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Great clip from the early 70s... Teds seem to be trying to emasculate themselves by throwing their genitals against the hard floor - why?
Musings on history and culture. Music movies comics and historical reenactments feature in this look at life from Somerset.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
The Fallen Leaves
If you are a fan of early Subway Sect you will certainly know the distinctive guitar of Rob Symmons - jagged spikey strumming in groovy little riffs that go around and around in a cool whirl - well he's back in the Fallen Leaves giving it to us again old style in a band that sounds like classic timeless raw stuff in the vein of the Downliners Sect. They've done an excellent session for WFMU - if you check out their Myspace you'll be able to hear them and see some videos - well worth the time I assure you...
The Scarlet Tunic (1998) part 1
If you like Thomas Hardy or films about the Napoleonic wars you might be glad some kind soul has uploaded all the parts of a 1998 adaptation of the Scarlet Tunic. Filmed in Dorset and set in the Napoleonic wars it tells the story of a forbidden love between a German Hussar and a local girl. So it's maybe Tess of the D'Urbevilles meets the Duellists...
Thursday, October 23, 2008
The Haunted 1-2-5
More punk vamping in this classic that would have to be on my jukebox selection - listening to this might make me play air harmonica...
The Fairies Anytime At All
Our son is off at Exeter Uni - been gone about a month - we miss his djing skills and of course the opportunity to say check this out. I think he would enjoy this 60s freakbeat beauty that has some lovely punk harmonica on it.
Orange Fuzz 'Our Love Will be There'
O.F. hail from Middletown Ohio and specialise in unearthing 60s garage classics and playing them in their own punky style - this is a version of the Troggs 'Our Love Will Be There' which I think you might like... Watch more Orange Fuzz on their Youtube channel
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Animals and Men play London
Monday, October 20, 2008
Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
I'd like to think that for every town, village or city there is some movie that has been filmed there. Obviously some more than others - I was talking to someone from Brooklyn who gave a whole list of movies filmed there but I'd also like to think that even fairly remote places like Radstock where we live have some cinematic glory. This sequence from this railway comedy classic is in my opinion our place in the sun... if you notice in the background a conical hill - that's a slag heap of coal - a batch and that places this scene along where the Colliers Way cycletrack runs. If you like old transport give it a whirl.
Actually I was talking to my parents about this film and they told me 'Jiggles' Orchard - a local rag and bone man had quite a bit of screen time in this film as his horse and trap was at a level crossing during one of the shots.
Actually I was talking to my parents about this film and they told me 'Jiggles' Orchard - a local rag and bone man had quite a bit of screen time in this film as his horse and trap was at a level crossing during one of the shots.
Gene Vincent 'Ain't that too much'
This b-side from 66 would be on my ideal jukebox selection - there's something about it that just hypnotises me - that riff? Waiting for the harp solo? Pump it up and see if it gives you the same pleasure that I get. I heard the Bad Detectives on Frome FM last night and they played some GV - wonderful.
Downliners Sect 'Glendora'
My current pinball interest led me to thinking about juke boxes and what you might put on it - and so to play in the background while we played pinball Susan and I made up a jukebox playlist - singles that you didn't mind hearing again and again if needs be - obviously a lot of them have appeared on this blog in the last few weeks and this is one of them. Classic stomping intro followed by a witty song possibly about someone falling in love with a shop dummy I don't know - lyrics here it's classic Downliners Sect who were quite the musical mavericks in the pantheon of British beat groups. I recommend the album of A and B-sides as it contains the classic ep of 'sick songs' ... not your usual moptop fair.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Doo Rag 'Trudge'
I'm sure if you take the time to watch this you'll love this. John Peel used to play Doo Rag a lot - they were part of a wave of people doing wild stuff with the blues in the early 90s. I loved them - do me a favour and watch this and tell me you're not inspired...
Friday, October 17, 2008
Dr Feelgood 'Boom Boom'
Great clip from 75 with Wilko singing. Lee Brilleaux on harmonica. I was reading about the Canvey Island Monster, one thing led to another and I found this stomping clip. The crowd are interesting - note the Feelgood silk scarves...very typical of the period...
Metal Urbain 'Numero Zero'
MU - the French punk band - have a new album out - I think it's mostly old songs redone - but that'll do for me Tommy...here's an example of what they're like these days...
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
John Adams miniseries
Any of you watching the HBO John Adams miniseries on More4? Produced by Tom Hanks it is really good - one of the best things I've seen on the American Revolution for a long time. Here's the trailer anyway - you should get a broad idea of what its like from this. Visual effects film here
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Bob McFadden and Dor 'The Beat Generation'
Wierdsville. Written by Rod McKuen... the flip is 'I'm a Mummy' which I'm sure we'll feature in the future. Ok the future is now - also check out the follow up the Son of the Mummy here.
KLF 'Last train to trancentral'
We used to love the KLF. They had a crossover appeal back in 91 that meant they appealed to all sorts and all ages. This video is their crowning achievement in my opinion with its strange set and model railway. I know a lot of people spend a lot of time interpreting the background of the ideas behind this music but I suggest you just enjoy the musical ride.
Bad Detectives and the Cerne Abbas Giant
If you're a fan of the Bad Detectives you'll be glad to hear that they have a new album recorded - expect the usual mixture of culture references and jokes over rock and roll beats - the top track for them is a ditty entitled 'The Cerne Abbas giant turned my baby's head'. If you don't know, the Cerne Abbas giant is a chalk figure carved into the hills in Dorset, most notable for his erect phallus. Historians debate as to the date of its creation - it could be intended to represent Cromwell or could be a lot older than that. They intend to shoot a video in spring so something to look forward to there.
My son used to wear a t-shirt to school with this image on it - the teachers felt they couldn't censor him as it was ancient history!
Monday, October 13, 2008
Abel Gance's Austerlitz (1960) and the first sub
Have you ever seen this movie made by the great director of the silent classic 'Napoleon'? It's terrible - all shot in the studio - even the battle and bivouac scenes - almost as if he became mesmerised by dialogue and forgot his lessons as a silent director. Such a shame but I am sure there are fans of this movie out there - it has a cameo of Orson Welles as inventor Robert Fulton who tries to sell Napster the idea for a submarine...which is the best scene. Fulton was commissioned to make a craft 'Nautilus' for Bonaparte - some steampunk author could have a great time with 'what ifs' if the Napoleonic wars had featured an undersea dimension. Imdb on the movie
Bow wow wow 'Aphrodisiac'
Starts off with an interview. One of the most exciting live acts I ever saw, Bow wow wow were to me the best pop act from the early 80s - they had everything - including a predatory manager when they started. Great musicians, an uncompromising attitude - young, hip and about as real as you could get.
B A Robertson versus Bow wow wow's Annabella
This is a great clip of B A Robertson getting ripped to shreds by Annabella - she is absolutely right of course - see the clip and hope things are better for women in music nowadays... watch a better interview with Ms Lwin from 83 here.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Oblivians/Gories tour?
There's a story out there that next year - spring or summer the Oblivians and Gories are touring Europe. Is this true? I shall be there if it is... until then enjoy this vintage clip from 96 of the Oblivians doing 'I'm not a sicko there's a plate in my head' which is quite a stormer.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Howlin' Wolf 'My Mind is Ramblin''
Not that well known this ode to the Oldsmobile Rocket 88 car is one of the Wolf's greatest sides. It has some great lines and should be heard more.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Dr Feelgood documentary
I saw this on Henry's blog Bad Detective and thought maybe you'd like it - it's about the Southend scene and its place as an influence on punk - particularly featuring Dr Feelgood - one of the most influential bands of the 70s in the UK at least.
