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After battling back to .500 this season, a win in regulation time was not going to cut it for the Arizona Icecats. They needed overtime and a seven-round shootout to put the final touches on a 14-13-2 season.
With the game tied 3-3 following a scoreless overtime, Arizona's Zach Cherney gave his team a 2-1 win over Arizona State in the shootout when he found the right corner of the net, sending the Arizona bench and a sellout crowd into pandemonium.
Senior captain Robbie Nowinski claimed afterward that despite his teammate being a defenseman, Cherney has some skills when it comes to shooting the puck.
"He does that in practice pretty much every day," Nowin-ski said. "He's amazing when going top shelf like that."
It was one of a number of performances that stood out in the Icecats' final game of the season. Jordan Schupan led Arizona with a pair of goals despite playing with a separated shoulder. And goaltender Nick Boddy played, as coach Leo Golembiewski put it, "out of his mind."
After allowing a pair of goals in the third period, Boddy was a wall during overtime, stopping 10 shots and turning away an intense offensive effort by Arizona State. In the shootout, he stopped six of seven shots.
"He did just an outstanding job," Golembiewski said. "You can't win a hockey game without great goaltending and that's what we had — great goaltending."
Arizona looked to have put the game away with a pair of quick goals early in the third period by Nowinski and Schupan. However, the Sun Devils responded with a pair of their own, the last with just over three minutes remaining in regulation.
Following overtime, Boddy turned away the first three ASU shots in the shootout before Kyle Barry gave the Sun Devils the lead. Joe Del Rossi evened it at 1 on the next shot. Boddy stopped three more shots while the Icecats missed twice to set up Cherney's dramatic finish.
"I'm not really an offensive player and they like to give me a hard time about it," Cherney said of his teammates' ribbing. "But in practice I like to put a few in when we do some breakaway work."
The win capped a 7-2 finish for Arizona and locked up a sweep of the Sun Devils. Boddy said it was a fitting way to end his career.
"I'm going to try and soak this in and reflect on it tomorrow," he said. "It's a little sad that I won't play here again. But this is definitely one of the best weekends I've had in four years here."


