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Benefits of aortic and pulmonary counterpulsation using dynamic latissimus dorsi myoplasty. | |
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BACKGROUND: Intraaortic and pulmonary artery counterpulsation are useful techniques to support circulation during either left or right ventricular dysfunction. Electrically stimulated skeletal muscles wrapped around the aorta, used as means of cardiac failure treatment, have proved to be an effective method of handling experimental left ventricular failure. In this article we report an induced cardiac failure model in acute open chest dogs and describe the hemodynamic improvement of simultaneous aortic and pulmonary artery counterpulsation. METHODS: This was achieved with a bilateral latissimus dorsi muscle flap, stimulated with a software written in C++ for Windows. Dynamic aortomyoplasty was performed using the left latissimus dorsi muscle flap around the descending aorta, and dynamic pulmonaromyoplasty was achieved wrapping the pulmonary trunk with the right latissimus dorsi muscle flap. In all animals blood pressures and cardiac output were measured after cardiac failure induced by a high-dose of propranolol hydrochloride (3 mg/kg intravenously) before and after latissimus dorsi muscle flap stimulation. RESULTS: Aortopulmonary counterpulsation resulted in a significant increase in mean aortic pressure, mean pulmonary pressure, and cardiac output. In addition, a significant decrease was observed in end-diastolic left ventricular pressure, systemic vascular resistance, and pulmonary vascular resistance. Subendocardial viability index (diastolic pressure-time index/systolic tension-time index) in aortomyoplasty and tension time index in pulmonaromyoplasty showed significant improvement when cardiac assistance was performed by electrical stimulation of both muscles (p = 0.037 and p = 0.001, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Treatment of experimentally induced cardiac failure using aortopulmonary counterpulsation allows effective hemodynamic improvement in open-chest dogs. |
E I Fischer; J C Chachques; A I Christen; M R Risk; A F Carpentier |
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Many people that understand PH's to a great degree should be able to help on this one. This may seem like somewhat of a dumb question but i've wondered this for some time and have never been completely sure. Lets take super DMZ 2.0 for example. it contains 2 strong compounds, methylstenbolone and dimethazine. Methylstenbolone has an anabolic/androgenic ratio of 660/170 and dimethazine- 210/95. Since both of these compounds are being stacked into one pill are you..
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same for the androgenic ratios. lets say your stacking epistane (androgenic-95) and halodrol(androgenic-28)
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Fig. 6 shows the relative diffusivity in the wetting and non-wetting phases as a function of wetting fluid saturation for the nonoverlapping sphere model (System a). Clearly there is a strong dependence of relative diffusivity on saturation. For instance, there is a significant decrease in diffusivity (in either phase) at or around a wetting phase fraction of about 50%. Here Dri is about 0.25. (For the case of System c, Dri 0.15 when S=0.5 see Fig. 7)
It was found that values of Dri drop off much more quickly than the phase fraction of the fluid. Note, for a tube geometry, Dr is proportional to S. For the case of the non-wetting fluid, Dri goes to zero because the non-wetting fluid becomes disconnected as isolated blobs of NW fluid form in the pore space when the fraction of non-wetting fluid decreases. In the low saturation of wetting fluid regime, the wetting fluid fills the regions near neighboring spheres where there is more surface area per unit volume of pore space (hence reducing energy). As a result, the wetting fluid has difficulty forming a connected path except for a possible thin film. Regardless, any contribution to the conductivity due to a presence of a very thin film would be so small as to be negligible. Indeed, in real porous rocks, the wetting fluid initially resides in small isolated imperfections of the pore-solid surface.
Four fluid saturation regimes are clearly identifiable which correspond to endpoints of the relative diffusivity curves. First, let us consider conduction in the wetting fluid. In the regime of high wetting saturation we can imagine that the non-wetting fluid begins to form little spherical droplets as the non-wetting phase fraction increases. Small perturbations to electric fields by nonconducting spherical objects is well understood and can be calculated using a cluster expansion approach [18]. To second order in volume fraction, c, of nonconducting solid the conductivity is given by / o = 1 - 3/2c + 0.558 c2 . In Fig. 6 we plot this equation in the regime of high wetting saturation. The agreement in the high saturation regime is very good but as c increases, higher powers of c become important. Also, the morphology of the non-wetting fluid becomes less well approximated by spherical inclusions.
In the regime of low wetting saturation, the fluid begins to probe the surface tortuousity as it fills in regions containing the smallest pores. Hence it is not expected that the conductivity will increase rapidly with saturation in this regime. Consider the case of two neighboring spheres in contact with a controlled amount of wetting fluid. As the amount of wetting fluid is increased it will accumulate more so in the region near the point of contact of the spheres in order to reduce the total surface energy. For such a system there is no conducting path until the interstitial region is filled. For a three dimensional bead pack of uniform sized spheres constructed in such fashion, the critical saturation Sc at which a connected path forms is 1/3. In the spirit of the Pade approximation [15] we fit the data to an empirical polynomial function,
where a, b and c must depend on the slopes at (and) the endpoint values of the Dr curve. Unfortunately, there is no theoretical prediction for the slope of Dr in the low wetting saturation regime. Also one would have to accurately determine Sc to complete the fit which is beyond the scope of our calculations (also the possibility of a thin conducting layer is ignored here). Nevertheless, it was found that the above simple polynomial function fit our data quite well. Fig. 6 includes a fit of the above equation to the data. While the function can be adjusted to make a good fit over the given data set, it is likely that a careful fitting very near the percolation threshold may be weak due to finite size and resolution effects.
Now consider the case of conductivity in the non-wetting phase at low wetting phase saturation. As expected, the conductivity decreases as the fraction of non-wetting fluid decreases. Since the wetting fluid prefers to fill the interstitial regions and coat the solid pore surface, we may think of increasing the degree of wetting fluid saturation as effectively reducing the porosity somewhat akin to a grain consolidation effect [11] (i.e. fixed spheres whose radius gradually increases). The conductivity of such a system is well characterized by = n, where n is in the range of -1.5 to -2. Since we are describing our conductivity in terms of saturation, we may write, , where o is the porosity. Therefore, Dri = / o = S n ( Archie's 2nd law) [8]. In Fig. 6, we include a plot of the previous equation for the non-wetting phase at low wetting saturation, with very good agreement for n -1.7.