Sunday, October 05, 2008
Animals and Men LP out
Animals & Men - Never Bought Never Sold [MR024LP]
Yes indeed - a 12 inch vinyl long player is out on Mississippi Records. Tracks are
Side A
Don't Misbehave In The New Age.
Waiting For My Stranger.
I Never Worry.
Terraplane Fixation.
Shop Talk.
Dreaming Of Babylon.
Treasure of the Damned
Side B
Evil Going On .
It's Hip.
We Are Machines.
The Man With The Spiked-Toed Shoes
You Excite Me Baby.
Shell Shock
In the US it is available through Bistro Distro, Feral Ward, Midheaven Mailorder and Forced Exposure.In France it is available through La Distro from Lyon and Moloka out of Dijon.
There's also an interview with Susan in issue 306 of the magazine Maximum Rock and Roll - wiki on the mag here
Yes indeed - a 12 inch vinyl long player is out on Mississippi Records. Tracks are
Side A
Don't Misbehave In The New Age.
Waiting For My Stranger.
I Never Worry.
Terraplane Fixation.
Shop Talk.
Dreaming Of Babylon.
Treasure of the Damned
Side B
Evil Going On .
It's Hip.
We Are Machines.
The Man With The Spiked-Toed Shoes
You Excite Me Baby.
Shell Shock
In the US it is available through Bistro Distro, Feral Ward, Midheaven Mailorder and Forced Exposure.In France it is available through La Distro from Lyon and Moloka out of Dijon.
There's also an interview with Susan in issue 306 of the magazine Maximum Rock and Roll - wiki on the mag here
Friday, October 03, 2008
Eddie Cochran 'Teenage Heaven'
Eddie Cochran would have been 70 today apparently so let's watch him rip up a storm with this slightly odd song about shorter hours at school, having a private phone - all reasonable requests...not sure if having a Coup de Ville is desirable...
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AS THE row rumbles on over plans for a temporary car park during building work in Alderley Edge, a public consultation evening has been planned to let residents have their say.
Macclesfield Borough Council will host an informal meeting at the Festival Hall on Wednesday, October 18, between 7 and 9pm.
But Alderley Edge Parish Council says the council can "get stuffed" if it presses ahead with plans for the car park.
Parish councillor, Mike Williamson, said: "Can you please make it clear to them before they come here that we do not want them to come along with a mission to convert the residents of the village as to how they think it should be done.
"The community doesn't want it we are just not interested - they can get stuffed.
"We don't want it, they are just not building it. If they are trying to come in and convince us that their way is the right way they can sod off."
The row ignited after a section 106 agreement was drawn up to provide extra parking in the village during building work to develop the parade shops.
Under the agreement, developers Spangrove agreed to tarmac part of Alderley Park to make up for lost parking space, restoring it to parkland once work is complete.
Macclesfield Borough Council has received objections to the scheme and will host the informal public consultation to allow residents to drop in and view the proposals and speak to officers.
Bill North, head of leisure services at the borough council, said "We will be there with the plans and answer any questions the public may have.
"It is an opportunity for people to come here and have a look and sort out any problems."
But the mood at Alderley Edge Parish Council was defiant.
Parish councillor Nigel Schofield said the move to have a consultation evening, rather than an open public meeting would be more private and limit a public outcry.
He said: "They will not engage in a public situation with people, they will have one to one discussions."
Parish councillor Frank Keegan said the consultation would establish there is no support for the temporary car within the village.
Parish councillor Mike Williamson added: "I think it is really important that we try to get the message across that they are trying to be helpful, they tried to come up with something to solve a problem but we don't like the solution so take it away."

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I've had a hard time with several succulent plants that I purchased this spring at Denver's Botanic Gardens. I have not raised succulents before, and it turns out they definitely have needs that are quite different from my other plants. I have wondered what to do, and done some research. I had kept them in our kitchen for a time, however it is far too dark for succulents, and they really suffered. But I also know that too much sunlight is not appropriate, either.
Today, I embarked on a path to get them to a place where they will thrive. I had thought that would be outside.
What made this planting experience different from others is that I called in my spirit guidance system. I have plant-loving fairy energies that work with me, and this is the absolutely perfect project on which to work with them.
I gathered the plants first, and took them to a place in our yard where I had assumed they might thrive. I sat down mindfully, and called in Reiki energies, and my guides. After some time, I began to receive the message that this place would not be appropriate because of both water and sun, and winter conditions. And then I was reminded that we do have a space on our second floor that receives bright sunlight all day long.
I'm not sure why I had not thought of this before. I know that I had not asked specifically what these plants needed before, in this manner.
What made it more fun was that I was also shown that they would like and benefit from crystals, so calling on my guidance system, I felt in to each plant and selected a quartz crystal to live with it. They will support each other in beautiful flow–that is clear.
So here's to every one of them getting what they need now–just the right sun and water and abundant loving energy flow!
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Head to toe
I'm excited about welcoming leather and plaid into my daily life (not that it was ever absent), but it's officially leather weather and that's a beautiful thing–while it's not freezing and gray of course! I'm all dressed up in McGregor (both outfits!) A black leather skirt may not be as commonplace as the everyday leather jacket and pants, but it's a great staple to keep wearing and eventually throw some tights underneath. The dress is a good colorful 9 to 5 piece that works well with these mules or a pair of Adidas if I'm feeling sporty. And of course, a gray cardigan and navy pullover are the ultimate everyday fall essentials.
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Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Art Attitude
Sometimes you need a little art attitude! I'm trying to find mine right now but in the process I did create Ms Attitude from a cabinet card. I started this card and it sat on my table for some time because I got as far as creating the background with torn pieces of painted tissue paper and she just wasn't doing anything for me! I set her aside hoping something would come to me eventually, she had such a dour face (I know don't they all LOL) I just couldn't think of anything else to add, until I came across some stickers and Voila Mz Attitude was born she just was missing her fancy hat and earrings. This is why I don't throw things away I set them aside and eventually my muse whispers something in my ear. I also found in making this piece that I LOVE the new Sharpie oil paint pens if you haven't tried them pick a few up. I have the smaller point but I'm ready to get some of the wider tips as well. They work great under paint and glazes and over paint.
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5 Apparel Stocks Likely to Remain Fashionable Treats in 2019
The apparel category takes up a large share of the retailing cart. The Zacks Retail – Apparel and Shoes industry mostly includes specialty retailers offering apparel, activewear, footwear, accessories, electronics, fitness and lifestyle products, both in-stores and on websites. The industry's prospects, which are closely tied to the purchasing power of consumers, have been robust of late owing to strong U.S. economy fundamentals.
The U.S. GDP grew 3.3% on average in the first nine months of 2018, a notch higher than Trump administration's targeted growth rate of 3%. The increase in GDP, which reflects higher personal income and robust job picture, is resulting in higher consumer spending that has benefited the retail sector. The fourth-quarter is likely to show maintained momentum on a strong labor market and solid consumer and business confidence.
Strongest Holiday Season for Retailers in 6 Years
Clear signs of this optimism on the retail sector were seen as Mastercard SpendingPulse released blockbuster initial numbers of retail holiday sales. The early data reveals that U.S. retailers had the best holiday season in six years as retail sales between Nov 1 and Dec 24 increased 5.1%. It shows that shoppers spent more than $850 million this holiday season.
The success is mostly attributed to robust consumer spending, with e-commerce being a major contributor. Online sales grew 26.4% from a year ago between the Wednesday before Thanksgiving through Black Friday, per Adobe Analytics. Per Mastercard SpendingPulse, U.S. e-commerce sales grew 19.1% from Nov 1 through Dec 24 from 2017 level.
