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The Star Wars Plourr Ilo and Dllr Nep Comic Two-Pack is available now at BigBadToyStore on sale for only $10.39!
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One of the coolest and most interesting product lines in Hasbros universe of Star Wars figures has been its Comic Packs. With a comic book and two characters from the Expanded Universe, the line has seen dozens of cool figures including multiple versions of Darth Vader, fan-favorite Quinlan Vos, and even one of the largest Star Wars 3 ¾ inch scale aliens to date: the massive Yuuzhan Vong warrior!
One of the sub themes in the comic packs has been the collected members of the famous X-Wing Rogue Squadron who have starred in their own comic books, novels, and video games. As the line moves away from big box toy stores you can get the latest and greatest online, like the online exclusive Plourr Ilo & Dllr Nep (X-Wing Rogue Squadron) Comic Pack!
The packaging for the Star Wars Comic Packs has seen several changes since the line began, with the current (and apparently final) version a tall card and bubble holding the two figures, their accessories, and a reprinted comic book (in this case a reprint of Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron #13). The packaging is white with a subtle background pattern of comic book panels and artwork. Branding and titles are done in yellow and red including the title of the pack and the names of the characters. There are also nice illustrations of each Rogue Squadron pilot under the figure.
The back of the package has a photograph of the two figures along with a brief bio of the characters, while at the bottom are images of other current Comic Packs: Yuuzhan Vong & Kyle Katarn from Tales #21, Lumiya & Luke Skywalker from Star Wars #96, and Luke Skywalker & Deena Shan from Rebellion #3.
The X-Wing Rogue Squadron was assembled during the Rebellion era, made up of brave men and women with the skill to take on the Empire in their state of the art X-Wing fighters. Its roster has included such luminaries as Luke Skywalker, Wedge Antilles, and Biggs Darklighter. The squadron has existed in the Expanded Universe all the way through to the current storylines, with dozens of members coming and going. The latest to make the jump to figure stardom are the motley duo of Plourr Ilo and Dllr Nep. Princess Isplourrdacartha Estillo of Eiattu VI (or Plourr Ilo for short) faced exile when her planets nobility overthrew her family in order to deal with the Empire. Homeless, she became a mechanic in the Rebel fleet before moving up to a position in Rogue Squadron. Dllr Nep on the other hand was eager to leave his homeworld of Sullust and join the Rebellion, and volunteered to join the elite X-Wing group. Both would serve with distinction.
Rebel pilots have benefitted from several new sculpts over the last few years that have been reused to great effect. Both Plourr and Dllr use parts from these existing figures, most notably Dorovio Bold from the Rebel Pilot Legacy I Evolutions Set and Luke Skywalker (X-Wing Pilot). All X-Wing pilots share a similar look; they wear an orange jumpsuit adorned with padding, harness, belts, gloves, boots, and various other accoutrements. Of course, the helmet and sidearm are optional. Theres nothing particularly unique about either Plourr or Dllrs uniforms, but that doesnt mean they dont look good.
Both figures have phenomenal sculpts with intricate clothing details and layers. The orange suits are nicely textured and creased, while all over their outer surfaces are bits and pieces like the chest control modules (with attached hoses and straps) and shoulder toggles. Both figures have very distinctive new head sculpts. Plourr is a striking bald woman whos actually quite pretty, while Dllr has the traditional large eyes and jowls of the Sullustans, with the interesting addition of a beard. In the paint department these figures shine as well. The bright orange jumpsuits contrast nicely with the various other colors like the gray harness and control panel, white padding, and assorted silver and black details. The flesh tones are dynamic, and the characters are further individualized by their blue eyes and red lips and white beard respectively.
With new sculpts came great modern articulation schemes, and so both of these figures have ball-jointed necks, ball-jointed shoulders, ball-jointed elbows, forearms at the glove line, a ball-jointed torso, hips, ball-jointed knees, and ball-jointed ankles. You really cant ask for more, and the Rogue Squadron pilots are capable of all sorts of great poses. To go along with their outfits both Plourr and Dllr come with helmets and identical BlasTech DL-44 blasters. The helmets are race-specific (so Neps will fit on his oddly shaped head), and look really good with translucent yellow visors. They also fit nicely, which is a plus. Both figures can hold their pistols for when they take the fight out of their X-Wings, but only Plourr has a holster to sheathe hers.
As always, the Star Wars comic packs are great ways to get multiple figures for a good price. The Plourr Ilo and Dllr Nep pack is absolutely essential for Rogue Squadron completists and those collecting Rebel pilots, and for everyone else its worth a look for two solid, and unique, figures. It even comes with a reprint of Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron #13, telling the story of Rogue Squadron learning Plourrs background. These two heroes are only available at online retailers, and you can get yours right now at BigBadToyStore on sale for only $10.39!
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Giorgio Armani Armani Code for Women Eau De Parfum Reviews
Smells Great!I love this perfume. I sprayed some on my wriste and all day I kept lifting them up to my nose to smell it. Smells so good. Got to get a bottle for my collection! — 4 years, 9 months agoEricaC123 | 458 reviews
Makes me sneeze :(I am not sure how to describe this fragrance other than sophisticated and sexy. It's more of an evening fragrance, but I've worn it during the day also. I really do love the scent but unfortunately it sometimes makes me sniffly and sneezy, so I've only used it a few times. I like it too much to get rid of it though... — 4 years, 9 months agoLipglossandSpandex | 521 reviews
Yum! :]Armani code is extremely sexy and perfect for a hot date night on the town. This reminds me a lot of the celebrity perfumes that have been very popular recently. Very sweet fruit-flower opening with a musky vanilla dry down. This scent is way more intense and dark then the celeb lines-- making it slightly more unique and mysterious. The 'precious woods' is what makes this perfume really stand out ...read morefrom the rest along with it's gorgeous bottle. Kind of pricey; but worth it especially if you like the Armani line. — 6 years, 11 months agopynkNymphette | 197 reviews
Warm and AlluringThis is a warm and sexy fragrance. My husband finds it less floral and more oriental, which gets him going. If you're looking for a floral scent, this isn't for you. But if you want a subtle, sexy fragrance, Armani Code is a perfect choice. I really enjoy Opium, Coco, and Burberry as well to give you an idea...Go to Ulta and try it on your skin if you like Floral Oriental scents. You'll probably walk out with a bottle. — 4 years, 9 months ago
Orange & Extremely Long-lastingAfter the initial alcohol scent, this fragrance settles into a sexy floral oriental. The orange really comes out after a few minutes, and then the fragrance lasts all night. — 2 years, 10 months ago
Love the Code.I love this cologne. I recieved it as a gift and I now purchase this about every 6 months. It has a delightful scent and I get loads of compliments on the scent. — 4 years, 9 months agoPamela937 | 542 reviews
Too spicy. Sheer is better.This bottle is beautiful and very ergonomic, but the scent is too strong and spicy for me. It is a mature scent, suited for winter, but still not interesting enough as some of the other fragrances in this category. It's not quite oriental enough or musky enough, just plain too spicy. The Sheer version of this is totally different, much nicer and pleasant, with more top notes. I just can't believe ...read morethat the Sheer version is still called Armani code. The Sheer one (since it's not listed in Total Beauty yet - is more like a cross between Celine Dion's Belong with Miracle. — 9 years, 4 months agoMakeupGuru | 444 reviews
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NiceI recently purchased this perfume under the advice of my best friend. It has a nice scent which lasts. I like to use it for an everyday type perfume. For summer it is probably best used sparingly as the scent is made of heavier notes. — 9 years, 4 months agoToscanaFirenze | 284 reviews
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Great for cooler weatherThis intoxicating scent is perfect for cooler weather. Whenever I wear it the hubby wants to cuddle :) I love the spicy notes to it. This is really a great perfume for people who don't like sweet, flowery scents. It's almost an aggressive smell if that makes any sense. It makes people notice you, but not in a bad way. It is sexy, spicy and warm - not a scent for the timid who don't like attention. — 8 years, 2 months agoradar626 | 326 reviews
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Love the smell but doesn't last past noon..When I wear Armani code I turn head the fragrance is vibrant, but by the time noon rolls around it goes flat. I don't like constantly reapplying fragrance. — 6 years, 9 months agodarkcocoa | 69 reviews
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Take a seat. A west elm green product whose simple, versatile design is at home anywhere, this chair is built from durable, solid ash wood that's been certified as sustainably harvested by the nonprofit Forestry Stewardship Council® (FSC®) and finished with a water-based stain. The coordinating seat cushion is made of braided natural jute, a highly sustainable and rapidly renewable material.