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Lots of Reasons to Love Lorde [VIDEO]
Lorde has risen to fame quickly, but so far she seems to be staying true to herself. She almost prides herself on her imperfection.
Speaking to Vogue magazine, Lorde explains, "I think for me to look superhuman would be an insane amount of effort and I would just be so bored. Even trying to get a little bit presentable takes a lot of time." She notes that until recently, she was a high school student, so, she says, "I know what it's like to be surrounded by real faces."
"I've always had pretty bad acne," she continues. "Coming into the music industry where everyone is very beautiful, it's easy to think that that is the norm, but it isn't at all. I wanted to make it known to my peers, the girls I go to school with and young women who are listening to my music, that you can have flaws and things aren't perfect all the time."
Of course Lorde does realize that in the industry she must look presentable, and she has recently collaborated with MAC cosmetics to create her own line. And as for her glorious curly locks, they aren't going anywhere.
"I've never had a little pixie cut, so I've been growing this for a really long time. It's very much a part of my vibe and my sense of physicality and movement," she told Style.com. "It's definitely a part of me. I love that it can be that much of an identity. It's also a good safety blanket; I definitely hide behind it sometimes." The one drawback? "It gets really matted if I don't wash it for a while."
Personally, I'm enjoying her latest release, Tennis Court. Have you seen the video yet?
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Bounce Bounce Tiger is one of the new fall toys this year from Time to Play. Tigger bounces up and down on his tail, moves and head and speaks. Time to Play reports that Tigger has three different modes. You activate Tigger by pressing his foot. You can also push down on Tigger's head to make him go. Bounce Bounce Tigger has an MSRP of $39.99. Take a look:
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One of the terms most-oft overheard at the recent ADA Conference was the "closed-loop system" for diabetes: when will we have it? is it really viable?
For those unfamiliar with the term (as I was, novice that I am!), "closed-loop" means a device that combines continuous blood glucose sensing and insulin delivery. Mimicking the function of the human pancreas, the "closed loop" system would monitor glucose levels and, in response, deliver an appropriate amount of insulin. Essentially, this system would perform as an artificial pancreas.
Researchers -- at least those I spoke with -- now openly admit that they were overly ambitious in predicting the arrival of a functioning and marketable closed-loop system, fabled to be ready in a few years (that was five years ago!) But hopes still run high. The JDRF has it on their short list of aggressive goals. And Medtronic MiniMed's Long Term Sensor System (LTSS), which links an implantable long-term glucose sensor with an implantable insulin pump, is looking promising in clinical tests. They hope to bring an artificial pancreas to market by 2008.
The technology is tricky, indeed, but the biggest stumbling block seems to be the concept itself.
A system that monitors BG levels, and then provides doses automatically based on that data would be the first to put people's lives in the hands of fully automated technology. The system would go ahead and administer insulin based on its own readings and calculations. In a truly closed-loop system, this means you wouldn't even have to enter basal rates, as the unit would react to high BG readings to account for the carbs you ate. If any portion of the system breaks down, the consequences could be grave -- because there is no "human intervention" to use common sense, in the case that a BG reading seems off, for example.
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Cairo, Egypt — Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi is trying to diffuse tensions after he made a decree on Thursday that gave him sweeping new powers.
The president's office issued a statement on Sunday saying that the decree is "temporary," and that Morsi plans to meet with the Supreme Judicial Council on Monday to discuss why he issued the decree, reports France-24.
The Egyptian presidency reassured on Sunday that it is committed to engaging "all political forces" to reach common ground on the country's new constitution. Their statement also stressed that the decree is temporary. The presidency added:
"This declaration is deemed necessary in order to hold accountable those responsible for the corruption as well as other crimes during the previous regime and the transitional period."
Morsi's decree set off protests around the country, with hundreds of people storming through Tahrir Square and at least one Muslim Brotherhood office set on fire. Morsi is also facing the threat of a strike from judges who feel the Egyptian president is undermining their power.
Reuters notes that the decree is being criticized by many who believe that Morsi is turning himself into a dictator. The country's stock market plunged on Sunday — the first day it has been open since the decree was made.
At least 500 people have been hurt in clashes with police. Protesters are also worried that Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood is attempting to dominate the post-Hosni Mubarak era after they won the country's first democratic parliamentary and presidential elections this year.
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I had surgery on my uppers and lowers Friday, May 31st. I'm going in to get my stiches removed tomorrow. My upper lids are still very swollen between the incision and my lash line. I'm worried at this point that when I have to return to work in another week that it will be very obvious that I've had something done. I have not told many people, none of my co-workers, and at this point I would be horrified if anyone saw me in my current state. I am following all of the guidelines my Dr. has given me, but in looking at pictures of others in their recovery process, I seem to be much more swollen in comparison. Will removing the stiches help reduce the swelling?
Still Very Swollen and Feeling Like the Bride of Frankenstein...- Nashville, TN
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List of songs in DJ Hero
DJ Hero is a rhythm video game and a spin-off of the Guitar Hero series. The game was developed by FreeStyleGames and published by Activision worldwide in October 2009 for the PlayStation 2 and 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 consoles. The game is based on turntablism, requiring the use of a special game controller that includes a turntable surface with three buttons, a crossfader bar, and an effects dial, in addition to other controller buttons used to manipulate in-game menus.[1] In a manner similar to Guitar Hero, players use the turntable controller to mimic the actions of a disc jockey (DJ), such as scratching and crossfading between two different songs, as graphical representations of these actions scroll down on screen towards the player in time with the music.[1] Unlike previous Guitar Hero games, there is no performance meter, and instead players are simply challenged to obtain the best score possible in order to earn stars (from zero to five for each mix) to unlock new songs, venues, and characters. The player can attempt these songs at one of four difficulties (Easy to Expert), with higher difficulties providing more actions for the player to perform within the song.[1]
The game's on-disc soundtrack contains 94 mixes, most made from two songs; over 100 individual songs are incorporated into these mixes.[1] Some mixes feature only a single song mixed with itself. Ten songs on disc include a guitar track that can be played using a Guitar Hero or other compatible controller alongside the DJ mixing player in the game's DJ vs Guitar mode. The game supports additional content through downloadable tracks from the game consoles' respective online stores.[2] While most on-disc mixes were created by FreeStyleGames, several DJs have contributed mixes to the game, including Grandmaster Flash, DJ Shadow, DJ AM, DJ Z-Trip, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and the Scratch Perverts;[3] other DJ artists provided future downloadable content.[2]
On-disc soundtrack[edit]
The on-disc soundtrack contains 93 mixes, each featuring one or two songs. These are arranged across 24 setlists, ordered roughly by difficulty of the mix, with more difficult mixes appearing later in the game.[1] To access later tiers, the player must earn a pre-set number of stars on previous mixes at any difficulty. All mixes are immediately available to play in the Quickplay and competitive modes. The table below lists the mixes in the game, including the two songs that contribute to their mix as well as their individual artists; the mix artist that created the mix; whether the song is playable in the game's DJ vs Guitar mode; and the career tier in which the song is located.[4][5]
Reviewers found the on-disc soundtrack to be strong; Daemon Hatfield of IGN believed that "the entire soundtrack is superb and could easily stand on its own outside the game".[1] Matt Helgeson of Game Informer considered it to be one of the "most adventurous" soundtracks of any music game, and said though it often relied too much on pop hits, it remained true to the spirit of the DJ mix scene.[6] Johnny Minkley thought the game to have "vital, varied, surprising and vast musical content" and to be a fresh experience compared to previous music games.[3] The game did not sell well in the first month after its release; Ben Kuchera of Ars Technica attributed the low sales of the game partially to its soundtrack. While Kuchera felt the soundtrack was good, he asserted that individual songs were unrecognizable because of modifications made to them for the mixes, and that they were more difficult to adjust to within the gameplay itself.[7]
Downloadable content[edit]
New mixes will be added regularly to DJ Hero through downloadable content that can be purchased on the console's respective online stores;[2] content was made available on the day of the game's release.[8] Unlike Guitar Hero games' downloadable content, which costs approximately US$2 per track, each mix costs approximately $3 to download because of the additional effort needed to create the mixes.[2] Furthermore, mixes are provided only as bundles for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 users; the Wii's storefront prevents the selling of bundled packages; instead, each track is offered individually.[2][9] Critics viewed the lack of individual song selection on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms as a way of limiting consumers' choice, as previous downloadable songs for games such as Guitar Hero allow players on these systems to select individual tracks to purchase from a bundle.[9][10] The long time between the second downloadable pack (in November 2009) and the third pack (in March 2010) was also believed to be the result of a last-ditch effort by Activision to support the game, and that the few packs released did not meet expectations for the game.[11]
|Song 1 title
|Artist 1
|Song 2 title
|Artist 2
|Mix artist
|Guitar part?
|Mix pack
|Release date
|"All of Me"
|50 Cent featuring Mary J. Blige
|"Radio Ga Ga"
|Extended Mix Pack 01[8]
|Oct. 27, 2009
|"Can't Truss It"
|Public Enemy
|Extended Mix Pack 01[8]
|Oct. 27, 2009
|"When Love Takes Over" (Beat Juggle)
|David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland
|David Guetta
|David Guetta Mix Pack 01[8]
|Nov. 24, 2009
|"Sexy Chick" (Beat Juggle)
|David Guetta featuring Akon
|David Guetta
|David Guetta Mix Pack 01[8]
|Nov. 24, 2009
|"On The Dance Floor" (Beat Juggle)
|David Guetta featuring will.i.am and apl.de.ap
|David Guetta
|David Guetta Mix Pack 01[8]
|Nov. 24, 2009
|"Shake That"
|Eminem featuring Nate Dogg
|"Show Me What You Got"
|Jay-Z vs. Eminem Mix Pack[12]
|Mar. 18, 2010a
|"Without Me"
|Jay-Z vs. Eminem Mix Pack[12]
|Mar. 18, 2010a
|"Can I Get A..."
|"Lose Yourself"
|Jay-Z vs. Eminem Mix Pack[12]
|Mar. 18, 2010a
|"Higher State of Consciousness (Tweekin' Acid Funk Mix)"
|Josh Wink
|Domination Pack[13]
|Apr. 29, 2010
|"Wolfgang's Fifth Symphony" (Beat Juggle)
|Wolfgang Gartner
|Domination Pack[13]
|Apr. 29, 2010
|"Red Mist VIP" (Beat Juggle)
|Danny Byrd
|Domination Pack[13]
|Apr. 29, 2010
|"Just Dance"
|Lady Gaga
|"Ghosts n' Stuff"
|June 8, 2010b
|"Poker Face"
|Lady Gaga
|"Girls on Film"
|Duran Duran
|Dance Party Mix Pack
|June 29, 2010
|"Buttons" (Beat Juggle)
|Pussycat Dolls
|Dance Party Mix Pack
|June 29, 2010
|"SOS" (Beat Juggle)
|Dance Party Mix Pack
|June 29, 2010
^a Song released for the Wii on March 25, 2010. ^b Song was free for a limited time.
- ^ a b c d e f Hatfield, Daemon (2009-10-26). "DJ Hero: Renegade Edition Review". IGN. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
- ^ a b c d e Hatfield, Daemon (2009-10-28). "DJ Hero DLC Interview". IGN. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ^ a b Minkley, Johnny (2009-10-30). "DJ Hero Review". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
- ^ CVG Staff (2009-07-02). "Dizzee Rascal joins DJ Hero". Computer and Video Games. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ Johnston, Stephan (2009-05-15). "Tons Of 'DJ Hero' Details Revealed". G4TV. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ Helgeson, Matt (2009-10-27). "DJ Hero". Game Informer. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
- ^ Kuchera, Ben (2009-11-15). "Innovating problems: why DJ Hero flopped". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ^ a b c d e f Faylor, Chris (2009-10-30). "November's Guitar Hero 5, DJ Hero DLC Detailed". Shacknews. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
- ^ a b Klepek, Patrick (2009-11-04). "How DJ Hero's Downloadable Content Limits True Consumer Choice". G4TV. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ^ Mastrapa, Gus (2009-10-29). "Hands On: Queen vs. 50 Cent in DJ Hero DLC". Wired. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ^ Mastrapa, Gus (2010-03-18). "New DJ Hero Downloads, Four Months Later". Wired. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ a b c Brudvig, Eric (2010-03-09). "DJ Hero Adds Jay-Z Eminem Mixes". IGN. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
- ^ a b c McElroy, Griffin (2010-04-24). "DJ Hero getting challenging track pack next week". Joystiq. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ^ Bramwell, Tom (2010-06-08). "DJ Hero 2 due out this autumn". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2010-06-08.


