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10 Food Trucks to Try in Montréal
From poutine and grilled cheese, to dim sum, delectable sweets and oysters on the half shell, Montreal's food truck scene should not be missed.
It took a while for Montreal to get food trucks, mainly because people presumed the winter would be an impediment. We shouldn't have worried: since their launch in 2013, the down months are made up for with insatiable appetites during the rest of the year. There are dozens upon dozens of successful food trucks now from May 1 to October 31 (and a few sporadic appearances later in the year), with monthly meet-ups at the Olympic Stadium plaza called First Fridays, daily food truck stations at lunchtime to feed office workers throughout the city, and gatherings at every major social event – from Montreal Alouettes games to the YUL EAT food festival in September to summer festivals like Osheaga, Heavy Mtl, Just For Laughs and the Fashion & Design Festival.
Here are 10 trucks to saddle up to tout de suite.
Dim Sum Montréal
Waiting for the weekend for dim sum can be torture. No more: get them anytime of the week at this food truck, which makes a wide variety of delectable dumplings both steamed and fried, as well as skewers and Imperial rolls. Must-order: the pork and shrimp sui mai.
Grumman '78
Take a chance you won't regret and order the more far-out flavours of tacos that made this truck (and the restaurant it originated in) famous. Other Mexican-inspired treats include salads, papas, sweet potato fries and juice-in-a-bag. Must-order: the Bahn Mi pulled pork tacos.
Courtesy Au Pied de Cocho
Le Cheese
Yes, a food truck entirely dedicated to the dairy delicacy. This meals-on-wheels serves everything from a sultry mac'n'cheese to a wide variety of grilled cheeses, cheese steak sandwiches and for dessert, deep-fried cheesecake. (Heart attack not included.) Must-order: the cheesy tater tots.
CRémy mobile
Pastry chef Rémy Couture has taken his award-winning sweet treats on the go. His famous donuts share the menu with a homemade version of Jos Louis (like a Québécois Mae West, but more chocolaty), lemon tart, caramel squares and more. Must-order: everything.
Find the schedule here.
Landry & filles
The hearty, homey fare of this truck has made it legendary. Dishes like the salmon Ploye (a thin crepe stuffed with salmon gravlax, fennel, capres, cream cheese and egg) sit beside items like fried chicken and rethought Caesar salad. Must-order: the meatloaf sandwich.
Courtesy Panthère Mobile
Panthère Mobile
This mobile version of among the city's most beloved vegan restaurants serves the best falafel sandwich you're likely to eat this side of the Middle East. Other popular items include the ever-changing and delectable choice of salads, and their cookies. Must-order: the Chic Kebab.
The original oyster dive restaurant in NDG is a scene unto itself. And it isn't every day you can enjoy oysters from a food truck! For those who prefer their seafood cooked, there are lobster rolls, crispy fish tacos and more. Must-order: a fresh-shucked dozen on the half shell.
Ô sœurs volantes
The "sœurs" in question also run a catering business and create a line of dishes and spice mixes that's distributed in local grocery stores. Their goodies on-the-go include a variety of meatball trios, both meaty and vegetarian, with salad and wedge potatoes. Must-order: the pouding chômeur (bread pudding) for dessert.
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(2008) So sweet, Ash!
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was in the City for the launch of a watch collection. In an exclusive interview with Metrolife, she chatted candidly about her life after winning the Miss World title, her upcoming films and of course, hubby Abhishek Bachchan
What is it about Aishwarya Rai Bachchan that makes the world swoon over her? From being a top model, winning the Miss World crown to ruling the roost in Bollywood; doing films in Hollywood, to finally settling down as the Bachchan bahu, the mysterious lady keeps everybody guessing.
"Is that yours?" asks the observant lady, as soon as she entered the room, pointing to a visiting card lying down. Then she proceeded to sit on the couch, ready to answer a stream of questions from Metrolife.
Being a Mangalorean, Ash admits, she has hardly lived in Karnataka. "I have been in Mumbai all my life. I have only come here for marriages or family functions, that too only to Mangalore," she says. "So it's great to be back in Bangalore after a really long time. It's such a beautiful City and I love the ambience here," she smiles.
There is one question on everyone's minds these days. Why did the pretty lady say no to Dostana, a movie featuring husband Abhi, produced by Karan Johar? "Dostana was actually supposed to be our first film after marriage," she answers. "But it's not romantic. It's about Abhishek and John, with the girl ending up with a third guy," she laughs. "The expectations of the audience would have been very different had I been involved."
But even Sarkar Raj didn't have Abhi-Ash romantically paired opposite each other? "People knew what to expect from a serious film like Sarkar Raj. But they would have had different expectations from a Karan Johar movie since he is very romantic," she quips. "Abhi and I discussed it and took this decision."
She reveals that she was the one to recommend John Abraham to Karan Johar. "Abhi and John looked wonderful together in Dhoom and share a great rapport. In fact, they are poster perfect," she laughs. Did Priyanka do justice to the role according to her? "She did very well," she answers. "But the entire movie wasn't a surprise for me at all, since I was there from the conception to the execution level," she adds.
Ash is busier than ever now. She is shooting for Mani Ratnam's Ravana in Hindi and Tamil (with Abhishek and Vikram respectively). Then there is Shankar's Endhiran (earlier called as Robot) with superstar Rajnikant. The latest buzz is that the superhit jodi of Ash and Hrithik Roshan will be back in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's next movie. She smiles, "Yes, that's right. Work will begin sometime next year on that film." On signing a movie with Vipul Shah, opposite Akshay Kumar, she says "I am waiting to start working on the both the movies."
