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Mobile SDKs; love them or hate them, they're here to stay. They provide our apps with all sorts of functionality that would be incredibly time consuming to build and moreover, they give us another means to monetize our apps. Third party SDKs are in fact, quite popular. According to a study done by SafeDK on average, each Android app uses 15 third party SDKs - this number is even higher in the case of mobile games. While it would be difficult to argue that SDKs aren't useful, it's also hard for developers to really get a good idea of the amount of resources used by each sdk once the app is in production.
What makes a good SDK? Some of the common factors to consider while judging the quality of an SDK are: functionality, ease of use, and documentation. Some other attributes to consider are CPU usage, effect on battery, playing nice with other SDKs, and even network data usage.. As we mentioned, each android app uses 15 third party SDKs on average. It becomes very important for each SDK to function in harmony. The effect on CPU, battery and data consumed per session are all also important for apps because each of these could lead to users uninstalling the app. Let's discuss data consumed per session - this is an important factor when you consider users who have limited data plans.
So how does one know which SDK is consuming more data per session? What are the number of transfers per session? There are a number of ways you can look at the traffic requests made by various SDKs. You could route the app traffic through a proxy, run the app on your test device and see what's happening (unfortunately this will only show you a the results of your own individual tests which can give you an idea, but likely isn't statistically significant. Another way is to use something like New Relic's Mobile Application Monitoring tool - this gives you a whole suite of tools and the results would be from real productions users. The downside here is that it's expensive. A third option is that you could use PacketZoom's new free Developer SDK (aka HttpOptimizer) which provides all the statistics for third party data transfers and is also able to capture the specifics domains and URLs that are causing the largest amount of data consumption.
The chart below is from a gaming app with traffic mostly in USA and Canada with ~10K DAU (Daily Active Users). Like many mobile games, this app also relies on ads for a large fraction of revenue for publisher. Hence the preponderance of ad SDK's in its list of data consumers.
In the chart, both 'vid.applovin' and 'edge.adcolony' are ad SDKs but each one has different data size per session (~13Kb and ~10Kb respectively). This simply could be because 'vid.applovin' is serving more ads compared 'edge.adcolony' because that is how the developer prioritized their ads, or it could have something to do with the frequency that the ad content is refreshed or the size of the individual ads. What you do get is greater insight into what the SDKs in your app are actually doing. You should think about this as you consider which SDKs to include in your app. Mobile data is expensive (and frequently slow) for the users, especially in developing countries. As app developers, it makes sense to to keep an eye on data usage metrics to accommodate the global user base.
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) Yahoo! (YHOO) reported first-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street estimates, sending shares higher in after-hours trading.
Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Yahoo! earned 38 cents a share on $1.087 billion in revenue, excluding traffic acquisition costs (TAC) for the first quarter.
For the quarter, the company noted that display revenue ex-TAC was $409 million, a 2% increase year over year, as the number of ads increased 7% year-over-year, but the price per ad continued to trend lower, falling 5% over the same time frame.
Shares of Yahoo! were soaring in after-hours trading, gaining 6.1% to $36.30. Yahoo! shares closed higher in the regular trading session, gaining 2.3% to finish at $34.21.
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Search revenue jumped 9% year-over-year, rising to $444 million excluding TAC, as paid clicks increased approximately 6% compared to the first quarter of 2013, and price-per-click increased approximately 8% during the same time frame.
"I am really pleased by our first quarter performance, marking our best Q1 revenue ex-TAC since 2010. Buoyed by our 9th consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth in Search revenue ex-TAC and our first quarter of Q1 year-over-year growth in display revenue ex-TAC since 2011, Q1 was an early and important sign of growth in our core business," said Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer. "And, with mobile pivotal to our future growth, we're delighted to now see more than 430 million monthly mobile users accessing Yahoo's new products."

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As we all knows, Minhyuk were quite obsessed with his cats and now he will narrating the documentary movie 'I Am a Cat'.
FNC Entertainment shared the news on September 2, announcing, 'I Am a Cat', a documentary movie about stray cats in South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan, has been selected as the opening movie for the 'Animal Film Festival'. Minhyuk, a well-known pet lover who even engaged in a photo shoot with his cats Kkong-dda-dda and Um-chi-chi, happily participated in the film's narration."
Minhyuk also commented, "Narrating 'I Am a Cat' allowed me the time to rethink stray cats as well as other pets. I wish to become helpful in strengthening the culture, where pets and people can socially exist together."
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Bollywood's 'exotic' actress Priyanka Chopra believes in experimenting. After winning hearts with her films and singing, the former Miss. World has now signed a deal with Hollywood's ABC Studios.
According to a leading daily, under the one year pact, ABC will either produce a starring vehicle for Priyanka or cast her in an existing project that is set for Fall 2015.
Though Piggy Chops is 45 films old in Bollywood, this is the first time she has collaborated with a studio in US. Interestingly, this deal comes after the sexy actress had given a voice over for the animated film 'Planes'.
Given that her global reach is tremendous, keeping in mind her singles 'In My City', 'Exotic' and 'I Can't Make You Love Me', along with her being the first woman of Indian descent to be named the Guess Girl, one has high hopes from this new collaboration.
Meanwhile, PeeCee is also busy shooting for her two films - Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Bajirao Mastani' and Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Madamji', both of which are slated to release next year.
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In Former Amy's Baking Company Space, B&R Food and Wine Serves Simple Bistro Fare
The wine bar and restaurant serves a simple, bistro menu.
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When a new spot opens in town, we can't wait to check it out — and let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that have just opened, sampling a few items, and satisfying curiosities (yours and ours).