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Tales of the Abyss
Review by Silence34
"Prepare for War"
Introduction: This review is coming from someone who has never played the playstation version of this game. This game is one of many Tales games and keeps to a similar pattern where you start off as the main character and during the period of a long, detailed, and in depth game you find out a lot about the characters you play. The game starts off with the main character, Luke Fon Fabre, the duke of Kimlasca giving some background information about how he only has memories from the last 7 years. Overall the beginning of the game does a really good job at explaining the controls in and out of combat as well as explain, in detail, what is going on with Luke and his background.
Game play- Overall during the game outside of combat your controls are the basic moving around and using the A and B buttons to perform a series of actions. Later in the game you get some powers that require the use of the X button but it doesn't make a drastic change to the game play. The combat however is a much different story. You use the A button to slash but you can use the direction pad to change the method of slashing you use. Also you have artes you can use in combat that have a wide variety of uses. Many of the artes your character uses are different types of slashes but later on you get a wider variety such as combos and enhancement artes. You also have the option of adding four shortcuts which can be used to activate the artes of your teammates at the press of a button. All Tales games have shortcuts you can use but the method on the 3DS is by far my favorite because all you have to do is press a button on the bottom screen to have your character perform the arte which made it much easier to perform a combination of moves. Though my only issue with the fighting was while I would avoid enemy attacks by timing the moves the other people you fight with are computer controlled, with the exception of shortcuts you make, and therefore do not time enemy movements and wind up getting in trouble easily if you do not watch them carefully.
Rating: 10/10
Story- The story made it very difficult for me to put the game down. The details that go into what you must do to play the game are incredible. In a lot of games some aspects tend to feel rushed or lacking in some way but this game really made a great balance of length of the actions done as well as the details to justify each action. Overall you are trying to stop a war from happening and save the people that are caught in the mist of it. There is also a secondary major issue going on but saying anything more about that will create spoilers. You begin the game as Luke and you gain allies during the game as you travel. As you are traveling you realize the situation the world is in and something must be done to stop it. You travel around the world trying to resolve all the issues you run into usually only to find the issue at hand is more detailed than expected and more actions must be taken in order to fully end the crisis. What was really impressive about the story is the fact that there are a lot of elements that honestly take you by surprise because in the beginning it honestly seems very predictable but as you play the game you slowly begin to find out details that the predictable elements of the game hid very well which made the story much more entertaining. Also each character in the story has a long and detailed past that gets revealed during the story which was a very interesting aspect that will make you want to know more about them whether you like them or not and honestly I doubt you'll like all of them they all have a unique personality to them.
Rating 10/10
Playtime: If you are a person who wants a short game to play and put down. Do not go anywhere near this game. This game will take a long time to beat because of all the details that are in the story. This will take you at least 40 hours to beat the main story if you listen to all the conversations involved in it. There are also several side quests that will take several more hours of game play. If you like a long game that will be entertaining for the entire time then this is a game you must have for your collection.
Graphics/sound: I loved the music that this game had some of the best music I've ever heard in a game. Usually I don't care about music in a game it's just background stuff for me that I don't pay much attention to, but the songs in this game had me entertained. All the characters had their own voices instead of the usually random dialogue sound found in a lot of handheld games. I played this game with my headphones on a lot because I wanted to make sure I heard every word clearly. The graphics were great as well the details on the game were like that of a console game. There are a few scenes during the game that are made to look like they are part of an anime version of the game which was very entertaining. As far as the 3D is concerned it very rarely added anything to the game but it was very well done for anyone who is a fan of playing with it. Makes watching some of the cut scenes better but that's the only reason I ever turn it on.
Replay Value: The game is so long that it is not a game to be replayed often so the replay value is not extremely high but it is a game that would be great to play again during a period of time where you know you won't get anything new and need a game to keep your interest for awhile. I do intend to replay this game at some point but not anytime in the near future. However if you are a gamer that finds out from a site like this one that there are a lot of extras that you missed during the story and you want to play again to try and unlock them you will probably find a lot more replay value in the game for that reason.
Overall this game had me very impressed. I was reluctant to put my 3DS down I loved it that much. This is a game that I will never sell or trade because it was that enjoyable and I tend to be very picky about what games I really like. The story was what really made me like the game because it was detailed, entertaining, and provided a multitude of events that kept you wanting to see what was next.
Rating: 10/10 in my opinion a must have for any gamer who loves the details in a game.
Reviewer's Rating: 5.0 - Flawless
Originally Posted: 04/02/12
Game Release: Tales of the Abyss (US, 02/14/12)
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General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been selected from an international field of competition as the manufacturer of the Unitary Warhead for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) by the U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin.
The GMLRS Unitary Warhead program is currently in the system design and development phase, which will continue through 2007.
The GMLRS is an all-weather precision guided rocket that increases accuracy and reduces the number of rockets required to destroy a target. With the addition of the unitary warhead, the system offers high precision at a range of up to 70 km.
General Dynamics was responsible for the development of the GMLRS Unitary Warhead, and has recently produced urgent fielding requirements in support of OEF/OIF operations.
This contract includes options to supply the warhead for U.S. domestic requirements through fiscal year 2020. The GMLRS Unitary program will be managed out of the General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems' Precision Systems unit in Niceville, Fla.
"We are extremely pleased to be selected by Lockheed Martin and our U.S. Army customer to produce the Unitary Warhead for the GMLRS program," said Dick Davitt, vice president and general manager of Precision Systems for General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems.
"This is a very significant win for our Niceville Operations and further enhances our position as the world's premier developer and producer of advanced warheads and payload systems."
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems is a world leader in the manufacture of large- and medium-caliber direct and indirect-fire munitions, bomb bodies and Ball Powder(r) propellant. The company also manufactures precision metal components; provides explosive load, assemble and pack services for a variety of munitions, tactical missile and rocket programs; and designs and produces shaped charge warheads and control actuator systems.
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North Korea's new long-range missile may have malfunctioned within seconds, but the launch has succeeded in driving a sharp wedge between countries negotiating with the communist state.
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With icy conditions sweeping across much of the nation, no time could be more dangerous for motorists.
Look no further for proof than Bountiful, Utah, where a sloped road turned into an ice skating rink for cars. Amazingly, no one appears to get injured in this amateur video, though that's only because the photographers had the good sense to yell warnings to a few crazed pedestrians. It also might have made sense to place a few traffic cones at the top and bottom of the street to close it off.
Of course, Utah isn't the only place where snow becomes ice and cars start crashing. That photo at right was a stretch of Indiana freeway a week ago where a truck overturned. Not hard to do.
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Telstra's price rises will not help its sale
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A 13 per cent increase in line rentals will make the politics of selling Telstra more difficult.
There is one thing on which everyone who expresses an opinion about Telstra is prepared to agree: it is not like other companies. It is neither publicly nor privately owned, but a mixture of both. It competes with other suppliers of telephony and internet services, but it also controls the networks that its competitors use. It is expected to compete vigorously, but also to provide a basic community service. It resents the remaining shackles imposed by majority public ownership, but also relishes the market strengths it has inherited from the days when there was a public monopoly of telecommunications, and resists calls for it to be broken up into separate companies, a private retail operator and a publicly owned network. Telstra's differences from other companies infuriate both advocates and opponents of its full sale, for different reasons. But sometimes these differences are also convenient for politicians, as the Prime Minister demonstrated last week when responding to Telstra's announcement of a hefty 13 per cent increase in the cost of line rentals.
John Howard said that the company's majority public ownership had put him in the ridiculous position of having to answer for its actions. It would be better if Telstra were fully sold, he said, because it would then be more accountable. To whom or to what, Telstra's retail customers might ask. The only possible answer is "to the discipline of the market", but this reply has but to be given for it to be apparent why customers might find the reply unsatisfactory, and why they might think Mr Howard is being evasive. He can protest, as he has done, about being blamed for the actions of a company he does not want to run, but this does not acknowledge the fact that the size of the increases in line rentals and other charges is also a reminder of why his Government has been unable to sell the rest of Telstra. Each time Telstra announces price increases of this magnitude, the politics of selling it become that much harder.
In fact the position is complicated, for the line-rental increase relates to the most regulated part of Telstra's business, and comes within the scope of an agreement negotiated between Telstra and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Moreover, Telstra can argue that price increases for its services have been substantially lower than the increase in the consumer price index over the past 10 years. But the political reality is that 10-year statistical comparisons will not console Telstra customers who receive a bill charging them 13 per cent more for renting a line, and an extra charge if they pay by credit card. As we have argued before, Telstra should be subject to the market discipline that Mr Howard has invoked. If he wants to persuade the Senate and the electorate that this should happen, however, he may have to think again about how it should be sold - and perhaps even consider severing its retail operations from its networks, and retaining the latter in public ownership.


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How do Scout, Jem and Dill characterize Boo Radley at the beginning of To Kill a Mockingbird?
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It is Dill's fascination with the Radley Place that spurs the children's interest in Boo. Jem and Scout are used to their reclusive neighbors--Mr. Radley never speaks and Boo is never seen--though they normally run past the Radley house when they must pass by. Dill's imagination is fueled by the stories Jem and Scout have told him, mostly gossip originating from Miss Stephanie, who claims that Boo peeks in her bedroom window at night. Scout describes Boo as a "malevolent phantom" who only comes out "when the moon was down... Any stealthy small crimes committed in Maycomb were his work." People still blame Boo for the mutilation of small animals "although the culprit was Crazy Addie." Negroes and children are afraid to pass by the Radley house, and it is rumored that Boo poisoned the pecans that fell into the schoolyard.
The more we told Dill about the Radleys, the more he wanted to know... (Chapter 1)
Dill can only wonder what Boo looks like, but Jem has a pretty good idea:
Boo was about six-and-a-half feet tall... dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch... his hands were bloodstained... There was a long jagged scar that ran across his face; what teeth he had were yellow and rotten; his eyes popped, and he drooled most of the time. (Chapter 1)
The children view Boo as a man to be feared, but when Dill dares Jem to run up and touch the house, claiming that he is "too scared to even put your big toe in the front yard," the Radley Place becomes all-consuming, and catching a glimpse of Boo turns into their main priority for the rest of the summer.


