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There is usually more than one side to a story, and witnesses to the same event often portray it in very different ways, depending on their perspective. I hope you'll not mind if I share a perspective a little different than your own.
First, the auto industry (Big 3 etc) will be profit-driven else out of business. If they are to be profitable, they must offer what consumers will buy. That involves various tradeoffs in cost, quality, safety, fuel efficiency, liability, etc. It may in fact be true that Nader pushed them towards safety, but it may also be true that they were already improving cars continuously. There was a lot of difference (e.g., improvements) between a Model T and even the early Nader-era cars. One could make the argument that the conservatism of the auto industry towards innovation (using explosive hydrogen, for example) may in fact be partly driven by the liability concerns Nader helped create. In the face of huge lawsuits, one is inclined towards sticking to tried and true formulas, not taking the risk of a new technology. In the grand scheme of things, Nader may in fact have unintentionally done the environment a disservice in this regard. The fact that innovation continues at all is a testament to the powerful motivation of competition and profit motive.
Second, your comments about innovation don't reflect the auto industry I'm familiar with. My company sells raw materials (rubber materials) to the auto industry. I read publications and attend conferences that describe the many innovative developments within the auto industry, including the Big 3. The auto industry has been championing innovation in materials, design and production for as long as I've been familiar with it. The huge changes in materials and design have enabled cars of substantially reduced weight. Aerodynamics innovations have increased efficiency and comfort. Tire innovations (recent Firestone quality issues notwithstanding) have increased safety (skid resistance) and fuel economy (green tires) and economy/waste disposal (higher mileage). Plastics have improved safety and comfort and cost throughout. Numerous innovations large and small have contributed to the 100,000 mile car where little service is required. (Remember when you used to have to get a tune-up every 20,000 miles or so?). Some of the innovations that are going on that are not being "fought" by the Big 3 (e.g., they aren't being forced) include the "drive by wire" technologies, "smart wheels", and collision avoidance systems. When these technologies hit the market over the next few years, I hope you'll give credit where credit is due, and not attribute them to Nader or the government.
I've listened to researchers describe their work on airbags and other safety features with emotion; at least some of them believe in what they are doing, and they are passionate about saving lives. They aren't dragging their feet to work everyday as they study crash dummies. Just as an example, several companies are actively working to replace PVC passenger-side airbag covers with alternative materials like polyolefins. Why? PVC embrittles when cold. Thus, in a cold car, airbag deployment could lead to PVC shrapnel-like film pieces cutting the passenger. The trick is finding a material with the right balance of low temperature flexibility, UV and heat resistance, colorability, processability, cost, etc. This change will happen. As often happens, once someone comes up with the technical innovation to make it possible, the government may mandate it in all vehicles. This may cause environmentalists to claim that thanks to the government, Big 3 automakers replaced chlorine-containing PVC with a polyolefin and improved safety in Alaskan cars, but the credit really should go to those "foot dragging" automakers and their industry suppliers whose research and process implementations made it all possible. It may have taken a few years to do all the research because of the many technical challenges involved, but that is hardly foot-dragging.
Hydrogen and fuel cells are a massive change for automakers. A true paradigm shift. These are once in a generation or two type changes that don't happen overnight. Fuel cells have been in spacecraft for years, but so have nuclear power plants. Where consumer liability and cost concerns are minimal, these things can be done. But where do you honestly think Nader would be if automakers rushed to put hydrogen fuel cells in cars, and Exxon and Shell had rushed to put hydrogen distribution systems in cities and neighborhoods throughout the country, and then an accident and massive explosion happened? Would Nader be in there defending industry for their environmentally friendly rush to implement innovative but unproven and buggy technology? Or would he be suing them on behalf of consumers? I don't think Nader is a model for how to increase risk-taking behavior and innovation in corporations, and fuel cells need more work before they are low risk, economical solutions for consumer transportation.
I know it feels good for a Green to dump on big corporations, and what better target than the Big 3? But I encourage you to consider both sides of the coin before criticizing them next time.
Robert Johnston
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There was a version of this article in today's Houston Chronicle. I notice they say this will EVENTUALLY help reduce dependence on imported oil and end vehicle pollution, talk about LONG TERM results, and say that this vision spans SEVERAL DECADES. Environmentalists note that the parties to this (the big 3 auto makers) have been fighting increases in federal mileage standards for years and have continued to shift more and more of their production into gas thirsty trucks and SUVs.
They talk a good game but their actions indicate no interest at all in fuel economy unless forced in that direction. Merceds Benz has been saying they will have a fuel cell car in production in 2 or 3 years, but most of the industry will probably continue to drag their feet as long as possible while putting out press releases like this.
The auto industry historically fought such simple safety features as air bags, padded dash, collapseable steering wheel column, breakaway rear view mirrors, safety glass, stronger door hinges, and everything else until forced by Ralph Nader and other consumer adovcates to apply the simple technology that had been available for years.
These guys have zero credibility with me. They don't care about safery or reducing our reliance on foriegn oil imports or pollution or anything else but their bottom line. Maybe I'm too hard on them but if history is any guide - and I think it is - they are still blowing smoke, after all these years, stalling for more time, and expecting us all to buy it. I don't.
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Responsible tax accountant Aaron (Rock) has his hands full at his father's funeral when the arrivals of his feckless brother (Lawrence), an extended family with secrets, a blackmailer (Dinklage) with a bombshell to drop, a mislabelled bottle of drugs and the wrong corpse all coincide in comic mayhem.