Restaurant: B&R Wine and Food
Location: 7366 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale
Open: About two months
Eats: French
Price: $10-$15/person
7366 East Shea Boulevard, Unit 112, was once the home of Arizona's most infamous restaurant. You might have heard about it — Amy's Baking Company? The owners caused a bit of scene when they appeared on a reality television show in 2013. In any case, they sold the restaurant about four months ago and already a new duo has taken over the space.
Now the strip mall restaurant is home to B&R Wine and Food, named for its French owners Bruno and Richard. Neither was in the restaurant during our recent midweek lunch visit, leaving Richard's wife to hold down the fort at the bistro and wine bar. The space, which was clean and stylish even under its former owners, is still casual and polished, offering a full bar, high tops, a traditional dining room, and an outdoor patio.
Be warned: It's hard to resist having a glass of wine with your lunch at B&R, not only because the restaurant's wine list includes an affordable selection of bottles from Napa, Lebanon, Argentina, and all over Europe, but also because all glasses cost just $6 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. You can also expect $4 beers before 6 p.m., including options such as Lumberyard Red Ale from Flagstaff and several other locally made brews.
As for food, the restaurant offers nothing more and nothing less than simple bistro fare. There's a selection of bruschetta, which allows diners to choose three varieties for $10. We started with the smoked salmon with sour cream and chives, apple with Gorgonzola and figs, and asparagus with bacon and blue cheese. Served on slices of crusty white bread, each offered a nice balance of flavors and textures, though our favorite was probably the final combo, which benefited from salty-fatty pieces of bacon and sharp, fragrant crumbles of blue cheese.
A four cheese flatbread from B&R Food and Wine.
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Less impressive was the restaurant's four cheese flatbread ($10.90), which arrived lukewarm and offered a doughy, somewhat flavorless crust. The combination of mozzarella, Swiss, blue, and goat cheeses was a nice break from the usual cheese pizza monotony but still didn't overpower the flatbread's base of overly sweet tomato sauce.
On our visit, the day's specials included an onion soup that came with a side of shredded cheese and croutons — not our typical experience with French onion soup, but acceptable nonetheless. Fortunately, the broth was deep with onion flavor, and a sprinkling of cheese and croutons provided the necessary salt and texture. We ordered it along with half of a goat cheese, spinach, and honey panini ($9.80), which was satisfying though a bit out of proportion when it came to the fillings.
For simple, affordable bistro fare, B&R delivers. There's value to be found and pleasant, casual service. Plus, for the better part of the day, you can count on a cheap glass of wine, and that's some thing we simply can't complain about.
Create your own lunch meal with half a panini and a cup of soup.
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John Krasinski thinks Emily Blunt is the "best mom" he could ever imagine.
The '13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi' actor learns a lot about being a parent from his wife - who is expecting their second child - and loves seeing her with their 23-month-old daughter Hazel.
He said: "She is the best mom that I could ever imagine . When you become a mother, you show a whole new side of yourself - and for Emily, that happened immediately.
"The exact moment our daughter arrived, she turned into this unbelievably caring and loving mother and I learn from her about parenthood every day."
John is pleased his daughter has an "adorable" English accent like his wife, and admits she gets confused by some of his Americanisms.
He told Britain's HELLO! magazine: "She had a big shock before Christmas, because we watch 'Peppa Pig' in our house, who talks about Father Christmas, and then when I came along and called him Santa Claus instead and she realised I was talking about the same person, she got very confused - I think I blew her little brain.
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ART CORNER: Beautiful dioramas of model cars from Japan
Takuji is a Japanese artist who places 1:43 and 1:64 scale minicars into beautifully constructed dioramas. From AE86s on touge roads to Mitsubishis tearing through a rally stage to mechanics tuning Skylines in a garage, each scene is a slice of … Continue reading
EVENTS: 2015 Mooneyes All Odds Nationals
If you're looking for high-powered GT-Rs and the like, Mooneyes shows are probably not for you. The cars you find at a typical Mooneyes event celebrate the art of customization, whether it's on kei cars or commercial trucks. The vehicles here less about racing than … Continue reading
EVENTS: Finnish Japanese Auto Extravaganza
Today's guest writer is my friend Mika Latvala from Finland, who sent an event report from the Finnish Japanese Auto Extravaganza. Enjoy! —Ben The Finnish Japanese Auto Extravaganza, or FinnJAE, is for all Japanese car enthusiasts in the country. All cars are welcome, no matter … Continue reading
EVENTS: 2015 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 06 — Road & Race
The last installment of our JCCS coverage was a homage to bone stock beauts, but a huge contributor to the popularity of Japanese cars has always been their tunability. Here are the JCCS cars that were built for street and circuit, not preservation.
EVENTS: 2015 Nissan Jam, Part 02
One of Nissan Jam's proudest accomplishments is gathering a hugely diverse field of cars from Nissan's long and storied history. From 1960s to modern day, from mini-trucks to drift machines, from lowliest Sunny to mightiest GT-R, the Jam had it all.
EVENTS: 2015 Mooneyes Street Car Nationals
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EVENTS: 2015 New Year Meeting, Part 06 — Trucks, Vans and Wagons
There's nothing like a good, honest work truck. In fact, many of the earliest forms of four-wheeled transport in Japan were commercial vehicles, but precious few, like this row of forlorn-looking Mazda Porter Cabs, have survived till retirement without major wear … Continue reading
EVENTS: 2015 New Year Meeting, Part 05 — Racers and Replicas
There is no shortage of motorsports history in Japan, and it's not uncommon there to find road-going replicas of some of of the nation's most iconic — and some not-so-iconic — competition machines. Here at the New Year Meeting, it's a … Continue reading
EVENTS: 2015 New Year Meeting, Part 02: Sports Coupes and Sports Sedans
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ART CORNER: Papercraft nostalgics by Metmania Fan
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EVENTS: 2014 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 04 — Modified Machines
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Obituaries - April 12, 2017
Irene Cabrera Carreon
Irene Cabrera Carreon, 68, of Avondale died April 6, 2017.