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(WBIR) The state will seek the death penalty against a Campbell County man accused of killing his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter, according to District Attorney General Lori Phillips-Jones.
Joshua Comer, 33, of LaFollete appeared in court Friday. Officials charged him with first-degree murder in the death of Gabriella Orton.
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Phillips-Jones said Comer deserves the death penalty for three reasons: the victim was a young child, the evidence of aggravated child abuse, and the heinous nature of the crime.
"The detectives have worked extremely hard, and this is a very disturbing case of child abuse and neglect," said Phillips-Jones. "And I appreciate all the work of DCS and the detectives that worked long, hard hours to bring it to the grand jury and now to arraignment."
The victim's mother, Amber Leann Orton (aka Rezentes), 29, of LaFollette will also stand trial with Comer but will not face the death penalty. Officials charged Orton with aggravated child neglect.
"Unfortunately, child abuse is alive and well in our communities, and it's up to each and every one of us to protect our children," said Phillips-Jones.
Both Orton and Comer pleaded not guilty Friday, and the judge appointed them public defenders.
The state decided to try the couple together based on the evidence in the case. A trial date has not been scheduled at this time.


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Eric Motz was a sciences division crewman serving aboard the USS Pegasus in 2358. He was one of seventy-one crewmembers killed during the illegal testing of an experimental phasing cloaking device during that year.
Twelve years later, Commander William T. Riker, one of the survivors of the Pegasus, began reminiscing about his former crewmates subsequent to a reunion with Erik Pressman, the Pegasus's former commanding officer, and accessed Motz's personnel file. (ENT: "These Are the Voyages...")