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EXCLUSIVE: House co-star Jesse Spencer is looking to stay in primetime as the lead of another drama series. Spencer, who has played Dr. Robert Chase on the Fox medical drama House for the past 8 seasons, is set to star in the NBC drama pilot Chicago Fire. On Wolf Films and Universal TV's action-driven drama about the complex and heroic men and women of the Chicago Fire Department, Spencer will play the lead, Matthew Casey, a firefighter at Firehouse 55, a natural leader who is in his element when on a rescue or putting out a fire but in his personal life, he is grappling with a recent separation from his wife. Also cast in the pilot is Charlie Barnett as Peter Mills, a young candidate firefighter fresh from the Academy. Spencer and Barnett join previously cast Eamonn Walker, David Eigenberg, Monica Raymund, Taylor Kinney. The deal keeps Spencer in the NBCUniversal family — Universal TV, which produces Chicago Fire, is also the studio behind House. Michael Brandt and Derek Haas wrote Chicago Fire, which is being directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff. Dick Wolf, Brandt, Haas, Peter Jankowski and Danielle Gelber executive produce. Aussie Spencer, repped by WME and the Fleming Agency in Australia, is the first cast member of House, which is ending its eight-year run in May, to book a new series regular gig. Peter Jacobson recently signed on for a recurring role on the Showtime pilot Ray Donovan.
'House' Co-Star Jesse Spencer Set As The Lead In NBC's Drama Pilot 'Chicago Fire'
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"Matthew Casey, a firefighter at Firehouse 55, a natural leader who is in his element when on a rescue or putting out a fire but in his personal life, he is grappling with a recent separation from his wife."
Or in other words, "Rescue Me: Chicago"
Jesse Spencer is a long way from Denis Leary. I don't think there will be any resemblence in the shows.
This show will not be like "Rescue Me" simply because it will detail aspects of the character's personal lives. It's going to focus on the action of a firefighter's job, something "Rescue Me" rarely did. How about giving the show a shot before being so cynical?
Jesse Spencer couldn't find a better pilot to lead than this?! I guess FOX, David Shore, and Hugh Laruie meant it when they said House was done.
You think they might have just made the announcement for kicks?
For almost a decade, he's been an Aussie playing an Aussie. It will be interesting to see how good his American accent is. Let's hope it's more worthy than Worthington.
He is a great actor, he deserves this. I'll watch!
Don't care about his accent – I'm sure he'll do a terrific job. I'll be watching for sure! ( as long as it get's picked-up here in the UK. ) well done Jesse.
Very exciting news! Jesse is a great actor and has proven to be a standout on 'House' and I look forward to seeing him in a new role.
I LIKE SPENCER— but I do not think this the right role.
Spencer is not physically imposing and I fear that with fire fighter gear— wearing heavy rain slicker and fire helmet, etc.— he is going to look like a circus clown.
Mistake— should have looked around more at other scripts and options.
You've obviously never seen him on the beach. Hubba Hubba. He's VERY buff.
I think he will manage quite well. He is muscled in all the right places and will look great. I'm sure he will chisel it up a bit more.
Excited to see him finally take the lead on a project. He was wasted on House, except for a few standout episodes. It's too bad the show chose to focus on less interesting supporting characters, but hopefully Jesse will now have his chance to shine.
I will definitely be watching this if it gets picked up. I've been a fan of Jesse Spencer since his Billy Kennedy days!
He's awesome AND gorgeous. He also donates A LOT of $$$ to charity with his amazing band Band From TV (http://BandFromTV.com). Good things happen to good people.
This is fantastic news, and I am so happy for Jesse! He has grown so much as an actor during 8 seasons of playing Dr. Chase on "House", and it will be great to see him in the lead role. Congratulations Jesse! I will definitely be watching this.
And apparently Jesse has great agents and publicists who will also be watching.
Couldn't his character here be Aussie? Anyway, I'd like him to hose my bushfire.
This is awesome!!! I've always loved house, but these past couple weeks that they've been focussing on chase have been the best episodes in the series! He'll do great!
This is great news. I know what I'll be watching this fall. I hope it will be a successful show. Jesse's a great actor but his talent was wasted for so many years on House. I hope this new role really gives him a chance to show what he's capable of.
No shame in taking a year off to find the right role.
Fox is the studio behind House, not Universal, since they shoot on the Fox lot. I see them shooting most days on the lot.
They may shoot at the Fox lot, but Universal makes all the money from the show. AHS and Glee shoot at Paramount, but 20th Century Fox owns them.
Well done Jesse, loved you in House.
We will be watching.
i thought he was one of the worst things about 'house,'and i thought there were many contenders le. that title. in other words, i thought the show blew, and he blew too.
Aussies are taking over Hollywood.
I like Jesse. Good luck to him.
Jesse proved he's an excellent actor over the past few weeks on House. Actually it's a shame he's been hidden behind Hugh Laurie for so many years. This gig is perfect for his career.


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(The Hosting News) – Cloud hosting provider VPS.NET on Thursday unveiled a new website redesign along with a new logo – something that represents a visual shift for the company.
Discussing the matter in a press release, UK2 Group marketing manager Terry Myers said the move "reflects the innovative and streamlined approach VPS.NET has come to symbolize in the cloud industry."
VPS.NET serves as a hosting brand of UK2. The company's services provide cloud servers, sites and apps along with partnerships for resellers.


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WASHINGTON – The U.S. intelligence chief said Tuesday that French newspaper reports about Washington's espionage activities abroad contained inaccurate and misleading information, the latest flap stemming from U.S. spying efforts.
The French newspaper Le Monde reported Monday that millions of phone calls in France were monitored by the National Security Agency. It followed up Tuesday by publishing details of U.S. spying on French embassies worldwide. While France told the United States to stop snooping on its citizens, U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Tuesday that reports that the NSA had collected 70 million recordings of French citizens was "false."


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Jun 4, 2013 - By Bruce Tippets, Sports EditorThe rally light came on for the Riverton Raiders after falling behind Rock Springs 10-1 Saturday in Sweetwater County to come back for the American Legion baseball sweep.
The Raiders edged Rock Springs 16-12 in the opener, then crushed Rock Springs 16-2 in the second game of the doubleheader. That game was stopped in the sixth inning because of the 10-run rule.
"The two wins were massive for us because of how young we are. Every win is going to build confidence and momentum," Riverton manager Brady Beers said. "That is going to help push us to the next level."
Riverton lost to Rock Springs 12-1 and 10-6 on Friday in its home opener.
Riverton is 3-6 on the season. Rock Springs is now 2-8.
The Raiders host Rawlins in a doubleheader Wednesday at Roy Peck Field.
