth grade, he was traveling to Austin, Texas to speak at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Many were impressed, with the exception of his brother, who was addicted to crack cocaine.
"One day, when I was 12, he chased me out of the house," says Beaty. "I ran to church and closed my eyes and saw myself as an adult, in a suit, speaking to people. That there was something other than what I was living struck me as possible."
He earned scholarships to a private high school, then to the American Conservatory Theatre and Yale Drama School.
"And suddenly I got suicidal," Beaty admits. "I was trying so hard not to be what my environment wanted me to be. So I went to the Yale infirmary, found I was mentally and emotionally exhausted, and learned meditation.
"Humor helped, too," he says. "I've since used a lot in my work because it's a way of exploring difficult issues that we can't because our hearts can't bear the pain."
Yet for all his public speaking, Beaty didn't speak to his family about his depression. "I had my own emergency," he says, "and I had to emerge from it."
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The Snoqualmie City Council took a look at ways to build the long-awaited Snoqualmie community center without a bond at its recent retreat.
Council members met March 2 and 3 at the Salish Lodge and Spa to plan ahead during challenging economic times. The community center was among topics discussed.
Mayor Matt Larson said council consensus is to avoid a voted ballot measure for the future center, which is proposed for a location near Cascade View Elementary School in Snoqualmie Ridge.
Bond issues on the community center have failed three times at the polls: last August, and in 2002 and 2006.
Instead of another bond, the city is looking at phasing the project, building the center in two or three phases using city funds.
The first step, according to Larson, is for the city to visualize what kind of center it wants to see in Snoqualmie in 20 years time. Then, the city will divide that into phases.
"How do we slice and dice this?" Larson asked. "What's the most essential thing we can build with current resources?"
We're going to start outlining the resources we have to work with and move forward to get something built for the community," Larson said.
Since the failure of the last community center bond, last fall, the city has been engaging with many prospective partners, including local organizations and the YMCA, Larson said.
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CAMDEN — A city man was sentenced Friday to seven years in state prison for shooting his friend in the face during an altercation last summer.
Albert Cass, 19, must serve 85 percent of his sentence before he's eligible for parole.
Cass pleaded guilty last month to aggravated assault in the matter, admitting he shot his 19-year-old friend in the face after a dispute on the night of July 8, 2010.
Both men had been staying with a group at the Holiday Inn on Route 70 in Cherry Hill that night. An argument between the two erupted and was carried to a first-floor hallway, where authorities said Cass shot the man around 11:30 p.m.
He was still waiting at the hotel for a ride when police arrived on scene. The victim eventually recovered from his injuries.
Authorities also said a hotel surveillance camera recorded the shooting, and officers who responded that night found the weapon used outside the hotel.


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Volume 33, Issue 6, June 2006
- Imaging Continuing Education Course: Valencia B
- CE: Computed Technology Physics and Technology ‐ III
WE‐A‐ValB‐01: Multi‐Slice CT Image Reconstruction33(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.2241666View Description Hide Description
Over the past decade, x‐ray computed tomography has experienced tremendously technological advancements: the introduction of helical/spiral and multi‐slice/volumetric acquisition. These advancements not only allow improved image quality and enable new clinical applications, but also significantly increase the technical challenges associated with image reconstruction.
The first part of this lecture will cover the fundamentals of image reconstruction. For the ease of understanding, we start with an explanation of the central slice theorem (Fourier slice theorem). Both theoretical and intuitive approaches are used to illustrate the concept. The reconstruction algorithm is then extended to fan beam geometry by mathematical derivation and graphic description.
Using the central slice theorem as the foundation, reconstruction algorithms for helical acquisition are discussed in the second part of the lecture. We analyze, for single slice, the major difference between helical and step‐andshoot acquisitions. Implications of different reconstruction approaches on image quality and computational complexity are also discussed.
Cone beam reconstruction discussion will start with one of the most popular algorithms: FDK algorithm. The derivation of the algorithm from the fan‐beam case is first described and its extension to helical/spiral acquisition is then presented. The lecture ends with a discussion on some of the most recent advances in cone beam reconstruction, including both approximate and exact methods.
Jiang Hsieh is an employee of GE Healthcare Technologies.
Educational Objectives:
1. Learn the fundamentals of x‐ray CTreconstruction.
2. Understand recent advancements in reconstruction algorithms.
- CE: Computed Tomography Physics and Technology ‐ I
MO‐A‐ValB‐01: Tradeoffs in Image Quality and Radiation Dose for CT33(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.2241390View Description Hide Description
In CT scanning,image quality has many components and is influenced by many technical parameters. While image quality has always been a concern for the physics community, clinically acceptable image quality has become even more of an issue as strategies to reduce radiation dose — to all patients, but especially to pediatric patients— has become a focus in many radiology practices.
The purpose of this presentation will be to first describe several of the components of CTimage quality — noise, slice thickness (Z‐axis resolution), low contrast resolution and high contrast resolution— as well as radiation dose and to describe how each of these may be affected by technical parameter selection. This presentation will pay particular attention to the tradeoffs that exist between different aspects of image quality, especially when the reduction of radiation dose is one of the objectives.
The presentation will then explore several mechanisms that can be used to reduce radiation dose in CT exams and the implications for the diagnostic image quality of the exam. Specifically, the implications of varying the tube current*time product (mAs), pitch or tablespeed (or for axial imaging, the table increment), slice thickness, beam energy (kVp), patient (or phantom) size and dose reduction options (such as tube current modulation) will be described for both radiation dose and diagnostic image quality. Finally, this presentation will emphasize that the tradeoffs between radiation dose and image quality are clinical‐task dependent; that is, the goals of the clinically indicated exam dictate what aspect of image quality may be emphasized for that exam (low contrast resolution or high contrastspatial resolution, etc.) and this will have implications for the amount of radiation dose reduction that is acceptable. This will be illustrated with examples from selected diagnostic imaging exams.