As mentioned previously, as the degree of saturation of the non-wetting phase decreases, the non-wetting fluid will eventually form a set of disconnected blobs such that it no longer percolates (see Fig. 4). This scenario reduces to a type of percolation problem describing clusters of fluid which are limited to residing in the pore space. Here, near the percolation threshold, the conductivity should scale as (S-Sc )t, where Sc is the saturation of the non-wetting phase needed for the non-wetting blobs to percolate. In general, Sc depends on the class of pore structure studied and should increase as the porosity is reduced and the tortuousity of the pore space increases. An accurate determination of Sc for different porous media can be difficult in that finite size effects need to be considered [2]. Further, if the non-wetting fluid had been directly injected into the porous medium instead of filling the pores by the phase separation process a totally different fluid morphology would have resulted with the non-wetting phase generally remaining connected. It is likely the local degree of saturation would not be uniform throughout the medium leading to other finite-size effects. In this case, the ingress of non-wetting fluid is more akin to an invasion percolation or non-wetting fluid invasion model [7] [17]. Regardless, in System a it was found that the non-wetting phase became disconnected at to 0.3 (of the non-wetting phase). It is well known that the conductivity of overlapping spheres has the following scaling behavior: ( - c ) t, where c [10] is the critical porosity at which the pore space becomes disconnected (no longer percolates) and t is the critical exponent. For the overlapping sphere model, , while artifacts from digitizing can lower t to 2 [10]. Our model is not the same as the overlapping sphere model, because the non-wetting phase resides in a subspace of the porous region which will deform the shape of the non-wetting blobs. Also, restricting the non-wetting fluid to a subspace should affect the percolation threshold. On the other hand, the critical exponent, if in the same universality classes (i.e. values of critical exponents typically fall into groups called universality classes [17]), would be unchanged for our model. It is found that Dri, at saturations near the percolation threshold of the non-wetting blobs can be described by a power law. Reasonably good fits were obtained with our data using t 2.2. While we cannot accurately determine t and Sc with this simulation we believe that our results are consistent with such scaling assumptions. It remains to be seen whether our model is in the same universality class as the overlapping sphere model.
To fit data over the entire range of saturation where the non-wetting fluid percolates, the following empirical equation worked reasonably well
where S is the wetting phase fraction. Clearly Dri 1 as S 0, and Dri 0 as S Sc . In general, the exponents can be chosen to match the slopes of Dri at S=1 and S=Sc. A reasonable first choice for the exponents m and n is the percolation exponent and the Archie's law exponent respectively. Fig. 6 shows a fit to the data. Here good fits was obtained for n=-1.7 and m=2.2.
In Fig. 8 we show Dri for the case where the contact angle = 90ºdegrees in System b. Note that in this case neither phase percolates below 50 percent saturation. Included in Fig. 8 is data for the case of completely wetting/non-wetting. At high saturations there is a small but noticeable difference in the initial slopes between the two cases (more so in the wetting regime). As the saturation level decreases, the case where = 90º decreases much more rapidly as the fluids form disconnected regions. The bi-continuity of the two components is more easily maintained in the perfect wetting/nonwetting case because each fluid then is limited to the pore surface and center of the pore respectively. Is is found that the empirical polynomial function (Eq. 16) fit the data well. It is interesting that in Archie's original paper [8] it was noted that the scaling behavior of the conductivity was not strongly dependent on the fluids that filled the pore space, even if the fluids (gas and oil) filled the pore space in a different manner. This result is not too surprising in light of the fact that the present study shows that the scaling behavior of conductivity at high saturations of either wetting or non-wetting fluid is not very different. In other cases it is clear that Archie's 2nd law will break down, especially when the non-wetting phase nears its percolation threshold and when neither fluid preferentially wets a surface.


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Posted on 17 Sep 2012
Rabbits love to keep busy and they can get depressed and frustrated if they don't live in a fun and stimulating environment. As part of Rabbit Awareness Week, which Blue Cross is delighted to support, editor Natasha Kleanthous has put together some top enrichment tips from Blue Cross experts…
Rabbits are playful and inquisitive pets but sadly they're often misunderstood. If they're going to enjoy happy, healthy lives they need to be able to display their natural behaviour, and the good news is that there are fun and easy ways you can help them to do this.
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Rabbits absolutely love to eat and spend 70 per cent of their waking hours feeding. Their diet should mostly consist of good quality hay and you can make this even more fun by encouraging them to forage for it.
Rabbits should be able to stretch, just like they would in the wild, so try putting their hay in hanging baskets which they can reach up to and feed from.
Hang some root vegetables on a string for them to nibble and scatter their food so they have to search for it.
You can also buy treat balls from pet shops or hide food in plant pots for them to find. You can give them safe things to chew, like apple wood or willow, or buy treats to nibble on from a good pet shop.
Avoid foods that are high in sugar as this is bad for their teeth.
Rabbits love to investigate and their favourite activities are exploring, tunnelling and digging.
Creating hiding places for them is also really important for helping them to feel safe because they're prey animals so their instinct is to run and hide if they sense danger.
It doesn't need to be expensive at all – every day items can lead to hours of fun.
Give them tubes to run through and cardboard boxes filled with shredded paper or hay that they can hop in and out of or climb up on to. They also enjoy burrowing, so a digging pit will go down very well too.
Just like children, rabbits can soon get bored of their toys after a while, so rotate them regularly to keep them interested – but be careful not to change everything all at once as the sudden shift in their environment could be stressful.
Two's company
Rabbits are very sociable creatures and in the wild they live together, not alone.
Company of their own kind is extremely important so keep them in pairs or a compatible group.
They'll need to be neutered, even if they're in a same sex group, to avoid fighting. The best combination is a neutered male and a neutered female.
Rabbit Awareness Week
Blue Cross wants every pet to enjoy a healthy life in a happy home, so we're delighted to support Rabbit Awareness Week (RAW), which runs until 22 September 2012.