Mastercard's initial holiday numbers undoubtedly outpaced the National Retail Federation's (NRF) earlier projections that called for retail sales of about $721 billion during the holiday season. This data was somewhat within Deloitte's earlier forecast of 5-5.6% retail holiday sales growth, with about 17-22% increase coming from online sales.
Apparel's Contribution to Holiday Sales Growth
Among the retail wings, the apparel and home improvement industries held the spotlight, delivering the strongest growth numbers this holiday season. According to Mastercard, apparel sales rose 7.9% from Nov 1 through Dec 24, the best growth in eight years. This category gained from the strong momentum built during the back-to-school season and followed through the fall season and up to Christmas. Meanwhile, the home improvement industry recorded sales growth of 9% this holiday season.
Apparel Retailers Poised for More Growth
It is worth mentioning here that the apparel retailers have put up a good show throughout 2018 driven by their efforts to showcase innovative merchandise, boost digital presence, enhance supply-chain to provide fast delivery options, and manage inventory both in-stores and online. In addition to launching varied omni-channel capabilities, these companies are re-inventing their loyalty and marketing programs to attract customers. Additionally, a buoyant consumer environment, courtesy of a robust job market and higher disposable income, is working in favor of the industry participants. This places the industry well for growth.
Some apparel retailers that have been on the winning side this year, gaining from the aforementioned strategies, are Abercrombie & Fitch and Gap's GPS Old Navy. Additionally, we believe there are many more on the list that are adapting well to evolving times and gearing up for growth.
Our Choices
On that note, we bring to you five apparel retailers that are capable of putting up a glitzy show in 2019. These companies currently carry a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy) and have comfortably outpaced the market (S&P 500), which has declined 6.9% year to date. These stocks, with a market capitalization of more than $100 million, flaunt a VGM Score of A or B as well.
The chart below shows the year-to-date price performance of the companies versus the S&P 500 index.
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. ANF, with a market cap of nearly $1.28 billion, operates as a specialty retailer of premium, high-quality casual apparel for men, women, and kids. The company operates in two segments, Hollister and Abercrombie. The company has expected earnings growth of 41.5% for fiscal 2018 and 2.8% for fiscal 2019. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal 2019 has improved 18.8% in the last 60 days. Moreover, the stock has risen nearly 11.2% year to date. The company presently has a VGM Score of A and carries a Zacks Rank #1. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Foot Locker Inc. FL is a retailer of athletic shoes and apparel. The company operates through the Athletic Stores and Direct-to-Customers segments. With a market cap of nearly $5.9 billion, the company presently carries a Zacks Rank #2 and has a VGM Score of B. In the last 60 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings moved up nearly 1.5% for fiscal 2019. Notably, the projected year-over-year earnings growth rate is 9.5% for fiscal 2018 and 8.2% for fiscal 2019. Moreover, the stock has improved 11.5% year to date.
Shoe Carnival, Inc. SCVL offers a broad assortment of moderately priced dress, casual and athletic footwear for men, women and children with emphasis on national and regional name brands. Shoe Carnival sports a Zacks Rank #1 and a VGM Score of B. The company has a market cap of nearly $547.9 million. It has expected earnings growth of 59.7% for fiscal 2018 and 10.5% for fiscal 2019. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal 2019 has improved 11.9% over the last 60 days. The stock has soared 32.8% year to date.
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March 2020
NICE AAA Guidance: Where We Are Now and How We Got Here
An overview of the criticism, support, and validity of the draft guidelines for managing abdominal aortic aneurysms, plus a first look at the finalized guidance.
By Michael Jenkins, BSc, MBBS, MS, FRCS, FRCS (Gen Surg), FEBVS
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is a well-respected body in the United Kingdom (UK), operating independently of the government and Royal Colleges and with a long history of advisory publications regarding new drugs, new medical techniques, and the management of a wide range of conditions. NICE guidance is advisory rather than mandatory but is seen as "best practice" and, as such, is usually adopted by commissioners and can be cited by lawyers in medicolegal cases. Traditionally, NICE has looked at new drugs and devices but also reviews health conditions and pathways. In May 2018, NICE issued draft guidelines on the management of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs).1 This resulted in an unprecedented response from individuals, hospitals, specialist societies (including the Vascular Society for Great Britain and Ireland, the British Society of Interventional Radiology, and the British Society of Endovascular Therapy), and industry partners.
The main reason for the magnitude of the response was the controversial recommendation that elective endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) should not be offered in any circumstances. Bearing in mind that EVAR is regarded as a mature technology and an established treatment for AAA in all UK vascular units, the potential impact would have been significant. The draft guidance suggested that patients deemed fit for open surgery should undergo such surgery; those thought to be unfit (which is not actually defined) should not be treated at all, other than for control of risk factors. Among other recommendations, it was also suggested that surveillance post-EVAR be performed by annual CT scan, even though the majority of institutions employ noninvasive duplex surveillance as first-line treatment.
Both of these recommendations were out of tune with guidelines from the European Society for Vascular Surgery and the Society for Vascular Surgery and are contrary to surgical intervention's direction in general. Throughout the last 3 decades, there has been a sustained drive toward minimally invasive treatment, and this has been welcomed by an increasingly aging population base, allowing a reduced length of hospital stay, faster recovery, and improved early mortality and morbidity rates. This drive has occurred as a result of technologic advancement and has influenced all surgical specialties in one way or another.
Despite all the criticism, there is some clear sense in what NICE had highlighted. Aortic aneurysms are largely asymptomatic and occur in the elderly, who often have limited life expectancy secondary to comorbid conditions such as ischemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, and dementia. Because there is no symptomatic benefit with AAA treatment, we have to be sure that treatment does prolong life. Moreover, in the financial austerity of the National Health Service and health provision globally, treatment must achieve this in the most cost-effective way possible. Furthermore, it must preserve quality of life, and therefore, ongoing surveillance or further reinterventions should not be intrusive.
So, how did we get here? The obvious advantages of EVAR were always clear and appreciated by clinicians, health care providers, and patients. Early advantageous outcomes dominated the literature, and registries rarely progressed much beyond 2 years. The increasing usability of new devices encouraged their use in more difficult anatomy and more elderly patients, and there was little concern about durability. It became clear that EVAR seemed to work, at least in the short term, even in patients with anatomy outside the device instructions for use (IFU), and clinicians became adept at using the devices in more difficult scenarios.
However, over the last few years, vascular surgeons have noticed increasing durability problems. Early endoleaks and their management have been widely discussed. However, the phenomenon of midterm sac size increase (with or without endoleak) no longer seems to be rare, and reports of late ruptures and conversions to open repair and explants are now widespread. Questions began to be asked about the fundamental concept of EVAR design.
Although stent grafts have evolved over a period of 25 years, the main technique and device concepts have changed very little, with the one noticeable exception of endovascular aneurysm sealing (EVAS), a technique that focuses on treating the sac using polymer-filled bags rather than relying on the radial force of a stent graft. The ease of use and early promise of EVAS precipitated rapid uptake before sound longer-term outcome data were available. When it then failed, it came as a shock and something of a wake-up call to the vascular world.
When the NICE draft guidelines were published, the endovascular fraternity was already dealing with the fallout from the failure of EVAS and clear durability concerns with conventional EVAR. Over the last 5 years, numerous publications have highlighted problems associated with fixation and seal in short, conical, angulated, and wide proximal necks. These isolated findings were seen in a new light with the publication of late outcomes from the EVAR 1 and DREAM trials, which suggested that the early survival benefit from EVAR was lost by 4 years, and after 8 years, patients who had underwent open surgical repair survived longer and with fewer interventions.2
Although the trials investigated patients treated within the IFU, those treated outside the IFU with short, conical, angulated, or wide necks fared even worse. Large cohort studies from the United States revealed aneurysm growth rates of over 40% in 5 years and significantly increased rates of reintervention and late rupture post-EVAR compared with open surgical repair.3 Despite such data, the vascular community remained reluctant to acknowledge the shortcomings of EVAR and the seduction by the technology, and EVAR's clear early benefits for patients continued.