Educational Objectives:
1. Understand key components of image quality in CT scanning as well as reinforce CT radiation dose concepts.
2. Understand the impact that technical parameter selection has on the various aspects of image quality and radiation dose.
3. Examine the tradeoffs between various aspects of image quality and radiation dose.
4. Examine the impact of these tradeoffs on a few clinical imaging protocols and illustrate the task‐dependence of image quality requirements.
- CE: Computed Tomography Physics and Technology ‐ II
TU‐A‐ValB‐01: Multi‐Slice CT Artifacts and Quality Control33(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.2241482View Description Hide Description
This presentation will focus on examples and causes of artifacts produced by modern multi‐slice CTscanners. Many of these artifacts were recognized because of a stringent quality control program implemented in our institution. The design of this quality control program will be described, along with its relative costs and benefits. Extending such a program among scanners produced by different vendors will be discussed.
Learning Objectives:
1. To recognize basic artifacts in patient and phantom images generated by modern multi‐slice CTscanners.
2. To understand some basic requirements of a quality control program for multi‐slice CTscanners.
- CE: Computed Tomography Physics and Technology ‐ IV
TH‐A‐ValB‐01: ACR CT Accreditation33(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.2241824View Description Hide Description
The American College of Radiology accreditation program for computed tomography, introduced in 2002, is quickly gaining in popularity. It has established minimum standards for dose and image quality. Since the inception of the program, the scanners themselves have continued to evolve in complexity and capability. Medical physicists are required by the program to perform an annual survey of each scanner and are increasingly called upon to provide assistance with dose/image quality analyses. Thus, the involvement of medical physicists in CT is necessarily increasing.
To provide optimal support for facilities in the accreditation program, it is necessary that physicists be fully aware of the requirements of the program. To that end, the essentials of the program will be briefly reviewed, including personnel requirements. The quality control component of the program will be discussed, with special attention given to the annual medical physics survey. Technologist testing requirements will also be discussed.
The medical physicist can have a positive impact on the phantom images submitted as part of the accreditation process, so the site scanning instructions will be reviewed in detail, with comments made regarding common pitfalls.
With the national awareness of radiationdoses in CT, this area is perhaps where the physicist can have the largest impact clinically. In this lecture, the ACR accreditation program dosimetry requirements will be presented, including a discussion of common pitfalls and corrective measures.
The education objectives of this program are to become familiar with:
1. the general requirements for the ACR CT accreditation program
2. the role and responsibilities of the medical physicist
3. the image quality and dose measurements required by the program
4. how to calculate CTDIw, CTDIvol, Dose Length Product and Effective Dose.
- CE: MRI Physics and Technology ‐ I
MO‐B‐ValB‐01: Advances in MRI Equipment Design, Software, and Imaging Procedures33(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.2241397View Description Hide Description
The advances in MRItechnology are relentless. Virtually every aspect of MR scanners is being modified and optimized. There are a myriad number of factors that drive these advances. Clinical requirements are the most obvious and important driver, but are significantly influenced by the clinical setting and/or business model. Is the scanner for a large hospital radiology department, or dedicated interventional procedures scanner, or for an orthopedic, cardiac, pediatric or breast practice or a walk‐in radiological clinic? Each of these market segments places a different relative importance on the various MR system performance specifications. Consequently, the commercially available MR scanners have their own unique operating characteristics as the various MRI vendors seek to satisfy their customers' needs. This lecture will examine some of the various subsystems and discuss selected development trends, such as:
1) Utilization of novel spatialencoding mechanisms to accelerate image acquisition: parallel imaging and the coil spatial response mechanism.
2) Magnet field strength is increasing and physical magnet size is changing: shorter magnets and larger apertures.
3) Increase the effective imaging volume with advances in moving couch methods: the couch becomes another spatialencoding mechanism.
4) Demands on the reconstruction engine are constantly growing: commercial consumer electronic technology advances help provide cost effective, faster solutions.
5) Parallel receive concepts are adapted to the transmit side: transmit‐SENSE. It is not commercially available, yet.
6) More than pretty pictures: numbers. The growth in quantitative MRI and CAD.
While these technology advances are increasing system complexity, flexibility, sequence capabilities, image quality, throughput efficiencies etc, associated technology advances are also mitigating the package footprint and costs.
Educational Objectives:
1. Recognizing the advances in MRI.
2. Understand the technology underlying these advances.
3. Understand the scientific/medical reasons for these advances.
4. Recognize that the commercial implementations are targeted at specific customer segments/requirements.
Conflict of Interest: The author is employed by Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc.
- CE: MRI Physics and Technology ‐ II
TU‐B‐ValB‐01: The Principles of Quantitative MRI33(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.2241489View Description Hide Description
The applications of magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) in biomedicine are undergoing rapid evolution. Typically used to produce images that are viewed and subjectively rated by a radiologist,MRI is now being utilized as a scientific apparatus capable of making noninvasive measurements in living tissues. With care, a significant number of physical and biological measurements can be performed and related to individual pixels and groups of pixels in the MRimage. This presentation will address the challenges in obtaining quantitative data from MRI.
