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Addiction is a neurologically based disease and is related to neurological disorders like Tourette's Syndrome. This disorder manifests in long term obsessive-compulsive behaviors outside the realm of the addicts own control. Therefore addiction is not something a person can control if they are unfortunate enough to have a neurological disorder or disease. People must accept that these problems are not primarily mental or free will issues and is not about will power. For many years now there
2008). Drugs and alcohol addiction can cause incidents of domestic violence. Several studies can support this claim. One research study claimed that up to fifty percent of all batterers attending a treatment program had alcohol abuse problems (Reyna, 2008). Some drug addicts have the best interest at heart. They will try to stop when they realize their substance abuse is out of control. However, the attempt to stop ends up a failure due to the individual has an illness. The use of drugs is a
lacking support networks and dependency. This initial reaction seemed to suggest that drug users are viewed as more passive victims to their own addiction. A few participants did mention choice and self abuse. Generally the first thing the came to people's minds regarding drug addiction was shaped from their personal experiences. Causes The participants were asked what they perceived as the causes of drug addiction. Many listed societal causes such as: social structure, failure of institutions; foster
an addiction is not illegal so how can one be penalized for something they have no control over? Women that are not pregnant, as well as men are not arrested over having a drug addiction; these individuals argue that just because a woman is pregnant this then becomes a crime. Lastly, some argue that there are no legal recourses for women that have make poor decisions while pregnant. There are some women that choose to drink, smoke, eat poorly, etc. during pregnancy, so why single out the drug addicts
Then, teenagers put upon by drug dealers for earning money. This circle pull prospective addicted. All in all there is many reasons to become drug addicted. The drug addiction induces substantial problems such as social, criminal and health problems. Drug addicted lose touch with life mentally and they can't take responsibility, can't make good relations and communications with their connections and can't take care of their family. That means addiction bring social problems. Another problem is
realize is that they putting their lives in danger what they don't understand about it, do people wake up and be like I want to do drugs today. My belief is that people start using drugs just trying to escape their problems in life and can't just deal with it. I think my topic speaks about the many people that have used or didn't use drugs, I have seen people doing drugs in front me and offered me do to it with them, those people's lives changed now but it could've been worse for them, one of my uncles
American Indians extracted drugs like medicine from desserts plants, to enable them to communicate with their dead ancestors. Continued study and refinement of this product give medical science a great variety of drugs and medicines unfortunately many of these substance have dangerous and damaging effects on the body used indiscriminately. As there is increased use of such drugs by the medical professionals there is growing tendencies for the people in general to use drugs without prescription or medical
One is that he "the attempt to prohibit drugs is by far the major source of the horrendous growth in the prison population" (655). Do we agree with him that the source of the prison's population growth is booming, because of all the people that we are arresting do to drug related crimes? For Friedman to say if we legalize drugs we will decrease over population of prisons. Friedman is only partially correct, while he thinks the jail population will go down because you're not arresting people for the
Therefore, drug abuse stems from recreational drug use, drug experimentation, influence during social activities, binge drinking and substance abuse due to addiction or dependency. Therefore, recreational users for instance cannot be categorised in the same class as drug addicts. Approaches to Drug Abuse Hanson et al. propound that models of addressing drug abuse and addiction vary depending on the awareness of the problem, the perception of the addicts and the effects of drug use abuse (14)
continued use of physically addicting drugs, but several drugs taken chronically and abusively by a great number of people are considered non-addicting drugs, at least from a physical standpoint. According to Lance Dodes, M.D., author of The Heart of Addiction, "The human body physically reacts to a few kinds of drugs, like alcohol or heroin, by adapting—changing itself for instance—neurotransmitter levels in the brain are altered to compensate for the drugs' effects" (69-70). The body has found
In the grateful addict's new reality, he realizes that this denial is the unconscious mind's ability to completely block an addict's conscious awareness of the nature of his addictive behavior, and personality, replacing it with vivid misconceptions, created to support the addictive behavior. Positive emotions and motivations are perverted, denied, or extinguished, an individual eventually becomes almost zombie-like, and running on automatic, very unlike his former self. Freud himself had tried
To install the trial version, double click dtaeval.exe (this version enables you to practice on how to use the software; you can only save two pages of work). Some examples of the e-books produced using DeskTopAuthor can be seen in the folder e-Books. E. e-Book Writing Seminar Look for the folder CourseOnEBookWriting and open it. Look for the index.html and double click it. Tutorials on how to use the DeskTopAuthor to write e-books and templates for e-books can be found in the folder CourseOnDeskTopAuthor
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errors in decision making are considered to be the causes of addiction. EXPLANATIONS OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOURS Biological explanations of addictive behaviour The biological explanation can explain chemical addictions such as nicotine more easily than addictions such as gambling. Biological explanations of addiction focus on neurotransmitters in the brain, and on genetic differences between people with addictions and people without addictions. RESEARCH EVIDENCE FOR BIOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS * The
extensively researched the area of addiction and dependency and defines addition as "repeated powerful motivation to engage in a harmful but rewarding behavior and physical dependence as a state of adaptation to a drug that then need to be taken to prevent unwanted symptoms of withdrawal" (West & Brown, 2013, p.40). So according to Dr. West and Brown, there is a motivational factor in addiction. Dr. DiClemente (2003), Addiction and Change, surmise that addictions are learned habits that becomes difficult
Addiction with drugs also has to do with the reward or pleasure we get out of using them not just the ingredients that go into them (Young, 246). If this is true then would it be right to say that addiction lies in more things than just drugs? For example couldn't it be said that work is an addiction because of the reward or feeling get out of it such as money? In her paper Young states that over repeated encounters with effective rewards we begin to associate the reward and feelings it engenders