Anatomic Factors
In my opinion, the question of anatomy is vitally important here. Almost all reports on the subject show that the outcome for EVAR performed in patients with adverse proximal neck anatomy (angulated, conical, short landing zone, larger diameter) is worse than for those with straighter, parallel-walled, longer, narrower necks. Previously, neck length was seen as the main determinant of IFU, and thus durability, but increasingly, I believe neck diameter may be more important. Aortic neck dilatation is now a recognized entity and is thought to occur in approximately 25% of cases.4 This means that a well-sized graft deployed perfectly in a proximal seal zone 8 or 10 years ago may ultimately fail if the neck dilates beyond the maximum diameter of the graft. Whether this is secondary to the aging process of the aorta or precipitated by radial force from the stent is uncertain. However, it is acknowledged that aortic diameter does increase over time and that dilatation also occurs after open repair, meaning that excess radial force is unlikely to be the only reason. Even within what is currently considered to be IFU compatible, we need to reconsider the use of larger stent grafts. A 36-mm graft could be used for a 30-mm-diameter neck within IFU, but a 30-mm-diameter aorta is actually an aneurysm and, if diagnosed with an aneurysm screening program, would be expected to dilate over time. Therefore, it is not surprising that a proportion of aortas dilate to such an extent that the seal is lost.
Durability Versus Early Benefit
Longer-term durability concerns have to be offset against the up-front benefits of an endovascular approach for elderly patients. Patients' wishes must be prioritized, and we all have to acknowledge the greater importance an elderly population attaches to early benefit compared with what might happen in a decade's time. The benefits of a minimally invasive approach that results in reduced perioperative mortality and allows a faster recovery and return to normalcy cannot be underestimated.
The Guidelines Are Published
As we go to press, the final NICE guidelines have just been published,5 and they acknowledge many of the concerns voiced by stakeholders. Individual doctor–patient decision-making is championed, and it is accepted that there is a place for EVAR for aneurysm repair under certain circumstances that now include patients with comorbidity who will benefit from a minimally invasive approach.
What this does not mean, however, is that a "business as usual" mentality can continue. Open repair is still considered to be the first choice where possible, for now at least. Although anatomic considerations are not prominent in the final guidance, there is an implication that such factors will be considered in the decision-making process and uncertainty about durability be discussed with patients.
It is also important that NICE has recognized the need for custom devices. The mandate that these should be used under scrutiny with ongoing data collection within the National Vascular Registry is sensible and will allow us to assess their longer-term performance in a robust environment.
Whether it was the proposed NICE guidelines (per se), the growing realization of EVAR durability worries, or fallout from the early failure of EVAS, there has been an impact on EVAR use. National Vascular Registry annual reports reveal that the ratio of EVAR to open surgery for elective infrarenal AAA treatment in the UK has been about 70:30 for a number of years now. In the United States, EVAR is used in > 80% of cases, and there are concerns that the lack of open surgery is impacting training.6 In the screen-detected cohort, the ratio is approximately 50:50 because screen-detected patients (who tend to be up to a decade younger) are generally fitter and have a longer life expectancy, thereby mandating better durability.7
Even before the final publication of the guidelines, there had already been a shift in practice in favor of open surgery. Data from the latest National Vascular Registry report show that the percentages of EVAR and open surgery for elective AAA repair were 68% and 32% in 2017 but changed to 63% and 37% in 2018. Although there was a marginal increase in open surgery in 2018, there were 520 fewer EVARs performed,8 suggesting a shift toward conservative management in some patients. There has been a gradual decline in AAA rates; however, the magnitude of this change is too large to be secondary to a year-on-year prevalence change and therefore represents a real change in practice.
We should now accept that although there may be a good endovascular solution for some patients, this group is much smaller than the group currently treated with standard EVAR. However, just because EVAR does not work in all patients, it should not be denied in appropriate situations where it is effective and durable. Crucially, the acknowledgement by NICE that there is a place for EVAR will facilitate ongoing research in and industry development of solutions that are more applicable to adverse anatomy so that a greater proportion of patients with AAA will have an endovascular solution in the future.
1. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Abdominal aortic aneurysm: diagnosis and management. NICE guideline, draft for consultation, May 2018. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/gid-cgwave0769/documents/short-version-of-draft-guideline. Accessed February 7, 2020.
2. Patel R, Sweeting MJ, Powell JT, et al. Endovascular versus open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm in 15-years' follow-up of the UK endovascular repair trial 1 (EVAR 1): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2016;12:2366-2374.
3. Shanzer A, Greenberg RK, Hevelone N, et al. Predictors of abdominal aortic aneurysm sac enlargement after endovascular repair. Circulation. 2011;123:2848-2855.
4. Kouvelos GN, Oikonomou K, Antoniou GA, et al. A systematic review of proximal neck dilatation after endovascular repair for abdominal aneurysm. J Endovasc Ther. 2017;24:59-67.
5. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Abdominal aortic aneurysm: diagnosis and management. NICE guideline, March 2020. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng156. Accessed March 19, 2020.
6. Smith ME, Andraska EA, Sutzko DC, et al. The decline of open abdominal aortic surgery among individual training programs and vascular surgery trainees [published online September 26, 2019]. J Vasc Surg.
7. Meecham L, Jacomelli J, Pherwani AD, Earnshaw J. Self referral to the NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2016;52:317-321.
8. National Vascular Registry. 2019 annual report. https://www.vsqip.org.uk/content/uploads/2019/12/NVR-2019-Annual-Report.pdf. Accessed February 7, 2020.


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In this tutorial I will explain to you on how to connect to an Access database and allow you to Add/Update/Delete a record.
To fully understand these tutorials please download the source code How to Add/Update/Delete Record using MS Access Database.
This source code is part of the Hotel Reservation System that I am currently working.
At the end of this tutorial you will learn the basic of database programming. I would like, however, to emphasize especially for beginners that one way to learn programming is to know how to debug a program and devote some of your time to reading. Don't be frightened on how short or long an article should be. The important is at the end of the tutorial you will learn something NEW! If you already know the topic, then don't bother to study this again.
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Before I started learning VB.NET one of the topic that I search for in the internet is on how to connect to the database and make some changes to the table. Although there's a lot of results, but I cannot find one that suit to my needs. Most of the tutorial is using drag and drop features of vb.net editor. Well, this is okay in most cases but what if you'd like to manipulate the data by code? So, I created this tutorial so that beginner programmer will learn from this.
It is very important that you use your common sense to understand the logic of database programming. There's a lot of features built-in to Visual Basic Editor that most programmer especially beginner who overlook it. One of the favorite tools I usually used is the DEBUGGER. If you only knew how important a debugger is, then you do not even need to study this tutorial. Why? Because you can jump right away to the source code and start firing the F8 command from your keyboard and analyze every line as you step through the code.
Anyway beginner is a beginner. You need to start from scratch. If you have already downloaded the source code, then open it in the visual basic .net editor by double clicking the "HowtoAddUpdateDeleteRecord.sln". If you want to know what is the object that runs the first time you start the program (by pressing F5) then double click the "My Project" at the Solution Explorer. Look at the Startup Form.