Shankar's Jeans was one of the first films of her career. Is working for Endhiran a trip down memory lane? "Life has come to a full cycle for me," she laughs. "I started my career with Mani's Iruvar, Shankar's Jeans and Sanjay's Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. And I worked with Abhishek as well those days," she exclaims with a shimmer in her blue eyes. "And I am working with all of them again today."
Ash has experimented within the parameters of Indian and global cinema to play roles of various kinds. Which has been the most memorable? "Oh that's an unfair question to ask," she smiles. "I am so lucky to have worked with the best film-makers and actors in movies that are acting pieces," she says. "I am so thankful to my fans and well-wishers for their undying spirit."
As we start asking her about co-star Hrithik Roshan, with whom she sizzled onscreen in Dhoom 2 and Jodhaa Akbar, she cuts short: "Sweetie, I have to rush now. Why don't you make up the rest of the story?" she smiles mischievously as she rushes out for another function.
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went to get truck and place was closed. stated hours were from 8am to 3pm. then had trouble with getting in touch with them via phone had to call the corporate number and had to wait awhile before talked to a person.
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Knowledgeable staff and GREAT customer service.
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Great customer service. Will use again for our moving needs.
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Our reservation was for 24 hours but the location called us saying we had a 5-hour reservation. Workers who were hired through U-Haul showed up 30 minutes late and in the wrong location.
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more hours of availability
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Possibly be open on Sundays for returns and or checkins
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My issue is with the corporate individuals handling our reservation front the beginning . I reserved a 26' truck online at longmont location. Received a call back -2 days later saying there is not a 26' truck available for you not sure how you were able to reserve one online . Not one ananywhere . Then was told there was a 20' available in Windsor which then made us reserve a trailer to help make up the difference space -thought ok not what I wanted to do but it could work I guess. then 2 days before my move I get a call confining my '15 truck Which keep in mind I made this reservation way back about 3wks before needing. Anyhow 2 days before I get a call from longmont location confirming our truck rental for 15' truck would be ready Sat @9:30 - .. I was very upset - no way was this going to enough room we are going to have to make multiple trips which would more than double our mileage as then we still would have to drop it back off at longmont - stupid - could not drop it off in Loveland as this was a return to location truck . So I'm not very pleased - stressed about moving anyway , I then 20 mins later get a call from a different longmont location confirming our trailer. Unbelievable., So not only a '26' truck reservation was downsized to a '15 truck & trailer we then had to drive to different longmont location for the trailer. I was extremely upset as I had budgeted for a26' truck 2day rental for 140 miles at most with gas expense maybe $200 . After all the Shanagans and multiple transfers and agents and us getting a tossed around like a beach ball - Our move rental bill was $408 $119 for the trailer & $298 for the truck. Multiple trips & still was not able to get everything as the trailer was an open trailer . So really not pleased at all. This by far was the worst experience. I felt like the 1-800 person I was dealing with had no idea what I was saying . She was not listening time at all & just made a reservation the way she wanted and let us find out later . Had she been straight up from the get go with the 26' when the the next dates were when it was available I would have rescheduled my move. To save money. I was not given the other dates as options - not if a 26' was available at other locations. so yes I am very bitter right now! If I could I would demand a complete refund because I felt like I was robbed ! Thanks - Jeannette Shepherd
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The hot Red Sox will look to extend their AL East lead on Sunday with a win against the Blue Jays. They dropped their game against Toronto on Saturday, losing 9-10 in a nail biter. While that keeps the Red Sox on top in the AL East, they have to start winning again to stay there – they've now lost three in a row. The Blue Jays have actually been showing a lot more life lately, and are starting to get some buzz around their name for the AL East as well – the final weekend matchup between the two teams could be a big moment for both of them.
It will be a mix of sun and clouds throughout Sunday's game, with temperatures reaching 84 degrees, and winds coming in from the North at 12 mph. There is a slight chance for showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
The Red Sox (29-20) have had one of the best offensive lineups in the league lately, but they haven't managed to connect the way they would probably like over their past several games. They're currently holding onto an AL East league, but staying there may be tricky unless they pick up a win. Even in Saturday's game, hitting didn't seem to be a problem – the Sox got off 15 hits, with Hanley Ramirez scoring three times, and Travis Shaw knocking in a two-run ball.
Boston will look to shake off the loss on Sunday as they send in David Price, who has really been climbing the charts lately. He is 7-1 with a 2.57 ERA in his last three games, and has only allowed six runs in his last three as well.
The Blue Jays (26-25) have started to connect on the field and at the plate, really making a name for themselves in the division after a slower start. Leading the team offensively is Michael Saunders with 49 hits and a .295 average, while Josh Donaldson leads with 13 homers.
Taking the mound for the Blue Jays will be RA Dickey, who doesn't seem to pose the same threat as Price does, but he's got a respectable 3.48 ERA and 0.97 WHIP in his last three games. He's dropped back to back starts now, and will look to get the win here to avoid making it three.
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Vogue article about nutrient therapy for depression
by Nia
In the April 2011 issue of Vogue, the article "Bitter Pills" (doesn't seem to be online) mentions two U.S. clinics that focus on nutritional treatment for depression. (If you are not familiar with this magazine, rest assured that it features world-class journalists and writers. And, yes, articles on the history of the corset and why the future is fuchsia. Women are complicated creatures.)
The first is Recovery Systems Clinic in Mill Valley, California, which originally focused on treating drug addiction. I remember looking at it about 11 years ago when I was first starting my medical experiments to end my depression. I couldn't afford the trip out there, though. The founder is psychologist Julia Ross, M.A., who is the author of The Mood Cure and The Diet Cure, both of which I have found helpful.