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December 7, 2012
Prospect Push
Ranking the Traded Prospects
Each offseason—and occasionally during the season, especially in July—clubs acquire proven big-league players by sending prospects to their tango partners as part of the return. There already have been a handful of such trades since the end of the 2012 season, and there are numerous rumors suggesting more could be in the offing.
Let's rank those that have been moved to date.
Note: Players who have yet to reach 130 plate appearances or 50 innings pitched in the majors are eligible, with no regard to service time.
2. Jake Marisnick, CF
3. Justin Nicolino, LHP
Nicolino also has a good pickoff move and seems to get better pitching with runners on base. He's just 21 and a little more than a command-and-feel type southpaw. He projects as a mid-rotation candidate as early as 2014.
4. Trevor May, RHP
5. Ryan Wheeler, 3B
6. Jeremy Jeffress, RHP
7. Derek Dietrich, 2B/3B
8. Yan Gomes, C/1B
9. Anthony DeSclafani, RHP
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Is it fair to say that those not listed here are not seen as having more than org potential? Does that include the Andy Oliver-Ramon Cabrera trade?
Dec 07, 2012 09:34 AM
Jason A. Churchill
This did not include the Oliver trade, but I'm not even sure he would have made the list. He qualifies, but can't throw strikes and his breaking ball has lost a lot of its bite. He's a bit of a mess at this stage.
Dec 07, 2012 12:54 PM
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I can't see any scenario where Oliver succeeds as a starter. He barely has below average control, let alone anything resembling command. He lost his breaking ball in college, and despite public statements from the Tigers over the years, its a below average pitch and has rarely looked like anything better. I actually have had stretches where I liked his change-up better, but still never pur anything more than a 40 on it. Bottom line, he throws hard, is left-handed and will get tons of chances. He's a reliever all the way for me, and not even a high-leverage guy.
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SHIPPENSBURG -- Jack Huemmler raised his arms, looked to the sky and let out a yell as he crossed the finish line after winning the boys Class AAA 1,600-meter championship Saturday at the PIAA Track and Field Championships.
It was a celebration a year in the making.
Last year, La Salle's Tom Coyle sprinted past Huemmler down the stretch to win the title. This time, the Strath Haven senior held off Coyle's late charge to become the first Delaware County male athlete to win an individual event longer than 400 meters since Marple Newtown's Gary Morrison captured the 1,600-meter crown in 1988.
"That was a surprise," Huemmler said of his reaction at the finish line. "Tom has been racing great all year. I've had this hamstring issue. I thought he was going to take it, honestly. I don't mean to put myself down, but anytime until a week ago, 1,200 meters into this race, if you asked me who was going to win, I would have told you Tom. I came through in first and that was just amazement."
Huemmler's effort was part of a huge day for Delaware County for athletes not named Wellington Zaza. Ridley's Malik Jones won the Class AAA 200-meter dash, took third in the 400 and helped the Green Raiders to a fourth place in the 4 x 400-meter relay.
Brandon Waller of Haverford finished fourth in the Class AAA shot put, while Garnet Valley's Dan Herbster was sixth. Sophomore Kevin James of Cardinal O'Hara placed fifth in the Class AAA 3,200-meter run, while his teammates Ray Harris, Thaddeus Smith, Isaiah Cooper and Lamont Veal were sixth in the 4 x 100-meter relay.
Huemmler employed a similar strategy to the one he used last week to win the 1,600 at the District One Championships at Coatesville Area High School. He ran his race for the first 1,350 meters, staying within striking distance of the leaders.
The only difference was that he made his move with 250 meters to go instead of the final 100 meters. Huemmler passed Coyle and held off a late charge by the Stanford-bound senior down the stretch to claim the gold medal in 4:16.25. Coyle crossed the finish line in 4:16.62.
"The plan the whole time was to kick with 100 meters left because of the wind," Huemmler said. "But really, I just felt so strong with 250 left I thought I'd take it."
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He also is the first male athlete from the Ridley School District to win the 200 since Bill Muehsam was first in the 220-yard dash in 1957. Throw in a bronze in the 200 and a fourth in the 4 x 400 with Honario Freeland, Shamir Wylie and Billy Smeltzer, and it was a pretty good day for the junior.
"You can't win everything," Jones said. "It would have been nice to win three gold medals, but that just gives me something to strive for next year."
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"I came here to win," James said. "That was my goal, but I came away with a state medal so I'm happy with that."
James was one of five Delco runners in the 3,200. Will McDermott of Bonner-Prendergast finished 10th despite being knocked down at the start of the race. Dan Savage and Erinie Pitone of Cardinal O'Hara were 12th and 13th, respectively, while Adam Bodine of Haverford placed 26th.
Cardinal O'Hara's Nick Smart, Chris Pastore, Jimmy Boyle and Jim Belfatto just missed out on a medal in the 4 x 800. They were ninth. In the field events, Brady Logan finished 11th in the Class AAA shot put (50-7�). Penncrest's Peter Coote was tied for 16th in the pole vault (13-6), while teammate Evan Sing was 12th in the javelin (171-7).
In Class AA, Broomall native Tom Seykora of Devon Prep was second in the 1,600 (4:29.05).


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Before, I call PG "LeBron-lite" because he can fill up the stat sheet with ease, just like LeBron, but not as consistent especially in terms of scoring. Right now, I would say it's only a matter of time before both meet as equals. If PG can do this at a consistent basis, I would dare say that he'll be the league's 2nd best SF this year. No offense to Durant but PG is just well-rounded on both sides of the court that makes him the biggest challenge yet to LeBron.
It's still a long ways ahead but I feel that PG is banging on the gates of the elites this year. Just needs to show this for the majority of the season to be recognized.


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Marking the 50th Anniversary of JFK's Speech on Campus
"I have [therefore] chosen this time and this place to discuss a topic on which ignorance too often abounds and the truth is too rarely perceived—yet it is the most important topic on earth: world peace."
These were the words of President John F. Kennedy on the occasion of American University's commencement exercises in June of 1963. The nation's Commander in Chief visited campus to congratulate AU's graduates, to encourage them to serve as agents of peace, and to announce that the United States would stop testing nuclear weapons and work for a comprehensive ban treaty.
On Monday, June 10, AU celebrated the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's historic speech, "A Strategy of Peace," which he delivered during the 1963 American University commencement exercises.
"The speech was one of the greatest by any modern leader," said Jamil Jreisat, SPA/BA '63, who is now professor of public administration and political science at the University of South Florida. "For years, I talked about that event as one of the most memorable and the speech by John F. Kennedy as the most responsible and eloquent by any president in modern history. It was a beautiful day where a few hundred people gathered outside at the wonderful American University green lawn." See other reflections from members of the class of '63.