Mrs. Carreon was born Oct. 16, 1948, in Phoenix to Carlos and Matilda Cabrera. She was raised in Glendale and moved to Avondale.
She married Manuel Carreon on Nov. 16, 1968, in Glendale.
She is survived by her husband, Manuel Carreon; one daughter, Renee Marie; one son, Manuel Jr.; two sisters, Elva and Irma; two brothers, Carlos Jr. and Phillip; and one grandchild.
Interment will be Saturday at Phoenix Memorial Park and Mortuary, 200 W. Beardsley Road, Phoenix.
Susan Anne Veronica Corrigan-Carter
Susan "Suzie" Anne Veronica Corrigan-Carter, 66, of Goodyear died April 6, 2017, at Hospice of the Valley in Surprise of endometrial cancer.
She was born May 24, 1950, in Alsager, England, to Philip and Brigid Corrigan. She was raised and educated in Newcastle-Under-Lyme in Staffordshire County.
She worked in the catering industry in London from 1970 to 1983.
She met her husband, David, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps, in London and they returned to the U.S. and married in Alexandria, Va. They moved to Escondido, Calif., in 1988 and to Goodyear in 2003.
She is survived by her husband, David Carter; two stepsons, Ross and Alexander; one stepdaughter, Elizabeth; one sister, Margaret; and one brother, James.
A memorial service will be at 11:30 a.m. today at Thompson Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear.
Condolences for the family may be left at thompsonfuneralchapel.com.
Irma Griggs Crecelius
Irma Griggs Crecelius, 99, of Avondale died April 3, 2017.
Mrs. Crecelius was born June 5, 1917, at the family farm near Wyatt, Mo., to Lee and Grace Jones Griggs.
She married Elijah Neil Crecelius on June 5, 1938. They lived in Mississippi County in Missouri until 1962, when they moved to Arizona.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Elijah Neil Crecelius; one son, Elmer Crecelius; and one grandchild.
She is survived by four brothers, Nathan Griggs of Brawley, Calif., and Morris, Richard and Sam Griggs, all of Charleston, Mo.; one daughter, Beverly Carden of Avondale; one son, Richard Crecelius of Happy Jack; five grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
A celebration of life will be at 3 p.m. June 10 at New Life Baptist Church, 8701 W. Encanto Blvd., Phoenix, with interment at the Griggs family cemetery in Wyatt, Mo.
Condolences for the family may be left at thompsonfuneralchapel.com.
Henry Carrasco Gutierrez
Henry Carrasco Gutierrez, 65, formerly of Avondale died April 3, 2017, in Phoenix.
Mr. Gutierrez was born July 14, 1951, in Silver City, N.M., to Jose and Victoria Gutierrez.
He is survived by his wife, Maria; two sons, Anthony Gutierrez and Ralph Gutierrez; one daughter, Angela Stevick; four stepchildren, Manuel Francisco, Lizbeth, Yadira and Ivan Segura; four brothers, Joe Gutierrez, Robert Gutierrez, David Gutierrez and Ramon Gutierrez; three sisters, Jenny Castro, Mary Alanis and Virginia Cruz; and 21 grandchildren.
Services will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at Advantage Crystal Rose Funeral Home, 9155 W. Van Buren St., Tolleson.
Condolences may be left at advantagefunerals.com.
Deborah Haney
Deborah Haney, 65, of Phoenix and formerly of Avondale died April 5, 2017, in Sun City.
Mrs. Haney was born April 4, 1952, in Avondale.
She is survived by her husband, Dale Haney; two daughters, Vanessa Haney and Amanda Sparks; one son, Aaron Haney; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Penny Sue Hicklin
Penny Sue Hicklin, 72, of Buckeye died April 5, 2017, in Youngtown of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Mrs. Hicklin was born Oct. 11, 1944, in Phoenix.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Hicklin; and one grandchild.
She is survived by two sons, Jerry W. Lee Jr. of Buckeye and Jay W. Lee of Prescott; one sister, Jackie Kimbrell of Boulder, Colo.; one brother, Maynard Kimbrell of Oregon; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services were April 8 at Legacy Funeral Home in Sun City.
The Rev. John Schaeffel officiated.
Kenneth Earl House Sr.
Kenneth Earl House Sr., 66, of Buckeye died April 7, 2017, in Buckeye.
Mr. House was born Aug. 26, 1950, in Phoenix to Ezra and Vera House.
He graduated from Buckeye Union High School in 1971.
He married Jari in October 1972.
He worked as a water treatment specialist for the city of Buckeye.
He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
He is survived by his wife, Jai House; one son, Ken House Jr. of Phoenix; two daughters, JariBeth Payne and Tori Windsor, both of Buckeye; two brothers, Charlie House of Buckeye and Dale House of Arkansas; one sister, Bertha; and four grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Ganley's Buckeye Funeral Home, 104 E. Baseline Road, Buckeye. Visitation will also be at 10 a.m., followed by funeral services at 11 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 25800 Southern Ave., Buckeye.
Donald Joe Murphy
Donald Joe Murphy, 62, of Goodyear died April 6, 2017.