"Something that we are going to focus on is getting the momentum going at home," Beers said. "We need to start off on Wednesday with two good wins. Then we will have some solid momentum going into the weekend."
The first game starts at 5 p.m vs Rawlins.
The Roy Peck Invitational is Saturday and Sunday in Riverton.
Teams in the tournament are Green River, Douglas, Riverton and Rawlins.
Riverton sweep
In the opener on Saturday on the road, Leif Krumland saved the day for the Raiders with his relief pitching performance.
Baylor Beers was pulled early on the mound after a shaky performance.
Krumland went 139 pitches in almost six innings of work.
"Leif was a large help for us in that game," manager Beers said.
In the nightcap, Baylor Beers recorded eight strikeouts in the win. Riverton was in complete control from start to finish.
Riverton scored two runs in the first inning, one run in the second and put together 13 runs in the fourth through sixth innings.
"It was great to come out and jump on the team instead of playing from behind, " Beers said.
The top hitters in the doubleheader sweep were Brayden Draper, Krumland and Beers.
"Those three drove in a ton of runs," manager Beers said. "Everybody on the team had a hit on Saturday."
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Astronomers had thought the first galaxies would have many more hot young stars than older ones.
The telescope has been studying what appear to be red smears in the deepest image of the Universe it has obtained.
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field is the result of a prolonged look over four months at just one small patch of sky.
The space observatory examined in detail just a few of the objects in this picture.
They are points of light 10 times fainter than those which can be analysed by ground-based telescopes.
Studying these galaxies, which existed 400-700 million years after the Big Bang, is important because researchers believe they could be responsible for most of the energy output of the cosmos when it first began to shine.
Odd shapes
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF) contains an estimated 10,000 galaxies.
Hubble's historic view is actually a combination of two separate images taken by Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) and its Near Infrared Camera and Multi-object Spectrometer (Nicmos).
Both images reveal galaxies that are too faint to be seen by ground-based observatories, or even in Hubble's previous faraway looks, called the Hubble Deep Fields, taken in 1995 and 1998.
The final ACS image is studded with a wide range of galaxies of various sizes, shapes and colours.
There is also a "zoo" of oddball galaxies littering the field. A few appear to be interacting. Their strange shapes are different from the spiral and elliptical galaxies we see today.
These unusual galaxies chronicle a period when the Universe was more chaotic; order and structure were just beginning to emerge.
The Nicmos sees even farther than the ACS - to the most distant galaxies yet recorded - because the expanding Universe has stretched their light into the near-infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.


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Now allowed: the tech that separates bikes and cars without a drop of paint
January 02, 2014
Michael Andersen, Green Lane Project staff writer
New York City's Ninth Avenue bike traffic signal. Photo: Kyle Gradinger/BCGP.
There's a powerful consensus building that protected bike lanes are the next big step for U.S. bike infrastructure, but physical barriers aren't the only way to separate cars from bikes.
You can also separate cars and bikes with time.
That's what dedicated bike traffic signals are all about. They give bikes a head start at busy intersections where there's a risk of right-turn conflicts. They turn one lane of a one-way downtown street to a two-way bike thoroughfare. They let bikes cross a busy street midblock, or even diagonally across a key intersection. They reduce bicycle crash rates by up to 45 percent.
And as of Dec. 24, they no longer require a $20,000 engineering study to install.
As predicted last month by Streetsblog, the most influential American traffic signal organization has just endorsed the bike traffic signal for general, non-experimental use. Here's one in action across the Atlantic in Cambridge, UK:
The relevant memo from Federal Highway Administration Associate Administrator Jeffrey Lindley said the engineering pros behind Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices have determined that bie-specific traffic signals are safe enough for agencies to build almost anywhere they see fit, as long as they first get a general OK from the federal government.
Until now, the signals were allowed only on an experimental basis, a procedure that Peter Koonce, manager of the traffic signals division for the City of Portland, said requires a 10-page application plus a professional before-and-after analysis for each individual signal project.
"It's a great step," said Koonce, whose city has since 1994 installed 17 signals designed specifically for people on bikes. "it's a hurdle that agencies won't have."
Koonce said bike-specific signals go hand-in-hand with the spread of protected bike lane projects because, like physical separation of bike and auto traffic, they draw a clear line between different types of road users.
The many flavors of bike signals. Image: FHWA.
There are a few possible uses for bike-specific signals, though, that are specifically called out as not part of the new interim approval:
- Pedestrian hybrid beacons, sometimes known as HAWK beacons, aren't generally allowed. These can be useful for letting bikes cross a busy street midblock, or using a low-traffic street such as a neighborhood greenway. These have already been endorsed by the more city-oriented NACTO guide.
- Shared lanes. The new rule doesn't generally allow bike-specific signals when the only bike infrastructure on a street is a painted sharrow.
- "Scramble" phases. A signal phase that freezes auto and pedestrian movement while people on bikes can head in every direction isn't generally allowed.
Lindley's memo didn't offer any explanation for these exceptions, so it's not clear what the chances currently are for advancing these ideas. Cities can, presumably, continue to apply for "experimental" uses of these tricks on a case-by-case basis.
As we wrote in November, auto-oriented traffic signals are a big obstacle to people on bikes. Even in cities where signals are set up to detect bicycles, half of riders don't know how to trigger them.
Dedicated bike stop lights, by contrast, don't only make intersections safer. As Lindley's memo notes, they make people on bikes more likely to follow the rules — because the infrastructure is actually working for them.
Correction 11/21: A previous version of this post placed the above video in the wrong Cambridge.
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The hotel is the best choice for businessmen and leisure travellers. Right next to Huitong River, it offers a scenic retreat in the city with beautiful tranquil gardens. Facilities available to guests in the 243-room city hotel include 24-hour reception and check-out services, lift access, a breakfast/dining room, conference facilities and room and laundry services (fees apply to both).
This city business hotel provides guests with convenient access to central Beijing, many shopping centres, major tourist attractions and entertainment venues. It is approximately a 30-minute drive to Beijing International Airport, and 5 minutes to Beijing Railway Station.