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Evidence is an original platformer built with a very unique weird ambience. You don't know what you are. You don't know what you exactly have to do. But the further you'll go, the more you'll know. It even seems like you could easily understand what's going on, because the game itself give you clues. But will you be smart enough to get it ? Anyway, everything will be clear at the end of yourjourney.
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At the end of a drunken party, you emerge. For hours and hours the attendees were necking bottles of pink and green liquid, puffing on cigarettes with drawn eyes and shouting at each other from the opposite ends of the room. In this sleazy, grimy place of party in the after hours, as a pair who have managed to keep themselves conscious discuss whatever dirt they care to share, out of a mouth you emit. Your form is darkness, as if the collection of the night's smoke inhalations plaguing the lungs clamoured together and found life. This is the intro scene to Wuthrer's Evidence – a game that he released a year ago, but just got featured on GameJolt, thus bringing it to my attention. Wuthrer, by the way, is the developer of Don't Kill Her, which is a game I covered not long ago, and should be out soon!
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(But yeah, this game is definitely too hard, be sure I've learnt a lot about it :p )
But honestly, I didn't focus on trying to copy this game, but i'm pretty sure there's some kind of unconscious inspiration stuff. I can't deny it, I really loved American Mcgee's Alice, so it doesn't really surprise me if you can see some kind of relation between what I tried to create and this Alice's game I loved.
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First day on site! After setup we got the chance to watch some of the main stage acts. Fantastic view from the front of our tent! Man Like Me and Dreadzone absolutely killed it, getting everyone into the festival mood.
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Caloplaca phlogina is shown here to have two kinds of soralia, yellow soralia with anthraquinones versus whitish or white-green soralia lacking pigments. Both kinds are present, growing side by side, in some localities in Scandinavia, but yellow soralia appear to be more common. In contrast, the populations from halophilous shrubs on the Black Sea coast have predominantly white soralia, and they were described as a separate species, C. scythica. A single collection from Chile also has white soralia. Molecular data and phenotype examinations convinced us that Scandinavian and Black Sea populations are conspecific. We consider the North European, phenotypically variable population as a source for the Black Sea population which is ecologically and phenotypically more uniform.
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Mountain weather can be variable and temperatures can change quickly…..we like to be ready for anything! Cotton does not fair well in the rain, so we suggest synthetic fabrics that wick the moisture away from your skin and dry quickly.
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The St. Louis Baseball Cardinals will hold a pep rally at 3 p.m. today at Ballpark Village prior to the beginning of the final game of the World Series.
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Walking in the warm summer rain, splashing through puddles. Photograph by lmkemper on Flickr, via carrotsandpeas.
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Cattle and Beef
Due to a marginal increase in world beef production, beef exports in 2000 are forecast to edge up slightly from last years level. U.S. exports are expected to remain near the record 1999 level this year as export growth is constrained by slightly lower beef production and strengthening prices.
Cattle inventories in the selected countries covered in this report were nearly unchanged on January 1, 2000 from a year earlier, at 1.0 billion head. In 1999, herd expansions were notable in India and China, while the largest liquidations occurred in the Former Soviet Union countries, North America, and the European Union (EU). Low animal feed supplies and shortages of other production inputs forced continued liquidation in Russia, while North American cattle inventories were reduced due to low, albeit improving, prices in the United States and Canada. EU herd liquidation was related to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) policy measures aimed at reducing beef overproduction.
Following two consecutive years of decline, slaughter in the selected countries is expected to grow slightly in 2000, to 213.9 million head. China and Brazil are expected to show the largest gains, while declines are expected for the United States, Australia, Ukraine, and the European Union, the latter reflecting a large decline expected for Ireland. Mirroring the increase in slaughter, beef production among the selected countries is expected to rise marginally in 2000, to 49.3 million tons.
Beef consumption among the selected countries is expected to rise slightly in 2000, to 48.2 million tons. Consumption growth is expected to be largest for those countries with strong production growth, China and Brazil. Beef consumption gains are also expected to be robust in Mexico and Korea as these countries continue to experience healthy economic growth. Consumption declines are expected to be widespread in 2000, the largest occurring in the Former Soviet Union, Argentina, and Australia.
Beef exports among the selected countries are expected to increase slightly from last years level in 2000, at 5.7 million tons. EU beef exports are expected to undergo a sharp decline this year as no new Russian food aid package is currently envisioned for 2000 and stocks have been reduced. Export growth is expected to be strongest among the South American countries, particularly Brazil and Argentina. Brazilian exports continue to benefit from the January 1999 devaluation of the Real, while Argentine exports are expected to grow due to low Argentine prices and an improved world market.
Now in its fifth year, the U.S. cattle herd liquidation is expected to continue in 2000, leaving ending inventories this year at 96.8 million head. However, despite continuing inventory declines and near record heifer slaughter over the past 3 years, cattle feedlot placements remain unusually large. Fed cattle prices and especially feeder cattle prices have been on the upswing beginning in 1999, reflecting tightening supplies.
Higher feedlot placements, particularly among heavier feeder cattle, are expected to bring large domestic beef supplies through summer. Slaughter weights are likely to remain at record levels as demand for higher quality beef of consistent quality remains strong. Nonetheless, U.S. beef and veal production is forecast to decline slightly overall in 2000, to 12.0 million tons.
Despite continuing strength in feeder cattle exports to Canada under the Northwest Cattle Project, cattle exports in 2000 are expected to dip 9 percent to 300,000 head. Cattle exports to Mexico continue to be depressed as beef exports replace live cattle exports and Mexican cattlemen are discouraged from importing breeding stock due to continuing drought and tight credit. Cattle imports are likewise expected to drop in 2000, by 7 percent to 1.8 million head. While feeder cattle imports from Mexico remain strong due to strengthening U.S. prices, live imports from Canada are expected to continue falling as Canadian cattle slaughter expands and beef exports increase.
U.S. beef exports in 2000 are expected to remain near the record level set in 1999, 1.06 million tons. Japan, Mexico, and Korea will likely remain top destinations, but tighter U.S. supplies (particularly in the second half of the year) and rising prices will dampen export growth. U.S. beef exporters are awaiting the final decision by the Mexican Commerce Secretariat (SECOFI) in the Mexican antidumping investigation against U.S. beef and beef offals, expected in early spring 2000.