The other is the National Center for Whole Psychiatry (on the website it's just Whole Psychiatry) in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
The author of the article uses the words food and nutrients interchangeably, which is annoying, but who's quibbling. I usually look askance at these types of articles because they end up touting the promise of some single, minor substance like blueberries or miso or cordyceps mushrooms, but here the author mentions many of the supplements/substances that I myself had the most success with.
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Sunrise at 06:40 and Sunset at 16:52. It's light
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Novartis Receives FDA Approval for Cosentyx (secukinumab) to Treat Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis and Psoriatic Arthritis
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EAST HANOVER, N.J., Jan. 15, 2016 Novartis announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Cosentyx (secukinumab) for two new indications - the treatment of adult patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and active psoriatic arthritis (PsA). AS and PsA are both life-long, painful and debilitating inflammatory diseases that affect the joints and/or spine. If not treated effectively, both conditions can lead to irreversible joint and/or spinal bone damage caused by years of inflammation.2,3,4 With these new approvals, Cosentyx is now the first and only interleukin-17A (IL-17A) antagonist approved for AS, as well as moderate to severe plaque psoriasis and PsA, which impacts as many as 30% of patients with psoriasis.5 Cosentyx was approved for adult patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in January 2015 and more than 13,000 patients with this ... Read more
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30, 2015 – Two experimental drugs show promise in treating psoriasis and a related condition, psoriatic arthritis, new studies report. The drugs, brodalumab and secukinumab (Cosentyx), represent a new approach to treatment, said Michael Siegel, director of research programs at the National Psoriasis Foundation. "These studies show how targeting parts of the immune system can have great effects, and that's really exciting for our patients," said Siegel, who wasn't involved in the research. Psoriasis, a chronic autoimmune condition, causes raised red patches of skin topped with silvery scales. These patches usually appear on the scalp, elbows, knees, face, lower back, hands and feet. Psoriatic arthritis is a form of the disease that includes joint pain, stiffness and swelling. The study findings appear in the Oct. 1 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. In one ... Read more
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Someone: Sales team and development team should work closely for better productivity.
Me: What are the IT companies having such setup? What are the IT companies that increased productivity through such setup?
Someone: (No answer)
Me: How have you arrived at that theory?
Someone: 'coz the sales team will get more technical questions and only when they closely work with the development team, they can able to answer.
Later I felt that the person is somewhat right, the problem lies with the customer base and the person's inability to bring better solution. Then, I come to an analogy of Waiter, Cook and customer base in a hotel.
Waiter, Cook and customer base in Hotel
Here, the Waiter can be compared with the IT salesman and Cook can be compared with the developer. For this example, the Hotel can be taken as Saravana Bhavan, where Cook prepares the foods like Dosa and Waiter acts like a salesman.
Customer base #1
These kind of customers will order foods and won't taste all dishes. They'll pay the bill without any complaints, but you can't understand why they didn't taste all dishes and wasted some food that they paid for. These people will usually be rich and may not come often. Usually may comprise of 5-10%.
Customer base #2
These kind of people will order foods by name and will taste everything. They'll pay the bill without complaints and will usually be happy. They'll also visit often. Usually will comprise 30-40%
Customer base #3
These kind of people would try to taste new dishes. They'll inquire the taste (sweet, sour, spicy) of the food and would love to try new ones. They'll be happy or sad based on the taste. But, they'll pay the bill and visit again. Usually will comprise 50-60%.
Customer base #4
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When dealing with "Customer base #4", people will usually think that the Waiter can better be trained by Cook to give "necessary answers". Also, people would usually keep Waiters above Cooks socially. But, the real problem is that Waiters are cheap and replaceable than Cooks. When the customer is trying to outsmart the Cook, there's no winner.
When coming to IT startups... they should constantly improve the customer base--so that the "Customer base #4" is always below 1%. If such customer base takes 100%, then they can't scale up well.


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Husband and I just booked this itinerary. Any opinions, suggestions on routing (especially) or anything else would be helpful. This is for mid-June.
Day 1 - Fly into Denver and stay at University Inn Boulder. Wanted to be within walking distance to Pearl St. district. May visit Coors Brewery on the way. May stop at Red Rocks Amphitheater on the way.
Day 2 & 3 - Murphy's River Lodge at Estes Park. Will get there on a Fri. I had read traveling up Route 7 to the RMNP entrance might be less crowded.? Realize there is road construction. Main goal is scenic and short hikes.
Day 4 - Spirit Lake Lodge at Grand River; hiking and checking out the town.
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Drive back to Denver to stay at Best Western Plus on Quebec Street since they have a shuttle to downtown. May possibly change this to somewhere in the Cherry Creek North area.
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I have several comments but they are mostly personal opinion or what I would or would not do.
1. Univ Inn in Boulder would be at the edge of what I would call walkable to Pearl Street. But buses are available. Red Rock and Coors are not exactly on line between the airport and Boulder but can be easily completed on a loop via 93 into Boulder.
5. If you are not gamblers not sure why you would stop in Blackhawk. There is nothing but huge casinos stacked on top of each other. Not much is left of Central city either since the casinos ripped out the old building leaving only the fronts.
Go on to Idaho Spring. At least it is authentic.
6. Good time to hit red rocks. And if you really want scenery and have the time, stay on 285 and come in the back way via 24 into Colorado Springs. Probably a three hour trip.