Mr. Murphy was born in Rolla, Mo., to Joe Walter Murphy and Betty Geraldine Winn Murphy. He grew up in Ozark, Mo.
In the late 1970s, he moved to Tulsa, Okla., where he met and married his wife. They lived in Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Fort Worth, Texas, Omaha, Neb., and Houston before moving to Phoenix.
He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Natalie Argo Murphy; two sons, Donald Chaz Murphy and Tanner Wayne Murphy; one daughter, Courtney Anne Murphy; and his mother, Jerri Winn Murphy.
A visitation will be at 1 p.m., followed by funeral services at 2 p.m. Saturday at Thompson Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear.
Condolences may be left at thompsonfuneralchapel.com.
Pauline R. Owens
Pauline R. Owens, 94, of Avondale died April 3, 2017, in Goodyear.
Mrs. Owens was born April 15, 1922, in Tulsa, Okla.
She moved to Arizona in 1947.
She was a homemaker.
She was a caregiver for many years at the United Methodist nursery.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Milton Bruce Owens; one son, Aubrey Owens; one daughter, Iris DeGroat; one grandchild; and one great-grandchild.
She is survived by one son, Noel Owens; five daughters, Elaine Sandoval, Paulette Hurles, Joyce Smith, Leah Locker and Rita Adams; 32 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were April 8 at Greenwood Memory Lawn Mortuary Chapel in Phoenix.
The Rev. Al Whaley officiated.
Memorials may be made to Greenwood Memory Lawn at greenwoodmemorylawn.com.
Vivian Stach Ramsey
Vivian Stach Ramsey, 87, of Litchfield Park died April 7, 2017.
Mrs. Ramsey was born Sept. 16, 1929, in Mitchell Township, Wilkin County, Minnesota to Max and Anna Stach.
She attended high school in Detroit Lakes, Minn., and worked at the local dime store. She earned a teaching certificate in Park Rapids, Minn., and an associate's degree at Minnesota State University-Moorhead and advanced her education at the College of Great Falls in Montana.
She taught at a one-room schoolhouse in Ogema, Minn., where she taught all subjects to students in eight grades, and later taught mostly kindergarten during a 19-year teaching career.
She moved to Sutton, N.D., where she met her husband, John Ramsey. They were married on April 19, 1954.
She is survived by her husband, John Ramsey; four daughters, Renee Ramsey-Green of Chicago, Roxanne Bolte of Litchfield Park, Lois Linnemann of Beaverton, Ore., and MaryLyn Miller of Vancouver, Wash.; one son, Daniel Ramsey of Chanute, Kan.; one foster daughter, Lois Morse; three sisters, Enid Monger, Gloria Jacoby-Moore and Joyce Bush; one brother, Gordon Stach; and 13 grandchildren.
A visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. April 18 at Thompson Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. A visitation will also be at 9 a.m., followed by funeral services at 10 a.m. April 19 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 830 E. Plaza Circle, Litchfield Park, followed by a reception. Interment will be at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 N. Cave Creek Road, Phoenix.
Memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church and School.
Condolences may be left at thompsonfuneralchapel.com.
Roberta 'Bobby' Todd
Roberta "Bobby" Todd, 57, of Buckeye died March 13, 2017, of cancer.
Mrs. Todd was born Feb. 3, 1960, in Ohio.
She worked as a bus driver for Buckeye Elementary School.
She was a member of the Girl Scouts and Grace Fellowship Church in Buckeye.
She is survived by her husband, Ken; one son, Matthew; one daughter, Jesse; two sisters, Nancy and Penny; and two grandchildren.
Interment was at the Louis B. Hazelton Memorial Cemetery in Buckeye.
Kent A. Vermillion
Kent A. Vermillion, 70, of Litchfield Park died March 31, 2017, at his home.
Mr. Vermillion was born June 6, 1946, in Tucson to Kenneth and Genevieve Vermillion.
He graduated from Amphi High School in Tucson and went on to study at Eastern Arizona University.
He joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1966, serving in Vietnam.
He returned to Tucson and worked as a union surveyor with Local 428 in copper mines and construction companies throughout southern Arizona.
He married Candy in 1978, and the couple moved to Buckeye.
He was employed at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in Wintersburg.
He moved to Litchfield Park four years ago.
He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Candy; one son, Todd; one daughter, Kendra; and one brother, Greg.
A memorial service was April 8 at the Wigwam in Litchfield Park.
Memorials may be sent to Arizona Beagle Rescue at email@example.com or any animal rescue organization.
Condolences may be left at thompsonfuneralchapel.com.
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Joanne Neumann
Joanne Neumann, known to many as Joey McKay, was born January 7, 1936, to Jimmy and Helen Richardson in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She died March 31, 2017, at the age of 81.
She was preceded in death by her parents, sister and husband, Jan and Dave Pinto.
She is survived by her husband, Rollin Neumann, Brother Dennis Richardson, (Sam) brother-in-law Nyle Neumann, along with many cousins, nieces and nephews.
She graduated from Fond du Lac High School in 1954. Joey was affiliated with Miss Oshkosh and Miss Wisconsin Scholarship Pageants since 1966. She served as president of the Miss Wisconsin Pageant when Miss Wisconsin became Miss America. She judged numerous pageants throughout the state and attended many Miss America Pageants in Atlantic City as a Wisconsin delegate. Joey was a past president of the Oshkosh area Women's Division as well as an Ambassador for the Chamber of Commerce. She was a former stewardess for Braniff Airways, North Central and served part time for Basler Charter Airlines Oshkosh on weekends. Joey retired from the Oshkosh Care Center as Director of Admissions. During her retirement years she was a Tour Director for Travel Leaders and Lamer's Bus Co. Joey enjoyed clogging, line dancing, golf, and downhill skiing. Joey also received three awards for Distinguished Service, Meritorious and Kiwanian of the Year. For many years she and her husband traveled as snow birds to AZ until she moved to Goodyear, AZ full time in 2015.