The next thing to be discussed is addiction. Addiction can be defined in many ways, but according to Dictionary.com addiction is "the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma (2012). Addiction can be developed through operant conditioning, because with operant conditioning a behavior is learned or repeated based on what the end result will be. Operant
Office of National Drug Control Policy (2013) published a fact sheet on how illicit drug use affects business and the economy, "The economic cost of drug abuse in the United States was estimated at $193 billion in 2007, the last available estimate. The value includes: $120 billion in lost productivity, mainly due to labor participation costs, participation in drug abuse treatment, incarceration, and premature death: $11 billion in healthcare costs – for drug treatment and drug –related medical consequences:
brain cells that can send or receive it. - Drugs have similar structures to the chemical neurotransmitters an organism has this fool's the brain into activating nerves to send abnormal messages. - Other drugs make the brain rapidly release large amount of dopamine, this neurotransmitter can be described as a persons pleasure reward. IV. Long term effects of abusing drugs are the nature of addiction. -Gain a tolerance for the drug and loose the ability to enjoy it, along with loosing
sufficient alone to address opiate addiction; he goes on to say that 90% of those will relapse within six months (p. 415). In an attempt to avoid the symptoms of withdrawal, often times addicts will return to regular use and relapse in their recovery process. To make the distinction between abuse and addiction, Clinton (nd) describes there is a fine line; this transition progresses from the mind "obsessing" about the use (abuse) to the body "needing" the drug (addiction). Doweiko (2012) indicates that
comparable to a drug-dependent individual craving sufficient substance as to not experience symptoms of withdrawal. Further evidence supporting the addictive characteristics would include that ex-addicts for cyber-sex are prone to relapsing in the same way drug addicts may relapse despite months and years or rehabilitation. Despite the obscure nature of these specific addictions, abuse or compulsivity to taking part in sex via the web could be grouped with other non-substance based addictions such as shopping
This causes the drug user to ignore the potential dangers. Drugs are also symbolized as power, freedom, and status. Other people use it to "escape" their reality emotional crisis. People do not really care about the law because the risk of getting in trouble very low. Of all the drug crimes and drug users, only a small percentage do get punished, so fear of the law is almost non-existent. If that is not enough, most drug users do understand the risk of getting caught, but they accept the risks
This shows that a addiction can be created by associating behaviors with another behavior or event. Wanting to drink paired with something else. A person could then begin to associate getting high or drunk with feelings like fun, sexuality and escape. Whenever these feeling were experienced they would trigger the urge to drink, drug and get high. A more thorough explanation "Operant conditioning, developed by B. F. Skinner, states that a person is more likely to repeat a behavior if it is followed
Stanley Peele addresses the issue, that addiction is now becoming accepted by others as more than just drug addiction but other forms of addictions as well. While Peele does state this, he doesn't support his point with significant evidence, which is why it is important to expand on this issue, to understand why addiction is not a disease. Other forms of addiction include: addiction to food, to video games, to internet, to television, to shopping, to gambling The list is quite long as to what people
aggressive forms of the addiction, may continue throughout the addiction. This might be explained by its availability. On-line pornography, live chat, software and files are the three forms most readily available (NCSA, 2000). The Internet provides easy access for someone who is a sex addict. They can act out and be anonymous or whomever they want while chatting on-line. This gives new and unlimited thrills to the addict during their moves from one level in the addiction to another. In a survey
Many of these symptoms share disturbing similarities with other addiction, such as drugs and alcohol. Some have spoke of withdrawal-like symptoms when the gamer goes without playing for any length of time. Just to clarify, just because you play a lot of video games does not mean you are addicted. Addicts have been known to play games consistently over a period of several days. One case of this is a boy, Xu Yan, who died after playing online games consistently for over fifteen days. Another is of
In recent news, there have been a couple of reports upon teenagers consuming drugs by obtaining prescriptions for them, when they do not necessarily need the drug. Drug Abuse is categorized and considered as a disease, and brings about with it physical, mental and social indications. A drug abuser is in most cases well aware of all the consequences but still tends to consume. Oxycontin, despite being a wonder drug and an effective painkiller, can prove to be fatal, if not treated in time; it causes
happened. Every time he or she were to fly and nothing scary happened then his fear, phobia of flying may cease. Addictions Addictions and classical conditioning is like the stick of a needle for the use of getting "high". Every time that addict puts the needle in his arm he feels the drug moving up his veins, creating his "high", and then releasing him to the world of the drug. When you use classical conditioning for this example you can take that same person and place them in the hospital for
When an addict goes to treatment, they don't just get help to minimize or remove drug abuse, they also get help to change their life values and how they live their life so that when done with the program they can apply what they learned to their new life and also prevent drug abuse from happening again. Treatment also includes medication if needed and also group talk and talk therapy. Treatment is also considered a form of health care and may be conducted by nurses, counselors, social workers, and
smokers tend to do it regularly. Addiction is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, even at the risk of negative health consequences. Most smokers know that tobacco is harmful and express a desire to decrease or end use of it, with nearly 35 million people seriously attempting to quit each year. Unfortunately, most relapse within just a few days, and less than 7 percent of those who try to quit on their own achieve more than a year of abstinence. Addiction is a condition that results when


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The SALE sign 50-70% is again displayed in our favorite clothing lines -AIIZ Career and ESP! Sale means shopping opportunity for us! It's time to buy those clothes that we're eyeing for couple of months now. It's time for them to be put into good use. It's time for them to pass the Honeywell Barcode Scanner , be paid for half of their original price , be loved and folded neatly in our closet and finally be able to fulfill their destiny- to wrap someones body for comfort and style!