The presentation will review the principles of good practice in quantification, including quality assurance,MR data collection, and analysis. Limits on precision and accuracy are discussed and solutions proposed. Three major measurement topics are considered. First, geometrical quantities, such size, position and grouping of structures are discussed. Then, MRI signal‐derived quantities such as proton density and relaxation times are considered. Third, physiological quantities such as diffusion coefficients and measures of blood flow and perfusion are explored. The principles underlying the measurement of each quantity are given along with their biological and medical significance and practical approaches for their measurement. Shortcomings of the measurement processes and a summary of potential clinical applications are also discussed. Pathological observations are also compared with MRI‐derived quantities where appropriate.
This presentation is intended as an introduction to the field of measurement in MRI for anyone who desires to use the scope of modern measurement techniques to quantitatively determine the consequences of disease, its development or its reaction to therapy from MRimages. It will be of interest to medical physicists who are considering undertaking quantitative work with MRI, as well as those already in the field.
At the end of this session the attentive participant shall:
1. Appreciate the clinically important quantities that can be measured with MRI.
2. Be familiar with the methods and techniques used for quantitative MRI.
3. Have a basic understanding of the limits on precision and sources of error in quantitative MRI.
- CE: MRI Physics and Technology ‐ III
WE‐B‐ValB‐01: Physics Procedures for ACR MRI Accreditation33(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.2241673View Description Hide Description
In recent years, the American College of Radiology (ACR) Magnetic Resonance Accreditation Program (MRAP) has been adopted by over 3000 sites, nearly half of the estimated MRI facilities in the United States. Those sites agree to follow a weekly QC program set up and monitored by a qualified medical physicist or MR scientist. They also agree to undergo initial and annual equipment performance evaluations by a qualified medical physicist/MR scientist. There are several published documents, including the ACR Phantom Testing Guidance and the 2004 ACR MRI QC Manual, which describe the tests and the performance criteria. These documents are helpful in providing guidance on submitting phantom images for accreditation. However, they allow considerable discretion to physicists doing these tests, and the scanners change more frequently than the published guidance.
A consulting medical physicist may see a variety of scanners, each for a short period of time, and needs to provide the sites with useful recommendations beyond the pass/fail status of the phantom tests. The physicist must gather this information from existing data and tests performed with the ACR and other available phantoms. This lecture will describe information which can be derived from those data and how it may be used for improving MRimage quality.
Educational Objectives:
1. Learn the current status of the ACR MRAP program and the role of the medical physicist in that program.
2. Understand how to perform required phantom and annual tests on various scanners and the performance criteria for those tests.
3. Understand how the results of those tests can be combined and analyzed to troubleshoot problems.
4. Understand how QC test and phantom availability and results may vary depending on scanner manufacturer.
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TH‐B‐ValB‐01: Optimizing MR Imaging Procedures: The Physicist as a Consultant33(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.2241832View Description Hide Description
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Game No. 6, however, against Hunterdon Central, offers an entirely different challenge. The mighty Red Devils, who Phillipsburg hasn't defeated since 2006, invade Maloney Stadium tonight to play the Stateliners in a divisional showdown between a pair of unbeaten squads.
"Our kids are really excited to be in this position to play Hunterdon Central at home," Ditze said. "It's an opportunity to play a great program. They're a well-coached team. Coach (Matt) Perotti does a great job and we're really excited for the challenge."
Randy Custodio, a senior wide receiver and safety and one of Phillipsburg's captains, believes the Stateliners (5-0 overall and division) are primed to pull an upset over the Red Devils (5-0, 5-0), ranked 14th in the state by The Star-Ledger.
"Definitely, I think it's our turn," Custodio said. "We're having a great season so far. Each week we're gaining confidence. Everyone picking us to finish last just gives us motivation to play harder."
Custodio, who has 10 catches for 197 yards and two touchdowns, gives Phillipsburg another big-play threat to go with versatile Anthony Guarino and running back Joe Maso.
"Randy's a great kid," Ditze said. "We've had our eye on him since he was a freshman. We're always impressed with the way he prepares himself. He never makes excuses. He just goes out and gets the job done."
At 5-foot-6, 140 pounds, Custodio is in the same mold as his brother, Robin, a former Phillipsburg standout who's now a running back at Misericordia University.
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Guarino, who splits time between running back, quarterback and wide receiver, has 14 receptions for 146 yards and two scores. He's also run for 371 yards and 4 TDs on 52 carries.
Maso, who leads Phillipsburg with 534 rushing yards, was a late scratch from last week's win over Bridgewater due to a shoulder injury that caused him to miss more than half the previous game at Union. Ditze hoped to have him near 100 percent for tonight.
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"We definitely have to get 11 hats to the ball," Custodio said. "If everyone is there he can't really go anywhere."
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"The Knight kid was an extremely good player, probably one of the best kids in the conference, but whoever Hunterdon Central puts in has a tendency to do very well," Ditze said. "They're very big on both sides of the ball. They're very disciplined and it's going to be a huge test."


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Skip to comments.Some (special) Saturday Night Music for Blues fans
Posted on 07/14/2012 4:59:08 PM PDT by Baynative
This song from Buddy Guy's new album touches me in all the right places. It is his personal thank you for the life he loves and lives.
This is electric blues and guitar playing at it's best. I hope you enjoy it.
nice. somehow I can't see Mick and Keef doing that.
Very touching. They have both added immeasurably to the joy in my life.
I love your selection, Bay - it made me go get you one of my favorites (tho not blues):
This is the Gig Street Boys - they play on the streets in France, and every thing I have heard about them, is "WOW". If I ever get to France, I will for sure look these guys up!