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After yet another loss and falling to a virtual tie with the Philadelphia Phillies to third place in National League East standings, Jayson Werth had some things to say. Werth, the oldest and one of the most veteran players on the team, hadn't lost confidence in this team or resolve to drag themselves out of the standings. Even though the Nationals have tread water for two and half months in a season of sky high expectations, Werth had faith that his teammates wouldn't let the situation spiral.
"I don't know," he said, leaning back in the rolling chair at his locker. "I guess we're kind of all screwed up like that. Stuff doesn't bother us. When you get to this level, play for this long, you've learned to get over stuff like that pretty quick. It's just part of it. People that drown in it and people that take it home and allow it to eat at them and all that don't usually last too long. They don't stick around. That's all part of being a big leaguer. You've just got to do it. You've got to show up tomorrow ready to eat somebody's face."
(Re-read the last line of his thoughts and, yes, he actually said that, but he also said that with a slight grin.)
Werth and Ian Desmond talked before Tuesday's game about the Nationals' lack of identity. The team is close and chemistry, according to Werth, is good. But the lack of winning has prevented the team forming their own 2013 identity. The offense, in particular, ranks second to last in runs scored per game (3.47), third to last in average (.232) and second to last in on-base percentage (.291).
"Me and Desi talked before the game on that," he said. "I think he's onto something there. Maybe we've kind of lacked an identity as a team. But you know, I think as you start winning games and you start playing and you go on a roll or you rally or whatever it is you do, you kind of create an identity.
"We just haven't hit stride as far as that goes. How many times have we rallied this year? How many winning streaks have we gone on? We just haven't hit stride yet. Hopefully soon. It's not for lack of effort or for lack of caring. Guys in here work hard and want to win and play hard. It just hasn't lined up for us yet. There's a lot of season left. We just need to keep battling. If we can stay around or above .500 going into the break, the second half's crazy. But we've got to stay close."
Washington bats scuffle again in another road loss, falling to the Phillies, 4-2, writes Adam Kilgore.
Are the Nationals playing tense?
Denard Span's bruised foot improves, returns to lineup
Drew Storen's shrinking late-inning role
Nationals' midseason minor league all-stars
As Danny Espinosa rehabs, Anthony Rendon hits
Charlottes 7, Syracuse 6: Danny Rosenbaum allowed five runs, three earned, on eight hits, walked one and struck out four over seven innings. Mark Lowe allowed one run on three hits and walked one in 1/3 of an inning of relief. Jeremy Accardo allowed one run over 2/3 of an inning and has a 5.21 ERA. Eury Perez went 2 for 6 with a homer. On rehab, Danny Espinosa went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts. Tyler Moore hit his second home run and went 2 for 4. Zach Walters hit his 15th homer.
Harrisburg was off.
Potomac was off.
Hagerstown was off.
Batavia 10, Auburn 2: Casey Selsor allowed two runs on four hits over five innings. Wilmer Difo went 2 for 3, Jean Carlos Valdez smacked a double and Austin Chubb drove in a run.


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Only 100 will be made.
Spyker teased its open-top C8 Preliator Spyder last week, but the Dutch automaker caught us all by surprise, introducing not only the vehicle, but also a major technology agreement at the 87th Geneva Motor Show. The specialty marque announced it will be replacing its old V8 Audi-sourced engines with new motors – normally-aspirated, Koenigsegg dry-sump 5.0-liter V8 engines with 600 horsepower and 443 pound-feet (600 Newton meters of torque).
The Swedish supercar company has worked on the engine specifically to "meet Spyker's needs." It will be installed in every new Spyker C8 Preliator, both in Coupe and Spyder forms. The unit will be mated exclusively to a six-speed manual gearbox and the automaker says this decision follows the desire of its "discerning clients," who have "clearly spoken out in favor of the manual."
"This is our single most important advancement in technology since I founded Spyker in 2000," Victor R. Muller, Spyker's Founder and CEO, commented. "I have always admired the amazing technologies developed by Christian von Koenigsegg and his dedicated team creating one of the most sophisticated cars and engines on the planet, and I am convinced our Spyker C8 Preliator clients will tremendously enjoy the huge performance leap."
Finished in Ascot Bronze, the C8 Preliator Spyder is making its debut featuring an automatic soft top and a cream leather interior with honeycomb contrasted stitching. It based on a redesigned all-aluminium space frame composed of extrusions and folded sheet aluminium and extruded aluminium side-impact bars and integral rollover bars. The cabrio is longer than its predecessors, thus providing more legroom in the cabin.
The new Koenigsegg-sourced engine propels the 3,065-pound (1,390-kilogram) Spyder from a standstil to 62 miles per hour (0-100 kilometers per hour) in 3.6 seconds and gives it a top speed of 201 mph (322 kph). Stopping power is provided by 350-millimeter front and 322-mm rear vented and cross-drilled disc brakes.
With this model, the company is also introducing an advanced head-up display, which can control different applications, including Spotify and Apple Music, with "simple, memorable hand gestures."
The Dutch company says it will produce no more than 100 examples of the super roadster, each wearing a starting price of $429,000, excluding options and any taxes.
