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"At this point, we're pretty sure Steven Seagal holds the record for having the most action films on his to-do/in-progress list. Director and frequent Seagal-collaborator Keoni Waxman (Absolution, Force of Execution) is currently on post-production phase for an upcoming flick titled Killing Salazar.
The film also stars MMA's Georges St Pierre (Kickboxer: Vengeance) and Luke Goss (Tekken). Seagal's role is rumored to be more of an extended cameo than the lead role, which doesn't surprise us considering the bundle of products he has on his plate.
Here's what you can expect from its plot: An elite team of DEA agents are assigned to protect a dangerous drug lord and take refuge in a luxury hotel while they await extraction. They soon find themselves at the center of an ambush as the drug lord's former associates launch an explosive assault on the hotel."
"R. Ellis Frazier ("Misfire") is directing from a script by Benjamin Budde ("Misfire," "Dead Drop"), which follows a former-operative-turned-professional-thief (Lundgren) contracted by the CIA to break into the safe at Mexico's top secret Guantanamo Bay-style prison facility and steal sensitive information being stored there.
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The brick and mortar store has been operating across from her Chicago studio for a while, but the Oprah goodies were only available for in-person shopping. The move to the web will make the line accessible to Oprah Winfrey fans around the world.
"O Baby" "O Inspired" "O Picks" are some of the specialty departments. The "O Honey" "O Yes" and "OMG" departments are coming (not).
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you're a genius
this picture takes away all words from me and makes me appreciate each milisecond of looking at this image
it is definitely worth saving in my memory
and it is not without gratitude that I am saying this to you
you're a genius
this picture takes away all words from me and makes me appreciate each milisecond of looking at this image
it is definitely worth saving in my memory
and it is not without gratitude that I am saying this to you
This looks like a poster or a CD cover.
Love the contrast. Awesome capture.
you're works are awesome, i love the contrast light/dark and the urban scenery
great capture, even more if it was lucky..
Awesome light on this one! Great choice.
My only complaint is that I wish there were more details in the highlights instead of being blown out. Excellent composition though, I love the whole set-up as well as the angle. Really liking the shape of the light too.
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Nochmal herzliche gratulation zur DD!! Das Licht ist wirklich atemberaubend!!
light or darkness.
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Merely Terrific!
The noir feel is amazingly accurate. Proper mood and spacing.
I dig the noir vibe
Amazing contrast.
This is amazing! You captured a mood that is far beyond!
awesome composition.
This blows me away.
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Great shot! Congrats~
This is a wonderful photograph. The lighting really captured my attention.
Very striking, nice work!
Great lighting! I'm loving the noire feel to it.
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Fantastic composition! Really well done!
well done
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I totally thought it was a comic art because of how strong it is.
Reminds me of a 1940s movie.
great use of available lighting creating a strong "graphic"
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This is a phenomenal shot. It really showcases the subject's lonliness and overall isolation of the city. Kafka would approve.
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Redding Man Trying to Collect 1 Million Pennies for Charity
He's turning 100 and is collecting $10,000 for charity -- in pennies.
Redding resident Al Ehrhardt hits the century mark this week and has a goal of collecting a million pennies.
He's been collecting them over the past seven years, so he's well on his way.
Wally Clark, chairman of the Sacramento Scottish Rite Childhood Language Center Board of Governors says of Ehrhardt:
"He rolled about 600,000 pennies, which we figured out is 12,000 rolls."
The incentive is there because the Scottish Rite Childhood Language Center gets the pennies.
If you'd like to get some copper off your hands, you can drop it off at the Scottish Rite Temple at 6151 H Street across from Sac State.


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Resource Center to aid flood victims in Kankakee County
The Kankakee County Emergency Management Agency is stepping up to organize a resource center to assist flood victims.
Several organizations will take part Thursday. It's sort of a one-stop shop. The resource center will be available from 8 am 'til 6 pm at the Kankakee Valley Park District RecCenter (the former Armory) on N. Indiana Avenue in Kankakee.
The American Red Cross, the Volunteer Organizations After Disasters group, the Kankakee County Farm Bureau, insurance agencies.... will all be among 20 organizations offering help. Some volunteer groups will be also be available for debris removal and other clean-up.
EMA director Chad Gessner said any photos of damaged structures would be helpful for assessments. Many farmers are yet to complete damage assessments of flooded fields.
Residents have reported up to 5 inches of water in their basements, and roads throughout the county have been closed. The Kankakee and Iroquois rivers are being monitored.
The areas most affected by flooding include Aroma Park, Momence, Limestone and rural Pembroke.
Emergency responders are warning people to obey barricades on closed roads. The Kankakee River is also closed to recreational activity until further notice. Gessner said Conservation Police have already ticketed intruders who had to be rescued from the fast-flowing river. A person nearly drowned last weekend while kayaking near Momence.


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Still Not Settling? Is AMD Going to Continue Never Settle?
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | October 17, 2013 - 03:46 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: amd, radeon
In summary, "We don't know yet".
We do know of a story posted by Fudzilla which cited Roy Taylor, VP of Global Channel Sales, as a source confirming the reintroduction of Never Settle for the new "Rx200" Radeon cards. Adding credibility, Roy Taylor retweeted the story via his official account. This tweet is still there as I write this post.
The Tech Report, after publishing the story, was contacted by Robert Hallock of AMD Gaming and Graphics. The official word, now, is that AMD does not have any announcements regarding bundles for new products. He is also quoted, "We continue to consider Never Settle bundles as a core component of AMD Gaming Evolved program and intend to do them again in the future".
So, I (personally) see promise in that we will see a new Never Settle bundle. For the moment, AMD is officially silent on the matter. Also, we do not know (and, it is possible, neither does AMD at this time) which games will be included and how many users can claim if there will even be a choice at all.