All the guestrooms are furnished with double beds with high quality cotton fabrics, a bathroom with shower and bathtub and a host of other amenities, creating an ideal living space for guests. Other standard room features include a direct dial telephone, satellite TV, Internet access, tea and coffee making facilities, and air conditioning and central heating.
The hotel offers guests a sauna and massage service (fees apply for both).
The hotel's dining hall and bar as well as the Zijin lounge provide dining options where guests can relax or conduct business meetings. A breakfast buffet is served each morning while guests may select their lunch and dinner from set menus.
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I am currently breastfeeding and now have a half size diff. In my breasts. During my pregnancy, my breasts did not grow much and a size diff. was only noticeable after I gave birth. Judging on my milk output I suspect I have tuberous breasts and because of my breast folds. Also when my areolas are hard, my breasts look a little better and my areolas are not as big. My question is, what can I get done to correct my breast asymmetry w/o implants? An can I have fat transfer to even them out? Help!
How Can I Correct my Breast Asymmetry? (photo)
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Breast Asymmetry
It is very common to have breast asymmetry. There are many techniques to improve significant asymmetries of the breast. These techniques may include breast reduction, breast lift, breast augmentation and fat grafting. It is recommended to wait at least 6 months following breast feeding and then be evaluated by a plastic surgeon to discuss your options.
Breast Asymmetry during Lactation
Breast asymmetry is not uncommon, especially during lactation (breast feeding). I would bet that EVERY plastic surgeon will advise you to complete your breast feeding, wait 3-6 months and reassess your breast appearance. They will certainly change. You also, do NOT have tuberous breasts. The areolae have widened due to engorgement with lactation. So, wait it out and consider consultation with an American Board of Plastic Surgery certified plastic surgeon 3-6 months after you finish breast feeding. Good luck!
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Breast asymmetry
First, I would wait to re-evaluate them at least 6 months after you stop breast feeding. Then if there is persistent asymmetry many different options are available depending upon what your goals are.
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Hi and thanks for your question. You have breast asymmetry which is very common. You would benefit from a breast lift procedure to re position the breast tissue on the chest wall. It will also reduce the size of your areola to a more desirable size. If you would like larger breasts then you could have fat transfer or breast implants to correct the asymmetry. Another option is to reduce the left breast to match the right breast. There are many different types of incisions to do these procedures and your surgeon will help guide you as to the best one for you.
Breast Asymmetry
Thank you for sending the photos. However, because you are breastfeeding this is not an accurate representation of what your breasts look like on a baseline level. Pregnancy and lactation significantly change breast tissue. It would be advisable to wait at least six months after you have finished breast feeding to get a better picture of what the true issues are that need to be addressed. Generally speaking, a Mastopexy (breast lift) would make the breasts "perkier", reduce the aerola size, and could correct asymmetry. Fat injections could be done as well, but your body reabsorbs fat over time and you might require revision at a later date.
How Can I Correct my Breast Asymmetry? (photo)
Posted photo are NOT helpful because you are presently breasting. Allow 3 months post breast feeding than re post your question.
How Can I Correct my Breast Asymmetry? (photo)
Thank you for your great question and the information you have provided. Yes, the solution to your problem is a bilateral lift, with fat transfer to the smaller side to even out the size. Just make sure you are under the care of an experienced plastic surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
Correction of breast assymetry
In order to assess your breast assymetry, it is a good idea to wait until you are done with breast feeding. The size, volume and shape of your breasts will continue to change until at least 3 months after you stop nursing. If your assymerty is significant at that time, you will have several options. You may consider to accept one breast and try to match the other one to it by either augmentation, reduction and/or a lift with areolar reduction on the larger one. Please post your picture at that time to receive proffessional recommendation then.
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Breast Asymmetry
I would suggest you have a breast lift and at the same time if you do not mind and want to have more symmetrical breasts then have a small reduction on the left to even out the size. This will also address the large areolas. Alternatively if you wish to go larger then you can have fat grafting or breast implants done at the same time or at a second procedure.
Good luck
Stephen Salerno
Correcting breast asymmetry
In order to correct your degree of breast asymmetry you would need at least a breast lift. If you want to be larger size then consider implants. I would not consider fat transfer as a viable alternative to increase the volume of your breasts. Atlanta Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Z
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YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- The Town of Yorktown is facing a $1 million shortfall in state pension cost projections, according to a report from the Examiner.
About $1.6 million was estimated by Town Comptroller Patricia Caporale and Supervisor Michael Grace in the town's budget, but the payment sent to the state on Dec.13 was more than $2.6 million, according to the Examiner report.
"To make up the difference, the Town Board approved a transfer from general fund balance of $972,000 on April 1, nearly four months after the bill was paid, leaving Councilmen Nick Bianco and Vishnu Patel to wonder why the board was not notified of the discrepancy last year," according to the Examiner News report.
"Right now we're trying to figure out what occurred and who knew what and when," Bianco said in the Examiner report. "How did we not know that this bill went up? Why didn't somebody say something?"


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Presenter, Dale Callahan, Ph.D., author of Resumes are Worthless
Unemployment may be high, but all companies are hiring if you have the right conversation. The author of Resumes are Worthless discusses how to uncover hidden job opportunities. Dale sees the employee / employer model in a state of total flux. Those looking for jobs and career the old fashion way are set for great amounts of frustration and instability. He argues that the only hope is to operate like a company of one - learning to behave like an entrepreneur even if you work for a Fortune 100 corporation.
Dale Callahan is the director of the Information Engineering and Management graduate program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Learn more about Dale and his work from his blog at www.dalecallahan.com.
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Persona 3 FES Webisodes Now Available
Journey into the world of Persona 3 FES as Atlus reveals webisodes from the upcoming PlayStation 2 RPG. In the clips, the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad (S.E.E.S.) attempts to unravel a conundrum that has the team repeating the same day over and over.
Click here to download the new webisodes from Persona 3 FES.