After rising 9 percent in 1999, beef imports are expected to rise 5 percent in 2000. Imports of both manufacturing grade beef and higher quality cuts are expected to grow. Canada remains the top supplier to the United States, and beef imports from Canada are expected to remain strong as their live exports decline and throughput increases in the recently expanded slaughter plants in western Canada. Declining U.S. cow slaughter in 2000 will attract imports of lean beef from Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, and Uruguay. The two South American countries filled their separate 20,000-ton beef quotas for fresh, chilled, and frozen beef to the United States last year and are expected to do the same in 2000.
The Canadian cattle herd liquidation that began in 1997 is expected to continue in 2000 although at a much slower rate than in recent years. Beginning inventories in 2000 were 12.7 million head, down 2 percent from a year earlier. Prospects for declining inventories point to strengthening cattle prices, particularly for feeders. Despite the continued contraction, slaughter is expected to rise slightly in 2000 to 4 million head. The increase reflects sharply lower slaughter cattle exports and rising feeder cattle imports from the United States under the Northwest Cattle Project.
Expanded slaughter and chilling capacity in western Canada in addition to reduced inventories are largely driving the trend in falling cattle exports, forecast to drop 23 percent in 2000 to 800,000 head. Cattle imports have been rising sharply with the implementation of the Northwest Cattle Project (NWCP). Now completing its third season, the NWCP was established to facilitate trade in feeder cattle from participating U.S. states. Currently, six U.S. states are participating in the Project (Alaska, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Hawaii), with Montana providing roughly three-fourths of the exports. Total Canadian cattle imports are expected to rise 7 percent in 2000 to 250,000 head.
Beef production, which beginning in 1996 had been rising nearly 8 percent per year, is expected to rise just 1 percent in 2000 to 1.24 million tons. This reflects slower growth in slaughter numbers this year despite expected new record slaughter weights. Following the 18-percent growth in 1999, beef exports are expected to rise more moderately in 2000 to 515,000 tons. The United States proved to be the strongest growth market last year; however, the most significant rate of increase occurred in beef exports to Mexico.
Beef imports rose 8 percent in 1999 to 260,000 tons. The growth was due to a substantial increase in frozen boneless beef. Growth was particularly strong for product from Uruguay and Argentina which supply primarily grinding beef; imports from these countries were nonetheless only about 13 percent of the total. Total imports are expected to rise 4 percent in 2000.
The Canadian Cattle Identification Agency remains on schedule to implement the mandatory identification system and database for all dairy and beef cattle by December 31, 2000. The system will involve individual tag retention through carcass inspection. The industry believes that trade dependency in the future will demand a quick response in the event of any disease outbreak or food safety issue.
Plagued by the continuing drought in northern Mexico, Mexicos cattle population continues declining. Beginning inventories in 2000 were 23.6 million head. Mexican cattlemen are discouraged from expanding production due to low profitability, overdue loans, and tight credit. Nonetheless, calf production is expected to rise slightly in 2000, to 8.5 million head.
Cattle exports rose sharply in 1999 to 960,000 head. Cow-calf operators in northern Mexico have expanded feeder cattle exports to the United States, taking advantage of strengthening prices due to declining U.S. supplies. Cattle exports are expected to rise slightly in 2000, attracted by further U.S. price increases.
Cattle imports fell sharply in 1999 to 114,000 head as tight credit, rising cattle prices, and drought conditions discouraged expansion. Cattle imports are expected to decline slightly in 2000. Slaughter is expected to rise slightly in 2000, and beef production is forecast to rise 2 percent to 1.9 million tons.
Healthy economic conditions in 1999 resulted in continued growth in Mexicos beef imports, which rose 11 percent to 247,000 tons. Beef imports are expected to rise 5 percent in 2000 to 260,000 tons. The United States continues to be Mexicos foremost beef supplier. High quality U.S. beef cuts continue to be favored by the upper income class and tourist sector, and imports of end meats for sale in supermarkets continue to rise.
SECOFI continues its investigation into allegations of dumping of U.S. beef and beef offals. In its August 2, 1999 preliminary determination, SECOFI announced it would impose duties on imports of U.S. beef and beef offals due to what were determined to be artificially low prices. A final decision in the case is expected in early spring 2000.
Due to adequate beef supplies and competitive retail prices, beef consumption is expected to rise modestly in 2000 to 2.16 million tons. Most of the increase will occur in regional markets in northern and central Mexico. In Mexico City, per capita beef consumption is rising due to higher incomes and substitution of cheaper variety meats for muscle meats.
Argentine cattle inventories have stabilized from the liquidation that began in 1993 and brief rebuilding in 1998, standing at 49.4 million head on January 1, 2000. Although cattle slaughter is expected to rise slightly this year, beef production is forecast to fall 3 percent to 2.8 million tons due to lighter average slaughter weights. Argentine consumers increasingly prefer more tender meat from younger cattle. Beef consumption is expected to fall 6 percent in 2000 due to lower production and increased exports.
Exports rose 15 percent in 1999 to 335,000 tons. The top markets were the European Union, the United States, and Chile, which together comprised about three-fourths of the total. Some Argentine exporters are expanding their shipments of natural or organic beef to the EU market, especially the Netherlands, Belgium, and the United Kingdom (UK).
For the first time, Argentina filled its 20,000-ton quota for fresh, chilled and frozen beef to the United States in 1999. While still a niche market, Argentina is shipping small quantities of Argentine Certified Angus premium cuts to the United States. Most of the beef shipped under the quota, however, is manufacturing grade beef.
Despite lower production, beef exports are expected to rise 12 percent in 2000 to 375,000 tons. This reflects relatively low and stable domestic cattle prices and an improved world beef market expected in 2000. Argentina will be Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) free without vaccination for 1 year as of April 2000, and Argentine exporters are hoping to gain market access for fresh, chilled, and frozen beef to currently closed markets such as Japan, Korea, and Mexico by the end of 2000.
Declining since 1995, Brazils cattle inventories are expected to stabilize in 2000. Beginning inventories were 143.3 million head in 2000. Cattle slaughter is expected to rise moderately in 2000, which, in addition to a slight increase in slaughter weights, is expected to boost beef production 4 percent to 6.3 million tons.