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The little girl's frightened screams echoed everywhere. She wanted to go out to play. Her aunt and uncle barely looked at her anymore. It was all a horrible dream …they had locked her away. She'd never forget the tight cords they had bound her with, cutting into her skin…
Ethan Pierce opened the window and took a deep breath. It was a beautiful crisp morning. As normal as things could ever be. The night before, he'd taken Ruth out to dinner and they'd had a great time together after ages. Sure, she thought he was a workaholic, but after yesterday she had to have thought otherwise. He was a dentist, and off lately he'd been busier than usual. Ethan sighed happily.
He turned. Ruth was sitting up on the bed, feeling about her ankle. She had a strange look on her face. "Ethan. Get rid of these." She said, still smiling in that same strange way. Ethan looked at her ankles. There was nothing there. He walked toward the bed and sat on its edge, placing his hand on Ruth's ankle. "What's happening? Does it hurt?"
For a fleeting moment, he thought he saw something cross her face. But then she was relaxing again. She pushed his hand away playfully and laughed. "Of course it doesn't hurt. So, Mr. I've-no-idea-what-a- workaholic-is, what's the plan today?"
Ethan grinned. "I'm fixing breakfast."
Ruth put on a horrified look. "No way! You're a disaster! You can't cook."
He threw back his head and laughed.
They had a great morning and Ethan soon left for work. Ruth sat back leafing through a magazine. The T.V. was switched on, and she glanced callously at it now and then, sipping a cup of tea.
She listened to the key sliding into the hole. They were coming back! Maybe they were sorry. Then everything would be okay. Maybe they'd buy her a new doll! She remembered how her china doll's perfect face had been shattered. She'd never forget how that had hurt her.
Ruth was staring at something in the magazine. It was a piece on abused children.
There was a little boy who'd been repeatedly beaten by his baby sitter.
Somewhere in her head, she could hear the phone ringing shrilly. She took no notice.
There was something about a girl who'd been mistreated by her neighbor.
Maybe Ethan was ringing to ask if things were fine. Why would they not be fine?
There was a landlord who'd threatened to kill a tenant's children because he failed to pay rents.
The ringing turned into screams in her head.
Her uncle slapped her. She was shocked and angry. He said she was too expensive to look after.
The door creaked open and her aunt stood in the doorway, her face half obscured by the dark. She bent down and slid a small tray towards her. The little girl crawled eagerly toward the tray and began eating. The food tasted horrible…a stench hung about the bread…
Ruth stared hard at the glossy page. Stale food. They'd given her stale food.
She scanned the pages. At the end of it, something caught her eye. She was breathing very hard now.
'If you hear strange noises from next door, or notice a change in your child's behavior, please contact us immediately. At any hour, do not hesitate to place a call in the toll free child help line number. Are you a child in distress? Get help. Now.'
God, it hurts so much…nobody can hear me crying. Who will I ask for help?
She dialed the child help line number and listened eagerly. "Hello?"
Ethan was examining an infected molar when the phone call was put through to him.
"Hello, Ethan Pierce. Who's calling?"
"Boston Police, sir."
He was taken aback. "Oh. What can I do for you?"
When he reached the hospital, an officer explained to him that a hysteric woman had contacted child help line and given an address somewhere in Canton. When the police reached the address, they found that nobody had lived there for years. So they traced the phone call, and it took them to Ethan's house. They took the door down, and found Ruth cowering under the dining table, nearly faint with fear.
Ethan listened in shocked silence as the officer finished speaking, expecting him to react. When he said nothing, he was taken to Ruth, who was being examined. The psychiatrist smiled calmly when Ethan entered the room, and instantly he felt himself relax. Instead of talking to Ethan, the doctor was already speaking to the seemingly unconscious Ruth. "What's your name, dear?"
"Logan. Ruth Logan."
"How old are you Ruth?"
Ethan felt a chill go down his spine as he listened to a little girl speak through his wife.
"Are you hurt, Ruth?" The doctor continued.
"Yes. Yes, it hurts."
"Can you tell me what happened?"
Ruth described how her mother had moved out when she was little, and when her father passed away, his cousin's family had taken her in. How they had begun to resent her and found her a financial burden as she grew up, and how they began mistreating her. How she was beaten, and locked up. How she was offered stale food. How they'd broken her beautiful china doll, how they'd trampled all over her childhood. How they'd blacked out all the color in her little world.
"Ruth. Do you know who I am?" The psychiatrist finally asked her after listening patiently. She replied that she didn't.
"I am a doctor, Ruth. I'll make your pain go away. Will you let me?"
"Okay. I think I like you."
"I'm glad you do. Now you can go to sleep. When you wake up, there will be no pain anymore."
"Doctor? Will you- can you fix my doll? I- I really like her."
Hot tears slithered down Ethan's face. Even the psychiatrist was hesitant. "When you wake up, everything will be fixed."
Ruth was lying on the bed. She looked very different to Ethan, but the doctors wanted to make sure they'd done their best. Once again, she was seemingly asleep.
"Can you tell me your name, dear?" The psychiatrist asked her.
"Ruth Pierce."
"How old are you?"
"I'm twenty five."
"How do you feel, Ruth?"
"Good. I'm fine."
"Do you think you were sick?"
"Maybe. I- I think so."
"Okay Ruth." He paused, choosing his words carefully. "Do you remember a doll you had, which you really liked?"
Everyone waited anxiously for Ruth's answer.
"Yes." Ethan could almost feel his heart sinking. He felt everybody in the room stiffening.
The doctor took a deep breath. "Do you remember what happened to her?"
"Yes. She was destroyed by my relative. We had a spot of trouble."
"Is that all?" The doctor was almost incredulous.
"Yes. That's all."