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This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (
The emergence of wireless technologies and advancements in on-body sensor design can enable change in the conventional health-care system, replacing it with wearable health-care systems, centred on the individual. Wearable monitoring systems can provide continuous physiological data, as well as better information regarding the general health of individuals. Thus, such vital-sign monitoring systems will reduce health-care costs by disease prevention and enhance the quality of life with disease management. In this paper, recent progress in non-invasive monitoring technologies for chronic disease management is reviewed. In particular, devices and techniques for monitoring blood pressure, blood glucose levels, cardiac activity and respiratory activity are discussed; in addition, on-body propagation issues for multiple sensors are presented.
The design of wearable physiological measurement systems has been a growing research interest in the last decade, due to the potential applications in medicine, sports and security. With the increase in the size of the elderly population, as well as the emergence of chronic diseases because of the changes in lifestyle, there has been a need to monitor the health status of individuals in their daily routine to prevent fatal disorders. The adoption of mobile health-care technology is promising to enhance the quality of life for chronic disease patients and the elderly, as well as healthy individuals. Furthermore, it offers the potential to alter the current heath-care system by enabling out-patient care and preventing unnecessary hospitalisations. Designing a telemetry system for health monitoring is a very cumbersome task. There are many key issues to be addressed, including:
designing reliable sensors; ensuring the reliable transmission of vital sign data; providing privacy and security for individuals.
designing reliable sensors;
ensuring the reliable transmission of vital sign data;
providing privacy and security for individuals.
Mobility is both a key benefit of such systems and a constraint on their design. To achieve this benefit, wireless physiological sensors must be small, low-weight, low-power and, of course, wireless. The radio channel on and around the body has particular challenges not found elsewhere. For instance, antennas designed to operate at a given frequency in free space will operate at a lower frequency when placed on the body—so-called 'de-tuning' [
Although an extensive literature review on mobile healthcare is beyond the scope of this paper, a detailed review of recent publications is given on research on chronic disease management and on-body propagation issues. The remainder of this paper is divided into two main sections; the first examines recent research on the measurement of the major physiological parameters, termed 'vital signs'. The second examines wearable wireless sensors from an electromagnetic perspective, discussing such issues as communications protocols, antenna design and radio channel propagation on and around the body.
There are a number of health issues whose treatment benefits from continuous vital sign monitoring. Traditionally, when this approach is deemed necessary, it results in the hospitalisation of the patient, with expensive equipment and medical personnel on hand; in some cases, the patient may remain at home, but the use of bulky and expensive equipment remains. Much effort has gone into the development of small, wearable devices over recent years, with benefits including lower cost, greater mobility for the patient and, potentially, improved physiological data for the physicians to analyse when attempting to diagnose the condition. Wirelessly-enabling these devices provides greater mobility and improves the efficiency with which available bandwidth is used [
There are a number of demographic changes to world populations, particularly in the West, that are driving the move towards use of WBSNs and vital sign monitoring. The two most significant changes are the ageing of the population and the rise in obesity levels. Both of these factors increase the risk of developing various conditions that require significant medical intervention and, thus, significant cost. Governments around the world have acknowledged this fact and are seeking ways of delivering healthcare more efficiently, including the use of 'personal health systems' and tele-medicine techniques.
The two conditions of most interest currently are diabetes and cardiovascular disease and its related conditions. In developed countries, typically 24% of the population suffers from diabetes and the further complications of the disease, such as cardiovascular disease, can only be prevented with frequent monitoring of blood glucose levels (BGL) [
Hypertension is another common health problem which has no obvious symptoms. Healthy dietary choices, lifestyle changes and use of medicine can improve the condition of the patient. In order to control the risks associated with the disease, it is crucial to monitor the blood pressure (BP) of the patient frequently. For middle-aged and older subjects, high blood pressure is an important indicator for cardiovascular diseases, which are amongst the leading cause of sudden deaths globally.
Vital sign monitoring systems will, therefore, involve monitoring one or more of the following:
blood glucose level; blood pressure; pulse rate; electrocardiograph (ECG) patterns; respiration rate; respiration effectiveness (e.g., blood oxygen saturation).
blood glucose level;
blood pressure;
pulse rate;
electrocardiograph (ECG) patterns;
respiration rate;
respiration effectiveness (e.g., blood oxygen saturation).
These are discussed in more detail in the following sections.
Traditionally, monitoring of blood pressure is performed in a clinic with trained personnel by mounting inflatable pressure cuffs with stethoscopes to the patient's arm—the so-called auscultatory method. This type of measurement does not achieve continuous monitoring and the patient is required to be in a certain posture in the clinical environment, which causes the
One of the common techniques used in ambulatory/home monitoring devices is the oscillometric method. Home monitoring devices generally include a fully automatic inflatable cuff which can be mounted on the patient's wrist and measures the blood pressure of the radial artery by relating external pressure with the magnitude of arterial volume pulsations.
Although oscillometric monitoring systems are convenient to avoid the transient rise of BP due to the white-coat effect, the periodic interruptions of the blood flow and continuous usage of such devices may cause unwanted side effects, such as sleep disruptions at night-time, skin irritations and an increase in stress levels [
Many different methods have been used to measure BP non-invasively. For example, the ultrasonic method, introduced in 1961, relates the Doppler shift of the ultrasound response and the velocity of blood [
Measuring the BP through pulse wave transit time (PTT) is another cuff-less technique and a candidate method for continuous monitoring of BP [
More recently, another cuff-less design was developed by using combined PTT and oscillometric methods [
Most commercial blood glucose (BG) monitoring devices employ invasive techniques; usually, a blood sample must be obtained by pricking the finger with a lancet. The blood sample obtained is then exposed to a strip and the BGL calculated by inserting the strip into a digital monitor. Diabetic patients should perform the task at least 5–6 times a day for tight metabolic control. However, the finger pricking task is reported to be a painful procedure, leading some to take fewer samples, hence risking problems induced by poor BGL management.
Some commercial systems (e.g., Medtronic's MiniMed and Guardian products [
A non-invasive continuous self-monitoring system is key to improve the management of diabetes. In recent years, there has been a considerable progress in research on minimally-invasive or non-invasive monitoring techniques. One example is the GlucoWatch Biographer, a minimally-invasive device measuring BGL through extraction of transdermal fluid. This device was developed by Cygnus, Inc., and was commercially available for some time [
Impedance spectroscopy (IS) is another highly investigated method; it measures the change in the electrical properties of blood non-invasively. Variation in BGL affects the electrical properties of erythrocyte (red blood cell) membranes; this causes alterations in the electrolyte balance of skin and subcutaneous tissue [
It is well-known that alterations in BGL affects the electrical properties of blood, as well as the electrical properties of subcutaneous tissue, at microwave frequencies. In order to measure the change in the electrical properties of interstitial fluid with respect to glucose levels, an
Another experiment was performed to relate the change in microwave resonance characteristics with the alterations in BGL [
Recently, a spiral-shaped microwave sensor, shown in
Another preliminary study was published recently on non-invasive measurement of BGL using millimetre-waves [
Usually, in near-IR spectroscopy, the peripheral tissue is exposed to the near-IR radiation and the transmission or reflection from the tissue is measured. The blood glucose data is extracted through analysis of the measured tissue response. In [
Conventional monitoring of cardiac activity is performed in a clinical setting in real-time during a visit to the facility, by recording electrocardiograph (ECG) signals. Monitoring the heart activity through ECG signals is a very common technique, performed by placing at least three electrodes to the skin to measure the electrical activity of heart. Traditionally, Holter monitors are used for ambulatory monitoring during the recovery period after cardiac surgeries [
Development of an ideal electrode for ambulatory devices is vital to achieve continuous unobtrusive monitoring. Commonly-used electrodes for clinical applications are gel-type Ag/AgCl wet electrodes. Even though these electrodes have been reliable, compact and low-cost, continuous usage of wet electrodes causes skin irritations, since these electrodes employs conductive adhesives in order to maintain the resistive electrical contact with the skin. Also, the signal quality from these electrodes decreases significantly the gel dries, due to the loss of proper contact with the skin. As an alternative to wet electrodes, dry electrodes were developed; however, most dry electrodes are not bio-compatible, since they are usually constructed with hard substrates. Also, when placed on skin, dry electrodes have a higher impedance than gel-type ones [
Alternatively, insulated electrodes are capable of sensing ECG signals through clothing via capacitive sensing, without a resistive electrical contact with skin, as shown in
Mechanical cardiac activity can be tracked with microwave sensing. Microwave sensing does not require direct contact with the skin and employs a transmitter and a receiver in which the exact position of chest is detected by demodulating the phase of a scattered Doppler radar wave. Recently, a single-chip implementation of a Doppler radar technique has been presented [
In clinical research, conventional non-invasive monitoring of respiration rate is performed by impedance pneumography and inductive plethysmography. Impedance pneumography measures the impedance change between two electrodes placed on the chest. Thus, this technique measures the movement of the chest caused by the respiration cycle. Impedance pneumography is prone to errors from posture changes and motion. Inductive plethysmography, on the other hand, employs two copper wires: one is placed around the abdomen, the other placed on the chest. During the respiration cycle, volumetric differences occur and this causes self-induction of the two wires. Inductive plethysmography is a more reliable technique compared to impedance pneumography.
Recently, a measurement system for drivers was introduced, where the respiration rate is derived by measuring the pressure applied to a gauge embedded in a seat belt [
Ideally, monitoring systems for mobile health should be unobtrusive, incorporate multiple sensors, give real-time feedback and provide wireless communication with on-line data evaluation. To this end, several papers have been published and commercial multi-parameter sensors have also been produced. Of these commercial products, devices for performance monitoring (such as the Nike iPod kit and 'adidas miCoach') have been successful. However, these devices are limited to measuring one or two parameters and are not suitable for monitoring chronic disease patients. Combining sensors for vital sign monitoring has been studied by research groups in academia, as well as in industry. LifeShirt (Vivometrics Inc., USA) is an example of a multi-parameter monitoring system [
Another study on multiple health monitoring devices is 'AMON', shown in
Current physiological monitoring systems offer different means of communication between on-body sensors and the main data-capture unit. The simplest way of providing secure data transfer between the sensors and the main unit is wires. The implementation of wires in such systems is easy and low-cost; an obvious example of this technique is the aforementioned Holter monitor. However, these monitoring devices are obtrusive, presenting a challenge to patients in continuing their daily routine; in addition, the risk of wire tangling may mean that system failure is more likely. Over the past few decades, a number of alternative communication techniques have emerged. One is the use of so-called 'smart clothes' for on-body communications, where electronic devices (and, usually, interconnections in the form of wires) are embedded and woven into the fabrics. However, smart clothes are expensive and may force the end user to ignore personal preferences. Another innovative approach is communicating through biological channels (bio-channels); here, the human body is used as a communication channel by allowing data transmission between near electronic devices through near-field electrostatic coupling [
There are three general scenarios for wireless body-centric communications [
The latter two cases can be grouped together under the term '