As we continue building peace for all time, Kennedy's words ring as true today as they did 50 years ago. More than 370 news outlets have mentioned the speech in stories this year. "When Presidential Words Led to Swift Action" from The New York Times discussed President Kennedy's speech at AU. A May 30 story by The Washington Post about whether graduates remember commencement speeches featured alumni Carl Cook, SPA/BA '63, and Faith Shrinsky Kirk, CAS/BA '63, who shared memories of the day JFK spoke on campus.
Watch AU's video commemorating JFK's speech, see the speech itself, and learn much more about AU's commemoration of the event at www.american.edu/jfk.


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|Full Thickness Rotator Cuff Tear
|Procedure: Standard physical therapy program PLUS aquatic physical therapy Other: standard care
|Study Type:
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
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|Rehabilitation of Reconstructed Shoulder Rotator Cuff : Optimizing Physical Therapy Dosage and Effect of Aquatic Physical Therapy - A Randomized, Factorial Study
- strength [ Time Frame: 3 month after the surgery ]
- patient satisfaction [ Time Frame: 3 and 6 months after the surgery ]
|Study Start Date:
|January 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|January 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: aquatic physical therapy
aquatic physical therapy program which will be conducted twice weekly for 10 weeks and will include a 40-50 minute hydrotherapy session emphasizing range of motion and light resistive exercises of the arm, primarily focussing on the shoulder.
Procedure: Standard physical therapy program PLUS aquatic physical therapy
2. Standard physical therapy program PLUS aquatic physical therapy: The above PLUS a aquatic physical therapy program which will be conducted twice weekly for 10 weeks and will include a 40-50 minute hydrotherapy session emphasizing range of motion and light resistive exercises of the arm, primarily focusing on the shoulder. The program will start with general mobility of the other upper limb joints to allow time for preconditioning of the painful shoulder. Shoulder exercises will emphasize flexion, rotation and abduction and a slow transition from pain-free range to the restricted range of motion to maximize the effectiveness of the heat and buoyancy.Other: standard care
Total of 12 weeks; each exercise session will be 20 -30 minutes of direct contact and additional supervised exercise as defined by assignment and stage.
|No Intervention: standard care
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Measurement devices:
Biodex: Biodex system is a muscle strength testing and rehabilitation instrument used in the testing and rehabilitation services for shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and ankle. Modes of operation for exercise and testing include isokinetic, passive, isometric, isotonic, and reactive eccentric. Patients are tested for their muscle performance for the required number of repetitions in the required mode. The muscle performance is measured by calculating the average peak torque (in Nm) and analyzed across the group of patients.
Goniometer: A manual devise used to measure joint range of motion. Visual Analogue Scale: A scale with 0 to 10, with 0 being no pain, and 10 being severe pain.
Measurement procedure:
All the subjects posted for surgery will be tested prior to and again 6 weeks following surgery for:
Shoulder Pain is measured using a visual analog scale. Shoulder Range of motion is measured using a standard goniometer. Shoulder Muscle performances are measured using Biodex.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- full thickness rotator cuff tear treated by arthroscopic or mini-open repair by a specialized upper extremity surgeons
- mentally competent
- able to read and write
- able to return for follow-up
- 18-65 years old
Exclusion Criteria:
- associated surgical procedures (Concomitant fractures, capsular releases surgical decompression)
- nerve injury
- neurological conditions
- irreparable massive rotator cuff tear, and
- comorbid health problems that limit rehabilitation potential (Rheumatoid arthritis, Diabetes).
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01499992
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|St Joseph's health Care London
|London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 4V2
|Principal Investigator:
|Joy MacDernmid, PhD
|St. Joseph's Health Care London
|Responsible Party:
|Joy MacDermid, Co-Director HULC Clinical Research lab, Lawson Health Research Institute
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01499992 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|December 19, 2011
|Last Updated:
|March 18, 2014
Keywords provided by Joy MacDermid, Lawson Health Research Institute:
Shoulder rehabilitation
Rotator cuff tear
aqua therapy
Therapy dosage
adjunctive aquatic physical therapy
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Should consumers have the right to buy raw milk, even if it could sicken them? That's what Wisconsin raw dairy supporters are now asking, urging government officials to rethink raw milk sales in the state.
"Even people who are antagonistic toward the idea of consuming it themselves feel like others ought to have the right," Margo Redmond, spokeswoman for the Wisconsin Raw Milk Association, said in an interview with the Portage Daily Register.
Wisconsin has been at the center of the raw milk debate since 2010, when the state Legislature passed a bill implementating limited raw milk sales. It was later vetoed by former Governor Jim Doyle.
A recent poll sponsored by The Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research showed that Americans may tend to agree. Seventy-four percent of poll participants were strongly or somewhat opposed to limiting the types or amounts of foods and drinks that people can purchase. However, Jim Dick, spokesman for the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, points that his agency is required to enforce – not write – the laws.
In addition, Dick notes that raw milk isn't without increased risk of infection.
"The risk of illness associated with raw milk consumption is widely documented by the scientific and medical communities," Dick told the Register. "At the same time, some consumers may feel the level of risk is acceptable, or is lower in particular situations. Those are the kinds of issues that were debated by lawmakers at that time, which resulted in the current law regarding raw milk."
Read, "Raw dairy backers continue push for legislative action."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention agrees with Dick. In 2012, it released a study that found that raw dairy is 150 times more likely to cause an illness outbreak than pasteurized milk. Read the study here. So far in 2013,at least 7 people in Missouri – including two toddlers – have been sickened by E. coli and Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) by raw dairy products.


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NEW YORK -- The next stop on Masahiro Tanaka's rehab road will be in the Motor City. The right-hander is scheduled to throw a simulated game on Thursday at Detroit's Comerica Park as he continues to work toward a September return to the big leagues.
Manager Joe Girardi said that Tanaka reported no issues after throwing 35 pitches in a simulated game off the mound at Yankee Stadium on Saturday.
"I have not had any emergency meetings in my office. That's a great sign," Girardi said. "He feels good and he'll continue to move ahead. We'll do a simulated game on Thursday in Detroit and then after that, we'll see."
Tanaka has been attempting to avoid surgery after sustaining a partial tear of his right ulnar collateral ligament in a July 8 start against the Indians in Cleveland. Girardi said that he expects Tanaka will throw more than the 35 pitches he tossed on Saturday, but he could not provide an exact number.
If Tanaka is able to join the team in September, the Yankees could utilize a six-man rotation to accommodate him, a possibility that pitching coach Larry Rothschild first acknowledged to the New York Post last week. Rothschild said that such a move would be made not only with Tanaka in mind, but for the health of other pitchers as well.
"I don't know what we'll do," Girardi said. "Hopefully, I have that bridge to cross and then we'll look at it. We'll see how our starters are doing and what we think is important. Sometimes out of need you can't; if someone else gets nicked up, that sort of thing."
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The purpose of this study is to compile a registry of patients with Fabry disease, an inherited metabolic disorder. In this disease, an enzyme called a-galactosidase A, which normally breaks down a lipid (fatty substance) called globotriaosylceramide (Gb3), is missing or does not function properly. As a result, Gb3 accumulates, causing problems with the kidneys, heart, nerves, and blood vessels. It is not known exactly how lipid accumulation causes these problems, but in another lipid storage disease called Gaucher disease the illness can be reversed if the accumulated lipid is removed by repeated intravenous (into a vein) infusions of the deficient enzyme.
The Fabry disease registry is a voluntary and anonymous list of patients that includes information about their health and allows doctors to follow changes in their symptoms and test results over time. It also allows doctors to compare symptoms between patients who are receiving certain therapies with those who are not receiving therapy. The goals of the registry are to:
- Better understand the natural history of Fabry disease, including disease variations within and between affected families;
- Provide a basis for developing guidelines for disease management;
- Evaluate how treatment affects the course of disease;
- Provide high-quality data and analyses that will help to continuously develop better treatments.