Check out the press release section below for complete technical details.
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|Gerald J. McMorrow, Jongtae Yuk, William Barnard
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|Diagnostic Ultrasound Corporation
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This invention relates generally to a system for ultrasound imaging of the descending abdominal aorta artery, and more specifically concerns such a system in which the ultrasound data is acquired and analyzed without the aid of a skilled sonographer.
The aorta artery in the abdomen carries blood from the heart to the abdominal region. One disorder of the abdominal aorta is known as an abdominal aortic aneurysm, which is a permanent localized dilation of the arterial wall of the abdominal aorta. When dilation of the arterial wall is greater than 1.5 times the typical, i.e. nominal, diameter, it is referred to as an aneurysm. A normal abdominal aorta is shown in FIG. 1.
Accurate diagnosis of an abdominal aortic aneurysm is important in preventing rupture, as well as in controlling the expansion of the aneurysm. Convention two-dimension B-mode ultrasound scan devices are currently used to produce measurements of aortic aneurysms, both axially (longitudinally) along the aorta and laterally (radially) across the aorta. Typically, the accuracy is within three millimeters of the actual size of the aneurysm, using conventional CT or MRI processing. These conventional systems, whoever, are very expensive, both to purchase/lease and to maintain. Further, a trained sonographer is necessary to interpret the results of the scans. This results in many aneurysms going undetected and/or being not consistently monitored after discovery, until rupture and resulting death of the patient.
Hence, it would be desirable to have a low-cost yet accurate system to detect and measure abdominal aortic aneurysms. In particular, it would be useful to a primary care physician or emergency personnel to have a low-cost device which provides accurate information concerning aortic aneurysms, without the necessity of a trained technician to interpret the scan results.
Accordingly, the present invention is a system and corresponding method for abdominal aortic aneurysm evaluation and monitoring, which comprises a data collection device/method step for obtaining three-dimensional ultrasound scan information of a selected portion of an abdominal aorta, in the form of a plurality of scan line planes; a processor/step for converting the scan line plane information into coordinates in which the converted scan line planes slice approximately perpendicularly through the aorta; a processor/step for determining aorta boundary information from the converted scan information; and a calculation circuit/step for calculating the diameter of the aorta from the boundary information, wherein diameter information from the aorta at a plurality of locations therealong is useful in determining the existence of an aneurysm in the abdominal aorta artery.
Another aspect of the invention is a system for abdominal aortic aneurysm monitoring, comprising: an apparatus for obtaining three-dimensional ultrasound information for a selected portion of an abdominal aorta and for processing said ultrasound information to determine aorta boundaries; and a processor for compounding the boundary information to produce a visual representation of the aorta, surface-rendered to produce a realistic representation of the aorta.
As briefly discussed above, an abdominal aortic aneurysm is defined as a dilation of the wall of the abdominal aorta. The average aorta diameter is two centimeters (somewhat greater in men and somewhat less in women). Since the definition of an aneurysm is 1.5 times the average aortic diameter, an aorta diameter greater than three centimeters is an indication of an aneurysm. Aneurysm diameters of between three centimeters and five centimeters should be monitored regularly, while an aneurysm greater than five centimeters in diameter should have prompt surgical treatment to prevent rupture and resulting probable death.
In the present invention, generally, a conventional ultrasound transducer, which in operation transmits and receives back an ultrasound beam, is positioned by an operator on a patient approximately over the abdominal aorta. This is explained in more detail below. The device first produces an ultrasound signal which is processed by Doppler techniques relative to the blood flow through the artery to produce an audible sound based on blood flow. The operator uses the Doppler sound to accurately position the device relative to the aorta.
The device is then operated to produce a three-dimensional scan by generating a plurality of individual scan lines at successive angles of rotation. The resulting three-dimensional scan will encompass the descending aorta. This operation of the ultrasound transducer device can be readily carried out by emergency personnel; a trained sonographer or ultrasound technician is not necessary. The resulting data can then be processed, either locally or remotely, to produce an indication of the existence of an aneurysm and the extent of the aneurysm. In selected cases, an actual image of the aneurysm can be displayed for evaluation by a trained sonographer. However, this is typically not necessary with the present invention, i.e. numerical information over a selected portion of the aorta is sufficient.
Referring now to
One important aspect of the present invention is the initial positioning, i.e. aiming, of the scanner prior to the full capture of the data needed to produce the abdominal diagnosis. The scan signals at this point are in a single dimension, with rotational angle θ being zero. The transducer is positioned at an angle over the aorta such that the resulting one-dimensional scan line will intersect the body at an angle of 25�, although this can be varied to some extent, so that the flow of blood through the aorta will have an advancing component of its velocity vector relative to the transducer. This will cause the Doppler backscatter to be shifted to the upper side band of the transmitted signal spectrum. The resulting audio Doppler signal is provided through a speaker in the scanner. The scanner is moved around by the operator to the point where the maximum sound is heard, indicating the point of maximum blood flow. The scanner is then considered to be centered on the aorta. This arrangement makes the initial positioning, i.e. aiming, of the scanner simple and straightforward, without requiring trained personnel.
Hence, the data collection device, i.e. scanner, can be properly positioned on the patient without the necessity of an image, i.e. it is a "blind" positioning. When the audible sounds of blood flow are heard, the operator initiates the regular capture mode of the scanner by depressing a scan button on the device. The instrument then "captures" a three-dimensional scan cone with B-mode image data covering a portion of the aorta. In the present embodiment, the scan data is interpreted by algorithms to produce information concerning the aorta walls, which permits the determination of aortic diameter, for instance.