You will see that the value is "frmCustomersList". Now, click this object in the Solution Explorer and click the View Code at the toolbar. Look for the Load event similar below:
Private Sub frmCustomersList_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
sSql = "SELECT CustomerID, CompanyName, ContactName, ContactTitle, Address FROM Customers ORDER BY CustomerID ASC"
Call FillList()
FillListView(lvList, GetData(sSql))
End Sub
frmCustomersList_Load is the second procedure that runs when you hit the F5 Key from your keyboard. If you'd like to know how this code is executed then press F8.
Believe it or not F8 is the answer to all your programming question. And I really mean it. When I started programming all I do is to search for free source code and start using the debugging tool. That's why Visual Basic is being named as Rapid Application Development or RAD.
If you follow the debugger the first line it executes is the Private Sub frmCustomersList_Resize(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) then followed by frmCustomersList_Load which is actually the important procedure to note here.
Another important debugging tool is "Toggle Breakpoint". You will be prompted to your code if one of the line is marked by toggle break point. This can be done by pressing the F9 key or clicking the Debug menu then Toggle Breakpoint. This tool is important if the form is already loaded and you want to tract the execution of a code say within a command button.
For example. Open the form frmCustomersList and double click the add button and move the up arrow key once and press F9. You willl have a picture as shown below:
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Now, when you run the program and click the Add button you will be directed to the code editor window. This case you will see what is happening when you are executing the program. Isn't it nice?
In order to connect to the database you need a connection string like this:
Public Const cnString As String = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Persist Security Info=False;Data Source=../data/sample.mdb"
Then open it by using this command:
Dim cnHotel As OleDbConnection
cnHotel = New OleDbConnection
With cnHotel
If .State = ConnectionState.Open Then .Close()
.ConnectionString = cnString
End With
You need this whether you use OleDbDataReader, ExecuteNonQuery or OleDbCommandBuilder to read or write into the database table. To know more about this class just click this command and press F1 key to open the help files. Be sure you installed the MSDN.
Since you have already open the connection to your database this is now the time to fill the ListView with data. This can be done by calling a function like:
FillListView(lvList, GetData(sSql))
The line of code will then execute a function:
'Fill ListView control with data
Public Sub FillListView(ByRef lvList As ListView, ByRef myData As OleDbDataReader)
Dim itmListItem As ListViewItem
Dim strValue As String
Do While myData.Read
itmListItem = New ListViewItem()
strValue = IIf(myData.IsDBNull(0), "", myData.GetValue(0))
itmListItem.Text = strValue
For shtCntr = 1 To myData.FieldCount() - 1
If myData.IsDBNull(shtCntr) Then
End If
Next shtCntr
End Sub
Again in order to see how this code is being executed just run the program using the debugging tool (either F8 or F9).
The rest of the procedure is executed only when they are called. For example, the code below is executed only when you click the Add button.
Private Sub btnAdd_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnAdd.Click
Dim CustomerID As String
frmCustomers.State = gModule.FormState.adStateAddMode
For Each sItem As ListViewItem In lvList.SelectedItems
CustomerID = sItem.Text
frmCustomers.CustomerID = CustomerID
Call FillList()
End Sub
This code will open the form frmCustomers in add mode and will execute also its own Load Event. If you want to open the form frmCustomers in edit mode, then just double click the item in a ListView.
The code being executed are:
Private Sub lvList_DoubleClick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles lvList.DoubleClick
Dim CustomerID As String
For Each sItem As ListViewItem In lvList.SelectedItems
CustomerID = sItem.Text
With frmCustomers
.State = gModule.FormState.adStateEditMode
.CustomerID = CustomerID
Call FillList()
End With
frmCustomers = Nothing
End Sub
The two procedure seems carry the same concept, by opening a form, except they vary on the button invoke for execution.
The line
frmCustomers.State = gModule.FormState.adStateAddMode
will tell the target form to open the connection to the database in add mode and
frmCustomers.State = gModule.FormState.adStateEditMode
will open the database in edit mode.
Now, how to save the data in textboxes within the form? This can be done by calling a procedure called btnSave_Click. This procedure is fired when the Save button is clicked.
Private Sub btnSave_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSave.Click
Dim dt As DataTable = dsCustomers.Tables("Customers")
If txtCustomerID.Text = "" Or txtCompanyName.Text = "" Then
MsgBox("Please fill up Customer ID or Company Name information.", MsgBoxStyle.Critical)
Exit Sub
End If
If State = gModule.FormState.adStateAddMode Then
' add a row
Dim newRow As DataRow
newRow = dt.NewRow()
newRow("CustomerID") = txtCustomerID.Text
End If
With dt
.Rows(0)("CustomerID") = txtCustomerID.Text
.Rows(0)("CompanyName") = txtCompanyName.Text
.Rows(0)("ContactName") = IIf(txtContactName.Text = "", System.DBNull.Value, txtContactName.Text)
.Rows(0)("ContactTitle") = IIf(txtContactTitle.Text = "", System.DBNull.Value, txtContactTitle.Text)
.Rows(0)("Address") = IIf(txtAddress.Text = "", System.DBNull.Value, txtAddress.Text)
.Rows(0)("City") = IIf(txtCity.Text = "", System.DBNull.Value, txtCity.Text)
.Rows(0)("Region") = IIf(txtRegion.Text = "", System.DBNull.Value, txtRegion.Text)
.Rows(0)("PostalCode") = IIf(txtPostalCode.Text = "", System.DBNull.Value, txtPostalCode.Text)
.Rows(0)("Country") = IIf(txtCountry.Text = "", System.DBNull.Value, txtCountry.Text)
.Rows(0)("Phone") = IIf(txtPhone.Text = "", System.DBNull.Value, txtPhone.Text)
.Rows(0)("Fax") = IIf(txtFax.Text = "", System.DBNull.Value, txtFax.Text)
daCustomers.Update(dsCustomers, "Customers")
MsgBox("Record successfully saved.", MsgBoxStyle.Information)
End With
Catch ex As OleDbException
End Try
End Sub
The code for adding and updating a table is the same except that if you are in add mode you just simply add this command:
If State = gModule.FormState.adStateAddMode Then
' add a row
Dim newRow As DataRow
newRow = dt.NewRow()
newRow("CustomerID") = txtCustomerID.Text
End If
This way you do not need to create a separate command to insert and update a table.
Let us go back to frmCustomersList form and delete a record. The procedure before will be fired after clicking a Delete button:
Private Sub btnDelete_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnDelete.Click
Dim CustomerID As String
For Each sItem As ListViewItem In lvList.SelectedItems
CustomerID = sItem.Text
If CustomerID <> "" Then
'Delete the selected record
Dim strDeleted As Boolean
strDeleted = ExecNonQuery("DELETE Customers.CustomerID FROM Customers WHERE CustomerID= '" & CustomerID & "'")
If strDeleted = "True" Then
MsgBox("Record's deleted.", MsgBoxStyle.Information)
Call FillList()
End If
MsgBox("Please select record to delete.", MsgBoxStyle.Critical)
End If
End Sub
The important line here is the
strDeleted = ExecNonQuery("DELETE Customers.CustomerID FROM Customers WHERE CustomerID= '" & CustomerID & "'")
which call the function ExecNonQuery and deletes a record based on the SQL Statement.
The above tutorial will simply teach you on how to connect to a database and make some changes to the database table.
It is very important that you read first some tutorials about programming before you dive into the source code if you're just starting out.
If you really wanted to learn faster, then I recommend a book which is my reference also with this article. This book is called Beginning VB 2008 Databases: From Novice to Professional (Beginning: from Novice to Professional). The advantage of this book because it teaches your more specific to database programming.