Patients of all ages with biochemical or genetic evidence of Fabry disease (i.e., individuals who have a deficiency of the enzyme a-galactosidase A or a mutation in the gene that encodes this enzyme, or both) are eligible for this study. This worldwide study will include 100 patients participating in Fabry disease studies at the NIH. These patients will come to the NIH Clinical Center only as required for participation their Fabry disease study. No additional procedures will be required for the current registry study.
NIH patients will take part in the registry study for their lifetime, or as long as they are being followed at the NIH for their Fabry disease. At their regularly scheduled NIH clinic visits, participants will have routine medical procedures and examinations deemed necessary by the doctor. The results of blood and urine tests taken at these visits will be entered into the registry database. Blood tests will include information on genotype (determination of which gene mutation is responsible for the disease), a-galactosidase A levels, Gb3 levels, and creatinine. Urine tests results will include creatinine clearance (a measure of kidney function) and protein evaluation.
|Fabry Disease
|Study Type:
|Official Title:
|Registry of Fabry Disease: A Multicenter, Longitudinal Observational Study
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|Study Start Date:
|February 13, 2003
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|March 3, 2008
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This registry is open for all patients of all ages, male and female, with a confirmed diagnosis of Fabry disease.
Patients who are unwilling to give informed consent.
Patients who are receiving enzyme replacement therapy other than Replagal for Fabry Disease.
Patients currently enrolled in an ongoing blinded clinical trial in which the product is considered investigational.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00055016
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|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
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Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
Lysosomal Disease
Renal Function
Cardiac Disease
Natural History
Fabry Disease
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Fabry Disease
Lysosomal Storage Diseases, Nervous System
Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn
Brain Diseases, Metabolic
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Genetic Diseases, X-Linked
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Lysosomal Storage Diseases
Metabolic Diseases
Lipid Metabolism Disorders
Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
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8 Unique Tools and Their Unusual Uses
Square-nose and round-point shovels are indispensable. You can use them to move debris, as a prybar, or to cut drainage channels to move water where you want it. A flat-nosed shovel can peel off soggy drywall, too.
Don't buy a useless, inexpensive shovel with a head that will loosen from the handle with a little rough use. Long-socket shovels, as the name implies, have a blade with a long socket. The handle is held in the socket with a collar or a pair of rivets.
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By John Major
The Japanese scatter dried beans to drive evil from the house. The Chinese eat long-life foods. The Balinese observe a day of silence. Thais splash water on one another. People in many parts of Asia, as well as elsewhere in the world, love to celebrate a holiday marking the start of a new year – a festival of putting aside the problems and disappointments of the past, of finding new hope, of beginning anew. But when should the new year be celebrated? There is no obvious answer to that question. Days, months and years all flow continuously; there is no scientific way of identifying a particular day that marks a "new year."
The day, the months, the seasons, and the year – the major divisions of the calendar – are determined by the physical properties of the solar system, especially the earth, moon, and sun. But not only is there no "start" to these markers of time, they also do not fit together very well.
A day is one revolution of the Earth on its own axis: twenty-four hours.
- A lunar month is one orbit of the Moon around the Earth, about 29 1/2 days, usually measured from new moon (unilluminated moon) to new moon, or from full moon (fully illuminated moon) to full moon. A lunar year (twelve lunar months) therefore is about 354 days long;
- A solar year is one orbit of the Earth around the sun, about 365 1/4 days;
- There are four seasons, each a bit more than 91 days long. The axis of the Earth's rotation is tilted (like a spinning top leaning to one side), so that on any given day the hemisphere (northern or southern) tilted toward the sun receives more light, the hemisphere tilted away receives less. The summer solstice marks the longest day of the year, the winter solstice marks the longest night; the spring and autumn equinoxes occur when days and nights are of equal length worldwide. In some cultures (e.g. the U.S.), the solstices and equinoxes are considered to start the seasons; in other cultures (e.g. China) they are regarded as the mid-points of the seasons. Seasons tend to be culturally important in the higher latitudes, where the changing length of days and nights is dramatically apparent, but not near the equator, where days and nights are always equal.
Therefore there are three basic types of calendar:
- The solar calendar, in which solstices and equinoxes fall on about the same date every year and a leap-day is added every four years. Civil months are generally 30 or 31 days long and are unrelated to lunar months. The modern Western (Common Era) calendar is a solar calendar.
- The lunar calendar, a repeating sequence of twelve lunar months. It tracks the phases of the moon but shifts (by about eleven days a year) annually relative to the solar year; months do not correlate with the four seasons. The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar.
- The soli-lunar calendar, in which extra lunar months ("leap months") are added from time to time (on average, about 7 extra months per 19 years) to keep the solar and lunar years approximately synchronized. The Chinese and Jewish calendars are soli-lunar calendars.


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I was born Jewish and in Judaism, when we pray, we rock forward and backward for really no reason besides that it feels natural and relaxing. Praying while rocking is considered the Jewish way of meditation.
When I meditate, I found it extremely relaxing to rock forward and backward gently.
Does it have any less benefit than absolute stillness? Will it hinder my quest for Nibbana?


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Hello all!
I just wanted to let everyone know that I had my 6 month (well, 2 years and 8 month) CT scan today and everything still looks great! To quote the doc "Your liver is a good size, the flow into and out of it look great and I didn't find anything IN it!" I don't know that in our situation you can get any better news than that.
If nothing else, I hope it does give cc patients some hope that there are people out there who survive. The doc told me that most recurrences occur within in the first year, but by the end of the second year, the chances of recurrence drop into the single digits. I know I will never be "out of the woods", but what wonderful words to hear! Maybe in a few more years, I will believe it!
For now, it's still tough to think about. But it is getting easier and I do not dwell on recurrence like I used to.
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Gourd Pyrography and Safety Tutorial - Woodburning Safety and Caring for Your Pyrography Nibs
One of the most important things when learning pyrography is safety & how to care for the burning nibs
Safety is especially important when burning on Gourds
I am not going to attempt to teach you everything about gourds but this should offer some VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION for burning on gourds.
As a pyrographic artist and instructor for many years my goal has always been to share my passion for pyrography with anyone interested in learning. One of the most important things I have stressed over the years is safety. Burning on materials that are safe to avoid health and safety problems in the future.
First, let me explain that Pyrography means "fire drawing". It is the art of drawing pictures on a variety of materials such as wood, canvas, paper, gourds and many other materials. Wood burning is the art of burning on wood.
Second, the most important things to remember is that you must burn only on raw, untreated & unfinished surfaces. That means no stains, dyes, paints, treated paper (most are), inks, etc. If it's man made, don't burn on it! If it's treated, don't burn through it! Remember these important things and you will be burning safely.
Over the years I have heard so many people experimenting with pyrography burning on things such as acrylic which is a man-made product not intended to burn. Since getting more involved in the gourd world I continue to hear about new techniques popping up to simplify the process of transferring patterns. Simplifying is great as long as it does not put you and those around you at risk in the process.
So, my goal here is to provide you with some basic information about burning on gourds as well as safety issues.
Please check out my Gourd Crafts 101 Tutorial for a general tutorial on using gourd chalk and dye inks and some of the other products I carry.
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Burning on Gourds
I started dabbling in gourds back in 1999 after discovering a gourd farm near where we lived in Texas. I didn't know much about them back then but they offered a unique medium for pyrography. Little did I know at the time that there were artists all over the country burning and decorating gourds. It seemed that most were merely using a burner to outline the design and then paint, stain or dye the design. I figured I could probably do some really nice designs on them just with a wood burning tool so, I did some experimenting with my burning tool.