One cone-shaped, three-dimensional scan typically will not cover the entire abdominal aorta to include the renal artery, the iliac bifurcation and the superior mesenteric artery. Several approaches are used to cover the large field of view.
In one embodiment, five individual transducers 32—32 are arranged linearly, with a physical separation between the scanheads, as shown in FIG. 3. In this case, the separation is five centimeters, although this can be varied. Typically, the five scanhead arrangement will cover the abdominal region to provide scan coverage of the desired portion of the aorta. In this embodiment, ultrasound signals are generated in parallel with an identical motion in such a way that they do not interfere with each other. Since the geometry of the plurality of scan cones is fixed, this embodiment has the best cone-to-cone coordination. This is the fastest system but also the most hardware-intensive and expensive. The resulting data can be sent by the internet for remote processing.
Other arrangements and numbers of transducers can, however, be used. The geometry of movement of the transducers in the scanner can be arranged to reduce the computational requirements of the system. For instance, the individual transducers can be sequentially energized so that the information from only one scanhead at a time is being processed. The resulting information can then be combined to produce comprehensive scan information concerning the abdominal aorta.
In one such additional arrangement, multiple scans using a single ultrasound scan cone are made. The user takes multiple single cone scans of the aorta area, repositioning the instrument each time along a straight line down the patient's abdomen. The data for all the scans is stored and then sent via the internet for remote processing.
In still another embodiment, using a single scan cone and a single scan, the aortic diameter is displayed on the instrument following a scan. The user moves the instrument around on the abdomen to find the largest diameter, which is calculated either from a full three-dimensional scan cone or a single two-dimensional power Doppler plane.
If a single two-dimensional power Doppler plane is used, the diameter information is presented faster, the user looks for the maximum aorta diameter, and when that is determined, pushes a button, which results in the device taking a full three-dimensional scan. The three-dimensional scan produces a more accurate maximum diameter, and the resulting three-dimensional image is stored for later upload to the web server. In this approach, however, the user must orient the instrument such that the two-dimensional plane cuts across a true cross-section of the aorta. The Doppler audio aiming feature is not utilized, since power Doppler includes this same information.
The use of a three-dimensional scan cone removes this orientation requirement, permitting the user to position the device in any orientation. The user simply takes several three-dimensional image scans, moving along the patient's abdomen. When not doing a full three-dimensional image, the device outputs Doppler-audio to guide the user aiming the device. After each scan, the diameter of the section of the aorta covered by that scan is displayed and the image is stored if the diameter from the new scan is larger than any previous diameter. The image produced in this embodiment, whether it be from two-dimensional power Doppler plane or three-dimensional scan cone, can be optimally transmitted via the internet for remote enhanced processing and rendering.
The ultrasound information is then processed, as shown by a portion of the block diagram of FIG. 6. The one-dimensional scan referred to above is shown at block 36. As indicated above, this is a single beam in which the scanhead is in a fixed position. The transducer transmits pulsed ultrasound signals at a single angle of � and receives the signals back.
Referring again to
As indicated above, the result of the three-dimensional scan by each transducer is information, in plane coordinates, involving the variables r (depth), � (scan plane angle) and θ (angle of rotation), as shown in
β=sin−1(sin �)�(sin θ−γ))
ψ=tan−1(tan ��cos(θ−γ))
lane coordinates the location of each point is defined by three parameters, while in the "slice" spherical coordinates each point is defined by four parameters, the parameters of a point in spherical coordinates, when converted from the plane coordinates, can be determined with γ as a variable. Since γ is an arbitrary value, Pr has a range of potential values for each voxel depending upon γ, i.e. it does not have a unique value for each voxel P in plane coordinates. The spherical coordinate values of a given point can also be converted back to plane coordinates by the following calculations:
�=cos−1(cos β−cos ψ)
The boundary detection process is shown in FIG. 7. It uses an ellipse fitting approach, based on the fact that the cross-section of the aorta is either a circle or an oval. Using the cross-sectional slices (block 64), starting with the slice having a tilt angle ψ from the vertical of 0�, the center point of the aorta for that slice is determined by moving a square "window" and checking to see if all the pixels within this window are below a certain threshold. The center point is determined (block 66) by averaging those points passed by the block windowing step. A two-dimensional low-pass filter is then used to remove undesired noise (block 68).
From the center point of the first slice outwardly over 360�, the intensity profiles are obtained by resampling, shown at block 70. The inner layer or surface of the aortic wall is the first point whose intensity is above the threshold in the profile when the range from the center point is increased. Ellipse fitting is then approximated to define the aortic wall, shown at block 72. The centroid of the fitted ellipse is determined (block 73), which point is then projected to the next slice (block 74). The next slice is processed in the same way as the first slice, to determine a boundary of the next slice (block 75). This continues until all the slices from the transducer (scanhead) have been processed.
The automatic boundary detection system described above operates in successive ultrasound slices. This information can be verified and corrected from a different viewpoint. For instance, the points of the boundary in slice coordinates can be converted to plane coordinates and then displayed. In the plane images, the boundaries can be verified and corrected; these modified points in plane coordinates can then be converted back to the slice coordinates for reprocessing and correction. This is shown at blocks 77 and 78 in FIG. 6.
The boundaries of each three-dimensional data set (from the three dimensional scan) can be then compounded in space, i.e. added together, by superimposing all the boundaries using the position and orientation information provided by the multiple scanhead scanning device (DCD). The compounded boundaries of the multiple scanhead images, however, intersect and overlap each other along the aorta. Each boundary will include the same number of points evenly distributed by angle from the origin. The disordered boundaries are sorted and low pass filtered to reject the out of bound ones. Linear regression by resampling is then applied to fit the points in each boundary into a plane.