Like it or not, it's pretty cool as you listen through the clip:
Love it, thanks.
The best thing about my local NPR station (other than their unbiased reportage, ha ha) is their blues programming. Lots of Buddy Guy and more....listen online starting in about 50 minutes, 9PM CDT - WNIJ from Northern Illinois University:
I take delight in enjoying the blues programs for free, courtesy of libs who make the pledges for the otherwise left-wing propaganda.
WPA Blues--Casey Bill Weldon, 1936
Deep Moaning Blues--Gertrude "Ma" Rainey & the Tub Jug Washboard Band, 1928
What is the album?
Thank you for that. I've seen both of them in concerts, seperatley and together. Awesome!. Buddy Guy walked out into the audience at one concert I was at(with a long, long cord) and walked over to a gentleman in a wheelchair and gave him a 'personal' concert. Absolutey astonishing. Wonderful music, wonderful musicians.
I saw him a few years ago for my birthday in Reno. Sat next to a bunch of drunk jerks who screamed and whistled so loud, Buddy asked them to cool it (bu they never did). So I complained to the manager (politely) because BG was the reason for me being there, and he comped us two tickets for the next night's show.
The second night, Buddy said "okay, let's do it right this time' and winked.
It was a really, really great show. He IS the Blues.
Old oak trees with full, leafy branches too numerous to count.
Good stuff.
I usually go see BB when he comes through town, and have seen Buddy play with him at least a couple times. I have tix for BB with Tedeschi-Trucks Band warming up for late August, and I am very much psyched up for that show. I'm a huge fan of Susan and Derek, do not fail to go see them if you have a chance.
Hard to believe BB is 87, and still going. The man has great genes to say the least.
I'm sorry - I don't know what "BFL" means.....
Sorry I posted, then, Baynative. It was just something that I found enjoyable. Thought perhaps others might find it enjoyable too. (Why do I even bother posting.....)
Excellent modern blues and just about everything else at: http://www.sky.fm/. Minimal ads and strong signal.
>>Im sorry - I dont know what BFL means.....
Me too. I've even googled it for acronyms - none made any sense in this context or perhaps the context is too subtle for me.
Ah - found it. "Best Friends for Life."
sweeeeeet..... I love the old blues
No need to apologize to me. I have no idea what we're talking about.
BFL...usually means bump for later.
as in marking the post so you can come back at a later time and read/enjoy it.
Thats my guess.
Love me some DTB and some DBT....DRIVE by truckers.
At FR, BFL is "bump for later".
It bumps the thread, and it makes it easy for someone to find the thread later by looking at their pinged threads.
Thanks. :-)
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Basically you are just doing it wrong -- that's just the truth. You are adding pictures to pages that really don't need them, but that wouldn't really be a problem if it didn't severely mess the page up. That and adding categories to pages that don't need them. My advice... learn the pages and how to edit properly. In regards to categories, almost every page is already categorized correctly. You are adding categories to pages that don't even make sense, i.e. adding Breaking Dawn category to the New Moon film.
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I'm with you right up to the final two words of the article. Could you please answer a very important question that could possibly contribute to your conclusion.Are you being funded by Siemens ??
Solid Edge ST5 is an exceptionally competent CAD system. If you're looking for a new CAD system, based solely on its merits, Solid Edge should be on your list of tools to consider.
Yet, there is one case where Solid Edge is not just an alternative, but is the obvious alternative. And that is if you're considering migrating away from SolidWorks.
This is not a value judgment, or an opinion based on whether or not I like the companies. It's a technical distinction.
Let me provide a bit of background to explain, first, why I'm even bringing this up, and second, why it is so.
SolidWorks is probably the most successful MCAD program on the market today, in terms of number of customers, users, availability of training, user group support, and a number of other factors. When Dassault Systemes bought the company back in 1997, they got the "goose that laid the golden egg."
If you're familiar with the Aesop's Fable from which that line came, you might know where this is going. For 10 years, Dassault Systemes pretty much let SolidWorks do its own thing. I remember a press conference, where I asked DS President and CEO Bernard Charlès about this, and he said that all he asked of John McEleney (then SolidWorks CEO) was that he "deliver value."
Charlès is a native French speaker. I assumed at the time that the term "deliver value," when translated to French then back to English, would mean something like "deliver profits." And that's exactly what McEleney did, for many years.
In 2007, McEleney left SolidWorks, and Jeff Ray, formerly the COO, took his position. This changing of the guard signaled a change in the relationship between SolidWorks and Dassault Systemes. Though not obvious at first, it started to become clear that this was the beginning of the process of integrating SolidWorks into DS.
Today, even though much of the old-guard continues on at SolidWorks, there have been some notable defections. Jon Hirschtick, SolidWorks founder, left Dassault last year. Austin O'Malley, who headed up SolidWorks R&D, also left around the same time, and was replaced with Gian Paolo Bassi, who, by all reports, is heavily focused on developing SolidWorks V6. And Jeff Ray, the former SolidWorks CEO who had moved up to the Dassault Systemes Executive Committee, just left as well.
It's not the same SolidWorks it used to be. The company's strategy is being driven by Dassault Systemes, from Paris.
Whether the change is a good thing or not is something that only time will tell. Charlès and the other top executives at DS are smart and experienced business people. But they have a different perspective on business than the people who originally ran SolidWorks did.
A couple of years ago, DS SolidWorks previewed a new version of their software, called SolidWorks V6. I wrote about it last February, in the article SolidWorks V6 is not SolidWorks.