Note: Due to the size or complexity of this submission, the author has submitted it as a .zip file to shorten your download time. After downloading it, you will need a program like Winzip to decompress it.
Virus note: All files are scanned once-a-day by SourceCodester.com for viruses, but new viruses come out every day, so no prevention program can catch 100% of them.
1. Re-scan downloaded files using your personal virus checker before using it.
2. NEVER, EVER run compiled files (.exe's, .ocx's, .dll's etc.)--only run source code.
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What kind of info do you need?
what do we need if we like to insert a picture in student information?
You need a picture control in order to insert a picture. Read and download the source code on this post: How to movie records connected to images.
please i need an enrollemnt system created using visual basic 6.0 Pls help me
I don't have the plan to program it in vb 6.0. Use the available resources to be more productive.
hi...just want to ask for a help!
i'm a student and using vb 6.0 in creating a program...
just want to ask how to delete a particular record from datagrid?
thanks and regards!
i've some problem to view data from flexgrid..
that mean..my system is reseller sales system
first my system browse data in xls (excel) from document
then from the data that show in flexgrid i want to view in other GUI
can u help me?
how to make when click check box, the option button will enable
Hello your codes is so nice we learn a lot tank you
I;m having problem with INSERT into statement according to my vb and database?
What is really the problem?
Don't forget to see the error I descbribed. Thanks :)
Yes I'm working on it yesterday and I was not able to fix it. But don't worry I will fix it today if I have time.
how can i connect on an ms access database using javascript? tnx..
i downloaded your hotel reservation system and i noticed that you used access. so u used oledb for the connection and etc.. are there some difference if i change the connection to sqL?
im using vb express 2008. i've learned many techncs from ur system. tnx a lot
For some reason yes. Please follow the database programming made easy tutorial.
I explained the difference between oledb and sql connection.
With cnHotel
If .State = ConnectionState.Open Then .Close()
.ConnectionString = cnString
End With
Why do you close the connection before attempting to reopen?
Why you do not keep the active connection?
To prevent errors.
For shtCntr = 1 To myData.FieldCount() - 1
If myData.IsDBNull(shtCntr) Then
End If
Next shtCntr
It is a variable.
im wonder how to connect,. im mean the syntax or source code to connect the database because im using the sql server.
Please help me admin
Thnx a lot and regards!!!
hello sir,
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With frmCustomers
.State = gModule.FormState.adStateEditMode
.CustomerID = CustomerID
I have a problem here.
it says that .STATE is not a member of frmCustomers
.CUSTOMERID is not a member of frmCustomers
Please Help me
Its really useful for me as a beginner
strValue = IIf(rdr.IsDBNull(0), "", rdr.GetValue(0))
item.Text = strValue
Hi i need your explaination on the code above, wat use of the strValue variable and wat data it will get. Lastly why at last it need to put on "item.Text"
Please I need a more details understanding explaination. It make me stuck here a time.
Thank you
Gud day sir
I'am a beginner, and I have a project in my subject.
if I'am running my program theres an error it says that UNABLE TO CAST OBJECT OF TYPE 'SYSTEM.DATA.OLEBD.OLEDB.EXCEPTION' TO TYPE 'SYSTEM.DATA.OLEDBREADER'. I dont know how to fix it
plz help..I'am using VB.NET
I need ur reply plz....
This code will open the form frmCustomers in add mode and will execute also its own Load Event. If you want to open the form frmCustomers in edit mode, then just double click the item in a ListView.
hello sir, im confused, where to "double click the item in a ListView"
Just double-click on the row you would like to edit... anywhere on the row itself.
ublic Class Form1
Dim con As New SqlConnection("Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=C:\Documents and Settings\dotnet010\My Documents\my db.mdf;Integrated Security=True;Connect Timeout=30;User Instance=True")
Dim da As SqlDataAdapter
Dim ds As DataSet
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Dim com As New SqlCommand
com.Connection = con
com.CommandType = CommandType.Text
com.CommandText = "Select * from empdatatable"
da = New SqlDataAdapter(com)
ds = New DataSet
da.Fill(ds, "empdatatable")
End Sub
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim row1 As DataRow
row1 = ds.Tables("empdatatable").NewRow()
row1(0) = txtbxId.Text
row1(1) = txtbxName.Text
row1(2) = txtbxAddress.Text
row1(3) = txtbxMobile.Text
Dim comins As New SqlCommand
comins.Connection = con
comins.CommandType = CommandType.Text
comins.CommandText = "Insert into empdatatable values(" & txtbxId.Text & ",'" & txtbxName.Text & "','" & txtbxAddress.Text & "'," & txtbxMobile.Text & ")"
da.InsertCommand = comins
da.Update(ds, "empdatatable")
End Sub
i m using this type of code for insertion still der is error and record is not updated what should i do sir?
Hi i want to retreive image from sql and show in picture box in c#
i saved image to database in the form of binary data kindly help me
update code for a data item in the database
Hi! I studied the codings you did and fortunately i'm going through fine, Thanks anyway, but i've kinda stuck on an error while deleting data. it says 'data type mismatch in criteria exception' what cud possibly be wrong? I've used your coding, if you dont mind, as reference but I couldn't find what was missing. Please help me on this. Thanks
hi sir any one know what this error means " daAcntmngr.Update(dsAcntmngr, "AccountManager")
what's the meaning of .state?
because, when i use your code, error..
With frmCustomers
.State = gModule.FormState.adStateEditMode
.CustomerID = CustomerID
Call FillList()
Dear :
if Current Cell is empty in Access and we want to drage automatically Last Value in the next Row ?
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i want to ask you. on how to connect from one page to another page using php. thanks
hi i am new in php, i need help on my project; I want if i select a picture from a list and show detailes of that picture and for the following person viewing the list not to be able to select the selected picture again. Please help!


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By Shama Dossa 'Granny's Theory' By Zeeshan Sahil Granny says The world is balanced on a cow's horn. When it gets tired Of carrying the whole world On its horn The cow shifts the world to the other horn. Getting moved From one to the other, For a few minutes. The world is shaken up. […]Read More
By Jay Emery Just off to the side of the mini roundabout, where Pit Lane meets the end of the High Street, there's a commemorative bench, obstinately anchored beside the pavement. Some locals objected when it was first proposed, protesting that the seat shouldn't be in the Nottinghamshire coalfield at all, but in Yorkshire, where […]Read More
By Craig Potter The student mingles. At the culmination of each uncomfortable silence, he steps away before greedily edging forwards to drink from another centre of worldly energy. 'Which hall are you in?' 'What are you studying?' 'Where did you come from?' Closed conversation propels him onward. He expects more. All expect more. They came […]Read More
By Carissa Gordon Boy walks. He walks in the desert beneath the weight of too many books in his backpack. He walks too far in the cold rain to arrive at a bus station full of too many people. Some look dangerous. Some are in danger. Boy's desert isn't like others. Boy's desert is […]Read More
By Caroline Osella Check-in done, security over – only the formality of immigration now and she'd be leaving India. Her phone was pinging non-stop but she couldn't stop to catch up on the latest baby or dog photos from the family WhatsApp, nor to read all the 'goodby and safe journey' messages and memes from […]Read More
By Katie Collins In the twelfth part of our special section on Sociology and Fiction, Katie Collins reflects on the transgressive nature of Social Science Fiction. I'm doing a creative writing workshop at the moment, and while my fellow writers intrigue me with the fragments of fictional lives they create from the brief prompts, all I can […]Read More
By Colin Burnett Ah laid the boax ae painkillers alongside the boattle ae Smirnoff vodka oan the coffee table. It doesnae even matter tae me that ma flat is that cauld it wid gee an Eskimo the shivers. Aw ah kin focus oan is the troubling thoats which are circling aroond ma heid like a […]Read More
We are seeking submissions of sociological short stories that critically and creatively explore the social as well as the politics and consequences of sociology itself.Read More
When did you begin writing fiction? I have always written fiction, beginning as a small child. I wrote little stories and poems as soon as I could write. Small children, of course, don't understand the difference between writing fiction and writing nonfiction, which makes their narratives particularly charming. As a teenager I published a few […]Read More
Thinking and writing sociologically, as The Sociological Review's manifesto outlines, has always been an art as much as a science. It 'involves intricate and complex sets of sensitivities and sensibilities that require fostering and developing, orientated towards emerging issues as well as the perennial debates.' We are seeking high quality fiction that is considered, reflective and attuned […]Read More
So Fi, a sociological fiction zine, launched on June 24 2017 online and at the London Radical Bookfair. This zine brings together 21 sociologically-imaginative short stories from writers around the world. You can read the zine online at https://sofizine.wordpress.com. I decided to create the zine as part of my Endeavour Research Fellowship, part of the Australia […]Read More
By Ashleigh Watson In the seventh part of our special section on Sociology and Fiction, Ashleigh Watson reflects on the unusual status of her doctoral research and addresses the theoretical questions posed by a project which is both fiction and sociology. Sociology has a long, well-documented history. Developing through the Enlightenment, the Scientific and Industrial Revolutions, and Romantic and […]Read More


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When I was a Senior at MILLS College in 1988 I saw an exhibition at SFMOMA that altered the course of my life:
William Wegman: Polaroids and Videos.