1. Pink Blouse. If you know me, I have a soft heart for anything pink so this AIIZ Career blouse is an added blouse in my wardrobe. Because I'm a teacher and we don't have uniform in school, my wardrobe should consist of a number of different blouses in which I can go to work. This will go perfectly with skirts, pants, and it can be worn not only in everyday life, but also in the solemn moments. It's original price is 990 baht and I only have to pay half of it.
2. Blue casual pants. This AIIZ Career casual pants is very soft and comfortable to wear. I could pair this one with the pink blouse. It's suitable for wearing in any season. Original price is 1,400 and I paid only half of it.
3. Long Cardigan. This AIIZ Career long cardigan is super soft. I think this off- white cardigan fits everyone and is easy to match any clothes I'll underneath.I, admittedly, used to think that big, huge, draping cardigans were dangerously close to turning a put-together outfit into a complete frump-fest, but after seeing some seriously stylish women rock these ultra-versatile garments, my mind was made up: these fabric-tastic piece is absolutely essential. super-long hems at front available in black and blue. It's versatile with an edgy attitude. It's only 1,400 baht and I paid only the 50% of it.
Hubby's shopping bag consist of ESP cotton jacket with hood dispensable for someone who travels by motorbike. With a 50% off, it's bought for only 1,750 baht.
We're happy and contented of what we bought. They're not only of good quality and on discounted prices, they're essentials for us!
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At Valley Hospital, diagnostic imaging is used to create a graphic depiction of the structures and functions of the body's organs and other internal systems. These images are used to examine and diagnose certain medical conditions.
We know that some imaging procedures can make patients anxious. For that reason, we strive to be more efficient, more comprehensive, and to make you comfortable in every procedure we do. If you have any questions about your imaging test, please ask any member of our staff—they'll be happy to address your fears and concerns.
Valley Hospital offers a specialized Center for Women's Imaging committed to the fight against breast cancer through early detection.
You will receive two separate bills for your imaging services. Your bills will be as follows:
For more information about your bill from Deaconess, please call the Billing Customer Service number listed on your statement.
For more information about your bill from Radia, please contact 1-800-714-5937 or visit radiax.com.
For more information, please contact:
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Elizabeth J. Cockerill, O.D.
Dr. Cockerill hails from Greenfield, in southern Ohio. She obtained her Bachelor of Science from Ohio University and graduated magna cum laude from The Ohio State University College of Optometry.
Upon graduation, she completed an ocular disease residency at The Eye Center of Toledo. In addition to working at Mid Ohio Eye, she is the Clinical Director at TLC Laser Eye Center in Dublin. She provides primary eye care to patients of all ages and has a special interest in contact lenses and low vision. She has become involved with the Ohio Special Olympics, organizing vision screenings for the participating athletes.
In her spare time, she enjoys rollerblading, basketball, and cheering on the Ohio State Buckeyes.


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A romantic combination of dried roses, strawberry, raspberry, vanilla chocolate and liquorice. Have with someone like and a glass of champagne.
60% white chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, milk powder, emulsifier: soya lecithin, natural vanilla aroma, syrup, wheat flour, sugar, invert sugar syrup, 3.5% raw liquorice, salmiak, salt, star anise,glazing agent (carnauba wax), cocoa, raspberries, strawberries, rose essence.


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|Application number
|Publication date
|Sep 21, 2010
|Filing date
|Jul 14, 2003
|Priority date
|Jul 14, 2003
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|Philip G. Wessells, Andrew Lee Choy, Michael E. Woods
|Original Assignee
|Grifiti Llc
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|Patent Citations (41), Non-Patent Citations (4), Referenced by (18), Classifications (16), Legal Events (2)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The present invention relates generally to a device mounting system and more specifically to an apparatus including one or more flexible shape-retaining shafts for engaging, holding and pointing "things" (e.g., imaging devices like cameras or video recorders).
Portability is an important characteristic of many devices in use today, and in many cases the usefulness of the device is directly related to its efficiency in a portable mode. One particular class of device for which this is true is the class of imaging devices. This class includes portable cameras of all sorts including digital cameras and video cameras. These portable cameras range widely in size from the very small to the barely portable. Common uses of the portable camera include applications requiring particularly steady positioning and operation as well as remote operation.
The camera art has developed the tripod as a mounting system for engaging and holding the portable camera. It satisfies the requirements of providing a platform for steady positioning and operation, and permits easy remote operation. Many different tripods have been developed to address concerns with size and weight, as well as to adapting a camera to an imaging environment.
Tripods have an inherent disadvantage in that they require a stable, nearly planar surface upon which to be set up. Telescoping legs make the tripod somewhat adaptable to uneven surfaces. It is often the case that the more complex and adaptable the tripod is, the more inconvenient and difficult it is to setup. The more inconvenient and difficult it is to setup a tripod inhibits its use notwithstanding its usefulness.
The art has seen solutions to some of the drawbacks of the tripod, such as the requirement for a suitable, nearly flat, stable surface upon which to setup. One solution has been to mount a camera to the tripod, then lash the tripod to another nearby object using separate cords such as one or more bungee cords.