With the recent advancements in wireless technologies, wearable monitoring systems can operate without wires by integrating wireless modules with on-body sensors. Using wireless communication is beneficial in many ways. First and foremost, real-time monitoring of collected data can be achieved more easily, which is useful for launching alert mechanisms. In addition, wireless on-body sensors are more unobtrusive for patients, allowing them to continue with their daily routine more easily. Moreover, these systems enable out-patient care, potentially even after more significant operations, thus decreasing healthcare costs. Finally, by allowing the individuals to track their own data with real-time feedback through smart-phones or PDAs, chronic disease sufferers can manage their disease more efficiently.
Providing reliable wireless transmission of data between on-body sensors (and also off-body to mobile, or stationary, devices) is a demanding task. There are a number of fundamental challenges that exist in understanding the propagation characteristics around the body, as well as the means of coupling radiated energy into these propagation channels through optimum antenna design [
Whilst simple one-sensor systems are valid examples of the WBAN concept, it should be noted that the greatest realisation of the potential of a WBAN system is when applied to multiple sensor nodes on-body, such as the multi-parameter monitoring systems discussed in Section 2.5.
Several approaches have been developed for on-body wireless communication; for example, IEEE 802.15.1 (Bluetooth) is one of the widely-used standards for wireless
Another wireless enabling technology is ZigBee, built on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard, used for low power and low data rate communication. It also operates at the 2.45 GHz ISM band, with 16 channels globally; the data-rate is 250 kbps and it is capable of transmitting data between 1 to 100 metres. A data rate of 250 kbps is considered adequate for most current health applications. The digital modulation scheme is offset quadrature phase-shift keying (OQPSK). It also operates at 915 MHz in America, with ten channels at a 40 kbps data-rate; and at 868 MHz on one channel in Europe, with a 20 kbps data-rate. Star, tree and mesh topologies are all supported network architectures. Data transmission security is protected by the use of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) in ZigBee [
Ultra-wide-band (UWB) technology has received attention lately as a promising method, since it offers high data rates for short ranges, as well as its very low power requirements. The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the 3.1–10.6 GHz band for UWB. UWB can provide high data rates (1 Gbps) up to a distance of ten metres. Data transmission is limited to this short range due to the low power output of UWB systems. Instead of using continuous waveforms, UWB operates with narrow pulses; therefore, the transmitters, receivers and associated amplifiers are on for very short durations. In typical indoor environments, the short-range pulses are easily detectable, which helps to prevent interference caused by the multipath effect. It is also worth mentioning that this property of UWB helps to perform position detection with high sensitivity. Finally, UWB has good penetration, so it can also be used not only for communication purposes but also for imaging [
Other wireless standards include the medical implant communication service (MICS) band (402–405 MHz), used for bi-directional communication between the implants and body-worn/external units. This band is authorised for implantable antennas [
There is, at present, no single 'ideal' standard available for physiological measurement systems based on wireless body sensor networks (WBSNs) [ scalable data-rates, from 1 kbps to hundreds of Mbps, for use with sensors with differing bandwidth requirements; short-range, from two to five metres; network sizes of up to 100 devices will be allowed; it will guarantee very low latency in data paths; ultra-low power consumption, of the order of 0.1–1 mW, will be targeted; operation in the 2.36–2.40 GHz band is proposed, to take advantage of existing commercially-available technologies and mitigate potential interference.
scalable data-rates, from 1 kbps to hundreds of Mbps, for use with sensors with differing bandwidth requirements;
short-range, from two to five metres;
network sizes of up to 100 devices will be allowed;
it will guarantee very low latency in data paths;
ultra-low power consumption, of the order of 0.1–1 mW, will be targeted;
operation in the 2.36–2.40 GHz band is proposed, to take advantage of existing commercially-available technologies and mitigate potential interference.
Characterization of antennas is the key to establishing reliable on-body data transmission between sensors and the main data-collecting node (this may be worn on-body or an external stationary or mobile unit). Antennas for WBAN communication are required to be compact, low-weight, conformal, high efficiency and compatible with the remaining circuitry for seamless integration. Designing antennas for WBAN applications is not a straight-forward task, since antenna performance is affected by various parameters, such as impedance matching and electromagnetic absorption when placed on body. Therefore, when designing antennas for WBANs, careful consideration should be given to the presence of lossy human tissue. To this end, many antenna designs have been proposed for wearable applications, including textile antennas (
The effect of the presence of the human body on antenna performance has been widely investigated in the literature. In a recent study, the free-space performance of different planar antennas operating in the 2.4 GHz ISM band was analysed and compared with the on-body performance [ antenna distance from the body; antenna location on the body; and the antenna type.
antenna distance from the body;
antenna location on the body; and
the antenna type.
In order to test the effect of the antenna's distance from the body, six antennas (derived from the traditional dipole, monopole and loop antennas) were placed at separations of 1 mm, 4 mm and 8 mm away from the body, shown in
The aforementioned antennas were also placed in different locations on the body, including the right and left ears, chest and ankles. According to the results, creeping waves were observed for a printed monopole antenna when placed on left chest; however, the waves decayed rapidly due to the lossy environment. Additionally, narrow-band antennas are more vulnerable to changes in the separation from the body, since even slight detuning might cause the loss of reliable data transfer. More recently, another numerical study on VHF/UHF antennas was presented [
A button-shaped antenna, based on a Yagi microstrip array design and operating at 2.45 GHz, has been proposed for tele-medicine applications [
An innovative approach is liquid antennas for communication with implants. The electrical properties of on-body antenna substrates are very low, compared to those of the human body. The human body is mostly composed of water, which is among the materials with highest electrical properties (that is, dielectric constant and conductivity). Therefore, the near field of metal-based antennas when positioned on the skin disturbed with the reflections from body. Due to the electrical property differences, the electromagnetic waves cannot penetrate the skin and are confined in the substrate. To prevent this phenomenon and provide better electrical property matching, a liquid antenna using a saline solution was designed [
The electrical properties of the organs and skin and muscle are different; therefore, the differences in the amount of muscle or fat, or even the skin, will cause differences in the observed antenna performance. These differences may be observed with respect to gender and age differences from one subject to another; they may also be expected to vary for the same subject over time. This shows the importance of subject-specific characterisation of on-body antennas.
The channel variation between a transmitter and a receiver in an indoor or outdoor environment is caused by the interference between multiple scattered waves from the surrounding environment. Communication between antennas mounted on the body is achieved with both space waves (
Two cases on-body and intra-body propagation, shown in
As mentioned previously, UWB has a great potential for WBAN applications. In a recent study, the UWB radio channel was investigated experimentally with two UWB antennas [
The rapid expansion of the availability of mobile devices and wireless technologies enables the user/patient controlled usage of implantable and on-body devices. Cardiac pacemakers, insulin pumps and on-body cardiac monitoring devices are now integrated with wireless components in order to communicate with a stationary or a mobile unit, via a WBAN. Although integration of wireless technologies to such devices has many benefits, it also presents many challenges, including the enabling the secure transmission of the collected private data, prevention of electromagnetic interference between different wireless devices and compatibility with the remaining circuitry, as well as compatibility with, and safety of, the biological tissues.
Secure transmission of private medical data needs to be ensured, during both WBAN transmissions and during the submission of the data to the cloud or healthcare provider through the Internet or cellular network. Although the requirements for security and privacy of medical data are high, other constraints (such as low power requirements) on wireless health monitoring systems place limits on what can be achieved on-body. Different system architectures have been proposed in the literature. In a recent study, the security of a remote cardiac monitoring system was analysed [
In [
Another study illustrates the privacy violation issues with different scenarios [
The interaction between devices emitting electromagnetic waves is highly investigated in the literature. It is well-known that such devices can cause electromagnetic interference (EMI). Recently, a study on the effect of EMI to wireless healthcare devices was performed and the possible EMI scenarios investigated [
Implantable sensors can be used either for diagnosis or sensing purposes (such as implantable antennas [
Compared to implantable devices, on-body devices are less prone to the bio-compatibility constraint. However, long-term skin contact with such devices can cause different forms of skin irritations. A popular example of this is the previously described Ag-Cl electrode for cardiac monitoring. The adhesive gel used to ensure a good electrical contact usually causes skin irritation when exposed over a long time. Thus, on-body devices should either also be developed with bio-compatible materials, or on-body devices should be truly non-invasive, where no skin contact is required for the acquisition of the desired data (this implies the embedding of the on-body device into some wearable structure and material that can act as a protective layer to the skin).
In this paper, the evolution of wearable systems for chronic disease management has been discussed, with examples drawn from the literature. An evaluation of current sensing technologies has been provided for the major physiological parameters (the vital signs), as well as a review of on-body communication from an electromagnetic perspective. Current sensors technology for vital-sign monitoring is promising to alter the traditional chronic monitoring routine. However, designing non-invasive body-worn sensors is very challenging, often requiring a broad understanding of the nature of the disease and its effect on physiological parameters. Although there are sensors available off-the-shelf for cardiac and blood-pressure monitoring, there is still a need for improvement to achieve continuous and truly non-invasive monitoring of these parameters. The main constraints for sensor design are:
low power requirements; reliability; security; and conformal design.
low power requirements;
security; and
conformal design.
In order to achieve unobtrusive monitoring, implementation of wireless modules is vital. Integration of wireless modules to on-body sensors not only provides mobility for the patient, but also has the potential to change the conventional healthcare system with real-time feedback support. The limitations for wireless modules are low power requirements, reliable data transmission, compatibility with the sensor and conformal antenna design. Although wireless protocols are available for on-body communication, there is still a need for development, in order to ease the existing constraints. It is hoped that the efforts of the IEEE 802.15.6 Task Group will bear fruit in this area.
Although the design and implementation of on-body monitoring systems presents a challenging task with several constraints, the benefits of employing multi-parameter monitoring systems for the prevention, prediction and management of diseases are myriad. On-body monitoring systems with multiple sensors are not only capable of providing an extensive database of the patient's medical history: the simultaneous usage of multi-parameter monitoring sensors can also verify or correct the collected data, adding redundancy into a potentially safety-critical system; or the additional information can place a particular event detected into context. For example, the previously mentioned blood pressure monitoring system in [
Finally, over recent years our group has contributed to the literature on this topic, with numerous publications on the characterisation of on-body channels, the investigation of the effect of the human body on antenna performance, as well as the establishment of a communication link between sensors and body-worn units. Our goal is to utilize the accumulated knowledge within the group on on-body propagation to design multi-parameter body-worn units. To this end, some of the current research activities in our group focus on non-invasive microwave detection of blood glucose levels and reliable transmission of ECG signals.
Blood pressure sensor by MIT [
Arm module proposed in [
(a) Initial design of microwave sensor (b) Modified microwave sensor with silicon positioning aid [
Capacitive electrodes proposed in [
AMON wrist module [
Antenna types used in [
Inter-body propagation case in [