The doctors and nurses smiled at Ethan. Somebody showed a thumbs-up sign. He went down on his knees before them, sobbing in relief.
"Hurry up, Ethan! We have to get something nice for Megan's little girl." A couple of months later, Ruth and Ethan were entering a store to buy a gift for their neighbor's daughter, who was having a birthday party.
There were so many toys, teddy bears and dolls. Ruth was already looking at a box of finger puppets when Ethan came up behind her. She put the box down, and slowly reached towards something on the shop window. Ethan followed her gaze to the picture perfect face of a pretty china doll. He froze, and looked at her, forgetting to breathe.
"Nice doll," she said, smiling and withdrawing her hand. Then she moved on. Ethan sighed in relief. "Yeah. Pretty."


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Alright it is day 2 and my back is a little tight as well my right knee actually the underside of my knee is really sore. I have been stretching it over and over and hope it will stretch out by the time I go to work so I can kick the bag tonight.
I am looking forward to bag work in place of lifting today if my knee still hurts I will just work by hand strikes. My plan is to start with 1 min rounds and 1 min rests for 20 mins I may need to up the rests near the end we will see how it goes and I will post later.
I am looking forward to bag work in place of lifting today if my knee still hurts I will just work by hand strikes. My plan is to start with 1 min rounds and 1 min rests for 20 mins I may need to up the rests near the end we will see how it goes and I will post later.
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Keep it up but be careful not to overstretch your knee. You can get a mild sprain from stretching too much. Take it easy at first while you get into your regiment.
|Posted 05-13-2008 at 12:41 PM by GMW
Thanks I never new you could over stretch that is good to know cause I have been stretching it alot probably too much then.
As far as day 2 I am doing good so far I weighed in today and I know it is mostly water but I am down 5.5lbs at 470.5lbs from 476lbs. Like I say I know this is just water but it shows that I am on the right track by lowering calories and making healthier choices.
Today my menu is looking close to the same as yesterday so far but I have not planned out dinner when I get home so it may very a little but I will keep it at or below 2500 cals with 30% fat or less. I try to keep it high protein right now but will probably have more carbs today then yesterday as I had a bowl of cereal (Kashi GOLEAN Crunch) very high in protein and fiber for a cereal but heavier in carbs then anything I ate yesterday.
Of course I will post my fitday tonight when I am done eating and going to bed I will actually just post the #'s as when I tried to post my fitday it was to big for the blog page lol.
Alright no lifting today in its place is some bag work. My right knee is a little sore so any kicking will be light and the workout will probably be heavy hands wise.
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Hey thanks that is awsome now I know how to keep it all in one post I really appreciate the help
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- Icy BC April 12, 2012 at 6:22 AM
I only wish to be married in church, and with some close friends and family. No big party or anything..
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Having a big fancy wedding is every girl's dream. I was just contented with my city hall wedding, and crossed my fingers for the best.
- Jim April 13, 2012 at 1:12 PM
Nice post, Judy. Both of our girls has had nice weddings although the older's was really not a wedding because they had the J.P. do it a month before. The younger ran away to Las Vegas but we and her in-laws and grandmother were also runaways to the Las Vegas wedding.
The three boys also were fortunate to have found ladies who wanted and were able to have nice weddings. One of the twins found two ladies, one at a time! The other (rich) one got married at an old plantation in Barbados. Only Mrs. Jim and I and the bride's mother and sister were in attendance there.
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Be on time. I was an hour late and Mrs. Jim cried about that. My father got lost trying to come get me. Finally my best man rescued the both of us so the wedding could start.
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One couple had communion. They passed around two loaves of bread, one on each side. I can't remenber what they did if different for the wine part.
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Jinming Gao, Ph.D.
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Jinming Gao received his B.Sc. degree in Chemistry from Peking University in June 1991. He came to the U.S. and carried out graduate studies at Harvard under George Whitesides. In May 1996, he received a Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry with thesis research focused on rational drug design and protein charge ladders. Following Ph.D., he completed his postdoctoral training in Biomedical Engineering under Robert Langer at MIT.
In August 1998, Dr. Gao joined the faculty of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in Biomedical Engineering and Radiology in April 2004. In July 2005, Dr. Gao moved his lab to Dallas, Texas, where he currently holds a primary appointment as Professor of Oncology, Pharmacology and Otolaryngology at UT Southwestern and a joint appointment in Chemistry and Bioengineering at UT Dallas.
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- Probing lysosome catabolism by nanoparticles
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- Molecular Basis of pH-Triggered Molecular Self-Assembly
- Yang L, Zhao T, Huang G, Sumer B, Gao J. Nature Comm. 2016 7 13214
- A Transistor-like pH Nanoprobe for Tumour Detection and Image-Guided Surgery
- Zhao T, Huang G,Yang S, Ramezani, S, Li Y, Wang Y, Ma X, Xie XJ, Thibodeaux J, Sun X, Sumer BD, Gao J. Nature BME 2016 Accepted
- A Nanobuffer Reporter Library for Fine-Scale Imaging and Perturbation of Endocytic Organelles
- Wang C, Wang Y, Li Y, Bodemann B, Zhao T, Ma X, Huang G, Hu Z, DeBerardinis RJ, White MA, Gao J. Nature Comm. 2015 6 8524
- A Nanoparticle-based Strategy for the Imaging of a Broad Range of Tumours by Nonlinear Amplification of Microenvironment Signals
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- Ultra-pH-Sensitive Nanoprobe Library with Broad pH Tunability and Fluorescence Emissions
- Ma X, Wang Y, Zhao T, Li Y, Su L, Wang Z, Huang G, Sumer BD, Gao J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014 136 11085-11092
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Primary gallbladder (GB) carcinoma and Crohn's disease (CD) of the GB are individually rare. We present a case of a pregnant woman with CD found to have GB involvement and primary GB carcinoma. A 34-year-old female at 6 wk gestation with a 21 year history of CD of uncertain extent presented with 3 mo of diarrhea, urgency and abdominal pain. During work-up, she was found to have elevated transaminases and an abnormal alkaline phosphatase. Imaging revealed two gallbladder polyps both greater than 1 cm in size. Resection and histological evaluation was consistent with Crohn's involvement of the GB, poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma of the GB with invasion through the muscularis propria and matted lymph nodes in the porta hepatis positive for metastatic carcinoma (stage pT2N1). Six cases of CD involving the GB, two cases of primary GB carcinoma in CD, and ten cases of cholangiocarcinoma in pregnancy have been published. This is the only case that describes all three factors. Common features in CD of the GB include acute cholecystitis, ileal involvement, and presence independent of active intestinal disease. Common features in CD patients with GB malignancy include younger age of detection, a long history of CD, extensive colonic and ileal involvement of disease, the absence of cholelithiasis, and pre-existing gallbladder disease (primary sclerosing cholangitis and gallbladder polyps). Pregnancy is specific to this case. The role of CD in the development of GB malignancy is not well understood nor is the contribution of pregnancy to the spread of disease. Chronic inflammation and immunosuppression compounded by hormonal influence is implicated.