My first creation was a bowl gourd using a Petroglyph design of New Mexico mimbre style figures. Living in New Mexico for many years was already starting to influence my art and would continue to do so.
I had no idea what I was doing at the time but I used this gourd as a means of experimenting with different techniques on the gourd.
Since I was trying to create an "old" look to this gourd I left the gourd "mottled" rather than trying to cover it up with paint, dye or stain. The designs at the top were created with a single temp burner and a detail burner with different tips for the other designs.
I used a writing tip (such as a Colwood "C", Nibsburner #4 or the Razertip 9S or a 99.008 ball stylus) for most of the designs to create a textured look and a spear shader (such as a Colwood "E45", Nibsburner #5BSM or the Razertip "HD5MP") for other parts of it such as the heart design on the lizard. For the dark border I used a solid point craft style burner.
It was a simple and a rather easy gourd to do and when I finished my website in 2002 it was one of my first pieces of art that I put on the site. Al was still working for the VA and he let some of his friends in Washington DC know of the site and within a matter of days I received a message from someone wanting to buy that gourd. Still in my recuperative period it was a real boost to my self-esteem and it inspired me to go on and do a few more gourds.
Some words of caution when burning on gourds: Be sure to wear a good quality mask/respirator and perhaps use an air purifier when burning on gourds; if you are going to use any color on your gourd do it AFTER you do all of the wood burning. It is not safe to burn over paints, stains, dyes or varnish (any kind of finish for that matter). Paints and finishes have chemicals in them and burning over them can cause health problems. So do all your burning first and then you can color to your hearts content.
Cleaning the Pyrography Pen Tips
One of the most important things you must do when burning is cleaning the tips on your wood burning pens. Nothing will ruin a pen or your burning faster than dirty tips.
If you have a single temperature (craft style) burner with brass tips you can use a brass brush to gently clean the tips. Brass is a soft metal so don't get too over zealous when you do this. You can also use a straight-edged razor to scrape off the heavy build-up of carbon.
You have to clean frequently when working on gourds so you don't get stray sparks.
If you have a detail burner, such as Razertip, Nibsburner or Optima that have polished tips you should start with a single-edged razor to clean off the excess carbon and then with a COOL tip you can use a strop and aluminum oxide to polish. DO NOT do this while the pen is hot. Clean frequently when working on gourds so you don't get stray sparks that can start a fire.
For burners that do not have polished tips please follow the manufacturers instructions for proper cleaning.
How to Clean Polished Pyrography Pen Tips:
I'm always asked how to clean the tips and it's a great question. I will address the proper procedure for cleaning wood burning pen tips that are polished. For pen tips that are not polished please be sure to check with the manufacturer for their recommended methods of cleaning the tips.
If your tips are caked with carbon, leather or gourd "gunk" I recommend you start with a single-edged razor or the Razertip tip cleaner and gently scrape off excess carbon. You can do this while the pen is hot or after it has cooled. For the next step be sure your tip is cool. Once you have cleaned off any excess carbon use a strop (leather or composite) with aluminum oxide powder. Never use sandpaper or anything more abrasive than aluminum oxide.
I tend to burn mostly on clean woods that are free of oil so regular cleaning with the strop and aluminum oxide is all I need to keep my tips clean and carbon free. When burning on gourds or leather I start with a single-edged razor and then use the strop and aluminum oxide powder.
Using a Strop and Aluminum Oxide:
When burning on gourds, leather and certain woods you will probably have to clean the tips more frequently than if you are burning on cleaner wood such as maple, basswood or Italian Poplar.
Directions for using the strop and aluminum oxide: Add a TINY pinch of aluminum oxide to one edge of the strop and run the tip across the powder just a few times, then on a clean area of the strop run the tip over the clean area to remove the remaining powder and gently polish the tip. You need to do this only a few strokes. I then wipe it on my denim jeans (you may want to get a patch of denim to keep on your
work area) to clean off excess polish. Remember you're really just polishing, so you don't need to try to remove all the discoloration. These tips stay cleaner than many other brands so if you are burning at a moderate temperature on wood you can probably burn longer between cleanings. If you are burning on gourds or leather you will need to clean more frequently.
Remember that proper cleaning maintains the life of the tips, makes burning easier and your finished burning cleaner and keeps them in factory-new condition. If you clean the tips regularly you will not have much difficulty maintaining them.
NOTICE: While many woods & other materials, including gourds are considered safe to burn there is always the possibility that you have an allergy to it or will have some reaction to burning it. It is always advisable to take precautions when burning.
People constantly tell me they have been burning On this and that for a long time with no problems. I say, that's great but do you know that most of the effects of toxicity may not show up for 20 years. It's true and I'm constantly reminded of this. I worked for the VA as a Social Worker for 10 years. Young men exposed to toxic chemicals developing lung cancer, brain damage and other serious illnesses years (sometimes 30+ years) after exposure.
For every call I receive saying it's not dangerous to burn on this and that I receive another call from someone thanking me for trying to educate the public about material safety.
The bottom line is whether it be burning on toxic wood, burning on plastic (press n seal, acrylic, Lucite, etc.), paper (most are treated with something), masking tape (glue) if it's not totally natural and untreated DON'T DO IT!!!
Even burning on gourds can cause health problems. Gourd smoke, gourd fumes and other gourd irritants, which are produced by pyro-engraving can be cumulative and are harmful to the lungs. These particulates, if not eliminated, will end up as problematic respiratory diseases. The health of all gourd crafters participating in these unhealthy gourd related practices, are at great risk. Using a respirator with the correct filter when pyro-engraving is essential. Gourd crafters should always use dust protection measures to capture and remove as much of the gourd dust from their working environment as possible. Breathing dust that settles on clothing or anything around the operator, is just as hazardous as breathing the dust from the working process. A breathing mask or respirator that is designed to filter ultra fine dust particulates is necessary. Respirators designed to trap the smoke and fumes created when pyro-engraving can be purchased to prevent the gourd crafter from most of these irritants. These irritants can cause the mucous in the eyes, ears, throat and lungs to become thicker and therefore lose their effectiveness. It makes it more difficult to cough and or eliminate congestion from the lungs, tear ducts, etc., causing infections, colds, allergies and many other chronic ailments. The gourd crafter should know that even an occasional crafter could become affected by anyone of the irritants. Long time crafters still in good health cannot assume that they are spared from these health hazards. Denial will create health problems at a later date, which are NOT REVERSIBLE.
What this means essentially is not just protecting yourself, but those around you. Doing pyrography, cleaning ,cutting, etc. in a place away from others is important to protect those around you.
Several years ago I received a call from a customer in Nebraska. He asked me about good woods to burn on and he told me he bought a large quantity of red cedar to burn on. I warned him of the risks but he said he couldn't afford to buy wood when he already had this. I offered some suggestions on precautions he could take and he agreed to try my suggestions. A couple of weeks later he called back and told me that he had followed my instructions completely and vented the fumes out a window but he told me that the fumes must have still lingered even though he could not smell anything. The following weekend his young son came to visit and the boy had difficulty breathing within minutes of entering his apartment & ended up in the ER. He was very upset, not to mention horrified about the impact on his son and agreed that it just wasn't worth the risk.
Just today (7/25/09) I received a call from a man thanking me for taking such a serious stance on safety. This man lost his life long career due to toxicity. Exposed to toxins at the age of 19 (now 58) while in the service he thought he was fine until recently developed brain damage. After spending a lot of money on tests it was discovered the damage was caused by toxins he was exposed to (airborne) while in the service. Irreversible he is now paying the price of being exposed to things that he was told were safe.