Wegman's large scale Polaroid photographs and videos of his dogs, Fay Ray and Man Ray dressed up or placed in ridiculous situations had me laughing, crying and drew me into an art medium, photography, that I knew less than nothing about. I didn't even know there was such a thing as a large scale Polaroid camera, it was love at first bite!
These whimsical colorful photographs were the first photographic art anything I could relate to --the dogs, weimaraners also a breed I knew nothing of were staring directly at me, wrapped in foil, doused in powder or dressed up in Fairy Princess clothes seemed to be saying "can you believe what this guy has done to me?" The artist, William Wegman took all the liberties, his dogs just did what they were told.
Aside from Wegman, the only photographer I knew and typically saw around the Bay Area were Ansel Adams which were everywhere and I am sorry to admit (she says sheepishly) but they always left me cold.
Looking for a Wegman print brought me in to my first photography gallery where I always saw more photographers I liked. I let the gallerists teach me about them which eventually turned into purchases and lasting friendships. Fine art photography became a nice obsession and I began attending shows at Wirtz, Haines and Fraenkel Galleries in San Francisco and Craig Krull (then Turner/Krull on Melrose) and Paul Kopeikin in Los Angeles learning a lot more about then relatively unknown photographers such as Michael Kenna, Catherine Wagner and Mark Klett. As a rule, I tried to loosely stick to one major photographic purchase a year and there were many lean years and some fatter years.
It was right around this same time that friends invited me to go see an unknown British born visiting artist Andy Goldsworthy speak about his work at the Headlands Center for the Arts in a very low tech and modest slide show.
Oh. My. God.
This was another magical art moment that is permanently embossed in my memory. Andy Goldsworthy blew us away with his modest storytelling of spit welding ( a term I believe he invented) thorns with leaves, rolling large dirt snowballs only to watch them melt leaving dirt piles on gallery floors, friendship stone fences built by his own hand, his love of all things science and coming round to photography as a way to document all his forays deep into the natural world as his art was temporary in nature.
If I was obsessive about photography I was particularly obsessed with Andy Goldsworthy. I knew both his US galleries, Haines in SF and Gallerie Lelong in NYC and visited both as often as I could.
If you have not seen the documentary film "Rivers and Tides" yet, I highly recommend it. It is humbling and quite meditative to watch this man in Arctic climes with frost bitten fingers building sculptures of icicles only to see them collapse repeatedly before completion in real time. Trailer below.


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Bottlenecks like high latency and choked bandwidth between the branch office and headquarters may be a thing of the past, if companies apply the latest WAN optimization techniques, says routing and security company Juniper Networks.
These WAN (wide area network) optimization technologies offer four main benefits: They improve bandwidth, accelerate the movement of applications, maintain the quality of service of the applications that are delivered, and provide reports on the state of the WAN, said Dave Philips, senior product manager of Juniper's WAN acceleration division.
"Applications [delivered] on LANs perform well, but they start to break down when you distribute it across the WAN," he said. "For example, if you opened a few-megabyte word file on the LAN, it takes only a few seconds. But if you're a couple of thousand miles away [from the server], it will take under two minutes to open the file across the WAN."
He added: "Organizations need application delivery on a WAN to be reliable, secure, quick, and predictable. If it doesn't improve, there's going to be an impact on operations."
Even with bandwidth and capacity issues resolved, WANs are inherently affected by high latency. Servers at both ends of an IP network need to communicate as applications are sent, and this slows down the rate at which files are transferred, he explained.
To this end, the latest WAN optimization technologies offered by Juniper focus on getting around the latency issues, he told ZDNet Asia.
Juniper entered the application acceleration market in April, when it acquired startups Peribit Networks, which makes technology that optimizes wide-area network connections, and Redline Networks, a maker of Web acceleration technology. Players in this market include Cisco and F5 Networks.
According to a report by Frost & Sullivan, revenues for the Asia-Pacific WAN optimization market are projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 41.2 percent from US$72 million in 2004 to US$803.5 million by 2011.
The research firm defines the WAN optimization market as comprising hardware and software products that compress data, prioritize traffic with QoS (quality of service) policies and perform protocol acceleration.
Hong Kong-based carrier Cathay Pacific is one company that has reported improvements in its networks after implementing Juniper's application acceleration technology. Headquartered in Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific has remote sites in the Asia-Pacific and the Middle-East.
According to Anthony Dunn, a solution architect at SITA which provides telecom networking services for the airline, users have experienced improvements in the speed of file transfers.
He told ZDNet Asia in a telephone interview: "Users reported that FTP file transfer speeds went down from four minutes to less than one minute, so that was a drastic difference. Speed [improved] for Web-based application transfers, too."


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While it needed to be done, that 3rd surgery really tested limits in my house! My husband is retired and became my full-time nurse after the first two surgeries. Just as we were getting used to my increasing mobility–walking around the block with the walker,
I had this new surgery which set me back 3 weeks.
I became less mobile, since I couldn't straighten my R leg. I was on more Oxycontin and became ROYALLY CONSTIPATED. I lost my appetite, couldn't be left alone because I was a 'FALL RISK' and I couldn't sleep well and neither could my husband! We had just graduated back to our bed, after 2weeks of sleeping on the recliner (me) and the couch (him). I had been able to go up and down the steps, taken my first shower and *SNAP*–just like that, it was all taken away! Bird baths, AGAIN. This time for six (6) weeks!
Now, whenever we went to physical therapy, to the pharmacy, to the doctor's office, I had to ride across the backseat of my car, while my husband drove me. My left knee got pretty strong, because it had to do all of the work that my right knee couldn't.


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FC Cincinnati honors Orlando victims at Saturday match
FCC takes down Toronto Saturday 2-1
FC Cincinnati honored the lives of the men and women killed in Sunday's Orlando massacre.
At Saturday's home fixture against Toronto FC II, a moment of silence was held prior to kickoff. In addition, players wore black armbands honoring the victims during the game.
Team officials added that a donation to #OrlandoUnited/One Orlando Fund has been made by the club.