The system also uses an image compounding technique as indicated in block 79, from the three-dimensional scan information of multiple scanhead DCD. This extends the image window longitudinally along the aorta, such that the entire longitudinal section will include a normal aorta aneurysm and the iliac bifurcations. The compounding of the image by using multiple scanheads has an advantage, since it reduces shadow patterns produced by each scanhead individually, and permits data that is present in one image but not in another to appear in the compounded image. The axis of the longitudinal view of the aorta is the connection of the center line of the boundaries, with the scan lines passing through this axis from each vertex of the three-dimensional data being collected. Those scan lines that are not in a single plane are then projected onto the plane that includes five vertica of three-dimensional data and then imaged to form the longitudinal view of the aorta.
The results of the image compounding are used for surface rendering described in more detail below.
The system also produces a blood flow analysis within the artery via Doppler techniques (block 83). The identification of the aortic wall is important, but the blood flow within the aorta is also important. In the embodiment shown, four consecutive ultrasound waves from the same scanhead are transmitted and the return signals therefrom are sampled synchronously relative to the transmit rate, at a rate of four times the transmit frequency. The quadrature pairs, I (In phase) and Q (Quadrature phase) are computed from the samples according to the following formulas and from FIG. 10:
The quadrature pairs from each ultrasound burst are compared by plotting in the I-Q plane to detect blood flow. Blood flow sound and a colored image can be produced therefrom (block 86).
Referring back to
A diameter measurement (block 92) of the abdominal aortic aneurysm is made from the multiple three-dimensional compound information (block 77). The diameter of the abdominal aorta permits detection and monitoring of an aneurysm. Although there is no currently generally accepted way of diameter measurement, many physicians use a transverse cross-section of the aorta as the diameter. Diameter can also be determined by using the mean length of the center line of the aorta and extending that to the boundary of the aorta over 360�.
The diameter (D) may be calculated using either area or circumference calculations, according to the well-known formulas of:
The measurement using a two-dimensional ultrasound instrument in any image plane will produce a real cross-section. The "sliced" image planes of the present system showing the cross-section of the aorta are not all exactly perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aorta. The measured diameter from these slices will be somewhat larger than the true cross-sectional diameter.
The largest cross-sectional measurement is usually displayed with the diameter in centimeters. Since the instrument knows the angle of the image relative to the centerline of the aorta, and the centerline of the ultrasound beam, correction for three-dimensional spread of the ultrasound can be made, resulting in an accurate off-axis diameter measurement, as indicated below.
The basic procedural steps of determining the cross-sectional diameter with slices of ultrasound data include first the determination of the center of each slice, as discussed above. These center or centroid points with the same interval on the longitudinal axis are then resampled. An arbitrary plane is tilted for the center point in each plane and the boundary points on each plane are resampled, followed by an estimate of the diameter in the tilt angle direction. The tilt angle with the minimum diameter is then selected and the diameter at that tilt angle is then calculated. The extended diameter measurement (over a length of the aorta) is then shown by plotting the diameters over the desired distance. The diameter measurement is used to determine an aortic aneurysm (block 94), as well as the size thereof (block 95) and whether or not the aneurysm has grown (monitoring function) (block 96). A diagnostic decision can be made (block 98) from block 94 and whether surgery is indicated (block 100) from blocks 95 and 96.
The information from the Doppler flow imaging process (block 86) can be used to determine whether an existing stent is leaking (block 102) and whether or not a stent repair is needed (block 104). The decision and recommendations set forth in blocks 90, 98, 100 and 104 can then be accomplished by a physician reviewing the medical output information provided. The system itself can be used for recommendations, based on comparing the output information against preset threshold values.
Hence, in the present invention, a system for determining and monitoring an abdominal aortic aneurysm is disclosed, involving an ultrasound scan and processing of that information to produce boundary and diameter information of the aorta over a selected length thereof, leading to a determination of the aneurysm and a change therein, if any, since the last scan. Other aspects of the system include use of Doppler analysis relative to blood flow to determine whether a previously positioned stent is leaking.
Surface rendering of the aorta also can be provided to assist in location of the aneurysm along the aorta and the stent design. This surface rendering is significant, since it makes it easier for the physician to discuss treatment options and for the patient to understand visually the extent and significance of the medical condition.
Also, since the web server incorporates a database, a record can be maintained of the patient's aortic condition over time. The progression of the condition can then be accurately monitored, leading to better treatment decisions. Using the surface rendered information, the progression of the disease can be seen visually over time, somewhat like a video of the organ over time.
Although a preferred embodiment of the invention has been disclosed here for purposes of illustration, it should be understood that various changes, modifications and substitutions may be incorporated in the embodiment without departing from the spirit of the invention, which is defined by the claims which follow.
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Spanish police said that, while they had not ruled any line of inquiry out, the couple appeared to have been murdered.
Mr Tarsey competed for Great Britain at the Melbourne Games in 1956 and for England at two Commonwealth Games.
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Manitoba Hydro was scrambling last October to recover top secret information concerning northern hydroelectric dam and transmission projects that had got into the wrong hands.
The Crown corporation wrote to at least one First Nation on Oct. 18 seeking the return of the sensitive information as well as any copies that may have been made. It also sought a list of persons who may have received the information.
A copy of the letter sent by Hydro to an official with Tataskweyak Cree Nation was obtained by the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives, who questioned Dave Chomiak, the minister responsible for Hydro, about it this afternoon in the legislature.
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