Primary gallbladder carcinoma (GC) is the second most common primary biliary malignancy and the fifth most common malignancy of the gastrointestinal tract. The prognosis of GC is dismal, with five-year survival rates of 0%-10% and median survival of less than 6 mo. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk for cholangiocarcinoma. Several case reports[1-10], population-based case control and cohort studies[11-18] report IBD as a risk factor for cholangiocarcinoma. The 10-year cumulative risk of cholangiocarcinoma in IBD was found to be 0.07% in a national Danish cohort study[19] with a four-fold increase among IBD patients compared to the general population. However the absolute risk of cholangiocarcinoma and more specifically GC in patients with IBD remains unclear[19]. Furthermore, little is known about the impact of IBD on the development of GC. We herein report a case of a pregnant woman with Crohn's disease (CD) complicated with involvement of the gallbladder (GB) and primary GC. The purpose of this case is to illustrate the presentation of GB involvement in CD and primary GC and to discuss the putative risk factors that interplay to contribute to the development of these complications in the setting of pregnancy.
A 34-year-old female at 6 wk gestation with a 21-year history of IBD of uncertain classification and extent presented with 3 mo of diarrhea, urgency and abdominal pain. Her disease had been indolent for the majority of her life. Her medications included an oral contraceptive (OC), which she had been on for the past 6 years, and mesalamine and mercaptopurine, which she took as needed at times of flare symptoms. Initial work up included a sigmoidoscopy that was consistent with mild patchy colitis of the sigmoid and descending colon, extending beyond the limit of the exam, with rectal sparing. Pathology showed patchy moderately active chronic colitis with crypt distortion and cryptitis without granuloma. The endoscopic distribution of disease was more consistent with CD, however she was unable to provide information on previous endoscopies. Her pregnancy limited further examination at that time. She was started on oral and topical mesalamine and symptomatically responded.
Initial labs were obtained including elevated alkaline phosphatase 515 U/L, aspartate aminotransferase 96 U/L, and alanine aminotransferase 181 U/L. Further labs included normal bilirubin, negative anti-mitochondrial antibody (AB), anti-smooth muscle AB, celiac and viral hepatitis serologies and anti-nuclear AB. An ultrasound revealed a large polypoid mass in the GB prompting further imaging. A non-contrast magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography was obtained revealing two hypointense smooth margined masses with small stalks in the neck and fundus of the GB, 1.4 cm × 1.8 cm and 1.4 cm × 2.3 cm respectively. No GB wall thickening, cholilithiasis, ductal dilation, strictures, or liver parenchymal abnormalities were present. Laparoscopic cholecystecomy was performed at 18 wk gestation. Histology revealed a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma of the GB (Figure (Figure1)1) with invasion through the muscularis propria and an adjacent tubulovillous adenoma with highgrade dysplasia without nodal involvement (stage pT2N0). Additionally, there was widespread epithelial dysplasia in the GB with acute superficial inflammation, transmural chronic inflammation with numerous plasma cells and one granuloma consistent with CD (Figure (Figure2).2). Muscularis propria invasion prompted partial liver resection and portal lymphadenectomy, revealing matted lymph nodes in the porta hepatis positive for metastatic carcinoma (stage pT2N1). Liver tissue was negative for primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC).
The immediate post-operative course was uncomplicated and the patient was discharged one week later. The patient was given the option to terminate the pregnancy and proceed with adjuvant radiation and chemotherapy or to carry out her pregnancy and delay further treatment until the post-partum period. She elected to defer radiation and chemotherapy until after she delivered. She has since had an uncomplicated vaginal delivery and is starting radiation and chemotherapy.
Cholangiocarcinoma in ulcerative colitis is well established particularly with the presence of PSC[2,20-23]. In contrast cholangiocarcinoma in CD is less frequent. Primary GC in CD is even more infrequent with only 2 reported cases in the literature[24,25]. With inclusion of our case, common clinical features include detection at a young age (32 years, 34 years and 50 years), absence of gallstone formation (all cases), a long duration of disease (12 years, 13 years and 21 years), absence of biliary symptoms (all cases), and a history of ileal and pan-colonic disease (unknown extent in our case). Clinically active colitis was absent in two cases[24,25] and present in our case.