SolidWorks V6 is (or, will be) a cloud-based CAD program, built using technology DS originally developed for CATIA and ENOVIA V6. It's not the same program as today's SolidWorks program. One distinct difference is the use of the CGM geometric modeling kernel, instead of the Parasolid kernel (which is owned by Siemens PLM.)
At SolidWorks World last February, top managers from DS SolidWorks tried to reassure their customers, saying that they would continue to support the existing desktop version of SolidWorks for as long as customers want to use it. They clarified that they're going to continue to use the Parasolid geometric modeling kernel in the desktop version, and pointed out that the development team working on SolidWorks 2013 is even bigger than the teams that worked on previous versions.
With these reassurances, SolidWorks users probably ought to feel comfortable about the long-term availability and support of their CAD system of choice. Probably.
Except, there are some things that, taken together, just don't seem right. At least, to me. To start with, even though Siemens considers Parasolid to be a "level playing field" product, it's pretty obvious that Dassault thoroughly dislikes having to pay royalties to a competitor to use it. Bernard Charlès is considered the "father of CATIA." It would be remarkable if he were not highly motivated to move SolidWorks customers over to a plaform based on CATIA technology.
And, what of the SolidWorks 2013 team being "larger?" Numbers there can be deceiving. You can't measure software development by "man months." You have to look at the composition of the team. Is it made up mostly of expert-level in-house CAD developers, or is it made up mostly of offshore outsourced developers? Are SolidWorks' "best people" working on the desktop version, or on the V6 version?
Many reasonable people I know are reading the tea leaves, and believe, based on what they've seen so far, that Dassault Systemes' focus will shift to SolidWorks V6, and away from the desktop version. Not necessarily leaving it as crippleware, but possibly leaving it without the attention it deserves. If that happens, users will have to make some hard choices:
The costs of changing, whether to SolidWorks V6, or to another CAD system, are not just in software license fees, but also in retraining, and data migration.
Retraining costs may be a wash, whether you go with SolidWorks V6 or another CAD system.
The costs that can get out of control are in data migration between CAD systems using different geometric modeling kernels.
The problem with geometric modeling kernels is that they're simply not cross-compatible. Not even CGM and ACIS—which are both owned by DS. And certainly not CGM and Parasolid. They vary enough in how they represent and manipulate data that it's not possible to translate data from one to another with complete (or even entirely predictable) reliability.
(If you'd like to learn a bit more about this, see An Academic View of Interoperability, and A kernel Guru's View of Interoperability, both at my old blog, at www.evanyares.com.)
There are a number of companies that offer translators that can do a good job of moving data between systems with different kernels. Some of these companies even offer model validation tools, to determine which files didn't translate correctly. The reasonable estimates I've heard place the success rate at around 90 to 95% of files. That means you might only need to manually rebuild 5% to 10% of your CAD files.
That 5% or 10% can add up. For a medium size company, the costs of manually rebuilding those CAD files can range from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars.
Consider past experience migrating between different Dassault Systemes CAD programs: The transition from CATIA V4 to CATIA V5 was exceptionally painful for users. Companies that specialize in CAD data validation still make a good chunk of their income from fixing problems in CAD files that have been translated from V4 to V5. And DS has never even offered a native SolidWorks/CATIA translator. There's no basis to believe that migrating from desktop SolidWorks, which uses the Parasolid kernel, to SolidWorks V6, which will use the CGM kernel, will be painless.
It will be nice, for users, if this concern about SolidWorks turns out to be moot. In the best of all worlds, Dassault would continue to upgrade and maintain the desktop version of SolidWorks. They'd go back and fix the persistent and long-standing bugs and irritations, and add new functionality, such as history-free direct modeling. They'd make sure that the program is a viable tool for a long, long time. They'd serve the needs of the nearly 1.8 million product designers and engineers who count on SolidWorks to work right, so they can do their jobs.
But, if that isn't how it shakes out, the best option for users may be to consider other CAD systems.
The short list of alternatives isn't that long.
The ideal alternative would be one that that supports history-free direct modeling, with tools to reparameterize dumb models. It would use the Parasolid geometric modeling kernel, to minimize data conversion issues. It would be priced competitively—in the same range as SolidWorks. And it would be from a financially sound and well-run firm.
There is only one well-known CAD program that meets those criteria:
Solid Edge.
I'm with you right up to the final two words of the article. Could you please answer a very important question that could possibly contribute to your conclusion.Are you being funded by Siemens ??
No, I'm not being funded by Siemens. I did get a direct tweet from someone at Siemens asking me if I woke up yesterday and decided to stir-up a hornet's nest.
Evan, I think you meant John McEleney left SW in 2007, not 1997.
That's what I meant to write, but my fingers weren't listening to me as they typed. Fixed it. Thanks.
All very interesting as a historical analysis but like any history study you look at your primary sources and draw your own conclusions. Those conclusions are open to interpretation.
The way I see it is that Dassault have taken the decision to reengineer SolidWorks from the ground up. In doing so they might create some issues but ultimately the benefits for the user should be worth it- a modern CAD engine designed around modern hardware.
Contrast to others bolting on fixes to kernels and restricting users to 15 year old technologies offering nothing new in geometry creation.
No if I were moving away from SolidWorks I'd look to PTC and Autodesk first. They are developing new platforms and new modelling methodologies.
But here's the thing. In the UK SolidEdge are losing ground not gaining it. Not everybody likes ST. In the last 6 months SolidWorks has switched 300 seats of SolidEdge users to SolidWorks. Other systems are also making gains. Like Spaceclaim.