The Best Western is cheap because it was part of the old Stapleton airport complex but it is not in a good as far as seeing anything or being close to anything. Cherry Creek North would be far better as would be staying in downtown Denver. An alternative would be staying along the I-25 corridor in the Tech center because of easy access to downtown via light rail and cheaper hotels.
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Just had some further thoughts. What you propose is the typical tourist agenda. There is nothing wrong with it but it is popular, especially RMNP/Estes Park and Colorado Spring. It also is almost totally within the front range or the foothills of the Rocky mountains.
Why not go deeper into the mountains? The suggestion of the back road into Colorado Springs would do that. In my opinion, there is little unique about Colorado Springs and I would consider exchanging that portion for loop through up I-70 through Georgetown (and the train), Breckenridge, Leadville, Aspen via Independence Pass, Glenwood Springs and Glenwood Canyon. Staying in Glenwood Springs area would provide for some terrific hiking and scenery. And, if you can ride a bike, the bike trail along the Colorado River in the canyon is a great day. You would have to do some choosing because that loop could be a week by itself.
To me there is a lot more to Colorado than Colorado Springs and Estes Park. Just a thought.
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fmpden - Thanks so much for your feedback. Wondered what you meant about Univ. Inn being "on the edge of walkable"? Also, the reason I chose the Denver Best Western is that they will shuttle you downtown. We will drive to other things in the area, but thought that would be nice for going downtown for dinner. Will sure consider Idaho Springs and other towns you mentioned.
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Used to spend a lot of time in Boulder with two sons there and as I remember the Univ Inn was a couple miles (?), mile and half from Pearl street mall.
Quebec is the old airport area. The area around it is so so but there really no place to walk to anyway. There is redevelopment underway on the old airport property but still a marginal area at best. And you are a long ways - 30 mins - from downtown. How frequent does the shuttle run? I think you could do just as well, price wise, with hotels in the Tech center. Then you would have access to the light rail which runs at a max interval of 15 minutes.
Just looked up Univ Inn. Closer than I thought. Probably under a mile on the edge of the CU campus.
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Use 285 as much as you can..Wonderful drive...If you could do it go all the way to New Mex on it. If not this time then next time.. Morrison was a cute little mountain town but I suppose it has grown up and come to an end for charm as most good things do!! Back door roads are such neat drives.
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Morrison hasn't changed much in the last 30 years.
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Morrison is great--and cute. Don't know about 30 years, but.. we enjoy it.
I am just so not taken by the CoSprings area as opposed to the mountains as Fmpden suggested.
In Boulder the Celestial Seasonings tour is really fun.
Gambling is such a big zero to me that I cannot really comment, but if it isn't "the thing" for you (OP), why go there. The mountains are just SO gorgeous, and there is a lot to do in the towns.
I love the Park
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Don't stay at the Best Western on Quebec. It's a busy street, nothing to do there but a few small restaurants and some big box stores. The shuttle promise may not work as well as you think-- would they pick you up anytime at night downtown?
There are inexpensive hotels on Colorado Blvd, near Cherry Creek North.
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fmpden, "To me there is a lot more to Colorado than Colorado Springs and Estes Park. Just a thought."
I could not agree more!
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There will be road construction in RMNP on Bear Lake Road. Last year, we found out if you get into the park early (before 9AM I think) you can drive your car directly to the trailhead. Otherwise, you'll be forced to park and take the shuttle to the trailhead. We usually arrived in the park as the sun was coming up.
For a short hike, I would recommend hiking Emerald Lake, Nymph Lake and Dream Lake which can all be combined into one hike.
On your drive across Trail Ridge Road to get to Grand lake, you could hike part of the Ute Trail - which is wide open and has spectacular views:
In Grand Lake, a very popular short waterfall hike to Adams Falls (but it will be crowded)
If you're looking for a little more seclusion away from the crowds, try Big Meadows. You'll hike through a forest until you reach a huge open meadow. The only drawback is that a lot of the trees you'll see on the mountainsides have been killed by the beatle infestation in the park, but I still think it's a lovely spot.
You will love Grand Lake, it's definitley the quite side of RMNP and is a quaint little town in a beautiful setting.
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University Inn is a 5 minute walk from Pearl Street. Lots of great restaurants within walking distance.
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University Inn is a great location for Pearl Street, just a couple of blocks.
The Ameristar is a good location, nice hotel (nonsmoking everywhere up there is nice). Drive past Central City (still lots of historic buildings like the Teller House ["Face on the Barroom Floor"], museum, etc. up there), and a few miles farther will open up into some lovely scenery, mining remnants, even the old Dory Hill cemetery (http://okaadaak-cemetery.blogspot.com/2012/09/dory-hill-cemetery-black-hawk-co.html), etc.
BTW, driving into RMNP, Hwy 36 is very scenic; but so is Boulder Canyon and the Peak to Peak Highway (119 to 72 to 7). I'd drive (maybe before the weekenders get off work) the more direct, faster route 36 from Boulder (just go straight down Broadway to 36) to RMNP and take the reverse (7 to 72 to 119) back to Blackhawk; kind of a loop and you won't miss any scenery.
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Unanswered: many tables in a form--button to submit to one table
My boss has asked me to create a system for her to track her daily tasks (I'm just an assistant, and a Flash/HTML guy).
Each of her tasks has it's own set of fields, so I've created tables for each task.
I created a query with all the fields of all the tables.
Now, I've created a form out of the query.
Most are single entries each day, but with some of the tasks, there are multiple entries for each session (once daily for the form), and she needs to be able to add a record for the table that the task is built out of, without forwarding a whole new record in the query (I'm hoping I can get it so there can only be one record for each day).