So, I am stressing to you the importance of safety when burning. Don't take the word of anyone that burning on some of these materials is safe. My theory is, unless it's "natural" and untreated DO NOT BURN ON IT! You may not have problems now but 5, 10 or even 20 years down the road you might regret your past actions. Taking the easy way out of transferring a pattern isn't worth risking your health and it could mean risking your life!
The bottom line is when it comes to wood burning/pyrography or any craft: If it's man-made don't do it. If it's a wood with known toxicities don't do burn on it. Burning on and/or through such things as: paper (most are treated with something), ink from toners or printers, plastic (press 'n seal, acrylic, Lucite, etc.), masking tape (glue). If you are in doubt contact the manufacturer. Get an MSDS sheet. But most of all don't rely on a pyrography instructor or a gourd instructor to be an expert in material safety. We are NOT and honestly I've heard pyrography instructors tell their students burning on acrylic/Lucite is safe. I cannot believe that they would consider putting themselves and their students health at risk for what...making a buck! Get the facts on material safety from an expert and don't rely on someone else with your heath! If your instructor says it's safe ask them for something in writing proving it is safe to burn on or through.
NOTICE: Another thing to keep in mind is that the toxic fumes emitted when burning on some of these materials lingers long after you have stopped burning. So, for the safety of yourself and others who might come into the room where you have burned on these materials please use good judgment.
Safety and Transferring Patterns to Gourds and Other Material
Since I have gotten back into gourds and participate in a couple of online gourd forums I hear all kinds of things. Some great tips are given but others leave me shuddering in disbelief.
A couple of those tips I feel it necessary to discuss here. Since I started teaching wood burning over 12 years ago I have always stressed the importance of safety and when it comes to burning on gourds it's no different.
Another thing to keep in mind is that the toxic fumes emitted when burning on some of these materials lingers long after you have stopped burning. So, for the safety of yourself and others who might come into the room where you have burned on these materials please use good judgment.
Below are a few of the new "gimmicks" that many people are using to transfer patterns to gourds. I urge people to do research & be sure you want to experiment with these materials.
Press 'n Seal and other similar materials
Several years ago I started hearing people recommend using press and seal (a plastic wrap) to transfer patterns. I thought this was an interesting idea and helpful because it adheres to the round surface but when I heard that people are actually burning through it I almost fell off my chair. Let me mention again that Press 'n Seal is PLASTIC. Plastic by any name is still plastic and made from chemicals and is NOT intended for burning and it is NOT safe.
Many years ago when a well known pyrography instructor started teaching her students to burn on acrylic (PLASTIC) mirrors and told people it was safe and continued to do so. I contacted a manufacturer to discuss the safety of burning on plastics. His first response was "what are you crazy". Of course I knew the answer before he said it but I needed to hear it from the experts. Those words still ring in my ear. I have reported all of his remarks regarding this issue on many forums over the years and to this day this lady continued teaching her students to burn on acrylic (but she started calling it Lucite and continued to say it was safe even though Lucite is PLASTIC) mirrors. What that man said was thatplastic in any shape, form or name is burned it will emit toxic fumes. So my question to you is this...is the ease of transferring a pattern that important that you risk your health & those around you? Clearly the answer is NO! Used as it was intended Press and Seal is safe. It was NOT intended for use as a means of transferring patterns to burn through.
Masking Tape
The other aid to transferring patterns I have heard about is masking tape. Well I have been using masking tape for years to attach my pattern but never considered burning through it. When I heard that people were being taught in classes to burn through masking tape I had to check this out too from the experts. Sure enough when I called 3M they basically gave me the same response I got from the acrylic manufacturer. He said that masking tape is safe when used for it's intended purpose as an adhesive and he was horrified to think people were using it to burn on. So, again I ask people why would you want to burn through tape which has adhesive on it that can potentially cause health problems? Again the answer is you don't want to!!!!
Pyrography Paper (made under a variety of names)
Since I (and nobody else) seems to know what's in this paper or how it is processed, my question to you is do you want to burn through anything unknown. Here is something I found on the internet:
What are main ingredients of paper?
Answer: Main ingredient of all paper is plant material. Loading or filling material such as clay, CaCO3, Talc, TiO2 etc. are used for higher brightness and better printability. Rosin, alum or combination of other chemicals is used to make paper water resistant.
But what is this pyrography paper made of? Do you know? I sure don't, haven't been able to find out how it's been processed & I am not willing to risk my health experimenting with it to find out if it's safe.
Paper May Contain Chemicals, Dye or Pigment
In addition to the paper itself possibly posing some risks there is also the risk of burning through the ink contained in the laser or ink jet ink. These inks DO contain chemicals and they were not intended to be burned.
You might not develop health problems now but you may down the road...is it worth the risk to take shortcuts! Don't take shortcuts...be safe!
Other materials you should not burn
Although this is a gourd tutorial these are some other materials that are not safe to burn on or through. For more specific information on pyrography safety please go to my Pyrography Safety Tutorial.
- DO NOT burn on pressure-treated wood. It is treated with chemicals that, although safely bound in the wood fibers for construction purposes, are inherently dangerous to woodworkers and woodburners.
- DO NOT burn on medium density fiber board (MDF). MDF is loaded with chemicals and formaldehyde that are unsafe and should not be used for pyrography.
- DO NOT burn on any type of treated wood: stained, painted, sealed with a finish. If you must use this type of wood be sure that you have thoroughly sanded it to remove all traces and are burning on BARE wood.
- DO NOT BURN ON PLASTIC of any kind. I have spoken with manufacturers of plastics (includes Plexiglas, Lucite, press 'n seal and acrylics) and they stress the fact that plastic is composed of chemical and is toxic when burned. I don't care what they call it, it's plastic, it's chemicals and it's TOXIC!!!! So I urge people to find safer methods of transferring patterns and safer things to burn. Plastic in any form was not invented for people to burn so please be safe! This includes things such as: plastic stencils, acrylic mirrors, press n Seal (taught by some instructors to transfer patterns on gourds).
- IT IS NOT SAFE TO BURN ON THINGS SUCH AS: glue (masking & adhesive tape), ink from printers and copiers; paper that has been processed and many more things. I've contacted manufacturers who say it's not recommended for use in pyrography or any other burning which can release the chemicals in the glue.
- SPALTED WOOD contains mold and may cause health risks if you are allergic to mold. So if you decide to burn on spalted wood on this take precautions.
The bottom line...if you're not sure if it's safe, don't do it. CHECK IT OUT BEFORE using it!
Other materials that are fun and safe to burn on or through
Burning on many plywoods, such as birch and Italian poplar are safe but precautions must be taken to avoid burning through the wood into the glue layer which can be toxic and the fumes can be harmful.
Gourds are nice to work on, but a nominal challenge, because of the curvature and slick surface. You can sometimes find gourds that are craft-ready, so you don't have as much preparation to do. Burning on gourds does require a hotter temperature than burning on wood and you will need to ensure that you keep your tip clean at all times because you will accumulate more carbon and material from the gourd than from wood. Also keep in mind that burning or carving gourds can also cause respiratory problems so use a particulate respirator when working with gourds and work in a well-ventilated area. The biggest problem comes when you cut them open and carve or sand inside or burn deep past the "skin". Be careful to wear an appropriate mask/particulate respirator when working with gourds and do it away outside the house.
Leather is another nice material, but you must ensure that you are only using leather that is oil/vegetable-tanned. You can usually find this at Tandy Leather and many other suppliers. Chrome or metal tanned leather can produce dangerous fumes. Burning on leather requires a slightly cooler pen than burning on wood but, and again you must ensure that you keep your tip clean. Please check out the tutorial "Woodburning from A-Z" for more information on leather burning.