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text: The mkelfImage would package initrd with the kernal. does the mount it as a loop device would allow user to take look what's in there? If mount as loop device would not work, do you think there is a way to look what's in the elf image after it has been made? Thanks Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathanael Noblet" <nathanael at gnat.ca> To: "Tony Cheng" <tony_cheng at pcmagic.net> Cc: <linuxbios at openbios.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 7:44 PM Subject: Re: [LinuxBIOS] Mount linux elf image for netboot as loop device On Mar 30, 2005, at 7:36 PM, Tony Cheng wrote: > > I used mkelfImage to combined Linux Kernel 2.4.20 and initrd into elf > image for netboot. then I try to use "mount -o loop my_elfImage" to > mount this image as a loop device. I get a error message like this: mkelfimage doesn't make a filesystem as far as I know, and only puts the kernel into a format that the linuxbios expects to find so it can load it into ram and jump to it. What you are asking to do is about as the same as mounting a compiled program as a filesystem. You can't do 'mount -o loop /bin/bash /mnt/loop' anymore then you can mount the kernel file. -- Nathanael D. Noblet Gnat Solutions 204 - 131 Gorge Road E Victoria, BC V9A 1L1 T 250.385.4613 C 250.893.4613 http://www.gnat.ca/


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The co-star of Johnny Depp in 'Pirates of the Caribbean' trilogy has been signed to star in the Shakespeare's adaptation film 'King Lear'.
The "Pirates of the Caribbean" beauty Keira Knightley has another role to tackle. After playing the adored Duchess of Devonshire in "The Duchess", the 23-year-old actress is going to take another noble role as a King's daughter in Shakespearean tragedy's adaptation "King Lear".
In the movie, the acclaimed actress has been tapped to play Cordelia, the King's youngest daughter. It means that she will work side-by-side with Anthony Hopkins, who takes the King's role, and Gwyneth Paltrow, who is going to depict Regan, the King's deceitful middle daughter.
The making of the adaptation film was done at the Cannes Film Festival. Allegedly, the film is budgeted for $35 million and will have epic battle sequences in it.


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Cardinal Ratzinger's letter to the U.S. bishops, that they must refuse Holy Communion to pro-abortionists and those in obstinate sin...
"When a man has stepped over the threshold and allowed
himself to fall into mortal sin, he must be purified by trial, but he must also,
My children, be purified by the rule of penance and confession.
"What manner of evil is being set now upon mankind that compels him to lose his soul by rejecting the Sacraments, by no longer confessing to his confessor, but coming to receive My Son in sacrifice, while his soul is degraded by sin of mortal nature!" - Our Lady of the Roses, September 7, 1976
Worthiness to Receive Holy Communion. General Principles
by Joseph Ratzinger
1. Presenting oneself to receive Holy Communion should be a conscious decision, based on a reasoned judgement regarding one's worthiness to do so, according to the Church's objective criteria, asking such questions as: "Am I in full communion with the Catholic Church? Am I guilty of grave sin? Have I incurred a penalty (e.g. excommunication, interdict) that forbids me to receive Holy Communion? Have I prepared myself by fasting for at least an hour?" The practice of indiscriminately presenting oneself to receive Holy Communion, merely as a consequence of being present at Mass, is an abuse that must be corrected (cf. Instruction "Redemptionis Sacramentum," nos. 81, 83).
2. The Church teaches that abortion or euthanasia is a grave sin. The Encyclical Letter Evangelium vitae, with reference to judicial decisions or civil laws that authorise or promote abortion or euthanasia, states that there is a "grave and clear obligation to oppose them by conscientious objection. [...] In the case of an intrinsically unjust law, such as a law permitting abortion or euthanasia, it is therefore never licit to obey it, or to 'take part in a propaganda campaign in favour of such a law or vote for it'" (no. 73). Christians have a "grave obligation of conscience not to cooperate formally in practices which, even if permitted by civil legislation, are contrary to God's law. Indeed, from the moral standpoint, it is never licit to cooperate formally in evil. [...] This cooperation can never be justified either by invoking respect for the freedom of others or by appealing to the fact that civil law permits it or requires it" (no. 74).
3. Not all moral issues have the same moral weight as abortion and euthanasia. For example, if a Catholic were to be at odds with the Holy Father on the application of capital punishment or on the decision to wage war, he would not for that reason be considered unworthy to present himself to receive Holy Communion. While the Church exhorts civil authorities to seek peace, not war, and to exercise discretion and mercy in imposing punishment on criminals, it may still be permissible to take up arms to repel an aggressor or to have recourse to capital punishment. There may be a legitimate diversity of opinion even among Catholics about waging war and applying the death penalty, but not however with regard to abortion and euthanasia.
4. Apart from an individuals's judgement about his worthiness to present himself to receive the Holy Eucharist, the minister of Holy Communion may find himself in the situation where he must refuse to distribute Holy Communion to someone, such as in cases of a declared excommunication, a declared interdict, or an obstinate persistence in manifest grave sin (cf. can. 915).
5. Regarding the grave sin of abortion or euthanasia, when a person's formal cooperation becomes manifest (understood, in the case of a Catholic politician, as his consistently campaigning and voting for permissive abortion and euthanasia laws), his Pastor should meet with him, instructing him about the Church's teaching, informing him that he is not to present himself for Holy Communion until he brings to an end the objective situation of sin, and warning him that he will otherwise be denied the Eucharist.
6. When "these precautionary measures have not had their effect or in which they were not possible," and the person in question, with obstinate persistence, still presents himself to receive the Holy Eucharist, "the minister of Holy Communion must refuse to distribute it" (cf. Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts Declaration "Holy Communion and Divorced, Civilly Remarried Catholics" [2002], nos. 3-4). This decision, properly speaking, is not a sanction or a penalty. Nor is the minister of Holy Communion passing judgement on the person's subjective guilt, but rather is reacting to the person's public unworthiness to receive Holy Communion due to an objective situation of sin.
[N.B. A Catholic would be guilty of formal cooperation in evil, and so unworthy to present himself for Holy Communion, if he were to deliberately vote for a candidate precisely because of the candidate's permissive stand on abortion and/or euthanasia. When a Catholic does not share a candidate's stand in favour of abortion and/or euthanasia, but votes for that candidate for other reasons, it is considered remote material cooperation, which can be permitted in the presence of proportionate reasons.]