What I've done, is for all these tasks (in their own tables) added a button that adds a new record, but it's adding a record to the whole query thing, not to the table I want, when clicked. I'm guessing I have to assign each button to update a particular table on a click event? No idea how to do that, don't know VBA (yet).
I don't understand how to get the 3 or 4 buttons to add records to the table itself (for future reference in her 3 month reports) because they're all adding a whole record to the whole form-don't know how to designate each button to a particular table and update with one record to that table.
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ps, I'll ftp the file if it helps. shawn
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Shawn, I think you may need to look at your database structure.
Firstly, a few questions:
Do you store similar information about each task, irrespective of the type of task?
What did you mean by each session? Do you mean each time she accesses the databaase?
Assuming the answer to the first question is yes, may I propose a slightly different structure:
IDTaskType (FK)
IDTaskType (PK)
Assuming each task will store similar information, such as 'StartTime', 'FinishTime' etc, you can store them all in the same table. DateOfTask should hav a default value of date() so that newly created tasks will automatically record the date they were added.
You'll notice a field called 'IDTaskType' which is related to the table tblTaskTypes. This table holds one entry for each possible type of task (such as 'Print Sales Report' or 'Take dog for walk' etc.)
So onto the form:
You basically only need to base this on a query which holds the fields from tblTasks. The form should be in datasheet or continuous form view.
Now you'll obviously only want to show the task from 'today' and so should filter those records so that the 'DateOfTask' field = todays date. As long as you set the 'Allow Additions' property of the form to Yes then creating a new task is a simple as going to the bottom of the list or clicking new record from the menu.
Hope this helps,
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Thanks Bunce. I've been studying this thread. I redesigned the bottom end into one table, comprised of all the fields.
What it is, is once a day, for example at the end of the day, she goes in and types what she did for the day. She needs to be able to generate a report every three months based on her daily entries.
I'm hoping for a file somewhere that has a single entry for each day of the year, but in that entry there may be multiple entries for any given 'set' of fields. I've ftped the form, and maybe you can guide me based on the visual:
I appreciate any advice, as this really isn't my specialty at all. Only the first button has it's event 'working' and it adds a record to the whole form, not just the set of fields I'm trying to relate it to.


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Estimation of aortic and left ventricular (LV) pressure usually requires measurements that are difficult to acquire during the imaging required to obtain concurrent LV dimensions essential for determination of LV mechanical properties. We describe a novel method for deriving aortic pressure from the aortic flow velocity. The target pressure waveform is divided into an early systolic upstroke, determined by the water hammer equation, and a diastolic decay equal to that in the peripheral arterial tree, interposed by a late systolic portion described by a second-order polynomial constrained by conditions of continuity and conservation of mean arterial pressure. Pulse wave velocity (PWV, which can be obtained through imaging), mean arterial pressure, diastolic pressure, and diastolic decay are required inputs for the algorithm. The algorithm was tested using 1) pressure data derived theoretically from prespecified flow waveforms and properties of the arterial tree using a single-tube 1-D model of the arterial tree, and 2) experimental data acquired from a pressure/Doppler flow velocity transducer placed in the ascending aorta in 18 patients (mean ± SD: age 63 ± 11 yr, aortic BP 136 ± 23/73 ± 13 mmHg) at the time of cardiac catheterization. For experimental data, PWV was calculated from measured pressures/flows, and mean and diastolic pressures and diastolic decay were taken from measured pressure (i.e., were assumed to be known). Pressure reconstructed from measured flow agreed well with theoretical pressure: mean ± SD root mean square (RMS) error 0.7 ± 0.1 mmHg. Similarly, for experimental data, pressure reconstructed from measured flow agreed well with measured pressure (mean RMS error 2.4 ± 1.0 mmHg). First systolic shoulder and systolic peak pressures were also accurately rendered (mean ± SD difference 1.4 ± 2.0 mmHg for peak systolic pressure). This is the first noninvasive derivation of aortic pressure based on fluid dynamics (flow and wave speed) in the aorta itself.
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left ventricular (LV) pressure is of key importance in assessing LV performance from pressure-volume relationships and in calculating LV myocardial wall stress. LV wall stress depends both on LV pressure and dimensions (3) and, when elevated, is the major stimulus to adverse LV remodeling, leading eventually to heart failure (20). In the absence of aortic valve disease and a significant gradient across the LV outflow tract, LV pressure during systole approximates central aortic pressure (P) (10). A noninvasive method for estimating central aortic pressure throughout systole coupled to an imaging modality would, therefore, be a uniquely valuable tool in assessment of cardiovascular mechanics.
While there are a number of established noninvasive methods for estimating central systolic pressure (9, 17), these are of limited accuracy, particularly for estimating pressure early in systole at the time of peak myocardial wall stress (9, 22, 24). Second, these methods are difficult to apply during cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging, the preferred imaging modality for accurate measurement of cardiac dimensions. CMR does, however, provide accurate measures of aortic flow velocity (U) and aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) (7, 34) from which pressure can potentially be estimated during early systole from the water hammer equation (25, 26, 32).
The purpose of the present study was to examine whether aortic pressure can, in principle, be estimated over the whole of the cardiac cycle from noninvasive measures of U, PWV, mean arterial blood pressure (MAP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and the diastolic decay of pressure. The last three are similar at peripheral and central sites (27, 35) and can be measured noninvasively during imaging. We formulated a part theoretical, part empirical algorithm to determine pressure from flow, peripheral blood pressure, and a single parameter of the artery tree: local aortic PWV. We tested this first using a numerical model to calculate pressure from flow according to fluid dynamic principles for given dimensions and elasticity of the whole arterial tree. This approach has the advantage that it tests the optimal performance of the algorithm when there is no experimental error in determining local PWV, or in the measurement of pressure or flow. We then tested the algorithm using clinical data in which aortic root pressures and flow velocities were measured using a combined pressure/Doppler flow transducer at the time of cardiac catheterization.