Tagua nuts, also known as natures ivory, are fun and interesting to use. Burning on these little nuts requires very fine-tipped pens, which are available from Razertip and some other companies.
Canvas is my new best friend. It's fun to burn but please make sure the canvas is untreated. Also use a lower temperature and be sure to put it on top of a solid surface and iron the canvas before you start burning.
You can burn on any surface that is created from natural fibers such as paper, velum, bamboo, canvas, cloth...as long as they are not treated with anything.
Other Important Safety Precautions
Here are some very important safety precautions when burning:
- The burning tips on the pens are hot (duh!) and care should be taken when using them to avoid injury!
- Always turn off your burner when you stop burning.
- NEVER walk away from your burner when it is turned on. That's an accident waiting to happen.
- Do not leave children unsupervised near the pyrography tools.
- To avoid accidents (and yes, they do happen!) keep your work area clean
- Be sure you work in a well ventilated room.
- You can use an inexpensive computer fan to move the smoke away from your project without interfering with the temperature of the burning pen.
- If unsure about the safety of burning on any particular material, please check the MSDS sheets before burning.
- If in doubt about the safety of burning on particular material contact an "expert in the field" rather than someone who thinks they are. If someone recommends burning on plastic, contact the manufacturer, not a pyrography instructor who tells you it's safe.
I learned the hard way about the safety of burning on synthetic materials, so my final word here is to use extreme caution and do not burn on synthetic materials such as acrylic, which contain chemicals that are toxic when burned and can cause serious harm. If you are unsure of the safety, do your own research before burning anything you are unsure of.
Do not rely on information from other people unless they are "experts in the field" without verifying the safety factors yourself from an expert in the field. Just because someone else has done it, doesn't make it safe. While it may be fun working on some materials, many are not safe when subjected to the intense heat of a burner. It may seem safe, but it also sometimes takes years for symptoms to show up and then it's too late. An example is people who have been exposed to asbestos...it took years before they developed serious complications and by then it was too late to reverse the damage that had been done. So, please be safe!
Bottom line is...do not burn on any man-made compounds....plastics, composite boards, glues, acrylics, anything of unknown origin, etc. If you are unsure if it has already been treated or a finish has already been applied DON'T BURN IT!
Pyrography is fun, as long as you take proper precautions. Be Safe!
If you are aware of any other materials or woods that should be added to this list please let me know. For more general pyrography safety information please read my Pyrography Safety Tutorial.
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Hello all. I built a C++ DLL and it works well but I want to build a wrapper for dot net 2.0 with C++.Net. I tried many ways to build but never succeed. Is there any tutorial or article about how to write some .net wrapper for C++ DLLs? or is there anyone to help me.
I don't know the answer, but it can't be that hard, can it? Almost everything that is worth wrapping has been wrapped, tons of projects have been wrapped, many people were able to do so, many of their results are open source. You just have to be able to call unmanaged APIs of DLLs from your .NET assembly, that's all a wrapper does, or am I missing something (I'm quite tired at the moment).
So I think (but hey, I'm not an expert), you do something like this:
... and put the API calls in a fancy class, and give that class to your friends and have fun. Sounds near-trivial. But hey, again, I can be wrong.
I built a C++ DLL and it works well but I want to build a wrapper for dot net 2.0 with C++.Net.
I recently made a .Net wrapper for my engine. What I've done is add .Net classes in the DLL itself. Since you already have your engine in a DLL it would be easy to add the managed part.
Procedure with VS 2005 Pro : First, create new .cpp and .h files and add them to the project. Second right click on the file and select properties go in C++->General then you'll see an option called "Compile with Common Language Runtime support" and set it to "Common Language Runtime Support (/clr)" this will compile only this file as a .Net class. In the newly added files add reference to the System namespace if you need to :
#using \ using namespace System;
Then create your namespaces like you'd do in C++ .Net ... something I noticed though is that "namespace a::b {}" is different than "namespace a { namespace b { } }".
Make sure you include your non-managed .h files before the managed one or this will cause problems with some code (looks like its messing with win32, directx and ogl includes or redefining symbols).
You're now ready to create a managed project (like c# for example) and reference the DLL and it intellisense should update the classes. You can now use the managed classes you created that way.
Otherwise, if you don't want the managed and unmanaged parts in the same DLL you could the pinvoke method. But in the end it would have took me more time to figure out the correct types that fits the unmanaged DLL using pinvoke (I didn't know .Net types much at that time). Now that it's done I like the idea of having the two parts together in the same DLL.
Also, as far as I understood .Net can import COM dlls without any wrapper so you could probably make your engine as a COM and make clean .Net like classes for the managed part.
It's a shame I lost the references I read when doing my wrapper... :sad:
This is some of my links I used to do the same think before. It is in no particular order, and some of the stuff might not be useful, but it helped me. I have C++ engine and I'm using C# for my editor which communicates back and forth with the engine.
.NET interop marshaling made Interop (How Do I in Visual C++) Understanding Classic COM Interoperability With .NET Applications Mixed (Native and Managed) Assemblies An Overview of Managed/Unmanaged Dispose and Destructors Writing Code in a Natural Way with C++/CLI New C++ Language Features (.NET 2005)
P.S. jff_f
It's a shame I lost the references I read when doing my wrapper...
My fix for stuff like this is to run my own personal wiki (I'm using OpenWiki running on an old second machine) and as you know it is very easy to add new content to it, this way I can really be a rat pack.
Thank you all.
I want to build a .net wrapper for mono so it can be cross platform.
see this project for an example.


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D-backs undecided on pitching order for doubleheader
PHOENIX -- D-backs manager Kirk Gibson knows Trevor Cahill and Ian Kennedy will both pitch in Monday's split doubleheader against the Rangers, he just isn't sure who will start the day game and who will start the nightcap.
"I don't know what order they'll be in," Gibson said. "We've had some conversations about it but I don't have it right now."
Kennedy last pitched on Tuesday so he will be on six days' rest Monday while Cahill's last outing came on Wednesday, so he'll still be on his normal schedule thanks to Thursday's off-day.
For the Rangers, they've already established that left-hander Martin Perez will work the first game and staff ace Yu Darvish will take the mound in the evening.
Tyler Emerick is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Inge Festival Honors Elizabeth Wilson WIth Founder Award
Elizabeth Wilson, one of America's most successful career actors and a Theatre Hall of Famer, will be saluted with the Jerome Lawrence Award, in a small Kansas town that celebrates a hometown playwright.
The still-active actress will receive the award Friday, April 20, at a dinner performance during the 31st Annual William Inge Theatre Festival in Independence, Kansas, located at Independence Community College, William Inge's alma mater.
The Jerome Lawrence Award is periodically presented to an outstanding individual who has made major contributions to both the William Inge Theatre Festival and the professional theater on a national level.
The award is named for Jerome Lawrence, co-writer of "Inherit the Wind," and "Auntie Mame," who was a great friend of William Inge and a founding father of the Inge Festival. Lawrence enjoyed honoring his fellow playwrights and often stated that there are only two places in the world that honor the birthplace of a playwright: Independence, Kansas, and Stratford-upon-Avon, England. The 2012 Inge Festival, April 18-21, honors great American playwright David Henry Hwang.
Elizabeth Wilson's first Broadway play was in William Inge's "Picnic." She performed as the mother in the national tour and as a school teacher in the film. Wilson admired Bill Inge, describing him as "a complicated, brilliant and dear man." That is why she has such a connection and love for the Inge Festival, where she has performed as a guest artist for a number of years.
At age 90, Elizabeth Wilson is still an active performer. This last summer she spent two months in London filming "Hyde Park on the Hudson," which tells the story of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (played by Bill Murray). Wilson portrays FDR's 83 year-old mother, Sara Delano Roosevelt. Elizabeth was flattered when she had to be "aged-up to" appear old enough for the part.