Primary GC in CD is rare enough that a true association can be questioned, despite consistent commonalities between cases. A study looking at 2645 CD patients and cancer incidence over a 17-year period from the Danish National Registry compared the rate of cancer in the CD population to the expected rate of cancer in the general Danish population[14]. In total, the authors found 143 malignant neoplasms in CD patients compared to 123 in the general population (95%CI: 0.97-1.36) of which only 2 were cholangiocarcinomas in CD (not location specified) compared to 1 in the general population. This agrees with the rare incidence of GB carcinoma in CD and the questionable contribution of IBD as an independent factor to the development of cholangiocarcinoma. Pre-existing GB diseases, include gallstones, chronic cholecystitis, polyps and premalignant lesions, adenomyomatosis, an anomalous junction of the pancreato-biliary duct, chronic infection, PSC and hormonal changes in women[26], are known risk factors for the development of GC in the general population. These same factors may similarly be required for the development of GC in IBD however temporally accelerated in the setting of inflammation and immunosuppression. This is illustrated in the above cited cases with two of the three carcinomas originating from GB polyps[25] and one in the setting of concomitant PSC[24].
Persistent inflammation is thought to promote carcinogenesis by causing DNA damage, activating tissue reparative proliferation, and by creating a local environment that is enriched with cytokines and other growth factors for autonomous proliferation and escape from apoptosis[27]. Population studies previously mentioned hint that IBD (i.e., inflammation) alone does not account for these changes. A large survey investigating inflammatory patterns in post-cholecystectomy patients with IBD noted the absence of any specimens containing granulomatous disease or GC, including the 78 patients with CD. This lack of presence may be due to the low threshold to perform cholecystectomy in IBD patients preventing the progression of chronic inflammation, thus aborting the full development of biliary epithelial dysplasia and its associated malignancy as suggested by the authors[28]. Potentially, the presence of pre-existing immune modulating medications and the relative immunosuppressed state of IBD may act to down-regulate the immune response and in turn have a role in creation and progression of malignancy in the setting of long standing inflammation. Chronic GB inflammation as CD involvement was present in our case.
CD involvement of the GB itself is very rare with only six reported cases in the literature[29-34]. Common pathological features include transmural inflammation, granulomatous change, and lymphoid aggregation[29-34]. Similarly, our case demonstrated chronic transmural inflammation and granuloma formation. Common clinical characteristics include initial presentation with acute cholecystitis, as demonstrated in 4 cases[29-31,33] and ileal involvement occurred in 5 cases[29-32,34]. Of note, patients with ileal disease have a 10 fold increase in the incidence of cholelithiasis due to the disruption in bile salt metabolism[35]. Suggested mechanisms include disturbances in bile acid metabolism due to loss of absorptive function of the terminal ileum resulting in depletion of the bile acid pool and precipitation of cholesterol with subsequent stone formation[36,37]. However 2 of the 7 total cases, including ours, occurred in the absence of gallstone formation[31]. Alternatively, ileal disease may result in disturbance in the microbiome and colonization of the terminal ileum with anaerobic bacteria[38]. This results in deconjugation of bile acids to products that have an irritating effect on the mucosa of the GB resulting in inflammation[39]. The potential role of these mechanisms in its development is not clear.
And finally, the effect of pregnancy on the progression of our patient's disease is not clear. Ten cases of cholangiocarcinoma in pregnancy exist in the literature[40-48]. Pregnancy is associated with high estrogen levels and theoretically can aggravate a preexisting malignant lesion. The relative immunosuppressed state that exists during pregnancy may also play a role in enhancing aggressiveness of the malignancy. Human intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas express the receptors for both estrogens and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1)[49] indicating that estrogens and IGF-1 coordinately regulate cholangiocarcinoma growth and apoptosis[49]. Additionally, GC is more common in women. Secreted mutagenic toxins persist in the GB in women due to stasis which results from impaired contractility associated with progesterone[50]. This protracted exposure allows environmental carcinogens to then cause malignant transformation[43]. Additionally, the use of hormone based contraception remains a controversial issue. In some OC studies, no difference between the incidence of cholangiocarcinoma and healthy controls was found[51,52] but in other studies a positive association between OC use and extrahepatic bile cancer was found[53,54]. Our patient was on an OC agent for about six years.
GC carries the worst prognosis of any gastrointestinal or hepatobiliary neoplasm. The prognosis is equally grave independent of the presence of IBD. It is essential to identify IBD patients at high risks for developing GC. At this time, annual ultrasound examination of the GB is recommended in patients with PSC. Cholecystectomy is recommended in all PSC patients with mass lesions of any size due to high malignant potential[55]. The same recommendations should be extended to patients with chronic immunosuppressive states and chronic inflammation, such as IBD.
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In a reciprocating piston engine, the stroke ratio, defined by either bore/stroke ratio or stroke/bore ratio, is a term to describe the ratio between cylinder bore diameter and piston stroke. This can be used for either an internal combustion engine, where the fuel is burned within the cylinders of the engine, or external combustion engine, such as a steam engine, where the combustion of the fuel takes place outside the working cylinders of the engine.
A fairly comprehensive yet understandable study of stroke/bore effects was published in Horseless Age, 1916.[1]
- 1 Conventions
- 2 Square, oversquare and undersquare engines
- 3 Notes
- 4 References
In a piston engine, there are two different ways of describing the stroke ratio of its cylinders, namely: bore/stroke ratio, and stroke/bore ratio.
Bore/stroke ratio[edit]
Bore/stroke is the more commonly used term, with usage in North America, Europe, United Kingdom, Asia, and Australia.
The diameter of the cylinder bore is divided by the length of the piston stroke to give the ratio.
Stroke/bore ratio[edit]
Stroke/bore ratio is less common than bore/stroke ratio, but is a term mostly preferred in German text (Hubverhältnis in German). It is used in some other countries too, such as Finland, likely due to German influence.
The length of the piston stroke is divided by the diameter of the cylinder bore to give the ratio.