Maybe your primary sources are all working for Siemens or tied in with them now. Go speak to the average SolidWorks user. They tend to be a happy enough bunch.
But when it comes to it would I spend £7k on SolidEdge. No. And either would most hard pressed businesses in the current climate.
Ask any serious CAM user who creates surfacing toolpaths that take full advantage of a multi-core processor if they would ever go back to using toolpaths that didn't take full advantage of a multi-core processor. I bet the answer you would get would be along the lines of "Hell No"! It's not even close to being a subtle difference and it doesn't take cloud computing to see the huge gains.
It's time for an end to mediocre CAD which is exactly what SolidWork and Solid Edge ST are. Making full use of a multi-core processor is a must for CAD and I fail to see where switching between one legacy code program (SolidWorks) to another legacy code program (Solid Edge ST) is a good solution. If a SolidWorks users is as frustrated as I use to be with SolidWorks it's easier and cheaper to buy SpaceClaim… which is exactly what I did. Sure would be nice if SpaceClaim had fully integrated CAM and was a little more powerful because it's a pleasure to use compared to legacy code CAD like programs like SolidWorks and Solid Edge ST.
Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA
Historical analysis is interesting. In particular the history of problems migrating from Catia 4 to Catia 5. There is a history of profound problems. Catia 5 to 6 plus the cloud plus integration of SW into Catia Lite plus direct editing for Catia Lite. Do many users look forward to this with confidence?
Dave, I am not funded by Siemens but I like what I see and pay for it with my own money. Have you honestly tried SE? I am just trying to determine the basis for your animosity. I see Josh Mings saying the same things as Evan and neither get money to do so. Is Matt's opinion and commentary on SE invalid in concrete ways you would identify for us by example? It would certainly buttress your arguement he is a paid schill if you could present some evidence.
SE is the best for SW users looking to avoid both a kernal change, the cloud and being pushed over into a whole new program to boot. It is my belief that this whole Catia Lite thing is proof that Dassault knows they have to do something in direct editing or get slaughtered even more than they allready are. Siemens deliberately with holds the goodies that make direct editing work real well from competitors. So now add to the Catia Lite mix having to do direct editing. I have no idea why this is so hard but it is and takes years to get right. This is a lot of uncertainty to plan around and have to pay for and does a company that does not listen to it's users deserve to keep them?
In the mean time, there is a program that can import SW files and work on them quicker than the authors did in SW. Thus ending the largest problem of switching programs. It has a stable future and no kernal change and an emphasis on geometry creation and not an amorphous seemingly ever changing thing like Dassaults that they have yet to clearly spell out.
Every so often for whatever reason the leader in a given field loses the creative genius that started it all and management for whatever reason forgets the formula for success. ProE in the past and now SW. We are watching history in the making and I bet on SE to be the next King of mid range MCAD.
OK, Fair enough Kevin. But how many have switched from SW to SE? Present a balanced statement and it will carry more weight. I am somewhat amused that you are accepting at face value a PR comment by SW without digging into it's validity. Perhaps at the same time SE has aquired 2,000 SW users but I hardly think SW would mention that side of the coin now would they.
Just to be clear I augment SolidWorks with SpaceClaim.
I'd like to see a direct comparison done between SpaceClaim's direct modeling and Solid Edge ST direct modeling. Don't think anyone has done this and I feel it needs to be done.
Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA
Just on a whim this morning I Google "Dave Johnson SolidWorks" and come up with some VAR's, consultants and teachers of SolidWorks. Are you one of these? I certainly don't mind if you are but if you are it would be appropriate to reveal your professional association just as Matt has done.
In the early days of SolidWorks I was a var and an glad to say that I have very recently become a var for SpaceClaim.
Along the way I've also had a good amount of experience using and teaching SolidEdge.
By the way I always thought that SolidEdge was and still is a good product.
It's my belief that CAD program's go through a natural life cycle that can't be changed. Eventually they die. Though they've had quite different life's I feel that both SolidWorks and SolidEdge are done. Though on the surface they still can look good their foundations's are crumbled and beyond repair or revival.
It's my opinion that hitting reset and starting over is the only chance they have.
That number comes from a single reseller in the UK. It is not something that came from an official SolidWorks communication.
Matt / SolidWorks
Do you see any company doing that right now? Even Spaceclaim is based on ACIS and Parasolid if I remember right and neither are anywhere new. Evan has made some interesting comments on kernals this last week and if he is right there is not one company out there who is hitting the reset button.
Please note that by no stretch do I consider myself to know much about the very complex code related interactions that go in in these CAD programs. Just trying to use simple logic. I'm not sure that the focus of the comments is correct. I think to much emphasis is put on the modeling kernel. It's big and important but when you look at the entirety of a CAD program the kernel is one of the many building blocks/components that are carefully orchestrated together. When I'm talking about crumbled foundation I don't necessarily mean the kernel. The modeling kernel in simple terms is a library of code that allows whoever licenses that library to do whatever they want or are capable of doing. Overs the years I've heard so many say it's Parasolid for SolidWorks, SolidEdge, and UG but they seem to have different capabilities. That's because each of the 3's developers uses portions of the library that others may for many business or technical reasons not. I strongly believe that ACIS (owned by Dassault) and Parasolid (owned by Siemens) are and always have been updated to allow capabilities far beyond what SolidWorks and SolidEdge are using today. An example could be the direct modeling that SpaceClaim is doing with ACIS. If I'm making any sense then perhaps the problem is in the original Microsoft platform that the programs are developed on. You can't forever brute force code that was originally developed 15 years ago to work efficiently with later and greater code that exists today. Eventually you get to a point of no return which fit's into Geoffery Moores's theory that says these products have a life that has to include a beginning and an end. ??