The present invention makes use of flexible shape-retaining shafts. It is known to provide flexible shape-retaining shafts in other contexts, such as for illumination systems or other lightweight device to be powered from an attendant portable electronic device. For example, the Snakelight Flexible Flashlight available from Black and Decker, 626 Hanover Pike, Hampstead, Md. 21074 as well as the Flylight™ and the FlyFan™ available from Kensington Technology Group, 2000 Alameda de las Pulgas, Second Floor, San Mateo, Calif. 94403-1289 are examples of prior art devices that have flexible shape-retaining shafts for positioning a device in a desired location.
The Snakelight provides a self-powered flashlight unit for hands-free lighting by bending, coiling draping or wrapping the flexible core in virtually any way to direct a light at one end as desired. The Flylight™ and the Flyfan™ provide for devices powered from the batteries of a portable electronic device (e.g., a laptop computer) through a port (e.g., a USB port of the laptop). Each device has a specialized function and includes a powered option for an active component integrated into a head of the device.
The present invention is a multiuse platform and system having a flexible shape-retaining shaft for engaging, holding and pointing devices (e.g., imaging devices like cameras or video recorders, though other devices and objects may also be used in cooperation with the device). The present invention includes a respositionable mounting system having a flexible assembly having a first end and a second end, the assembly adapted to be repetitively positioned into a plurality of orientations by moving the assembly into a first particular orientation wherein the assembly retains the particular orientation until the assembly is moved into a second particular orientation; and a first mounting head, coupled to the first end, for engaging a first mating receptacle.
The preferred embodiment permits simple efficient setup, use and storage of a device mounting system. When used in conjunction with an imaging device, the preferred embodiment allows the imaging device to be quickly positioned into a desired orientation that is steady in many different environments.
These and other novel aspects of the present invention will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon review of the drawings and the remaining portions of the specification.
Assembly 110, assembled from members 115, is constructed to be bent, twisted, coiled, draped, wrapped, torsioned, curved, bowed, arched, curled, spiraled, and/or turned into a desired configuration while supporting head 120 and a selected device coupled to head 120. Some applications may require sturdier construction for relatively heavy devices or high use environments where a flex range limit of assembly 110 is frequently tested. Other applications for lighter devices or for uses not requiring particularly steady positioning may use a lighter construction. As explained below, including the discussion of
Mounting head 120 of the preferred embodiment includes an engagement system 150 adapted for the type of device to be used with system 100. For example, many imaging devices include a standard sized and threaded mating receptacle (e.g., a tripod screw adapter or hole) on one side for attaching a tripod or other structure. Other imaging devices are provided with a specialized or proprietary mating receptacle.
Engagement system 150 of the preferred embodiment is complementary to the mating receptacles used with the devices for which system 100 is intended to be used. In some cases, engagement system 150 may be used in cooperation with an adaptor for increasing the types of mating receptacles that may be used with the present invention.
The preferred embodiment illustrates system 100 configured for use with a standard tripod screw hole. In this case, engagement system 150 includes a mounting plate 160 and a standard tripod screw 170 extending above a surface of plate 160. In use after engagement of mounting head 120 with a device, plate 160 supports the device and screw 170 secures the device to system 100. As discussed above, other devices may require use of a different engagement system or an adapter for use with engagement system 150. For purposes of the present application, mount includes engagement system 150 and other systems for gripping, holding, securing, clipping, grabbing, snapping, screwing, clamping, buttoning, and all other manner of attaching, holding and/or securing one device to another (preferably using a releasable/reusable system/method).
Mounting head 120 optionally includes an ergonomic handle 180 used as an aid to move and position mounting head 120 as desired. Optionally, mounting head 120 may include a moveable coupling between engagement system 150 and assembly 110 or between mounting head 120 and assembly 110 permitting further refinements of device orientation without necessarily changing an orientation of assembly 110.
Base 130 of the preferred embodiment is selectively mountable and dismountable to an end of assembly 110 opposite of an end having mounting head 120. Base 130 permits system 100 to become freestanding above a surface supporting base 130. The surface does not have to be particularly flat, level or even. System 100 having base 130 installed and supporting a generally vertical assembly 110 is termed a freestanding support mode. System 100 also includes an engaging support mode in which system 100 interacts with the environment other than through base 130 to support a device for use and/or operation.
The engaging support mode may be easier to implement for a user when base 130 is detached, but not all applications require detachment of base 130. It is an advantage of system 100 is that when base 130 is detached and system 100 is in the engaging support mode, assembly 110 may have a second end (the end from which base 130 was detached) available for supporting a second mounting head or other function, for example simply by addition of a second mounting head 120 (not shown). The second mounting head could permit two imaging devices to be used concurrently, or the second mounting head could support a second device providing complementary feature or functions to the first device or to the operation. For example, a detachable self-powered illumination system could be used with the second mounting head, or a reflector/illumination system or other appropriate device may be used.
In some applications, base 130 may not be detachable, but mounted intermediate two ends of assembly 110. This implementation permits two or more mounting heads to be used concurrently with base 130.
In other applications, base 130 may include a controller or power source, or a port for attaching a controller or power source, for communicating with the devices through communication channels provided in assembly 110 and accessible using data/power connectors in mounting head 120. The communication could be for control or coordination of functions of the devices, or other functions built into mounting head 120.