Square, oversquare and undersquare engines[edit]
The following terms describe the naming conventions for the configurations of the various bore/stroke ratio:
Square engine[edit]
A square engine has equal bore and stroke dimensions, giving a bore/stroke value of exactly 1:1.
Square engine examples[edit]
1967 – FIAT 125, 124Sport engine 125A000-90 hp, 125B000-100 hp, 125BC000-110 hp, 1608 ccm, DOHC, 80.0 mm × 80.0 mm (3.15 in × 3.15 in) bore and stroke.
1970 - Ford 400M had a 101.6 mm × 101.6 mm (4.00 in × 4.00 in) bore and stroke.
1973 – Kawasaki Z1 and KZ(Z)900 had a 66.0 mm × 66.0 mm (2.60 in × 2.60 in) bore and stroke.[2]
1973 - British Leyland's Australian division created a 4.4-litre version of the Rover V8 engine, with bore and stroke both measuring 88.9 mm. This engine was exclusively used in the Leyland P76.
1982 - Honda Nighthawk 250 and Honda CMX250C Rebel have a 53.0 mm × 53.0 mm (2.09 in × 2.09 in) bore and stroke, making it a square engine.[3]
1983 - Mazda FE 2.0L inline 4-cylinder engine with a perfectly squared 86.0 mm × 86.0 mm (3.4 in × 3.4 in) bore and stroke. This engine also features the ideal 1.75:1 rod/stroke ratio.
1987 - The Opel/Vauxhaul 2.0 L GM Family II engines are square at 86.0 mm × 86.0 mm (3.39 in × 3.39 in) bore and stroke; example as C20XE C20NE C20LET X20A X20XEV X20XER Z20LET Z20LEH Z20LER A20NHT A20NFT.
1989 - Nissan's SR20DE is a square engine, with an 86.0 mm × 86.0 mm (3.39 in × 3.39 in) bore and stroke.
1991 - Ford's 4.6 V8 OHC engine has a 90.2 mm × 90.0 mm (3.552 in × 3.543 in) bore and stroke. It has been the backbone of Ford V8-powered cars and trucks in different power levels and head designs for two decades.
1995 - The BMW M52 engine with a displacement of 2793 cubic centimeters is an example of a perfect square engine with an 84.0 mm × 84.0 mm (3.31 in × 3.31 in) bore and stroke.
1996 - Jaguar's AJ-V8 engine in 4.0-litre form has an 86.0 mm bore and stroke.
2005 - The Volkswagen Group W16 engine as used in the Bugatti Veyron is an example of a square engine – with an 86.0 mm × 86.0 mm (3.39 in × 3.39 in) bore and stroke.
The Peugeot XU10 engine line – with a displacement of 1998 cubic centimeters – is an example of a perfect square engine with an 86.0 mm × 86.0 mm (3.39 in × 3.39 in) bore and stroke.
Toyota's 2JZ and 4U are square engines, with 86.0 mm × 86.0 mm (3.39 in × 3.39 in) bore and stroke.
Honda's J30A engine has an 86.0 mm × 86.0 mm (3.39 in × 3.39 in) bore and stroke.
Oversquare or short-stroke engine[edit]
An engine is described as oversquare or short-stroke if its cylinders have a greater bore diameter than its stroke length, giving a bore/stroke ratio greater than 1:1.
An oversquare engine allows for more and larger valves in the head of the cylinder, higher possible RPM by lowering maximum piston ring speed and lower crank stress due to the lower peak piston acceleration for the same engine speed. Due to the increased piston and head surface area, the heat loss increases as the bore/stroke ratio is increased. Thus an excessively high ratio can lead to a decreased thermal efficiency compared to other engine geometries. Because these characteristics favor higher engine speeds, oversquare engines are often tuned to develop peak torque at a relatively high speed. The large size/width of the combustion chamber at ignition can cause increased inhomogeneity in the air/fuel mixture during combustion, resulting in higher emissions.
The reduced stroke length allows for a shorter cylinder and sometimes a shorter connecting rod, generally making oversquare engines less tall but wider than undersquare engines of similar engine displacement.
Oversquare engine examples[edit]
Oversquare engines (a.k.a. "short stroke engines") are very common, as they allow higher rpm (and thus more power), without excessive piston speed.
Examples include both Chevrolet and Ford small-block V8s. The BMW N45 gasoline engine has a bore/stroke ratio of 1.167.
Horizontally opposed, also known as "Boxer" or "flat", engines typically feature oversquare designs since any increase in stroke length would result in twice the increase in overall engine width. This is particularly so in Subaru's front-engine layout, where the steering angle of the front wheels is constrained by the width of the engine. Although oversquare engines have a reputation for being high-strung,[citation needed] low-torque machines, the Subaru EJ181 engine develops peak torque at speeds as low as 3200 rpm.
Nissan's SR16VE engine found in Nissan Pulsar VZ-R and VZ-R N1 is an oversquare engine with 86 mm bore and 68.7 mm stroke, giving it an impressive 175-200 hp but relatively small torque of 119 lb.ft-134 lb.ft
Extreme oversquare engines are found in Formula One racing cars, where strict rules limit displacement, thereby necessitating that power be achieved through high engine speeds. Stroke ratios approaching 2.5:1 are allowed, enabling engine speeds of 18,000 RPM while remaining reliable for multiple races.[4]
The Ducati Panigale motorcycle engine is massively oversquare with a bore/stroke ratio of 1.84:1. It was given the name "SuperQuadro" by Ducati, roughly translated as "super-square" from Italian.[5]
The side-valve Belgian D-Motor LF26 aero-engine has a bore/stroke ratio of 1.4:1.[6]
Early Mercedes-Benz M116 engines have a 92 mm bore and a 65.6 mm stroke for a 3.5 L V8.[7]
Undersquare or long-stroke engine[edit]
An engine is described as undersquare or long-stroke if its cylinders have a smaller bore (width, diameter) than its stroke (length of piston travel) - giving a ratio value of less than 1:1.