I can tell you for sure that what makes Synchronous Tech work so well is portions of the Parasolid kernal that UGS/Siemens has reserved for their own use. It is not for sale to competitors. With SpaceClaim I am pretty certain this is why as Blake says they primarily rely upon the Acis kernal. Now with the ACIS kernal owned by Dassault we see their primary thrust is the CGM kernal and I bet they will reserve portions of it for themselves only and base the upcoming direct editing they will have upon this. Where this leaves ACIS I don't know but it would be questionable for Dassault to continue to spend much to further develop it.
Who knows what kind of interdependencies there are? I don't for sure. I did not like this ribbon bar junk foisted upon us by Microsoft for sure and SE claimed it was unavoidable due to the use of MS stuff in SE.
CAD is in a state of flux right now and time will tell. I do think though since there is a math basis to cad there are also finite capabilities limited by math and beyond that point how can things improve? I have no idea if we are anywhere near that ceiling though.
Well said and you make some very good points.
Though I've often hear it I have never believed that someone such as Siemens is holding back or reserving portions of the kernel. Is this a well known fact that it's happening ???
Siemens has developed a layer on top of the D-cubed and Parasolid products which is Synchronous Technology. They do not restrict any functionality with in the D-cubed or Parasolid products to my knowledge and I believe they gaurantee that they don't per their Fair Playing Field agreement. The Synchronous Technology layer is however restricted to just Siemens PLM use…
There is no truth to the bogus statement that's been posted on many blogs by one person that Siemens holds back portions of the Parasolid kernel.
Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA
Oh, I wouldn't say that. NX/UG has been around for a long, long time and is doing quite well. Growing pains can be over come..if you want to look at the UG V9/V10 upgrade or the V18 to NX2 upgrade.
Dave A-
As I recall from the first news of ST from Siemens (which was in NX). That ST is a combination of Geolus shape recognition (Siemens technology) and D-Cubed (Siemens technology) constraint/rule engines. It's the combination of these two applications that are the core of ST. I could be wrong here, but that's what I remember. If we have a patent lawyer in our midst, they could do search and let us know for sure.
The kernel is just the engine that defines how the shapes are defined and how they display back to a graphics card.
That's my understanding as well. Siemens is protecting ST with patents and I also recall a tussel with AutoDesk about the steering wheel functionality in SE and Inventor.
Well understood and agreed with by many is your view on this. This thing that some believe in which is that these products have a life-cycle is something that could strongly be debated. The comment that NX/UG is "doing quite well" could also be strongly debated.
Yes, most things have multiple points of view and can be debated. Your comment was simply "..CAD program's go through a natural life cycle that can't be changed. Eventually they die." and then you defend that statement with "Though on the surface they still can look good their foundations' are crumbled and beyond repair or revival."
I guess for all of us here, what would you define as "foundation" for a CAD company and what specific examples can you provide as crubling foundations for Solid Edge? I think I see this happening with SolidAlmostWorks. Answering this may clarify your position so that we can all properly debate the points.
Using UG/NX I attempted to provide you with one of the oldest CAD packages on the market today as a point of debate. I realize now that I was liberal in my use of the word "well". It is a "soft" word as you mention. I guess we would all need to sit down and define a standard measure to determine how a CAD company is doing. (I don't think we could ever get people to agree on anything!)
For me, I look at key markets Auto, Aero, Defense, Consumer Products and Energy. I then look at which systems have the largest share of those markets and look at growth of the CAD/PLM systems in those markets. UG/NX is quite "strong" in those markets. ;-) If you can supply any data to the contrary I'm open to hearing/reading it.
I mentioned this already in another comment but I think to much focus is put on the kernel. It's important but it's just a library or one piece of the very complex puzzle. When I loosely use the term "foundation" I mean the original Windows development environment. I have always felt that you can only brute force code and components so much. You mention SolidAlmostWorks. I think they are in the same bad position that SolidEdge is in that they were originally developed at the same time.
I'm the one that originally speculated that ST included Geolus technology. I was wrong.
The old guard let SolidWorks die and they had been out of touch for many years. An example of what I mean would be SolidWorks not adding the badly needed direct modeling tools that it still doesn't have today.
The problem with recommending Solid Edge ST is that it still has many, many areas that need a ton of work. Can you or anyone else tell me why it's taken 5 releases to add a Solutions Manager for Live Rules? The rate of real development on Synchronous Technology hasn't been very impressive and the user interface for Solid Edge ST isn't anywhere near as good as SolidWorks. There are many places where Solid Edge ST 5 still looks like a cobbled together mess. In addition, the two worlds of history modeling and direct modeling are still very poorly integrated in Solid Edge ST.
Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA
My information came straight from Dan Staples during a conversation I had with him at the Huntsville SE University in 2011. Dan has proven himself to me to make comments only on things he knows for sure when he makes flat out statements. We were discussing the future of SolidWorks at the time and my conjecture as to why things were the way they were and wondering why SW saw no value in direct editing. He had quite the grin on his face as he said this by the way.
SpaceClaim uses ACIS according to Blake Coulter but they also have licensed Parasolids to so they have both in house. He says that ACIS works better for them. I think based upon what Dan has told me, the actions of Dassault to draw SW away from the Parasolid kernal (regard the not inconsiderable amount of expense and trouble involved with this and ask yourself why they would do it.) and the fact that SpaceClaim uses ACIS over Parasolid all would confirm the idea that Siemens has reserved the good stuff for itself. These things are what I base my statement on.