Beef production growth is being driven by export market growth. In 1999, beef exports benefitted from the massive January devaluation of the Real (40 percent), increasing 47 percent to 550,000 tons. The EU accounted for nearly 70 percent of Brazils beef exports, but Brazilian exporters expanded other existing markets (such as the United States) and opened new markets, principally in the Asian countries. U.S. imports of Brazilian beef (entirely prepared and preserved beef due to FMD rose 50 percent in 1999 to 50,376 tons (PWE).
Brazils FMD eradication campaign is moving from south to north, and the goal is to eradicate the disease throughout the country by 2004. In late January 2000, the Technical Committee of the Office of International Epizootics (OIE) recommended to the OIE Board that they approve Brazils request for regional recognition of the Center West circuit of being FMD-free with vaccination. OIE is expected to give final approval to the Brazilian request at its May 2000 meeting in Paris.
The Brazilian government is actively pursuing USDA recognition of the two southern states (Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina) as FMD-free with vaccination in order to export fresh, chilled and frozen beef to the United States. USDA is currently completing a risk assessment which will be followed by an economic impact assessment. The government of Brazil is also seeking APHIS recognition of the Center-West circuit as FMD-free with vaccination as soon as the OIE makes this determination in May 2000.
Still affected by the BSE crisis which erupted in March 1996, EU cattle inventories continued to fall in 1999, falling to 76.1 million head by years end. Cattle inventories are expected to fall further in 2000. EU policies aimed at dealing with the BSE crisis by removing cattle and beef from the distribution chain are being phased out. The Calf Processing Aid Scheme (CPAS) was terminated in July 1999. Throughput in the Over Thirty Month Scheme (applied to UK cattle only) is expected to begin declining in 2000.
BSE continues to be an important health issue in the EU, and although the EU Commission decided to lift the EU ban on British beef in 1999, France continues to ban British beef from its market. U.S. beef from cattle produced with hormones continues to be banned in the EU, and in July 1999 the United States imposed WTO-approved trade sanctions against EU goods valued at US$116.8 million. The new U.S. Non-Hormone Treated Cattle Program is encountering difficulties in the EU.
On March 9, the EU Standing Veterinary Committee voted to accept the U.S. plan for the EU Additional Residue Testing Program based upon the commitment to use an approved EU laboratory. The United States is still awaiting EU concurrence on the standards and methods that would be used to qualify a North American laboratory. If U.S. exporters of red meat (pork, horsemeat, and non-hormone treated beef) do not sign a contract with an approved EU laboratory before March 31, the EU will not permit red meat imports from the United States until a North American laboratory is qualified.
EU cattle slaughter is expected to fall 2 percent in 2000 to 25.5 million head, the decline attenuated by the new Agenda 2000 cattle slaughter premium. Some EU slaughter that would have normally taken place in the fourth quarter of 1999 was delayed until early in 2000 when the new EU slaughter premium took effect. Despite higher slaughter weights expected in 2000, EU beef production is expected to decline 1 percent this year to 7.4 million tons. Irish beef production is expected to fall 21 percent, reflecting low inventories. Exports of Irish cattle more than doubled in 1999 to 410,000 head and will remain near that level in 2000.
EU beef exports to third countries were much stronger than earlier anticipated in 1999, growing 20 percent to 810,000 tons. Denmark was the only EU country to show an export decline, while strongest gains took place in Ireland and Germany. Exports were boosted by the 150,000 tons of beef food aid sent to Russia. Main export destinations for EU beef in 1999 were Russia, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. At the December 17 EU Beef Management Committee Meeting, export refunds for beef were reduced by between 5 and 30 percent depending on the cut. The export refund cuts were driven by the strong commercial exports but also made necessary by the Agenda 2000 budgetary restrictions.
EU beef stocks, which rose sharply with the onset of the BSE crisis, have returned to near pre-BSE levels. Beef consumption continued to edge back up in 1999 as consumers became more confident in their beef supply; consumption is expected to remain somewhat flat in 2000.
The EU country-of-origin beef labeling regulation is now scheduled to go into effect in September 2000 and will involve elements of the scheme which do not require full traceability and animal registration, such as slaughterhouse name and country. As of 2003, the second stage of the labeling scheme will come into effect and will cover elements that guarantee full traceability.
Shortages of veterinary supplies, animal feed, and poor genetics and management practices continue to plague the Russian cattle sector. Cattle inventories at the beginning of 2000 were less than half the size in 1991, at 27.0 million head. Beef production fell 9 percent in 1999, but is expected to stabilize in 2000 at 1.9 million tons.
Rising demand for raw material by Russian meat processors is boosting cattle prices, and the continuing devaluation of the ruble has resulted in beef prices 2-3 times higher than they were following the ruble collapse of August 1998. Due to domestic shortages of beef, Russian meat processors continue to rely on foreign suppliers for raw material. Beef imports rose 24 percent in 1999 to 600,000 tons. A sizeable share of 1999 imports was comprised of food aid shipments from the European Union and the United States.
Beef imports in 2000 are expected to fall 20 percent reflecting the lack of beef food aid prospects. Low consumer purchasing power combined with weaker imports and lackluster beef production are expected to result in further declines in domestic beef consumption. Consumption is forecast to fall 4 percent in 2000 to 2.5 million tons.
Japans total beef imports in 2000 are forecast to decline modestly from 1999 levels to 957,000 tons despite an anticipated increase in beef consumption as stocks are sufficient to meet the additional demand. Beginning stocks were at a higher level than a year ago due to increased imports, higher domestic production, and slightly reduced consumption in 1999. In 2000, the relative shares between U.S. and Australian beef in the Japanese market will likely remain the same as last year, 48 percent and 46 percent, respectively.
Japan continues to struggle with economic recovery, and consumers are seeking value by purchasing less expensive cuts. Beef consumption in Japan is expected to be around 1.5 million tons in 2000, a slight increase from 1999. Japans beef production for 1999 and 2000 is estimated to remain relatively flat at 540,000 tons and 530,000 tons, respectively.