Algorithm to estimate aortic pressure from aortic flow velocity.
The principle of the algorithm is that the aortic pressure (P) waveform is entirely reconstructed from aortic flow velocity waveform, PWV, and blood pressure components: DBP, MAP, and diastolic decay. The target waveform is divided into 4 parts (Fig. 1) defined by characteristics of the flow velocity (U) waveform. Hemodynamic principles of continuity of pressure, the relationship between P and U, in early systole and conservations of MAP, DBP, and diastolic decay along the arterial tree are then used to determine P as detailed below.
In early systole (part I), P(t) can be calculated using the water hammer equation (19, 26) under the assumption of negligible wave reflections. Hence, the relationship between P and U is assumed to be linear and given by: (1)
with Pwh the water hammer pressure and ρ = 1,060 kg/m3 the density of blood (which is assumed to be constant). Moreover, P(t = 0) in part I is set equal to DBP (point A, Fig. 1A) and the end of part I is defined as the time of peak flow velocity (point B, Fig. 1, A and C). PWV is calculated from changes in aortic blood pressure (dP) and flow velocity (dU) by the sum-of-squares method (12) originally derived for the coronary arteries: (2)
where the sum is taken over the whole cardiac cycle.
Part III of P is determined as follows: the exponential decay in the measured diastolic pressure waveform is transformed, using a logarithm function, into a linear spline whose coefficients are computed by using the polyfit function in Matlab (The MathWorks, Natick, MA) based on linear least-squares fitting. The inverse of the coefficient of the linear spline is taken as the time constant (τ) of the exponential decay in the diastolic part of the pressure waveform as follows from Eqs. 3 and 4: (3) (4)
where P0 is the pressure at t = tn.
The calculated Pwh is constrained to end at DBP (point D, Fig. 1, A and G), while starting at point C, the end of the dicrotic notch where the flow velocity is approximately zero after the closure of the aortic valve. The pressure asymptote was assumed to be zero.
The dicrotic notch is present in Pwh, calculated using Eq. 1, if U contains a region of reverse flow during the closure of the aortic valve at the end of systole. In that case, the notch is incorporated into the reconstructed waveform P, starting at point C′ and ending at point C (part III′, Fig. 1, A and C). Point C′ is located on the exponential curve extended from part III to part III′ at the time of the first zero crossing of U (tn′, Fig. 1C).
Part II, which encompasses the systolic peak, is approximated by a second-order polynomial: y = at2 + bt + c, between the time of the water hammer pressure peak (twh) and estimated notch (tn′) (Fig. 1E), the times when part II is connected to parts I and III′ + III. This polynomial passes through points B and C′ (Fig. 1, A and E). A system of three equations is needed to obtain the three constants a, b, and c: (5) (6)
The first two equations are obtained by imposing the following continuity conditions at twh and tn, when the reconstructed pressure P has to be equal to P(twh) and P(tn), respectively. The last equation of system Eq. 5 is found by first equating MAP to the time-weighted average of the mean pressures of part II (M2) and parts I and III′ + III (M1 and M3, respectively) taking into account the duration of parts I (T1), II (T2), and III′ + III (T3) (see Eq. 6 and Fig. 2). The last equation in Eq. 5 is then obtained by imposing the condition that the mean of the area under the curve must be equal to M2.
Testing the algorithm using numerically derived pressure and flow waveforms.
To test the algorithm (described above in Algorithm to estimate aortic pressure from aortic flow velocity) under optimal conditions in which the input local PWV and pressure and flow waveforms were prespecified or derived theoretically with zero experimental error, we used a previously validated, nonlinear, single-tube, one-dimensional model of the arterial tree (2). The properties of this model are described in table II of Ref. 2. This model generates the theoretical pressure corresponding to a prespecified flow input from the parameters (dimension and elasticity) of the tube, including local PWV, and thus provides a theoretical test of the algorithm. Fifteen samples were generated where the compliance C was set at 10.16 mm3/Pa and PWV was varied from 3.55 to 7.09 m/s. The process was repeated for 12 samples with PWV equal to 5.02 m/s, and with C varying between 6.1 and 28.46 mm3/Pa.
Testing the algorithm using clinical data: measured pressure and flow waveforms.
Simultaneous invasive recordings of aortic pressure and flow velocity were available in 18 patients (mean ± SD: age 63 ± 11 yr, aortic BP 136 ± 23/73 ± 13 mmHg) in whom a combined solid state pressure sensor and Doppler ultrasound probe (Combowire XT, Volcano, Rancho Cordova, CA) was used to record pressure and flow velocity in the aortic root. Each dataset consisted of at least 10 cardiac cycles that were first filtered using a Butterworth low-pass filter that has been shown to eliminate noise without influencing waveform characteristics (16) and then ensemble averaged using the foot of the waveform as fiducial time to produce a single waveform.
Flow velocity recordings did not show any region of reverse flow during the closure of the aortic valve, while the dicrotic inflexion was present in all pressure waveforms. We therefore modified the four-part calculation of P(t) described above (in Algorithm to estimate aortic pressure from aortic flow velocity) by connecting parts II and III directly (Fig. 1, right). The inflexion point at ti was defined as the minimum of the first derivative of the U(t) waveform (Fig. 3). On the U waveform, the slope at ti was then extrapolated to zero at tn (inset plot in Fig. 3). The resulting three-part model still uses part I and the new part III + III′ to estimate part II from MAP and enforcing continuity of pressure through points B and C (Fig. 1, B and F).