Each member 405 includes a coupler (e.g., an extended threaded member—not shown—though other engagements systems like snap couplers or ball/socket systems may be used) at a first end. The coupler engages a complementary receptacle provided in head 410 (e.g., provided in an underside of member attachment system 430). In the preferred embodiment, member attachment system 430 includes three mating receptacles on the underside (not shown), as well as one or more mating receptacles 435 on the sidewall. Additionally, mount system 420 is preferably coupled to member attachment system using a similar engagement system to permit member 405 to be inserted between mount system 420 and member attachment system 430 (as shown later in
Additionally, one or more flexible members 110 may be provided with lateral engagement surfaces, either as an intentional additional element or elements to facilitate positioning and engagement of system 400, or as a consequence of the manufacture of flexible member 110. For example, the preferred embodiment for flexible members 110 uses a series of interconnected balls that impart a non-uniformly cylindrical surface over its length, forming successive annular peaks and valleys as moving along its length. The natural annular peak and valley structures may be enhanced for the particular application, and in some implementations, only selected portions of the member may be sticky. For purposes of the present application, the term "sticky" includes not only a surface with a relatively high coefficient of friction with respect to intended surfaces for interaction, but also includes assemblies having lateral engagement surfaces or other types of gripping/grabbing structures (e.g., hooks or grippers) along the length or at the end of a member, or a combination of such elements.
In operation, system 400 is oriented generally horizontal, with two members 100 forming "lateral" engagement "arms" and a third member 110 forming a lower support "leg" for cooperative engagement with vertical abutment 600. Edges of abutment 600 engage the valleys of the two lateral members 110, the "sticky" exterior and the shape-retaining manufacture maintain the engagement, thereby maintaining system 400 attached. Additionally, the support leg 110 engages a front surface of abutment 600. The three members 110 thus cooperatively maintain head 410 in a desired relationship to abutment 600 to position and/or secure a device in a desired orientation.
The types and numbers of objects, devices and "things" that may be attached, held, secured, and/or positioned using the present invention is virtually unlimited. The preferred embodiment is a device for attaching, holding, securing, and/or positioning a wide variety of imaging systems through use of standard types of mounting engagement systems used, for example, with conventional tripod devices. The present invention is not limited to use with just imaging devices, as various implementations may be used in many different contexts. For example, variations of the multiuse system may be also used for toy legs (to hold toys or objects to another toy or object), a holder for a flashlight, a support/rest for a firearm used by a marksman, "ties" or "wraps" to engage or wrap elements. The member assemblies need not be removable, but could be manufactured or relatively permanently affixed to an object. The flashlight and firearm support are examples that could be incorporated into the object. Virtually any object could be provided (during manufacture or retrofit) with a complementary mating system. A version of the member assembly could be provided in cooperation with electrical, data, pipe or other conduit (e.g., provide an assembly at five feet intervals along its length) to "lash" the conduit to a railing or other support. Such a system could provide many benefits, including temporary provision/deployment of power, water, communications, or whatever. As shown in
As shown in
The above-described arrangements of apparatus and methods are merely illustrative of applications of the principles of this invention and many other embodiments and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the claims.
These and other novel aspects of the present invention will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon review of the drawings and the remaining portions of the specification.
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|Carnevali Jeffrey D
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|http://www.pinecomputer.com/pinecom/minsnaktrip.html-product represented is a conventional flexible legged mini-tripod (product unknown).
|http://www.pinecomputer.com/pinecom/minsnaktrip.html—product represented is a conventional flexible legged mini-tripod (product unknown).
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|Publication date
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|Joby Photo, Inc.
|Miniature mounting apparatus
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|Grifiti Llc
|Multiuse device mounting system and method
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|Grifiti Llc
|Multiuse device mounting system and method
|Dec 17, 2010
|Mar 18, 2014
|Grifiti Llc
|Flexible mounting system storage modality
|Apr 15, 2014
|Nov 10, 2015
|Hans Edward Dose
|Tentacle grip suction holder for handheld electronics
|Aug 5, 2014
|Jul 12, 2016
|Gopro, Inc.
|Camera mount with spring clamp
|Dec 15, 2009
|Sep 2, 2010
|Bevirt Joeben
|Miniature Mounting Apparatus
|Dec 22, 2009
|Nov 25, 2010
|Patrick Mish
|BOOKSTAND FOR AN eREADER
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|Aug 11, 2011
|Gerard R Gooch
|Portable platform for imaging device
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|Hale Eric C
|Device Case and Mounting Apparatus With Flexible Support Legs
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|Debra Haynes
|Stand and method for hands free reading and viewing
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|Grifiti Llc
|Flexible mounting system storage modality
|Nov 28, 2011
|Nov 15, 2012
|Bevirt Joeben
|Miniature Mounting Apparatus
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|Grifiti Llc
|Reconfigurable tripod mounting system
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|Ronald F. Reda
|Mounting arm for tablet computer
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|King Leung WONG
|Portable stand for mobile electronic devices
|Mar 31, 2014
|Nov 27, 2014
|Gui Global Products, Ltd.
|Adjustable, amorphous apparatus for positioning screened devices and method for the use thereof
|May 7, 2015
|Jun 7, 2016
|Gopro, Inc.
|Camera mount
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|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Jun 16, 2010
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"The latest information that we have is that the line will be shut until 6pm this evening. We have got buses running between Folkestone and Dover at the moment.
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The incident was between Folkestone Central and Dover Priory stations.