"We do not want a separation within My Son's House, the Roman Catholic Church under Peter and now Pope Paul VI. We do not want a separation within My Son's House. The United States of America heads fast to a schism. Fight, My children; do not give in to the forces of evil. Fight the enemy with prayer." - Our Lady of the Roses, May 29, 1976
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Bayside Prophecies...
These prophecies came from Jesus, Mary, and the saints to Veronica Lueken at Bayside, NY, from 1968 to 1995:
"For that reason among many, the United States will suffer unless there is placed into your government a group that fears the Lord if they cannot love the Lord. They will fear Him and find measures to stop the slaughter of the unborn." – Our Lady, April 14, 1984
"The sin of omission shall condemn many to hell, be they layman or Hierarchy. I repeat: not the sin of commission, but the sin of omission will commit many to hell. Among them there will be also mitres." - Our Lady, October 6, 1980
"One of the reasons the Eternal Father chose your city and your state for My appearance was because of abortion, the murder of the holy innocents. Your nation, without repentance, shall be the first struck." - Our Lady, March 15, 1978
"How can a great country like the United States fall, you say, My child? You ask Me in your heart. I read your heart. I will tell you why. Because they have given themselves over to satan. When a country has lost its morality and seeks the pleasures of the flesh, giving over, themselves over, to all manner of abominations, like homosexuality, and condoning this up the highest courts of the land, then that country shall fall." - Our Lady of the Roses, November 1, 1985
"Doctors now are profaning their profession, those who have given themselves over to destroying human life in abortions." - Jesus, June 6, 1987
"Our hearts are torn because of the wanton murder of the young by evil man. Abortion, My children, is murder, the most foulest of deeds, that is punishable by death! And what is worse than death of the soul?
"I say unto you, as your Mother, that any man or woman who performs or takes part of this abomination of the murder of the unborn shall be given a heavy penance upon earth, or if this penance is not given upon earth, that person found guilty in the eyes of his God shall suffer eternal damnation in the fires of hell." - Our Lady, December 28, 1976
"All who become part of or condone abortion, the murder of the young, shall be destroyed!" - Jesus, June 2, 1979
"The Eternal Father command that you stop these murders at once! You will not destroy the lives of the unborn. Human life is sacred in the eyes of your God. No man has the right to destroy a life. The Father, He sends this life to you, and only He will decide when it will return back to the Kingdom.
"Do not, My children, be deceived by the words of the evil ones about you who cry to you of no space left for man. There is space, for My Father has a plan for every life He sends." - Our Lady, August 5, 1971
"You will remember, My children and My child, to guard the young. Your clergy have fallen into darkness. Abortion will never be condoned. But We must have others who fervently will go forward and bring out to the minds of those who have actually seduced the country and the children--bring them the knowledge of Heaven, hell and purgatory. Then they will not have free license to sin." - Our Lady, May 28, 1983
"For that one reason among many, the United States will suffer unless there is placed into your government a group that fears the Lord if they cannot love the Lord. They will fear Him and find measures to stop the slaughter of the unborn." - Our Lady, April 14, 1984
"That is what makes My heart ache, My child. That is one of the reasons Theresa is crying constantly when she looks into the convents and sees what is going on. Many now believe in abortion, the murders of the children; and many have committed this act upon themselves." - Jesus, October 1, 1988
"I say this for this reason: the Eternal Father is much disturbed at the numbers of abortions being committed throughout your country and the world. These numbers go upwards to fifty to sixty million in one year throughout the world." - Our Lady, June 18, 1986
"O My child, My tears fall upon you all when I see all of the innocent little babies being slaughtered . . . cast into garbage pails like nothing but dirt and scum. They are living human beings! And all murderers shall get their just recompense." - Our Lady, March 18, 1983
"These interlopers upon the serenity of the United States have dark skins.... With their plans there will be bombs placed in strategic places and many shall die at the hands of these ruffians....
"One big reason for permitting this disaster in New York would be the abortion mills throughout the city and the country." - Jesus, October 1, 1988
"At the time of conception, the Holy Spirit makes the child, and the breath of the Almighty gives it life." - Our Lady, June 18, 1991
"And what, My children, are We going to do with all the aborted babies? O My child, I know you feel as I do, for I can see the great distress on your face. What are We going to do, My child? Do you understand when they come to Us, they must go to Limbo? They are in Heaven, a happy place, but they cannot see God." - Our Lady, October 2, 1987
"Sorrowfully, the penance that is to come upon the world for the murders of the unborn shall be a chastisement far greater in severity than man has ever witnessed in the past nor ever shall pass through again. Your world is plunging into a deep chasm of suffering and destruction." - Our Lady, May 20, 1978
"Your once loyal to the oath of a doctor, your once loyal doctors are now butchers! For money they kill the young!" - Our Lady, February 10, 1978
"Know, My child, this simple lesson, that in these days of the latter times, women will seek to cast off their role as mother and a woman. Women will cast it off under the direction of satan, and murder her children. Woe to the woman who does not repent of this vile abomination! She has walked the road to eternal damnation and hell. Repent, O woman, or forever be lost!" - Our Lady, March 18, 1975
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Archbishop Chaput sees pro-abortion Communion scandal as needed "moment of truth"
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Catholics who vote pro-abortion commit a mortal sin
Archbishop Raymond L. Burke, the new 'John Fisher': Archbishop Burke is disappointed that Cardinal McCarrick and Bishop Gregory withheld Cardinal Ratzinger's Memo at the Denver meeting, Barbara Kralis, August 5, 2004
Cardinal Ratzinger said, "The minister of Holy Communion must refuse to distribute it." He did not say 'could,' or 'may,' but that he "must," Barbara Kralis, July 6, 2004
Prohibition is worthless without enforcement Barbara Kralis, June 8, 2004
Is not murder just as evil as lust in the eyes of God? Barbara Kralis, June 8, 2004
Ten questions regarding the denial of the Eucharist, Barbara Kralis, May 24, 2004
183 Catholic bishops lost in the Rockies, American Life League
Your Eminence, what is there is study? WorldNetDaily, July 7, 2004
McCarrick to Kerry: Carry on, American Spectator, April 16, 2004
Deadly dozen Senators, Newsmax, January 22, 2003
Kerry takes Communion amid controversy, New York Post, April 12, 2004
John Kerry's abortion position causes Easter Church conflict, Lifenews.com, April 5, 2004
What matters most for Senator Kerry: receiving Communion or collecting cash? Newsmax, April 6, 2004
Moral duties concerning voting, Fr. Steven F. Turraco
Sin to vote for pro-abortion politicians? Fr. Matthew Habiger, HLI
Fr. Pavone thanks Bishops for election guidance
Bulletin inserts on political responsibility (Priests for Life website)
Bishops of Massachusetts on the "Absolute Centrality" of the Defense of Life as an Election Issue
"The ballot and the right to life," Bishop James C. Timlin
Kerry scolds Vatican on gay marriage, AP, August 1, 2003
No puppet of Pope, Kerry says, New York Daily News, March 29, 2004
Silence won't work any longer, WorldNetDaily, March 31, 2004
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We present a lookup table (LUT)–based inverse model for determining the optical properties of turbid media from steady-state diffuse reflectance spectra that is valid for fiber-based probe geometries with close source-detector separations and tissue with low albedo. The lookup table is based solely on experimental measurements of calibration standards. We used tissue-simulating phantoms to validate the accuracy of the LUT inverse model. Our results show excellent agreement between the expected and extracted values of the optical parameters. In addition, the LUT represents a significant improvement in accuracy at short source-detector separations (300μm) and low albedo (∼0.35). We also present in vivo data from clinically normal and malignant nonmelanoma skin cancers fit to the LUT-based model.