Error calculation.
Each dataset from the numerical model comprised pressure waveforms theoretically derived from the flow waveform for a given set of model parameters (with either varying C or PWV). The pressure reconstructed from the simplified algorithm was then compared with the "reference" pressure derived using the full fluid dynamic model by means of the root mean square error (RMSE). This error is given by: (7)
where N is the number of points in each sample, Preconstructed is the pressure computed by the algorithm and Preference is the target pressure. The results presented in the tables are the means ± SD RMSE for all samples.
Additionally, absolute errors between characteristic points on reconstructed and reference waveforms, such as the first systolic shoulder (P1, point B, Fig. 1, A and B), systolic peak pressure (SBP), and end-systolic pressure (Pes, point C, Fig. 1, A and B), were expressed as the mean ± SD difference between reconstructed pressure and reference pressure at these points.
A similar approach was taken to compare pressure reconstructed from experimentally measured aortic flow velocity and the experimentally measured reference aortic pressure. The RMSE was calculated as a mean for all subjects.
Numerical data.
For numerical data, pressure waveforms reconstructed from flow velocities closely resembled reference pressures with a mean (across all samples obtained with both sets of model parameters) RMSE for the whole waveform ≤ 2 mmHg (Fig. 4, Table 1). Similarly, the mean error for each of the characteristic points (P1, SBP, Pes) was ≤2 mmHg and the maximum error for any sample was smaller than 2 mmHg for SBP and Pes, and 6 mmHg for P1 (Fig. 2, Table 1). The main difference between simulated and reconstructed waveforms arose after the first systolic shoulder. The notch was well captured in the results shown in Fig. 4, but the algorithm does not render the gap in midsystole for small values of PWV (Fig. 4A). Finally, the approximation of the second part of systole by a second-order polynomial yielded estimates of SBP with a mean error ≤2 mmHg.
Experimental data.
The characteristics of the subjects studied are shown in Table 2. For measured aortic pressure and flow velocities, pressure waveforms reconstructed from flow velocities closely resembled reference pressures (Fig. 5). The mean RMSE for the whole waveform for all subjects was 3.4 mmHg (Table 3). For P1, SBP, and Pes, mean errors for all subjects were ≤2 mmHg and the maximum error was 14 mmHg (Table 3) with differences mainly occurring in diastole (Fig. 5). The maximum error arose in the subject with the greatest variation in the decreasing phase of the flow velocity leading to a poor estimation of the time of valve closure. Standard deviations for errors of P1 and SBP were, respectively, 5.3 and 2.0 mmHg (Table 3 and Fig. 6).
The novel finding of the present work is that, in principle, the entire aortic pressure waveform can be generated from the aortic flow velocity waveform, local PWV, and peripheral BP components (diastolic decay, diastolic and mean blood pressures). Our numerical simulations and testing against clinical data show that, except at very low values of PWV, pressure can be estimated to within a few millimeters Hg, an error that is small in comparison with that in the measurement of peripheral BP [typically in the range of 10/5 mmHg from true intra-arterial BP (28)]. Although errors for experimental data were within acceptable limits, they were higher than those obtained from numerical data. This probably reflects some experimental error in acquisition of the pressure and, particularly, the flow data which is sensitive to transducer orientation.
For peak systolic blood pressure these errors are also small in comparison with the error typically ranging from 10 mmHg in older subjects (18) up to 20 mmHg in children and young adults (23) if the amplification between aortic and peripheral upper limb blood pressure is ignored (i.e., aortic SBP is assumed equal to brachial or radial SBP). Although pressure wave reflection early in systole might be expected to distort the relationship between pressure and flow, we found no evidence of this since errors in pressure estimation from the water hammer equation were minimal. This is consistent with recent experimental observations that pressure reflection may be less important than previously thought (14).
There are several potential advantages of our new method: it may be the only practical method of obtaining the aortic waveform during CMR when transfer function approaches based on carotid or radial tonometry are not possible. A transfer function approach based upon cuff blood pressure has been introduced recently (6, 33) and could potentially be used during CMR but, although such transfer functions are reasonably accurate (within limitations imposed by peripheral BP calibration), for the estimation of peak central aortic systolic pressure, they are less accurate in estimating high-frequency components of the waveform, such as the first systolic shoulder P1 (9, 22, 24). This is particularly important for the assessment of peak myocardial wall stress, which is usually coincident with the first systolic shoulder (11) and thus directly related to P1. The method also provides a means of estimating peak central aortic blood pressure using personalized hemodynamic profiling without the assumptions inherent in a generalized transfer function.
From a physiological standpoint, the present work shows that pulsatile components of BP are determined almost exclusively from PWV and aortic flow velocity. Pulsatile components of both peripheral and central BP increase more with age than do MAP and DBP (8, 15) and are important determinants of cardiovascular risks (30), as is aortic PWV (31). Since the pulsatile BP components and PWV are linked through aortic flow velocity, aortic flow velocity may also be an important determinant of cardiovascular risk and deserves further evaluation in this regard. Furthermore, measuring PWV and flow velocity profiles should allow pulsatile components of pressure to be partitioned into those that arise purely as a result of aortic stiffening and those that arise through altered ventricular dynamics and hence flow velocity.