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Wednesday, June 21, 2017
No Mas
For the first day of summer, this morning I painted a driveway. The breeze was gentle and persistent with the sun going in and out. I pretended that I was in Provence painting on a country road, except the building alongside the driveway doesn't look like a mas, the Provencal farmhouse, but is a Federal style house in Hoosic, NY. 9x12 oil on panel.
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Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Quality Post
Since Facebook, where I also post these paintings, claims it gives wider dissemination to quality posts, this is a quality post. The quality painting visible here, a 12x16 oil on canvas panel, depicts the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Grand Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. It is a lively corner with colors aplenty. I might go so far as to call it a quality urban corner. I hope you like it, the painting and the corner.
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Labels: Brooklyn, cityscape, oil, Street Scene
Monday, June 19, 2017
Black Eye in Brooklyn
The corner of Grand and Bergen in Brooklyn is one of my favorite corners because the car repair shops are so bright and colorful, and the sidewalks and streets are usually full of cars waiting to be fixed. The front car in this painting has a "black eye" on the passenger side. But what really got my attention was the position of the white panel truck repeating the appearance of the building in the top left background. The composition is almost like a pin wheel. I didn't invent this composition. I found it. Of course, I always look here first. The painting is a 12x16 oil on canvas panel.
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Labels: Brooklyn, cityscape, oil, Street Scene, urban
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Two Natures
The streets of Brooklyn can be exhilarating for a visual artist, a painter, because there is so much to see and respond to. I might have a different attitude about it if I were not just a frequent visitor and had to live there under difficult circumstances. Nevertheless, there's an organic nature to city streets, even though they are filled with artificiality and brutishness, that parallels the world outside the city. Maybe it's the variety and range of visual stimuli in a tight space. The two "natures" mix when large trees and untended weeds reside with hydrants, walls topped with barbed wire, cars, signs, and buildings and on and on. This view is of the corner of Grand and Pacific on a 12x16 oil on panel.
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Labels: Brooklyn, cityscape, oil, Street Scene, urban
Friday, June 16, 2017
Ogunquit Bush and Bellows
When walking the Marginal Way, I couldn't help but see this vigorous bush at the margin. This is a 12x16 oil on panel.
Because of my attraction to his Monhegan sea paintings, I've been reading about George Bellows. The book by Mahonri Sharp Young contains interesting comments:
"We like to think the realist vision is a fantasy, but it's solid rock compared to some of our obsessions. It has a wide appeal because it's widely shared; most people see that way today. Besides, there's something immensely attractive about Bellows' outlook, something which is still present in the world we deplore. We try not to find things fascinating or colorful, but they are."
"We have no tradition of the grand old man in art. It's not a role our men fall into naturally; mostly they fall into bitterness."
Regarding the effect of success on an artist like Bellows: "We exaggerate the benefits of failure."
Regarding Bellows ' life: "Nothing bad happened to him except his early death, and that was so unexpected he never gave it a thought."
"It is true: Bellows appealed to people who don't like art, as Wyeth does today."
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Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Sheep Hill Afternoon
This is a 12x16 oil on panel from Thursday last week when I was painting at the top of Sheep Hill. It's a view looking north on a sunny afternoon. When I was there the grass was tall. However, the path that rings the hill is closely mowed.
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Labels: mountains, oil, Sheep Hill, trees, williamstown
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
The Rock Is Not My Palette
A third painting from the Ogunquit weekend: a 9x12 oil on panel, done on Saturday afternoon, behind the Ogunquit Museum of American Art. When working on this one, a woman who lives and grew up nearby was sitting below looking at the sea. I had met her earlier when she was planting in her front yard. Upon leaving, she told me that I was keeping up the old tradition of painting at that very spot. She added that when she was a child, some painters would even use the rock surface as a palette, and later, when they had gone, the children would come by to use the paint to mark up their faces. Needless to day, I didn't continue that particular tradition.
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Monday, June 12, 2017
Bare, Barren Spot
A 12x16 oil on panel done at Ogunquit on Sunday. I tucked myself into a narrow space at the bottom of a cliff completely in the shade where there's a little stony beach behind the Ogunquit Museum of American Art to paint this view. It was hot and hazy, and a bare, barren spot.
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Ogunquit 50
This weekend I visited Ogunquit, Maine and painted this view behind the Ogunquit Museum of American Art. It's a 12x16 oil on panel.
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Friday, June 9, 2017
Hot and Sunny
Yesterday, back on the hill to look at and paint the mountain. I set up in a different place and used a different composition this time. The sky was getting milky, but it was still hot and sunny. I used my umbrella to shade my panel and my head. 12x16 oil on panel.
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Labels: berkshires, Greylock, Hopper, oil, plein air, Sheep Hill, williamstown
Thursday, June 8, 2017
Mountains in June
Whenever I visit Mount Greylock as seen from the top of Sheep Hill, I inevitably think of Cezanne's late Mont Saint-Victoire paintings, and I realize that our temperaments differ. But I can understand his "excitement" when gazing upon the mountain and the sky. I have a more organic view, certainly less adventuresome. What I particularly like about the distinctive Sheephill view are the various diagonal planes: deeply slanting hills, receding mountains, whose heights lead to the development of parallel cloud structures. This is a 12x16 oil on panel that I did on site yesterday morning.
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Labels: berkshires, cezanne, Greylock, Hopper, mountains, oil, Sheep Hill, williamstown
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Fairy Tale Street
It's still raining, so I went to Toulouse. This street reminds me of an old fairy tale that I read when I was a kid. I don't remember much about it except the pictures of narrow lanes with tall buildings and a boy who jumps off a bridge into a canal to find a lost key. The painting is a 9x12 oil on panel.