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February casino revenues up in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTVN) -- Revenues at all of the state's eight gambling venues was higher in February than January, despite the cold and snowy weather.
Hollywood Toledo, which was shut down for 11 hours due to weather, saw the largest increase $15.2 million, a $3.7 million increase over the previous month. Its sister site, Hollywood Columbus, brought in $17.47 million, up about $2.2 million over January's numbers.
Horseshoe Cleveland made nearly a million dollars more in February than January at $17.5 million. Revenues at Horseshoe Cincinnati were nearly flat, going from $16.2 million to $16.5 million.
Overall the casinos generated a profit of $66.7 million in February compared to $59.6 million in January.
Racinos also saw profits go up from $39.1 million to $43.5 million.
Miami Valley Gaming in Lebanon brought in $9.2 million, Hard Rock Rocksino in Northfield Park saw a profit of $13.2 million, Cleveland's Thistledown raked in $10 million, and Scioto Downs Casino and Racetrack netted $11 million.


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Once You Get In, How Do You Pay For Business School?
February 28, 2014
Lucas Weingarten
When assessing business school and an MBA, the 'Money Issue' is nothing if not multi-faceted. Since graduate degrees are an investment, like any other investment, there is up front cost. Some are fortunate enough to not have to secure student loans to help pay for graduate school, but most, unfortunately, do need this type of financial assistance. So, how do you pay for business school once you're in?
Last year, I wrote about a proclamation made by the student loan ombudsman at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB), Rohit Chopra. Mr. Chopra declared the student loan system in the United States economy as 'too big to fail.' The student loan debt market, comprised of public and private lenders, shot past $1 trillion in early 2013 and continues its relentless climb.
It is a wonderful thing to not have to take on debt in order to pursue a graduate degree, but if you do have to apply for financial assistance then there is a hierarchy of the four available loan programs. To reduce the cost of capital, apply to financial aid programs in the following order:
- Federal Perkins loan
- Federal Unsubsidized Stafford loan
- Fixed-rate federal PLUS loans
- Private student loan
For an informative matrix and discussion of each of these loan options, click on this link from Duke University's School of Law. It is important to do additional research, as well. Some schools have in-house loan programs with attractive rates and lenient repayment stipulations. Also, states might have student lending programs that could win the day over both federal and private lenders.
Further, it is important to keep in mind that lending to grad students is perceived quite differently than lending to undergraduates. This could mean that item number four on the above list may well end up at number two depending on your credit and current private lending offerings. For example, one recently announced campaign from Discover® Student Loans, in cooperation with GMAC, offers a 0.25% interest rate reduction to those who sat for the GMAT exam on or after December 16, 2013. Take a moment to read the full press release here.
Tackling the student loan market can be overwhelming so never hesitate to use your school's Financial Aid Office. The folks who work there will be far more knowledgeable about all of this than you and will help you find the cheapest money out there. Make an appointment and do some homework before going in for a consultation. It is also better to get loan applications in as early as possible, so please don't delay.


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H.B. Fuller Adhesive Earns Fire Safety Rating for Door Assembly
May 28, 2013
H.B. Fuller Co., with U.S. headquarters in St. Paul, Minn., announced the introduction of the Swiftlock 2U232-3N, a UL 10C fire-rated component status adhesive designed to help door manufacturers improve production while meeting industry certification and fire rating requirements. Swiftlock 2U232-3N is a polyurethane hot-melt adhesive used in the high-speed assembly of fire-resistant steel entry doors on a variety of door core materials, including EPS and both faced and un-faced honeycomb. Swiftlock 2U232-3N has a three-hour burn rating, which is one of the most difficult ratings to achieve, according to the adhesives supplier.
With the addition of Swiftlock 2U232-3N, H.B. Fuller offers a family of six fire-rated component status adhesives. The Swiftlock 2U232-3N adhesive meets the Underwriters Laboratories 10C standard for Positive Pressure Fire Tests of Door Assemblies. Five of the six adhesives bear Intertek's Warnock Hersey Mark.
Swiftlock 2U232-3N polyurethane hot melt adhesive has a high-tensile strength, which helps to ensure that a door is durable and designed to withstand a variety of external conditions, the supplier reports. Due to its low 250°F application temperature, Swiftlock 2U232-3N adhesive also can positively impact the manufacturing process by offering low application energy requirements.


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The World Zoroastrian Congress 2009 will be held in Dubai from the 28th to 31st of December 2009. For more information and for delegate reservation information, please visit the official World Zoroastrian Congress 2009 website.Read More
WZCC Coming Together Roundtable & 2008 AGM
The World Zoroastrian Chamber of Commerce (WZCC) is holding its 2008 "Coming Together Roundtable", 2008 Annual General Meeting (AGM), and the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Zarathushti Heritage & Cultural Center from December 28th to 31st 2008 in Houston, Texas, USA. The four day event that includes a day trip to San Antonio, a visit...Read More
WZCC Entrepreneurship Development Program
The World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce (WZCC) announces an opportunity to enhance your entrepreneurial talent, interact with successful businessmen, and expand your business network, to reach your full business potential. After the grand success of the Young Entrepreneurs Program (YEP) in June 2006, the World Zarathushti Chamber Of Commerce – India...Read More
WZCC Delhi Chapter: Changes in Committee
The Delhi Chapter of the World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce (India), was reconstituted today with a new President and members being added to the Managing Committee. The composition of the new WZCC Delhi Chapter Managing Committee is as follows: Dadi Mistry – Founder President, Delhi Chapter Cyrus Engineer – President Veera Mavalwala –...Read More
WZCC Global AGM – Pune, January 12th & 13th, 2008
The WZCC Global AGM is being held in Pune, on the 12th & 13th of January 2008. Please block your diaries and make your bookings promptly to participate in this Mega Event, as delegates from all over the world will be attending. About Pune: This vibrant host city of Pune has the potential for growing business opportunities and enjoys excellent...Read More


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When Ricky heard that London Zoo was doing its annual animal count, he just had to get involved!
At the beginning of each year, the zoo keepers count all their residents so they know how many they've got and who they've got.
Big animals such as camels and monkeys are fairly easy to keep track of, but what about smaller ones, like fish?!
We sent to Ricky to find out how the zoo staff do it and have a go himself. But was he any good...? Watch the clip to find out!


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The Zumax OMS2300 ENT Microscope is comparable to the Zeiss Pico ENT Surgery Microscope, at half the price! It features superior quality and technology, and is thus becoming the most recommended ENT microscope.
Warranty: 2 Years.
The OMS2300 ENT Microscope comes standard with a 0 - 180° Inclinable Binocular Head, 250 mm Final Objective Lens, and 12.5x Widefield Eyepieces.
*If you would like different magnification eyepieces and/or objective lens, please call or specify in the comments section during the checkout process.
Zumax Ceiling Mount Installation Brochure
Warranty: 2 Years.
The OMS2300 ENT Microscope comes standard with a 0 - 180° Inclinable Binocular Head, 250 mm Final Objective Lens, and 12.5x Widefield Eyepieces.
Zumax OMS2300 ENT Microscope Features:
- 0 - 180° Inclinable Binocular Head: Features widest articulation range of any binocular for operator comfort.
- Widefield Eyepieces: Screwed in to the tube and have integrated eyecups with stepless adjustment. The eyepieces are excellently suited for surgeons who wish to work with their eyeglasses on (10x, 16x, and 20x also available*).
- Focusing Objective Lens: Easy operation. A variety of working distances are available (200, 300, 350, and 400 mm also available*).
- Rotatable Handgrip: Can be adjusted to user's preferred position and enable the user to easily place the OMS in the desired position.
- Fine Focusing: Adjust the focus to your personal needs, without moving the microscope.
5-Step Manual Magnification Changer: 5 click stop positions.
- Magnification (Field-of-View Diameter): 3.4x (65 mm), 5.4x (42 mm), 8.5x (26 mm), 13.5x (16 mm), 21.2x (10.4 mm).
- Halogen Illumination Integrated: Two 150 W halogen bulbs with "change on the fly" lamp selector. Should a lamp fail during an examination, this feature allows a quick change from one lamp to another resulting in an uninterrupted procedure.
- Brightness Control Knob: Allows you to easily adjust the light intensity for any clinical situation.
Yellow and Green Integrated Filter:
- Yellow Filter: Prevents premature curing of composite.
- Green Filter: Improves detail visibility with a strong blood supply.
German Optical Glass Inside: The lenses inside the microscope are made by Schott Optical Glass imported from Germany. All lenses are multi-coated and anti-reflective, combining with infinity corrected optical system and brilliant apochromatic optics, which offers superb optical performance, including:
- High resolution.
- Real 3-dimensional precise image reproduction.
- Large depth of field.
- Wide field of view.
- Good contrast.
- Apochromatic Optics design could correct the chromatic aberration of 3 types of colored light effectively. It ensures the reduction and saturation of image color, and improves the resolution, contrast, and view depth of the image.
Counter-Balanced Pantographic Arms: With hanging counter-balanced pantographic arms design and tension control adjustable connection arms, the optical head can be easily maneuvered at any position and stopped where you wanted in its working range. All maneuvers can be done by one hand with a little force.
- A special switch is fitted into the arm. The lamp will keep "on" when the optical head moves in the normal working ranged and the lamp will turn off automatically while the optical head moves out of the normal working range.
Gross Weight:
- Floor Stand = 125 kg.
- Wall Mount = 80 kg.
- Ceiling Mount = 95 kg.
*If you would like different magnification eyepieces and/or objective lens, please call or specify in the comments section during the checkout process.
Zumax OMS2300 ENT Microscope Options:
- 200-0030-ENT: Floor Stand (pictured above).
- 200-0031-ENT: Wall Mount.
- 200-0032-ENT: Ceiling Mount.
Zumax OMS2300 ENT Microscope Media & Literature:
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You'll find us at Street Diner in Brighthelm Gardens, Brighton every Friday 11-3 with brownies, slice cakes, cupcakes, cookies, ice cream and other yummy goodies!
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From: "Diana Gale Matthiesen" <>
Subject: novice SMGF question
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 02:20:32 -0400
I'm feeling like a real idiot. I'm trying to use the Sorenson database for the
first time, and I'm experiencing a boatload of frustration. How can I view the
motif of an individual in the database? There is one STROUP in the database
whose motif I would very much like to know. But all I seem to be able to get is
how it compares to whatever values are preset or that I enter, in a yes/no
answer. That not remotely useful as I have no idea what this STROUP's motif
might be. Surely there's a way, so what am I missing?
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|novice SMGF question by "Diana Gale Matthiesen" <>