Diffuse optical spectroscopy (DOS) has widely been used to noninvasively characterize tissue optical properties for disease diagnosis. DOS uses optical fiber probes to measure broadband diffuse reflectance spectra from the tissue surface. Collected reflectance spectra are analyzed to extract optical scattering and absorption properties that indicate tissue pathology (i.e., tissue microarchitecture and function).1- 2 Many current strategies for analyzing diffuse reflectance rely on the solution to the diffusion approximation of the radiative transport equation,3 or a modified form.2 However, the diffusion approximation is not valid at source-detector separations less than approximately one reduced mean free path [1∕(μs′+μa)] and in tissues with low albedo [μs′∕(μs′+μa)<0.9]. In addition, many inverse solutions employing the diffusion approximation are computationally intensive.
Because most cancers originate in the epithelial layer at the tissue surface, DOS systems that sample spectra from the tissue surface are highly desirable.4 Also, an important indicator of early cancer, angiogenesis, can lead to significantly higher absorption due to blood at a level comparable to scattering. Unfortunately, the diffusion-approximation-based inverse models are not accurate in many of these regimes. To overcome this limitation, several recent models based on Monte Carlo5 or higher-order approximations6 to radiative transport have been developed. In addition, researchers have also developed novel probe strategies and techniques for sampling shallow tissue depths.7- 9 We present, for the first time to our knowledge, a lookup table (LUT)–based model that is valid at very short source-detector separations (∼300μm) as well as highly absorbing media (albedo ∼0.35). This method relies solely on a LUT generated from experimental measurements on tissue-simulating phantoms and does not depend on an analytical or computational model of light propagation.
The system we used to collect the diffuse reflectance is described in detail elsewhere.10 Briefly, we used a custom-built clinical spectrometer to collect steady-state, spectrally resolved diffuse reflectance in the wavelength range of 350–700nm. We used a (i) pulsed xenon flash lamp (L7684, Hamamatsu Photonics) as our light source, (ii) an imaging spectrograph (SP-150, Princeton Instruments) in combination with a 12-bit-cooled CCD (CoolSnap HQ, Photometrics) to collect diffusely reflected light, and (iii) a fiber-optic probe (diameter=200μm; NA=0.22), where the central fiber illuminated the sample and six surrounding fibers collected the diffusely reflected light. We employed a source-detector separation of 300μm (center-to-center distance). We averaged over three white-light acquisitions to improve the signal-to-noise ratio. The spectral resolution of our system is ∼0.78nm.
We generated the LUT by measuring the functional form of the reflectance using tissue phantoms with known optical properties (calibration set). These phantoms were fabricated using polystyrene microspheres (diameter=1μm; Polysciences) and India ink (Salis International) dissolved in water to simulate scattering and absorption, respectively. We used Mie theory to calculate μs′ of the tissue phantoms and measured μa of a stock India ink solution using a spectrophotometer (DU 720, Beckman Coulter). We created a matrix (4×6) of 24 tissue phantoms with varying scattering (μs′(λ)=0.22–7.1mm−1) and absorption parameters [μa(λ)=0–5.33mm−1], based on previously reported values for tissue.11 We found 24 phantoms to be sufficient for overlap in the wavelength-dependent scattering and absorption properties for different phantoms to cover the entire range of the LUT matrix. For example, for consecutive phantoms of increasing μs′, the lowest μs′ of each subsequent phantom overlapped with the highest μs′ of the previous phantom. The probe was placed in contact with the surface of the tissue phantoms, and white-light spectra from the phantoms were recorded [Fig. 1]. Reflectance was calculated by dividing white-light intensity measured from the phantom by white-light intensity from a reflectance standard (Labsphere). Both measurements were background corrected to account for CCD dark current and ambient light. The measurement-measurement variation in the diffuse reflectance spectra was <2%.
(a) Spectrally resolved diffuse reflectance [R(λ)] for a subset of tissue phantoms, [μs′(λ0)=2mm−1 and four different ink concentrations corresponding to μa(λ)=0–5.33mm−1], from the calibration set. (b) Diffuse reflectance as a sparse matrix mapped to optical property space, {R[μs′(λ),μa(λ)]} and (c) the resulting lookup table, [R(μs′,μa)].