At a given engine speed, a longer stroke increases engine friction (since the piston travels a greater distance per stroke) and increases stress on the crankshaft due to the higher peak piston acceleration. The smaller bore also reduces the area available for valves in the cylinder head, requiring them to be smaller or fewer in number. Because these factors favor lower engine speeds, undersquare engines are most often tuned to develop peak torque at relatively low speeds.
Undersquare engines are typically tuned to exhibit peak torque at lower RPM than an oversquare engine due to their longer crank throw and high piston speed at high RPM. While the surface area of the cylinder in an undersquare engine may be higher than that of a square engine cylinder, heat exchange through the cylinder wall is lessened compared to heat exchange through the cylinder head and piston since the cylinder wall is not in constant contact with the expanding gasses. Since each unit of area of cylinder wall permits less heat loss to the engine than through the cylinder head or piston, undersquare engines generally exhibit improved thermal efficiency compared to oversquare engines. For these reasons, diesel truck engines which require low RPM torque and high thermal efficiency more than high power density most commonly adopt an undersquare engine geometry.
An undersquare engine will typically be more compact in the directions perpendicular to piston travel but larger in the direction parallel to piston travel.
Undersquare engine examples[edit]
Many inline engines, particularly those mounted transversely in front-wheel-drive cars, utilize an undersquare design. The smaller bore allows for a shorter engine that increases room available for the front wheels to steer. Examples of this include many Volkswagen, Nissan, Honda, and Mazda engines. The 1KR-FE-engine used in the Toyota Aygo, Citroën C1 and Peugeot 107 amongst others is an example of a modern long-stroke engine widely used in FF layout cars. This engine has a 71 mm bore and 84 mm stroke giving it a bore/stroke ratio of 0.845:1. Some rear-wheel-drive cars that borrow engines from front-wheel-drive cars (such as the Mazda MX-5) use an undersquare design.
Despite their reputation as low-speed torque machines, some undersquare engines are designed for quite high speeds. The Honda Integra Type R's B18C5 engine has one of the highest redlines (8,400 rpm) of any production engine, yet features an undersquare design. The 2011 Ford Coyote engine is a modern undersquare engine with a 7,000 rpm redline.
BMW's acclaimed S54B32 engine was undersquare (91 millimetres (3.58 in) vs 87 millimetres (3.43 in) bore), offering a world record torque-per-litre figure (84.1 lb·ft per litre) for normally-aspirated production engines at the time; this record stood until Ferrari unveiled the 458 Italia.
Many British automobile companies used undersquare designs until the 1950s, largely because of a motor tax system that taxed cars by their cylinder bore. This includes the BMC A-Series engine, and many Nissan derivatives. The Trojan Car used an undersquare, split piston, two stroke, two cylinder in line engine; this was partly for this tax advantage and partly because its proportions allowed flexing V-shaped connecting rods for the two pistons of each U-shaped cylinder, which was cheaper and simpler than two connecting rods joined with an additional bearing.
The 225 cu in (3.7 litre) Chrysler Slant-6 engine is undersquare, with a 86 millimetres (3.39 in) bore and a 105 millimetres (4.13 in) stroke (bore/stroke ratio = 0.819:1).
The Ford 5.4L Modular Engine features a cylinder bore of 90.1 mm (3.552 in) and a stroke of 105.8 mm (4.165 in), which makes a bore/stroke ratio of 0.852:1. Since the stroke is significantly longer than the bore, the SOHC 16V (2-valve per cylinder) version of this engine is able to generate a peak torque of 350 lb·ft as low as 2501 rpm.
The Willys Jeep L134 and F134 engines were undersquare, with a 79.4 mm (3.125 in) bore and 111.1 mm (4.375 in) stroke (bore/stroke ratio = 0.714:1).
The Dodge Power Wagon used a straight-six Chrysler Flathead engine of 230 cu in (3.8 l) with a bore of 83 millimetres (3.27 in) and a stroke of 117 millimetres (4.61 in), yielding a substantially undersquare bore/stroke ratio of 0.709:1.
The 4-litre Barra Inline 6 engine from the Ford Falcon, uses a 92.21 mm bore and 99.31 mm stroke, which equates to a 0.929:1 bore-stroke ratio. Although considered a performance engine, its proportionally weak valve springs, pistons and conrods cause the engine to redline at 6000 rpm.
The 292 Chevrolet I6 is also undersquare, with a bore of 3.875 in and a stroke of 4.125 in (bore/stroke ratio = 0.939:1).
Mitsubishi's 4G63T engine found primarily in many generations of Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution is an undersquare engine at 85 mm bore x 88 mm stroke.
Virtually all piston engines used in military aircraft were long-stroke engines. The PW R-2800, Wright R-3350, Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major, Rolls-Royce Merlin (1650), Allison V-1710, and Hispano-Suiza 12Y-Z are only a few of more than a hundred examples.
All diesel-powered ships have massively undersquare marine engines. A Wärtsilä two-stroke marine diesel engine has a cylinder bore of 960 mm (37.8 in) and stroke of 2500 mm (98.4 in), (bore/stroke ratio = 0.384:1).
While most modern motorcycle engines are square or oversquare, some are undersquare. The Kawasaki Z1300's straight-six engine was made undersquare to minimise engine width, more recently, a new straight-twin engine for the Honda NC700 series used an undersquare design to achieve better combustion efficiency in order to reduce fuel consumption.[8][9]
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Journalists and riders called it the king of motorcycles, and it gained a reputation as a super sport model all over the world. The Super Four boasted high performance and quality. This best-selling motorcycle won many prizes around the world within only six months of its release.