Elizabeth Wilson arrived in New York from Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1942, and studied with Sanford Meisner at The Neighborhood Playhouse. Her first job came in 1945 with the U.S.O., where she toured Japan, the Philippines and New Guinea for a year. "What an adventure!" she recalls.
Wilson's career includes numerous Broadway productions: "Waiting in the Wings," "A Delicate Balance," and "Ah, Wilderness," among many She earned a Tony Award for her performance in the New York Shakespeare Festival's production of "Sticks and Bones" as well as two Obies and numerous more honors.
Her various film and television credits include: "The Graduate," "9 to 5," "The Addams Family," "Grace Quigley" with Katherine Hepburn; "Child is Waiting" with Judy Garland; and over thirty more. In 2007 she was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame.
While the Jerome Lawrence Award is an evening highlight, the Gala Dinner features Broadway and professional performers in full song, with the musical entertainment directed by Luke Yankee, Los Angeles-based director and long-time friend of the Inge Festival. The Musical Director is musician Paul Baker, who joins the Inge Festival for the 10th time.
The William Inge Center for the Arts is known as sponsor of the annual William Inge Theatre Festival, which is the Official Theatre Festival of the State of Kansas. The 31st annual Inge Festival takes place April 18-21, with Honoree David Henry Hwang in attendance all four days. Tickets are available online at www.ingecenter.org.
The William Inge Center for the Arts is a participant in the New Generations Program, funded by Doris Duke Charitable Foundation/The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and administered by Theatre Communications Group, the national organization for the American theatre.
This program is presented in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, which believes a great nation deserves great art, and the Dramatists Guild Fund.
Independence Community College is the host and major sponsor of the William Inge Theatre Festival. Further support is provided by the William Inge Festival Foundation.


text: Diagnosis By Mayo Clinic Staff Print During the physical exam, your doctor may apply pressure to the affected area or ask you to move your elbow, wrist and fingers in various ways. In many cases, your medical history and the physical exam provide enough information for your doctor to make a diagnosis of tennis elbow. But if your doctor suspects that something else may be causing your symptoms, he or she may suggest X-rays or other types of imaging tests. Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic Diagnosis & treatmentTreatment Aug. 02, 2017 Print Share on: FacebookTwitter References DeLee JC, et al. Elbow tendinopathies and bursitis. In: DeLee & Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine: Principles and Practice. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2015. http://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed April 4, 2016. AskMayoExpert. Lateral elbow tendinopathy. Rochester, Minn.: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research; 2014. Tennis elbow (Lateral epicondylitis). American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00068. Accessed April 4, 2016. Jayanthi N. Epicondylitis (tennis and golf elbow). http://www.uptodate.com/home. Accessed April 4, 2016. Ferri FF. Epicondylitis. In: Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2016. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mosby Elsevier; 2016. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed April 14, 2016. Barnes DE. Percutaneous ultrasonic tenotomy for chronic elbow tendinosis: A prospective study. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2015;24:67. Laskowski ER (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. May 13, 2016. Coombes BK, et al. Effect of corticosteroid injection, physiotherapy, or both on clinical outcomes in patients with unilateral lateral epicondylalgia: A randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2013;309:461. Gosens T, et al. Ongoing positive effect of platelet-rich plasma versus corticosteroid injection in lateral epicondylitis: A double-blind randomized controlled trial with 2-year follow-up. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2011;39:1200. Brown AY. Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Dec. 9, 2015. RelatedOveruse injury preventionX-rayElectromyographyElbow pain Tennis elbowOverviewSymptoms & causesDiagnosis & treatmentRequest an appointmentDiagnosisTreatmentDepartments & specialtiesExpertise & rankingsLocations, travel & lodgingResearchCosts & insurancePreparing for your appointmentSelf-managementMore aboutIn-DepthMultimediaResources Advertisement Mayo Clinic does not endorse companies or products. Advertising revenue supports our not-for-profit mission. Advertising & Sponsorship Policy Opportunities Ad Choices Mayo Clinic Store Check out these best-sellers and special offers on books and newsletters from Mayo Clinic. The Last Diet You'll Ever NeedNEW! Mayo Clinic Guide to Integrative MedicineStop Osteoporosis in its TracksMayo Clinic Health LetterThe Mayo Clinic Diet Book Diagnosis & treatmentRequest an appointmentDiagnosisTreatmentDepartments & specialtiesExpertise & rankingsLocations, travel & lodgingResearchCosts & insurancePreparing for your appointment CON-20164402 Patient Care & Health Information Diseases & Conditions Tennis elbow


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Cracking Baidu
In late November, I started watching for a bottom to develop in Baidu (BIDU), given a number of time and price parameters that suggested a termination in the stock's decline.
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"WOW's Modulation System is versatile but intuitive. The modulation signals can be mixed individually for each parameter – but they can just as well modulate each other! So for example, the LFO-rate can be modulated by the Envelope Follower, while the Stepsequencer modulates the Envelope Follower´s Gain. So besides a new way to get exactly the sounds you want, you will as easily be able to see surprising effects and something new every time you get your WOW on!" – sugar-bytes.de
SugarBytes WOW is also my go to filter. If you watch the second video above about half way in you will see why. The only other ITB filter I really like it my TC Powercore's Filtrator.
What are you using for filtering?


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Suarez on mend, Hunter listed as day to day
NEW YORK -- Both outfielder Torii Hunter and shortstop Eugenio Suarez were not in the Tigers' lineup for Wednesday night's game against the Yankees.
Suarez missed his second consecutive start after injuring his left knee while sliding into second base on a successful stolen-base attempt on Monday. Although, Suarez could be available to pinch-hit on Wednesday if he still feels well after completing his pregame routine.
"He does say he feels good," manager Brad Ausmus said. "He'll take ground balls in batting practice today, and we're going to make sure that he can move laterally."
Andrew Romine has filled in nicely as Suarez's replacement at shortstop, and hit his second career home run on Tuesday.
"Romine swung the bat well last night and he's always been good defensively," Ausmus said. "I guess if Romine went out there and swung the bat well tonight, I'd have to consider putting him in there [for Thursday's series finale] for sure."
Hunter's status is not as clear. He left Tuesday's game with a left hand contusion after being hit by a pitch in the ninth inning. X-rays were negative.
Rajai Davis started in left field instead of his usual spot in center, while Ezequiel Carrera got the nod in center and J.D. Martinez started in Hunter's spot in right field.
Hunter's hand was still swollen on Wednesday when he walked into the clubhouse, and Ausmus is listing him as day to day.
"It's the fluid in your hand that makes it sore and tough to move," Ausmus said. "As soon as the inflammation goes down and the fluid gets out of there, [feeling in the hand] comes back very quickly. As long as there's no structural damage underneath it."
Jamal Collier is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Stress has long been suspected as a possible cause of early miscarriage, but there's little evidence to support the theory.
Up to 20 percent of known pregnancies end in miscarriage. Typically, early miscarriage is caused by a fetal chromosomal abnormality or another problem in the development of the embryo.
Possible causes of repeated early miscarriage might include:
If you're concerned about early miscarriage, concentrate on taking good care of yourself and your baby. Seek regular prenatal care, manage any chronic conditions and avoid known risk factors for miscarriage — such as smoking and drinking alcohol.
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Hey guys, hope all is well. I am bringing you another "Missed Opportunities" blog. Now with the debate of Ryback getting pushed to the main event too quickly, I thought I would look at other superstars who were pushed too quickly in their careers to a world championship.
Now some of you may disagree with me, but in all honesty, winning the most prestigious title
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