"Sports teams have a prominent platform as a uniting force in a community and we know FC Cincinnati has many LGBT fans," said Jeff Berding, general manager and president of FCC. "As a club, we want to send a message that ALL members of the Cincinnati community are valued and always welcome at FC Cincinnati matches."
FCC defeated Toronto 2-1, sweeping the two-game season series.
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File locking is a data management feature that restricts other users from changing a specific file. This allows only one user or process access to this file at any given time. This is to prevent the problem of interceding updates on the same files.
For example, if process A and process B open the same file, process A then changes the file and saves it. Process B, which still has the original state file, makes some changes then saves it, rendering the changes made by process A lost.
The file locking mechanism was introduced by IBM in 1963 in mainframe computers that used the OS/360. At the time, it was called "exclusive control." This is a first-come, first-served method for file management in multiuser systems. The first process or user to access the file locks out other users from being able to access it. When the file has been updated and control has been relinquished, it becomes unlocked and available for others to access. Modern implementation of this method allows for multiple users to access the file but only the first one to access it may modify it. Some applications allow interceding updates with all the changes selectively merged later on, whether manually or automatically.
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Although he is known primarily as the inventor of the phrase deep ecology, Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess's thoughts and approaches have wrestled with all the major events of our times. From the study of psychoanalysis in Freud's Vienna, through the mid-century hardening of ideologies, to the most recent decades with the emergence of ecology as a political force, he has espoused precise and clear thinking in the face of great contemporary dilemmas. Rothenberg presents the grand old man of natural philosophy in his own words. What emerges is the personal vision of a life imbued with ecology.


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If you're daydreaming about quitting your humdrum job and starting afresh, why not consider the doggy day care industry?
You may be persuaded to switch careers after watching Nathan Adams, who works at a doggy day care centre in North Carolina, open the door of the playroom to reveal dozens of happy faces smiling back at him.
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Cape Town - Novak Djokovic praised his coach Goran Ivanisevic after thrashing Yoshihito Nishioka in the third round of the Australian Open.
The defending champion required only one hour and 25 minutes to beat world No 71 Nishioka 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.
Djokovic broke once in the first set and twice in the second and third sets to complete the routine victory that saw him serve 17 aces and lose only eight points on serve.
His improved serve has been part of his make-up throughout his Australian Open campaign and he took time out to praise Ivanisevic, who joined his coaching set-up last year.
"Lots of fun," the Serb said about the 2001 Wimbledon winner.
"Lots of joking around. We speak the same language so we've known each other for a very long time.
"He was definitely one of my childhood idols. Him coming from Croatia, myself Serbia - a neighbouring country - it's a very similar culture and the same language basically.
"I was training at the academy in Germany where he used to spend some time preparing for Wimbledon which he won in 2001 and I remember hitting a few balls with him and it was a dream come true.
"To have him in my box now is wonderful and he brings a good energy to the team and his insight as a coach as well having done it for six-seven years. I'm very grateful to have him."


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Identity is a reoccurring theme in society today. One cannot simply scroll through their social media outlets without viewing a post or comments on the topics of gender, sex, and identity. In New York City, "Hundreds of New Yorkers now have birth certificates that are true to their gender identities." In 2017, this is our world. However, in the Keyword's essay on Gender, Erica Hateley states, "In the ensuing 1,500 years, "gender" appears in linguistic and biological contexts to distinguish types of words and bodies from one another, as when words in Indo-European languages were identified as male or female." Now, a person may not identify themselves as male or female, there are a variety of different ways to identify gender.
So, what is gender anymore? Growing up I was taught that you were either a girl or a boy, well not anymore. Our world is continuously evolving, especially in its thoughts and practices of our daily life. In CNN's article, journalist Croffie write about Sara Kelly Keenan, who was able to correct her original birth certificate after being born in Brooklyn over 55 years ago. Keenan had to choose 'non-binary' when she applied in court because it is the umbrella term that include all gender variant people.
A member of the New York City Council had said, "Birth certificates should reflect the truth of our identities," which is an accurate representation of our world today. A person's identity should not be stripped from them, they should be able to express themselves. In Keywords under identity, Karen Coats shows how identity poses the questions of "Who am I?" also mentioning that "both authors and critics often focus on identity with a qualifying adjective-gender identity, national identity, racial identity, ethnic identity, class identity." With New York allowing people to change such a crucial part of their identity on their birth certificate, it illustrates the strides our world is taking to reach equality and acceptance of all gender identities.


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Twingi LandArt / Twingischlucht, Wallis (CH) | 2019
In Collaboration with Gabriella Disler | Artist www.gabrielladisler.ch
TERRA CIRCOLARE is part of an ongoing research of Gabriella Disler and me on the similarities of the human body and trees.
The title refers to the recurring processes of growth and transience, and is a first realized project of the joint research project: «Waldkörper | Körperwald» (working title).
The tree system is compared with that of the human body: Bark with skin, branches with ribs, blood and water circulation. The complex theme will be explored and sensed with the media of text, video installations, photographs, performances and installations in public spaces. TERRA CIRCOLARE was created on the occasion of TWINGILandArt 2019 from branches found during the current landslide in the «Moritzgraben» in the TWINGI Gorge.
Branches measuring 7 x 6 metres are laid out like a ribbed arch and marked along its axis with naturally degradable neon orange colour. The colour refers to the different markings in urban spaces, along paths and roads, but also to other indications which must be seen. They serve both as protection and safety.
In addition, engraved on aluminium and mounted on a birch tree next to the installation, a text fragment as an additional layer explores the relationship between the tree and its immediate environment.
The installation – left to its own – will decay during the summer 2019 and return to the cycle of nature.
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- Rahim Kaba, Director Product Marketing - OneSpan
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Because e-signature technology is a shared service that is "reusable" across the enterprise--and not some siloed application--deploying the technology is a powerful way for financial institutions to advance their broader, ambitious digitization agendas.
In this on-demand webinar, we share best practices for deploying e-signature technology based on qualitative research involving five top banks and insurance carriers, and we explain how one bank achieved an estimated $50 million in technology reusability.
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03 Mar 2016
Tasmanian manufacturing companies will have the chance to get up close and personal with the latest in innovative manufacturing technologies at the Industrial Manufacturing and Technology Expo in Launceston on Thursday 3 March.
The event, which is being jointly run by CSIRO, the Tasmanian Department of State Growth and the AusIndustry Entrepreneurs' Programme, will showcase a range of technologies that can help manufacturers boost their productivity and become more innovative and globally competitive.
Organised in response to the industry needs identified at the 2015 Tasmanian Advanced Manufacturing Summit, the expo will demonstrate how CSIRO expertise and technologies like metallic 3D printing, wearable tech and robotic sensing can help Tasmanian businesses transition to new areas of growth.
CSIRO Manufacturing Director, Dr Keith McLean, said participants would have an opportunity to meet with scientists and strengthen their links with research experts in high performance manufacturing, additive manufacturing and advanced materials, while connecting with national and international incubator, accelerator and research networks.
"The expo will showcase the latest trends in sensing technologies, robotics, new alloys, software engineering, data analytics and machine learning, and more," Dr McLean said.
"Businesses will also learn how they can access Government support to engage with researchers to further develop their skills and capabilities."
In addition to CSIRO experts, the event will feature presentations from international corporation Boeing, and Australian businesses A. W. Bell, and Oventus.
Demonstrations will include:
The event will commence at 9am at the Silverdome.
Events Details
Date: Thursday 3 March 2016
Time: 9.00 am – 3.00pm
Location: Silverdome
55 Oakden Road, Prospect
Interview and photo opportunities:
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