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. (Mango, thanks very much for taking the time to provide the above parts list. I'm new to BMW's and this forum, though I have been studying both of them for 3 weeks. About 3 weeks ago, I purchased a 2002 325Ci, (JW52135) with 153K. The service records for the first 64k came from BMW since this was a Lease vehicle. The next owner had it for about 10K, then the guy I bought it from had owned it from 75k till I bought it from him. The guy I bought it from had it serviced by the same Indy BMW Garage, (with receipts) till I bought it. The car has been pretty well maintained with regular oil changes. The only issues are the typical BMW issues I've found on this forum and the car is in need of a Cooling System Overhaul to include a radiator, since there is a hairline crack around the neck. None of the receipts I have indicate the cooling system has ever being touched, except for 20k ago, the Indy BMW Garage replaced the Thermostat, a Radiator hose and the belts. I will be driving this car btw Tampa and Miami at least once a month. I want to minimize my chances of a breakdown, so I'm trying to look at what could possibly give me a problem. The one thing I have not seen addressed with regards to the cooling system are the Heater Hoses and Pipes, (RealOEM. com schematics) in the system. So my questions:
1. As you well know, there is a lot of plastic on these cars, so I have to believe these heater pipes are plastic as well and suffer from the same heat/pressure related failures as the rest of the system, or are they more robust? Every vehicle I've purchased in the past the first thing I do is flush the system and replace the cooling system hoses, to include the Heater Hoses etc. What would be your advice for this BMW?
2. And with regards to the above post about the Expansion Tank mounting plate, should that be a wait and see or should I just go ahead and replace it?
3. I have a Hydraulic Tensioner for the WP/ALT/PS. Should I replace the entire Tensioner assembly or would the Tensioner alone be enough? The A/C Tensioner is Mechanical and independent of the rest of the system and looks to be pretty accessable and functioning properly for the time being. I think I'll leave it alone for now unless you're of a different opinion.
4. Voltage Regulator. Someone posted, (might have been you) that while you're down in the bowls of the engine compartment you should go ahead and replace the VR since these cars are particularly voltage sensitive. Your opinion?
Thanks very much for taking the time to address my questions.
1. I have not seen anyone ever report leaking heater hoses. Mango has been here longer so he can speak more on this, but I don't believe they are a concern. I think they are also pretty inconvenient to access.
2. If you have a manual transmission I think you can ignore the ET mounting bracket (plate). The automatic cars use this plate as a junction for the transmission cooler. I have an auto and I will be replacing mine with the ET as it is leaking slowly.
3. The hydraulic tensioner is quite expensive. Rather than buying the whole unit, you may just want to see if you can convert to the mechanical. I don't know if this is possible. If not, then the critical components are the hydraulic arm and the pulley bearing. Those two things need to be replaced probably.
4. If you want to take care of it go ahead. You can at least check it's condition by removing it and inspecting the alternator's brushes. If they are getting small, just replace it. I don't know too much about VR failure though. Mango can tell you weather or not it shows symptoms before failure, or if it just dies out of the blue like the fuel pump.
Since you asked for Mango, he can verify what I am saying or correct anything I have gotten wrong, but I think I've pretty much got the gist here.
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Ok so here is the deal. My dad hadd ordered a small batch of flame moss from a seller on ebay (no one here:icon_lol:) and it came pretty much brown and ugly and dead looking. It was super cheap with free shipping which is why he figured he would try since he knew I was kinda looking into it. Well I have it in a little tupperware container right now hoping that it will spring back to life a little bit since some of it looks slightly more green. I refuse to contact seller since it was so cheap and seller had bad reviews. (My dad was trying so hard to be nice) So is there any way I can help whats left come back to life? Should I put it in the tank?
Oh the tupperware has tank water in it and has a hole in the top. Ive been putting it in a window that gets direct sunlight for a few hours during the day. Idk if that helps
Put in an airstone for water flow. Stagnant water is not good for moss if it's tank water. Good flow will work miracles! I'd clip off all the obviously dead parts and just to to work with the green bits, even if they're small.
Thanks a bunch! Ill get to clipping and the pet store for an air stone!
I'd just search for new moss through the swap and shop, sure someone has it out there. It'll take forever to revive. Definitely contact seller as you paid for it, you should get what you paid for. Or try growing it emmersed in the tuppleware.
Also moss usually like cooler temp so besure the sun isnt heating the moss up too much.
put it in the tank it will be fine..
bear in mind, the brown stuff isnt necessarily dead so go too trim happy :)
The dead stuff looks like black string.
Flame moss is a slow grower under low light conditions, If you have a tank with Co2 i would suggest you put in in there, It will bounce back faster. Also moss are resilient they dont die off easily.
You can always put it in a breeder box and hang it inside your tank.
I'm definitely going to look into the breeder box idea. Really want this stuff to come back
All mosses are very resilient but do like cool water with CO2 and tons of light if you can provide it, after you wash it, trim it, and get light to the green areas it should start to turn around. You can also take a portion of it and chop it finely and then rub it onto the rock/wood you like and then place in a covered tank with a half inch of water, like a dry start tank, after 10 days you will have moss growing on the item, it will still require light in this covered tank, research the dry start method/DSM.
Seller was from Asia perhaps?
The same happened to me, I had a few flame mosses shipped and they looked all brown and tiny, nothing like the ones you see in pictures. Three weeks under strong light with good filtration, cool water, and co2 did the trick. They now look great! I attach them to rocks with moss cotton and use them as background. They grow upwards nice and bushy.
Same thing happened to me, I never want to buy from ebay again
There was no helping the moss I had gotten from this guy. Maybe if i had co2 it would have worked better. I just threw it out and bought some from a guy on here. And it came much better :)
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