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Labels: France, oil, Street Scene, Toulouse, urban
Sunday, June 4, 2017
Squish, Squish
With the prospect of rain later today, tomorrow, the day after that, and then the next day, I went out to paint even though the sun was fading away. I found myself in another field, in a wet lane used only by tractors, which leave ruts deep enough to gather and hold water. Besides water, there's a lot of green around too. This is a 9x12 oil on panel.
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Labels: berkshires, farm, field, oil, tractor, williamstown
Saturday, June 3, 2017
The Driest Spot
Yesterday I did my annual homage to the truck at Haley Farm at the end of Hopper Road in Williamstown, MA. It's a very popular truck even though it's been standing at the same spot for 25 years. Maybe that's why. Also maybe because it kind of stands out.
Often you may read about the dos and don'ts of selecting a good vantage point to paint something. Since this truck is parked in a cow pasture, my selection criteria was simple: find the driest spot. The painting is a 12x16 oil on panel.
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Labels: berkshires, Haley Farm, Hopper Road, plein air, truck, williamstown
Friday, June 2, 2017
Bouquet of Branches
Yesterday I painted another pine tree near the pond. This tree looks like a huge vase or a bouquet of large branches. The painting is a 9x12 oil on panel.
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Thursday, June 1, 2017
Large Pines at the Pond
Yesterday I didn't go to Toulouse, but to the pond instead. I concentrated on some pines next to the pond which appears slightly at the right. I'm attracted to large pines. I like their sky holes, the green against the blue. This is a 9x12 oil on panel.
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Researchers are beginning to deeply understand the effects that Declining Testosterone Levels have on men as they age, but are less informed regarding how natural life experiences such as fatherhood impact Hormone Balance and Testosterone Concentrations. It is well-understood that women experience significant changes in hormone levels and hormone balance dependent not only upon their age, pregnancy status, and menstrual cycle, but as a result of motherhood itself.
Men Experience Hormonal Changes During their Partner's Pregnancy
As we delve deeper into the biological mechanisms of Testosterone Production, we are beginning to learn that male Testosteorne Levels can be sensitive to these life changes in a similar manner as women experience hormonal change. For example, it is well-known that pregnant women are likely to experience weight gain, cravings, and mood instability, but men also experience certain psychological and physiological changes as a result of decline in Testosterone directly correlated with impending fatherhood.
In a study conducted by Dr. Robin Edelstein and associates at the University of Michigan, men were swabbed in order to analyze Testosterone Levels at a number of points while their significant other was pregnant. What researchers discovered was that, as the birth of the child drew closer, it was significantly correlated with a drop in both Estradiol Levels and Testosterone Levels.
Testosterone Decline Due to Fatherhood is Small Yet Significant
It's important to note that the decline in Testosterone measured as a result of impending fatherhood is significant, but it is not so extreme as to cause major issues associated with Low-T, but researchers feel very certain the decline has at least some effects that benefit men that are about to be caring for a young child. For example, it is noted that men with higher Testosterone are more likely to be interested in multiple partners, and this is also true across primate species. The slight decline in Testosterone production may encourage the male to go into a more proactive child-rearing mode, making them more likely to settle down and help raise the child. It is even hypothesized that this benefit may not only reflect itself toward the child, but also toward the mother as well, causing the man to more actively seek to protect and meet the needs of the mother.
Settled Men Have Lower Testosterone than Single Men on Average
Other studies conducted in the recent past have produced similar results. For example, in one study, it was discovered that men that are in settled relationships, taking care of children with their partner, have suppressed Testosterone Levels in comparison to their single comrades, that did not experience such suppression. Both groups experienced some decline in Testosterone as a result of aging, but men with children experienced a more pronounced decline. Interestingly enough, Testosterone Levels seem to be directly associated with the amount of care that the father provides. In the same study, men that spend less time taking care of children as the kids grow up experience a rebound in in Testosterone, whereas men that continue to be actively involved continue to experience continued suppression.
Other Factors May Contribute to Testosterone Suppression
Of course, correlation is not necessarily causation, so other factors could be at play which lead to or magnify these differences associated with male child-rearing. There are a number of variables which can impact Testosterone Levels, including diet, exercise, finances, health, and the amount of sleep that a man gets. In upcoming studies, researchers will compare men with expecting partners with other fathers that already have children in order to reveal more pertinent data with regard to the connection between female pregnancy and male Testosterone Levels.
There are a wide variety of factors which can suppress Testosterone, in addition to age and the family-status of a man. Studies have shown that over-exertion, sedentary lifestyle, poor nutrition, anxiety, and poor sleep can contribute to low Testosterone Levels, and it will be important to evaluate these factors in a controlled study in order to determine how much of the decline associated with future fatherhood is directly as a result of programmed change and how much is the result of changes in lifestyle.
How Can Men Support Healthy Testosterone Levels
Though slight changes in Testosterone Level may improve a man's child-rearing ability in the short-term, significant Testosterone Decline leads to a wide variety of symptoms which suppress health and wellness. Keeping Testosterone Concentrations at a healthy level is vitally important to sustaining optimal health, and it's important to notice the signs of Low-T, which include reduced sex drive, erectile dysfunction, depression, changes in body fat and muscle mass, as well as fatigue and anxiety. For men with Low-T, improving one's lifestyle can be highly beneficial, but beyond a certain point and age, many men will only respond adequately to Bio-Identical Testosterone Therapy.