Japans 1999 beef imports rose by 1.5 percent over 1998 to 965,000 tons. Strong sales of less expensive beef parts such as short plate, brisket, and chuck used for sliced barbecue packs, resulted in increased imports of inexpensive chilled parts from the United States, Australia, and Canada. The situation in Japans HRI/HMR sector in 1999 is analogous to the retail sector where sales have also been affected by thrifty spending when dining outside the home. The slower sales in the HRI/HMR sector is reflected by a small decline in Japans frozen beef imports.
With Koreas economy rebounding from its 1998 economic crisis, beef consumption increased nearly 17 percent in 1999 to 498,000 tons and is expected to increase another 8 percent in 2000. Beef production is dropping as inventories fall. Imports are increasing to meet the renewed demand for beef. Beef imports increased nearly 90 percent in 1999 to 202,000 tons and are expected to increase again in 2000 to 240,000 tons.
The contraction of the nations Hanwoo herd continued in 1999. Given significant reductions recorded in cow and replacement heifer ranks, the contraction is expected to continue into 2000. As the January 2001 date for market liberalization draws near, more Korean beef producers are exiting the sector, fearing the unknown risks associated with market liberalization. Small and medium-sized farm operations (those under 30 head) are leaving the industry in the greatest numbers.
Although imports are increasing, Korea did not meet its WTO minimum purchase commitment for 1999 and is not expected to meet its 2000 commitment. Koreas retail distribution system continues to discriminate against beef imports by requiring that imported beef be sold through restrictive distribution channels and only in specialized stores. After unsuccessful consultations on Koreas import policies, the United States requested a WTO panel. The results of the panel are expected in the Spring of 2000.
In December 1999, the Korean Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry announced it would auction the 2000 import quota held by LPMO. The first auction was held on January 28, 2000. Quarterly auctions are anticipated until LPMO has fully allocated its quota share (67,500 tons of 225,000 ton quota (PWE)).
Over 90 percent of Taiwans beef demand is met by imports, which continue to trend upward along with consumption. Taiwans 1999 imports exhibited strong growth of nearly 16 percent to reach 95,000 tons. In 2000, imports are expected to increase to 99,000 tons. U.S. market share declined slightly in 1999 to 21 percent and is expected to remain in that range in 2000. Australia continues to be the main supplier of beef to Taiwan, with 50 percent market share.
Beef consumption soared nearly 15 percent in 1999 to reach 100,000 tons. High pork prices and increased consumer exposure to beef in several newly opened hypermarkets and price club stores are driving the demand. Taiwans beef consumption is expected to continue to grow, albeit at a slower pace, as the diet of the average Taiwanese consumer becomes increasingly westernized. In 2000, beef consumption is expected to grow 4 percent as pork prices begin to fall and consumers switch back to pork.
For the year 2000, Taiwan merged the U.S. and non-U.S. quotas for beef variety meats into a global quota open to all WTO members on a MFN basis. The global quota for the first half of 2000 (equal to half of the 10,000 ton combined quota) was announced by Taiwans Board of Foreign Trade on January 26, 2000. Countries which meet Taiwans quarantine/food-safety requirements for beef and beef offal are the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, and Sweden.
On January 7, 2000, Taiwans Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine approved FSIS export form 9285-1. Completion of this form satisfies additional information requirements required by Taiwan for U.S. exports. Therefore, all U.S. meat and poultry exports to Taiwan accompanied by this FSIS export form are eligible for import into Taiwan.
Hong Kongs beef imports increased 8 percent in 1999 and are expected to increase again in 2000 by roughly 5 percent to reach 69,000 tons. This increase is fueled by a turnaround in beef demand following a downward trend in consumption from 1994 to 1997. In 1999, beef consumption increased 8 percent to 81,000 tons, and the consumption outlook for 2000 is for a slight increase to 82,000 tons. The China re-export market is also driving Hong Kongs beef imports. Hong Kongs beef re-exports to China increased 5 percent during the January - November 1999 period compared to the same period in 1998. U.S. short plate is a favored item for hot pots and is much in demand in China.
After China, the United States and Brazil are the major suppliers of beef to Hong Kong, with each holding roughly a 23-percent market share. However, the United States does not compete directly with China or Brazil as the United States supplies the higher end of the market.
Chinas beef consumption for 1999 increased 7 percent to 5.07 million tons and is expected to increase 6 percent in 2000. Similarly, estimated beef production for 1999 increased to 5.1 million tons and is forecast to reach 5.4 million tons in 2000. China's beef imports are negligible at 6,000 tons in 1999, with Australia, at 60 percent market share, the major supplier. However, the United States has been gaining market share over the past several years. In 1997, the U.S. market share was 13 percent. By 1999, U.S. market share increased to 31 percent.
Chinas bid to become a member of the World Trade Organization is ongoing. The agricultural package, which was agreed to in April 1999, provides improved market access for U.S. products via lower tariffs and sanitary measures based on science. When China joins the WTO, tariffs on frozen beef will be phased down from 45 percent to 12 percent by 2004, and on chilled beef from 45 percent to 25 percent. Beef offal tariffs will be reduced from 20 percent to 12 percent by 2004. As part of the April 1999 agreement, China recognized the U.S. certification system for meat and poultry. This recognition, coupled with tariff reductions, could significantly improve market access for U.S. meat products.
Australias 1999 cattle slaughter decreased around 5 percent to 8.9 million head as inventories fell. Despite the decrease in slaughter, beef production rose slightly in 1999 to 2 million tons as increased slaughter weights, due to improved pasture conditions, and increased feedlot activity stabilized beef production.
Following 3 years of declines, cattle numbers are expected to rise 1.5 percent in 2000 to 25.9 million head. Cattle slaughter and beef production are both expected to decrease by roughly 6 percent to 8.3 million head and nearly 1.9 million tons respectively this year.
Exports of live cattle increased 25 percent in 1999 to 775,000 head and are expected to increase again in 2000 by nearly 6 percent. Exports of cattle to South East Asian markets have recovered from the Asian financial crisis with substantial increases to the Philippines, Indonesia, and Egypt. Exports are expected to increase again in 2000 to 820,000 head.