The mapping of the spectrally resolved diffuse reflectance (R) on to a unique LUT is shown in Fig. 1. The spectral dependence of R results from the wavelength-dependent optical properties, μs′(λ) and μa(λ). Because μs′(λ) and μa(λ) are known for the tissue phantoms, R can be mapped from wavelength space to the two-dimensional optical property space. This mapping creates a sparse matrix [Fig. 1] for R. We then interpolated this sparse matrix to a grid of uniformly spaced data points of μs′ and μa to obtain a LUT for diffuse reflectance [Fig. 1]. The limits of the LUT correspond to the range of μs′ and μa over which diffuse reflectance spectra were recorded.
Because the LUT is generated with experimental data, using the same absorber to generate the LUT as well as validate it might influence the inverse model while fitting the diffuse reflectance spectra. Therefore, we created a separate matrix (3×6) of 18 tissue phantoms (validation set) with hemoglobin (Sigma-Aldrich) as the absorber.
To fit our diffuse reflectance spectra and extract the optical properties, we implemented a nonlinear optimization fitting routine (average fit time ∼ few seconds). We constrained the reduced scattering coefficient to the form μs′(λ)=μs′(λ0).(λ∕λ0)−B, where λ0=630nm. We assumed the absorption in the visible range to be due to oxy- and deoxy-hemoglobin. The absorption coefficient was calculated using the absorption cross-sections (σHb and σHbO2) of these chromophores as μa(λ)=[Hb](ασHbO2+(1−α)σHb), where α is the oxygen saturation and [Hb] is the total hemoglobin concentration. Depending on the type of tissue sampled and the wavelength range of interest, the expression for μa(λ) can be modified to include the absorption cross sections of other absorbing chromophores.
The diffuse reflectance spectrum and corresponding fit from a sample validation phantom is shown in Fig. 2 demonstrating excellent agreement between the model and the experimental data. Scatter plots of the extracted versus expected values of μs′(λ) [Fig. 2] and μa(λ) [Fig. 2] demonstrate a high degree of accuracy in extracting optical properties. The LUT inverse model estimated the reduced scattering and absorption coefficients over a wide range (μs′(λ)=0.72–4.91mm−1 and μa(λ)=0–2.29mm−1) with mean root-mean-square (rms) percent errors (calculated across wavelength and phantoms) of 5.9% and 11.6%, respectively. These scatter plots show the extracted μs′(λ) and μa(λ) for the entire validation set. Figures 3 illustrate extracted physical parameters for each tissue phantom of the validation set. The average errors in estimating μs′(λ0) and [Hb] over the entire validation set were 4.9% and 9.6%, respectively. We fit the experimental data to the LUT inverse model three times for each phantom, and the variance in the extracted parameters was <2%. All the experiments were performed immediately after preparation of the phantoms. Therefore, we did not expect the oxygen saturation values to vary, and this was evident in the fits where the values did not vary by >2%.
(a) Diffuse reflectance spectrum [μs′(λ0)=2.49mm−1 and [Hb]=2mg∕ml] and the LUT-fit from a tissue phantom (validation set). Scatter plot of the known versus measured values of (b) μs′(λ) and (c) μa(λ) for all tissue phantoms. The solid line indicates perfect agreement.
(a) and (b) Physical parameters extracted from the LUT inverse model (μs′(λ0)=0.91mm−1 (◻), 1.83mm−1 (○) and 2.75mm−1 (◇)). The solid line indicates perfect agreement. Error bars for these measurements were too small to show (<2%). (c) In vivo reflectance spectra from two representative groups: clinically normal and BCC. The thin solid line indicates the model fit.
We compared the performance of the LUT-based model to a diffusion approximation (DA)-based model described by Farrell et al. 3 At a source-detector separation of 300μm, the LUT model improved the accuracy in recovering scattering at 630nm[μs′(λ0)] and hemoglobin concentration ([Hb]) by factors of 2.3 and 5.7, respectively. Also, at the lowest value of albedo seen in the validation set (0.35), the LUT model was able to estimate the μs′(λ0) and [Hb] with errors of 6.2 and 8%, respectively.
We are currently conducting a clinical feasibility study to determine the sensitivity and specificity of spectral diagnosis for the early detection of skin cancer. Figure 3 shows representative spectra from two groups: clinically normal and malignant basal cell carcinoma (BCC). The plot shows good agreement between the predicted (LUT fit) and measured in vivo reflectance. In addition, our preliminary data revealed statistically significant differences in scattering between normal (n=21; μs′(λ0)=2.1±0.33mm−1) and malignant (n=21; μs′(λ0)=1.6±0.3mm−1) tissue. This difference is consistent with previously reported results for other tissue.2
Our analysis indicates that the errors for the LUT-based model are close to 10% for determining both scattering and absorption. A certain component of the error in our inverse model could arise from the uncertainty in optical properties of the calibration set used to generate the LUT. The experimental error is on the order of a few percent and will propagate through our final inverse solution. Other sources of error include knowledge of bead size and the ink extinction coefficient, presence of electronic noise in the collected reflectance, and fabrication of the tissue phantoms. Minimizing these errors could lead to a significant improvement in the accuracy of the LUT-based model.
Although there have been recent computational models (analytical and numerical Monte Carlo) developed for probes designed for superficial sampling of tissue, more sophisticated probe geometries may be difficult to represent computationally. In addition, unknown system responses (e.g., refractive index mismatch and losses) can be difficult to incorporate into these models. However, an experimental model that is calibrated with the same probe geometry as that used for in vivo measurements should incorporate these factors. Recently, several research groups have developed empirical models calibrated with a set of known optical standards for measuring tissue optical properties.12- 13 However, these techniques either required a probe geometry with multiple source-detector separations12 for developing the model or used a separation well within the diffusion limit.13 Our LUT approach extends the bounds of validity imposed by traditional diffusion models to distances very close to the source as well as highly absorbing tissue—an important hallmark of tumors. The model can also possibly be adapted to a wide array of probe geometries. In addition, LUTs can afford a computationally simple and fast approach to inverse solutions.
The funding for this project was provided by the NIH (Grant No. R01 CA132032) and the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation.
Narasimhan Rajaram ; Tri H. Nguyen and James W. Tunnell"Lookup table–based inverse model for determining optical properties of turbid media", J. Biomed. Opt. 13(5), 050501 (September 22, 2008). ; http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.2981797
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