Dave J,
Dan Staples has for years frequently made less than credible statements. His most recent less then credible statement is that "history based modeling is maxed out". How can history based modeling be "maxed out" when the constraint solvers used in Solid Edge ST can't make use of multiple core processors and the kernel used in Solid Edge ST (Parasolid) is also unable to make full use of multiple core processors? Perhaps Dan Staples means it's maxed out for Solid Edge because they are stuck using old, outdated software components like the D-Cubed 2D and 3D DCM constraint solvers and Parasolid.
There is simply no way that any CADCAM vendor would license or continue to license Parasolid if Siemens didn't create a level playing field despite the utter nonsense that has been posted here and elsewhere by one person. Note no one else has ever made this ridiculous claim that I'm aware of.
Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA
Correct, Siemens does not restrict any functionality from Parasolid or D-Cubed to anyone who licenses them and they do indeed guarantee a level playing field.
They have for many years made this guarantee. UGS made it as well.
Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA
Is this a part of Parasolids that is not a part of what is offered to the competition? There are seperate layers in an onion but it is still the same onion. There has to be a reason why others don't seem to be able to implement Direct editing as capably as Siemens does on the Parasolid kernal. Fair Playing agreements only have to cover what was agreed upon by participants afterall. You like our Parasolids thats fine but know up front we reserve this part for ourselves and this would not violate any such agreement would it..
You have to remember that ST is not just a geometry engine. You have some serious software architectural changes in the background that has to happen in order for software to utilize ST.
Here I'm referring to linear model history trees. This is where you will see the competition fail to respond. The competition just doesn't have the flexibility in their foundations to do what ST allows. The have to have the ability to manage their part construction methods and it's either one way or another, not multiple. I feel that most CAD companies would implement something similar to ST if they could.
SolidWorks has some "direct editing" functions but if you look behind the scenes this is a smoke and mirror attempt to modify parameters in their sketches. You can't apply changes to geometry. It's this complete reliance on a model history and everything being driven with a 2D-sketch that has hamstrung the competition! Hence, you see the competition having to start from scratch (i.e. SW V6 and to some extend Creo).
ST is NOT a layer of the Parasolid onion. It's more like the farm fresh melted butter that's sautéing your onion!
Parasolid V11 pioneered SMP in the kernel back in 1999! Now keep in mind this allows for multiple threads. The hard and need I say expensive part of the problem is building the binary code to take the threads, parse them and then reconnect them. There is a reason analysis programs that run on multiple cores run in the $50K-150K range!
You have a price point in your product to consider!
"The competition just doesn't have the flexibility in their foundations
to do what ST allows. The have to have the ability to manage their part
construction methods and it's either one way or another, not multiple"
Not true. TopSolid CADCAM 7 uses the Parasolid kernel and has a full suite of History based and Direct editing tools. In addition the TopSolid CADCAM 7 user interface is light years ahead of the mess that Solid Edge ST is. Unlike Solid Edge ST, TopSolid CADCAM 7 has got powerful fully integrated CAM from the same vendor as its CAD.
Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA
Please post evidence showing the Siemens Parasolid kernel doing what the Dassualt CGM kernel can do with a multi-core processor.
The Dassault CGM kernel can be seen using all cores to multi-body slice this solid model.
Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA
Ryan, seems at the very least that no matter how we word our ideas there is serious integration between Parasolids and Synchronous Tech that is built in and interdependent to work right and is not for sale. Call it butter on the onion or whatever it all gets chewed and swallowed together to deliver that yummy taste doesn't it. Do you really think the Siemens onion is not genetically altered to allow butter to taste better here than anywhere else?
Here's the announcement back in 2011. I think you will need to look to NX for multi-core functionality.
I did like the cgm demo but keep in mind that is all code written for the cgm viewer. I'd be much more impressed if it was imbeded in a CAD package.
Here's the D-Cubed working on multi-processors too!
Yes, Jon you are right. TopSolid has some editting capabilities. I guess my arguement would be based on the assumption that SW and Pro/W and Inventor are the competition.
that's great I'll continue to give my money and support to a software company
that is going to take several years- my bet is 5+ years- and put my product
development cycle and my intellectual property (parametrics) on hold while I
wait for an uncertain future. Sure sounds like a great business plan to me! It
will be "worth it". Really! end sarcasm.
I have to
disagree with you comment on "new platforms and modeling methodologies". Maybe I don't understand what you mean by that. Could you
please clarify?
Here's my
Sorry, PTC
is taking a bunch of software components purchased over the years and are
attempting to blend the code so that they can do what ST was doing 4 years ago
and changing the licensing structure. Just take a look at the presentation at the current PlanetPTC and the original ST videos. Heck PTC even used the same types of examples!
they are closer but still light years behind ST functionality.
I agree not
everyone likes ST. ST introduces new ways to do things and we are programmed to
dislike change and disruption to processes we have been doing for years.
I'm sure I'm going to catch a bunch of crap for this but I'm a little crabby and hungary right now…..
Minneapolis, MN
Having worked with Solid Works and IronCAD, I have to say: if it's not a feature fight, but about design productivity, you'll be hard pressed to beat IronCAD. They've been in the direct modelling for a very long time, and they've invented some technology that can make history based modeling work like direct modeling, without losing design intelligence.
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Yes but that was to do with siemens' decision to consolidate to 2 uk VARs and customers have followed their disgruntled resellers to solidworks with the help of aggressive pricing. Absolutely nothing to do with how good solidworks is vs solidedge.
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