Australias beef exports are declining from a 1998 high. Exports for 1999 declined to 1.24 million tons, down approximately 1 percent from 1998, and are expected to drop again to 1.22 million tons in 2000. The strengthening Australian dollar and tightening beef supply are contributing to higher prices and making other suppliers more attractive.
New Zealand continues to rebuild its cattle herd after the 1997/98 drought with cattle inventories increasing 3 percent during 1999. The mild winter and spring of 1999, coupled with a summer of higher than usual rainfall throughout New Zealand, has resulted in a January 1, 2000 cattle herd forecast of 9.1 million head.
In 1999, total cattle slaughter dropped 6 percent to 3.48 million head, resulting in a drop in beef production of 10 percent to 558,000 tons. The large decline in beef production was also attributed to lower beef slaughter weights. New Zealands beef production is expected to rebound in 2000 to 592,000 tons. New Zealands exports declined 19 percent in 1999 to 420,000 tons as New Zealand focused on rebuilding its cattle herd. New Zealands exports are projected to recover in 2000 to 460,000 tons.
For further information, contact Monica Castillo (202) 720-7285, or Tony Halstead (202) 720-4185.


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All this article tells me is after we replace Obama and Gregoire (with McKenna), we need to replace liberal state senators and reps. They don't get it.
As Attorney General Chris Gregoire successfully sued "Big Tabacco" to the tune of bringing 4 billion dollars to WA state and an additional 400 million dollar bonus because of her key involvement.
And McKenna... ?
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WOW Jem debuted at #1! I didn't realise you liked her so much... Kelly Clarkson is low Do love the new #1CZB wrote:01 10 02 POKER FACE Lady GaGa
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38 [ 38 ] BREATHE Faith Hill
Indeed.......and, as Blondie, Jennifer Rush and Coldplay didn't reach my number one until they were on the way down in the UK chart, while Europe and DJ Sammy made it before they were even released here, this is actually the first occasion in nearly thirty years that a track is the UK number one and my number one at the same time!!!irishguy28 wrote:Lady Gaga's swift ascent to Number 1 caught me completely by surprise! Especially when "Just Dance" made absolutely no dent in your chart. I thought "Just Dance" was a more immediate track - but now that "Poker Face" has had time to do its work on me, it's gone from a slow burn to a full-on inferno that's taken me by surprise.
I'm also a bit surprised that your Number 1 is shared with both the US and the UK right now - no offence, but your chart is relatively slow moving and your climbers typically seem to already be past their peak in the UK (those that make the UK charts anyway), and your taste is eclectic enough that you don't normally have a UK Number 1 sitting atop your chart. Further evidence, I think, of the greatness of that particular track.
I'm not really sure what it is about the most recent remix that has convinced me of its merit. Hearing it for many weeks on all of the Belgian Ultratop chart shows must have helped (and it will also begin a few weeks in the Nederlandse Top 40, from this coming Friday!) - but, on checking back, the earlier version had quite a long run in the UK Top 40 at the end of 2000 (and, of course, Ireland got it a year earlier!). So it had plenty of time to make an impact on me way back then, but somehow didn't! Anyway, the 12" arrived today, and the CD single is on the way.......irishguy28 wrote:And while it's good to see Delerium's Silence finally make some impact, shame on you that you didn't get on board 8 years ago! The earlier remixes were far better than those reheats from last year - and that's spoken as a true fan of that particular track.
The only two 2009 entries I've heard so far are those that have featured in the national chart shows I listen to - and I didn't really rate neither of them. Denmark's seems very dull - not significantly different from the most forgettable tracks Ronan Keating has been involved with in the past.......while the lyrics of the Netherlands entry strike me as the sort of thing the UK used to enter - without particular success - in the 80s / early 90s. It's not quite "Half the world is hungry..." - but it's not far off! Just not for me - although I have previously bought some solo singles by most of the trio.irishguy28 wrote:Will Ishtar EVER fall off your chart? A whole year on seems way way too generous to that particular concoction. What do you think of this year's Belgian entry, by the way?
Well, a seven-inch single of "Poker Face" was released - I got one a couple of days ago. So, in a slight change to the mid-month feature I had planned, it's a look back at the last time, prior to this month, that as many as six of my top ten singles were available in that format! And it was just over ten years ago, in......I wrote:Lady GaGa's "Poker Face" was last month's highest new entry at number 10, and now climbs nine places to the top. It would appear that a seven-inch single release is planned ..... There are already another five seven-inch singles in the top ten - the most for quite some time.