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This is a subdued Hornby, someone who says he is acutely aware that there are those who think he should not have got the Boots job, that, given his recent past, running HBOS, he should probably never work again. "I don't want to be seen to be jumping up and down," he says.
The past few months, which saw him leave HBOS after it was taken over by Lloyds in February and appear before MPs on the Treasury Select Committee, had been "very tough, because you're living through the stress and tension of all the events, but then you're trying to rebuild both your future career and making sure your family is OK". He adds: "I feel both grateful and humble to get this opportunity."
To be fair to Hornby, he never was one of the worst villains of the banking crisis. Yes, he ran HBOS, which was one of the biggest wrecks of the drama. But he also presented the most contrite public apologies and unlike some, he didn't leave with a pay-off or giant pension pot. "It was a very tough experience. I did take very seriously what happened. I fully understand why there was a lot of anger."
He didn't take the money because "I felt it was the right thing to do". He points out, too, that "every single year I ran HBOS my bonus was paid in shares. I didn't take anything out - I suffered along with the company."
When we look back at the trauma, Hornby will be singled out as possible proof of what went wrong, that he wasn't a banker at all but a retailer, ex-Asda, who took over the vastly complex task of directing one of our largest banks. Stefano Pessina, the Boots chairman, got it about right when he said of Hornby's reputation: "As a banker, it wasn't particularly brilliant."
In many ways, his appointment, from overseeing George at Asda to marshalling the combination of the Halifax and Bank of Scotland, can now be seen as the nadir in the whole, desperate saga. While Hornby was good on the touchy feely Halifax side, having been well-schooled in the art of customer service at Asda, his young, "ask Andy" manner did not translate well to the capital markets and risk-taking. Looking back, he argues that nobody foresaw that the wholesale money market might freeze. "I, among others, wish I'd seen it more. Clearly, I wish there had been the possibility of seeing well ahead. We did end up with a model that was too weighted in one direction."
What about the charge that his lack of banking experience meant he was unable or unwilling to rein in some of the excesses of his senior Bank of Scotland colleagues, notably their concentration on UK commercial property lending? "It's very difficult to be drawn on that. I don't want to cast blame on others. I accept that some of the parts of the operation were harder hit but I'm not going to apportion blame." (It was that refusal to accuse that made him appeal to Pessina.)
Hornby never was one of the Scottish banking Mafia who failed so spectacularly. The son of a headmaster, he grew up in the West Country and read English at Oxford. After university, he joined the Boston Consulting Group, spent three years there and then went to Harvard where he came top of his year of 800 MBA students.
His first front-line business job was at Blue Circle, then he was headhunted to join Archie Norman's team at Asda as corporate development director. Later, he ran 36 Asda stores with 14,000 employees before taking over the George clothing line.
Sir James Crosby alighted on him to manage the Halifax's High Street branches. In 2003, he was approached to become CEO of Boots. He turned it down - Crosby tied him in with a lucrative deal and made him chief of the whole HBOS group. In the end, the Boots job went to Richard Baker, another Asda alumnus.
Roll forward to this year to an out-of- work Hornby. While his reputation as a banker was shot to pieces, his record as a retailer was untarnished. He retained his non-executive directorship of Argos and Homebase operator Home Retail Group. Plus, other offers were made to him.
But, he says, "I'd always known Boots, ever since 2003." And once he was contacted by Pessina and KKR, the Italian's backers, and went to see them, "I immediately thought it was an interesting, exciting fit. Where Stefano wants to take Boots impresses me a lot."
He doesn't start until 1 July and maintains it's far too soon to say whether there will be an early "Andy Hornby effect".
At Asda, Friday was "Thank George it's Friday" day, where all the senior executives kitted themselves out in George clothes; shops were described as "theatres" - lively, destination venues rather than boring supermarkets; job titles were banned, so that everyone - no matter how junior or senior - was a "colleague"; meetings were held in branches around the country and were often conducted in huddles in the aisles; and managers were trained to use the computer and backroom systems so no corner of the enterprise was beyond their scope.
What he can say with certainty is that he will "work with Stefano to continue to manage the growth Alliance Boots has been achieving since Stefano took it private two years ago". Ironically, at the same time, Baker, his former Asda workmate, left with £12 million. Here we are now, with Pessina hiring someone not unlike Baker. One of the attractions that became apparent in what he says were lengthy discussions was that "I'm going back to an environment where I hope I can deliver in a very straightforward management way. I will be part of a team, in retail and wholesale - Alliance Boots is a fantastic brand, a fantastic business. I'm very comfortable and happy to be part of the team under Stefano."
Pessina was looking long-term - something that married Hornby's wish not to be chopping and changing so soon after the HBOS debacle, to be seen to be making a real go of his next job. Alliance Boots is also privately owned. "Given what I've been through it's a positive rather than a negative to be out of the public limelight," Hornby says.
The money - his pay is high six figures - will also help. Mostly, though, what comes across is a sense of relief. He doesn't want to dwell on it but there must have been moments when he wondered if he would ever work in a senior capacity again.
Hornby insists he is a better manager for what he went through with HBOS. "Everyone who was working closely in the financial crisis should have learned a hell of a lot."
On another, positive note, he laughs, he's had more time to run (he is a fitness fanatic). But he's quickly serious again. "I don't feel like gloating. I'm just really pleased to have a chance to get on and do some good work."
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