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A Microsoft Tech Support document, entitled "XL98: Values Change When You Save in the WK3 or WK4 Format" (dated April 8), notes that "when you open a file that has been saved in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, some of the numbers and dates that appear in the spreadsheet may be incorrect."
The problem can occur if you open a file that had previously be saved as a Lotus 1-2-3 file, such as .WK4 format. It is also necessary that the file contains numbers that are greater than 16,385 -or- The file contains dates that are later than November 9, 1944. "This problem does not occur with numbers and dates that are returned by formulas." Microsoft is working on a fix.
Jeff Bagby, who first reported this to MacFixIt, notes more specifics of the symptoms: "Dollar values entered as $930.78 became $935.78. Dates of 3/17/1998 became 7/17/2076. We have seen this with numbers much lower than the 16,385 that Microsoft claims."


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Variety of opportunities available to seniors
There are lots of things happening for area senior citizens to take part in.
Check out these opportunities:
Join us at the Douglas County Fair. We will have a Douglas County Senior Booth in the Runestone Community Center. Come and check out all the new and exciting information we will have to offer. There will also be a program on Thursday, August 20 announcing Douglas County's Outstanding Senior for 2009. The program will be at 3 p.m. at the 4-H Centennial Stage. Treats will be served.
Project Community Connect will take place on Thursday, August 27 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the United Methodist Church. A light lunch will be served in conjunction with the mobile food drop, free blood pressure checks and the ability to connect with the services that are available to seniors in our area. If you are worried about your winter heating bills, have questions regarding social security or Medicare or just want to see what senior services are available in Douglas County, come out and see me.
Let's Go Fishing with Seniors offers free boating or fishing excursions for all seniors, veterans and disabled populations. Outings are scheduled daily during the spring, summer and fall months. Each excursion is approximately 2 hours. We provide the rods, reels, tackle, live bait, pontoon, life jackets and even refreshments.
Riverboat Cruise with the St Croix Boat & Packet Company on September 15. Join other Douglas County seniors for a cruise on the St. Croix. Dine while quietly gliding up the river. Leaves Kmart in Alexandria at 9 a.m. and returns at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $56 per person. This includes a two-hour cruise, luncheon buffet and transportation.
Long Lake Theater show on October 24 in Park Rapids. This trip includes a Halloween show, lunch and transportation. Leaves Kmart at 11:30 a.m., lunch is at 1 p.m. and the show is at 3 p.m. Cost is $52 per person.
A Caregiver Support Group meets the second Tuesday of each month at First Lutheran Church in the family room. If you are a caregiver for your spouse, parent or even a child with an illness, you are welcome to join us. We provide education and support to those dealing with caregiving issues.
Nutrition Assistance Program for seniors is a free food program for people ages 60 and older. You must meet income guidelines, live in Minnesota, provide proof of age and show a picture ID. Foods distributed include fruits, vegetables and juice, milk, cheese and egg mix, meat, dry beans, and peanut butter, cereal, rice, instant potatoes or pasta. Preregistration is required. For information call (320) 762-2973.
For information on any of these or any other issue concerning senior citizens, contact Mary at the Douglas County Senior Office at (320) 762-3047.


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I got a cartilage piercing w/ a needle 1.5 years ago in order to min. possibility of scarring. I always kept it clean w/ sea salt and was putting dil. tea tree oil on it. At first I thought the bump was temporary but then I came to realize it was probably a hypertrophic scar.I've read all the answers regarding hypertrophic scars but the least expensive options seem are best suited for larger areas. Can I apply silicone sheets to such a small area or are other options more recommended for this?
What's the Best Treatment to Reduce/eliminate a Hypertrophic Scar on a Cartilage Piercing?
Doctor Answers 3
Scar Removal
Silicone sheets area great place to start. After 3-4 months of that, see a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon if the area is not resolved, and you need a surgical option to consider.
Learn more: http://www.elitemdspa.info/
Ear Piercing scar correction.
At times the underlying cause of the excessive scar reaction is bacterial infestation of the cartlige itself. Continued inflamation triggers reactive scar formation aiming to sequester inflamed cartlige. The carlige itself has limite blood circulation and therefore prone to bacterial invasion if penetrated by decorative hardware.
In my experience the best approach for long term correction is small surgical removal of offending scar and infected cartlige as well. This can be performed under local in office setting. Perioperative antibiotics and injectable steroids may be helpfull. Once healed leave the piercings to the young and uninformed. Hopefully this experience has helped you move away from body piercing. Body priercing is seldom advocated by physicians because not one of them wants to bear the responsibility for their numerous sequela.
Treatment for post-piercing hypertrophic scar
Silicone gel sheeting can be used in a small area because you can cut the size you need. Also intralesional injections of Kenalog, a corticosteroid medication, will also help flatten the scar.
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These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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The JFK International Airport is the largest airport in NYC and one of the largest in the country serving almost 50 million passengers each year. JFK is one of three airports serving the NYC metropolitan area, in conjunction with the LaGuardia and Newark International Airports. However, JFK is by far the most likely entry point to the city for international arrivals.
The airport is divided into eight terminals, all of which are connected by the monorail Airtrain. Besides circling the airport this Airtrain also has a spur that connects the airport to the Howard Beach and Jamaica stations on the NYC subway system.
However, just because the airport is connected to the subway system doesn't mean it's a convenient option for travel into Manhattan, as the trip takes longer than one hour and the subway system is ill fitted for traveling with large suitcases. Instead travelers should consider taking a taxi from the airport to Manhattan for the flat fare of $52. Using a taxi the trip from the JFK International Airport to The MAve boutique hotel in Manhattan's Flatiron District should take approximately 30 minutes, door to door.
When it comes time to depart New York travelers should allocate themselves some extra time to navigate both the traffic to the airport and the lengthy check-in and security lines at the airport. Unfortunately, because of the sheer volume of flights handled by the airport, on-tarmac delays are not uncommon.
For anyone with time to kill at the airport the place to go is the Shops at Terminal 4. The airport's shopping mall, the Shops at Terminal 4 has a little something for everyone as there are dozens of shops and duty-free shopping available.


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Pieta is the eldest daughter of Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Greg Brown. Teamed with esteemed roots/Americana producer/guitarist Bo Ramsey, Pieta has crafted intensely intimate tales, each set jewel-like in shimmering, gently shifting soundscapes.
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