It is important to note that the results we have obtained provide only a "proof of principle," since we have assumed that PWV and peripheral BP components (MAP, DBP, and the diastolic decay) that are invariant between central and peripheral arteries can be measured with no significant error compared with their derivation from the simulated or measured intra-aortic pressure. Dependence on measurement of MAP and DBP is common to all methods of estimating central aortic BP. While not conventionally derived during oscillometric BP measurement, the diastolic decay can be estimated from a cuff waveform. Furthermore, its importance is restricted to estimating the aortic waveform during diastole which for the purposes of assessing LV-vascular coupling is of limited value, since closure of aortic valve decouples aortic and LV pressure. Thus the major additional limitation of our proposed method, compared with existing methods, relates to the accuracy with which local aortic PWV can be measured. PWV has a major impact on calculation of aortic pressure during early systole since the water hammer pressure at that time is the product of flow velocity and PWV (Eq. 1). Thus any errors in PWV are transferred directly to the calculated aortic pressure. For low values of PWV, water hammer pressure may start to decay early in systole leading to an oscillation in pressure (Fig. 4A) which is not completely captured in our fitting of midsystole. However, this only occurs at low values of PWV unlikely to be encountered in adults.
There are several methods for assessing aortic PWV using CMR (or ultrasound imaging). Local PWV can be assessed from the relation between aortic distension and flow velocity (13) or area (A) and flow velocity (4, 21) using similar assumptions as those we used in the present proof of concept, where in early systole the relationship between P and U is assumed to be linear. The so called P-U loop methods make the same assumptions. The wave speed is then obtained from the coefficient of proportionality between these two measures (21). Early local reflections may result in an overestimation of local PWV by the P-U method but underestimation by the U-A method (local reflections distending the artery relative to flow) and therefore using a combination of both methods may be advantageous (29). Alternatively, PWV can be determined from the foot-to-foot method—the time delay between arrival of the aortic velocity (or aortic distension) waveform between two sites in the aorta (typically the ascending arch and diaphragm) (5). This method gives an integrated measure over the pathway between the two sites and, hence, may differ from the local PWV, and the exact sites chosen may be important. Using two closely separated sites (e.g., ascending and descending arch) may give a value of PWV more closely related to local PWV, but has the disadvantage that it requires high-temporal resolution. Wentland et al. (34) have shown data that interleaving in Fourier velocity-encoded (FVE) M-mode imaging provides better temporal resolution and may allow local PWV to be measured along a relatively short segment of the aorta. Further experimental work will be required to determine the best method for noninvasive assessment of PWV for the purposes of prediction of aortic pressure from flow. Because it is difficult to measure aortic pressure invasively during CMR, this will likely require a validation in a relatively large number of subjects with CMR and invasive pressure measurements performed on two separate occasions, with correction for any differences in BP between the two occasions. A further limitation of our work is that our clinical data were restricted to a relatively small sample of middle-aged to older subjects. Further work will be required to validate the method in a larger sample. In particular, the algorithm may not describe the secondary "bump" often seen in younger people around the dicrotic notch which may be due to an early diastolic reflected wave, nor waveform changes resulting from valve lesions or congenital heart disease. It is possible that a more complex model is required to capture the full pathophysiological range of waveform morphologies and to include subtle features such as those related to valve leaflet motion (1).
In conclusion, we have shown that the central ascending aorta pressure waveform can be accurately predicted from aortic flow velocity, local aortic PWV, and space-invariant components of BP—MAP, DBP, and diastolic BP decay—measures that can be readily derived during CMR. Unlike existing methods for estimating central aortic blood pressure, the present approach provides aortic pressure over the whole cardiac cycle, does not require carotid or radial tonometry, makes no assumptions regarding generalizability of a transfer function, and has the potential to improve the accuracy with which early systolic components of BP that determine peak myocardial wall stress can be determined. Further validation is required to quantify the influence of errors introduced by measurement of local aortic PWV and BP components.
This work was supported by a British Heart Foundation Research Excellence Award RE/08/003 Interdisciplinary PhD Studentship to S. Vennin. J. Alastruey gratefully acknowledges the support of an EPSRC project grant (EP/K031546/1), a British Heart Foundation Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellowship (FS/09/030/27812), and the Centre of Excellence in Medical Engineering funded by the Wellcome Trust and EPSRC under Grant Number WT 088641/Z/09/Z. The authors acknowledge support from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Facility at Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and NIHR Biomedical Research Centre based at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London. The research leading to these results has also received funding from the EU FP7 for research, technological development, and demonstration under grant agreement VP2HF (no. 611823).
P. Chowienczyk has an interest in Centron Diagnostics, a King's College London spin-out company formed to exploit technology in blood pressure measurement.
Author contributions: S.V., A.M., Y.L., H.F., J.A., and P.C. conception and design of research; S.V. analyzed data; S.V., J.A., and P.C. interpreted results of experiments; S.V. prepared figures; S.V. drafted manuscript; S.V. and J.A. edited and revised manuscript; B.C. performed experiments; J.A. and P.C. approved final version of manuscript.
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Coimabtore, Aug 7 (UNI) Calicut based Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Development, Director Dr M Tamilselvan today appealed to agricultural scientists to devote their energy to adaptive research like improving production of spices.
Addressing a two-day Review Meeting of the National Horticultural Mission (NHM) on Spices Projects at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) here he said the new technologies developed by the State Agricultural Universities and National Research Institutes could successfully reach the farmers by conducting frontline Demonstration Programmes.
The Directorate was directly implementing the NHM project in 18 states all over India with 38 implementing agencies like State Agricultural Universities and National Research Institutes of ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research). The crops covered under the scheme were spices, medicinal and aromatic plants, he added.
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