By coincidence, these were the six seven-inch singles in that top ten! The tracks by Tina Cousins, Dune, Basic Connection and Culture Beat were only on 12" and CD.chris975 wrote:Great chart CZB!:
04 08 02 WE LIKE TO PARTY Vengaboys ##
05 01 08 LIFE IS A FLOWER / WHENEVER YOU'RE NEAR ME Ace Of Base
06 04 06 NO TENGO DINERO Los Umbrellos ##
07 07 05 UP AND DOWN Vengaboys
09 19 02 THE POWER OF GOODBYE Madonna
10 05 07 EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT Sweetbox
Eurovision has begun!! And Belgium's entry for ALST year is still in!CZB wrote:01 01 03 POKER FACE Lady GaGa
05 22 02 JUNGLE DRUM Emiliana Torrini [Rapid Riser]
06 09 03 MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE Adele
07 07 03 THE FEAR Lily Allen
09 03 04 HUMAN Killers
10 08 07 MR ROCK AND ROLL Amy MacDonald
12 06 06 IN AND OUT OF LOVE Armin van Buuren featuring Sharon Den Adel
15 13 07 SEE YOU AGAIN Miley Cyrus ##
17 ---- 01 IT'S AMAZING Jem [Highest New Entry] ##
18 16 06 ALL THIS TIME (THE PICK ME UP SONG) Maria Mena ##
19 14 05 MILES AWAY Madonna
22 27 11 CAN'T GET OVER September ##
29 24 07 THIS IS THE LIFE Amy MacDonald
30 26 07 PADDY'S REVENGE Steve Mac
31 15 09 GIVE IT 2 ME Madonna [Fastest Faller]
32 ---- 01 ALLEIN ALLEIN Polarkreis 18
35 ---- 01 MEMORY Fragma
37 33 09 VIVA LA VIDA Coldplay
39 39 05 DIVINE Sebastien Tellier
01 [ 00 ] RELEASE ME Agnes [Chartbuster] ##
03 [ 07 ] KIDS Mgmt
04 [ 05 ] ANGEL IN THE NIGHT Basshunter
07 [ 17 ] SO STRONG Meck featuring Dino
09 [ 14 ] WHEN YOU TOUCH ME Freemasons featuring Katherine Ellis
12 [ 18 ] LIVE YOUR LIFE T.I. featuring Rihanna
16 [ 37 ] IN FOR THE KILL La Roux
17 [ 22 ] KEEP THIS FIRE BURNING Outsiders featuring Amanda Wilson
21 [ 30 ] MY LIFE WOULD SUCK WITHOUT YOU Kelly Clarkson
23 [ 00 ] NOT FAIR Lily Allen
26 [ 27 ] FEEL IT Tamperer featuring Maya
27 [ 40 ] RIGHT ROUND Flo Rida featuring Kesha
30 [ 00 ] WALKING ON A DREAM Empire Of The Sun
32 [ 34 ] LET YOUR LOVE FLOW Bellamy Brothers
36 [ 00 ] LOVE SYMPHONY Quartissimo featuring Martina
37 [ 00 ] LA VOIX Malena Ernmann
38 [ 00 ] FAIRYTALE Alexander Rybakn
39 [ 00 ] LA TEVA DECISIO Susanne Georgi
40 [ 00 ] CARRY ME IN YOUR DREAMS Kejsi Tola
New entry at number one nine years ago: JUST AROUND THE HILL Sash / Tina C
New entry at number one two years ago: WHEN LOVE BECOMES A LIE Liz Kay
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So for this month's retro feature, it's a look back at those twelve hits which, in various ways,I wrote:"Larger Than Life" by Regi, Wout and Caren Meynen, down six at 36. Having peaked at number 14 for three months in 2008, this is only the twelfth single in nearly thirty years to spend sixteen months in my chart, without ever reaching the top ten!
Glad to see you chart so many Eurovision songs!CZB wrote:03 06 04 MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE Adele
04 01 04 POKER FACE Lady GaGa
05 05 03 JUNGLE DRUM Emiliana Torrini
10 07 04 THE FEAR Lily Allen
12 17 02 IT'S AMAZING Jem ##
13 09 05 HUMAN Killers
15 ---- 01 RELEASE ME Agnes ##
17 22 12 CAN'T GET OVER September [Longest Laster] ##
18 32 02 ALLEIN ALLEIN Polarkreis 18 [Rapid Riser]
19 12 07 IN AND OUT OF LOVE Armin van Buuren featuring Sharon Den Adel
20 10 08 MR ROCK AND ROLL Amy MacDonald
24 35 02 MEMORY Fragma
25 15 08 SEE YOU AGAIN Miley Cyrus ##
29 19 06 MILES AWAY Madonna
33 30 08 PADDY'S REVENGE Steve Mac
36 ---- 01 BRUISED WATER Chicane Vs Natasha Bedingfield
38 ---- 01 IN FOR THE KILL La Roux
40 ---- 01 KIDS Mgmt
01 [ 37 ] LA VOIX Malena Ernman [Chartbuster] ##
03 [ 04 ] ANGEL IN THE NIGHT Basshunter
08 [ 09 ] WHEN YOU TOUCH ME Freemasons featuring Katherine Ellis
09 [ 12 ] LIVE YOUR LIFE T.I. featuring Rihanna
13 [ 22 ] SILENCE Delerium featuring Sarah McLachlan
16 [ 21 ] MY LIFE WOULD SUCK WITHOUT YOU Kelly Clarkson
17 [ 28 ] PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME Pink
19 [ 23 ] NOT FAIR Lily Allen
21 [ 27 ] RIGHT ROUND Flo Rida featuring Kesha
22 [ 30 ] WALKING ON A DREAM Empire Of The Sun
24 [ 00 ] WHEN LOVE TAKES OVER David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland
29 [ 39 ] LA TEVA DECISIO (GET A LIFE) Susanne Georgi
31 [ 00 ] LOVE ETC. Pet Shop Boys
33 [ 00 ] PAPARAZZI Lady GaGa
37 [ 40 ] CARRY ME IN YOUR DREAMS Kejsi Tola
40 [ 00 ] RUN Amy MacDonald
So, how many other records have entered my top forty without being in the breakers in the previous month?I wrote:"Bruised Water" spent ten months awaiting a place in the top forty - the last of these being in April. As it fell three places to number 63 in the extended chart last month, it was then removed from the breakers - but now it climbs 27 places, to debut at number 36 for Chicane Vs Natasha Bedingfield. Since the inception of the breakers chart in the early 1990's, there are very few other hits whose top forty run has not immediately followed a period there!
on Thursday May 28th 2009Tiger wrote:
Didn't know you were such a dance fan
Voulez Vouse is one of the only ABBA songs I really like surprisingly. DJ Sammy's is really uppity and nice and Sheryl Dean is gorgeous
Tiger wrote:09 - EVERYTIME WE TOUCH Cascada
10 - WINTER DT8 Project Featuring Andrea Britton
I actually didn't know you were such a Dance fan but still awesome
This was a very interesting post. I used to listen to UK charts every week from 86 onwards and wrote them down, around 92/93 i started my own charts and would run them down chart show style from tape (from radio) or on cassette or vinyl. I got so bored with the real charts around the turn of the millennium i stopeed writing them down. By that point my own charts had got much bigger and now included pre-releases with more reliance on TV channels like The Box than radio, i continued to do chart rundowns but this time with taped videos and then only CDs. As CD's became rarer and i got a laptop, YouTube virtually became my new playlist function for singles. Now that you have HD, and i don't yet have iTunes access, YouTube is perfect for my listening- which is also why i post YT links in my chart threads. This battle over copyrights lately has caused a few problems but videos are always online somewhere.CZB wrote:A further way in which I continue to regularly hear my hits and breakers long after radio stations have stopped playing them is that at least once a month, for nearly thirty years, I've set aside a few hours to play my own charts, in a similar format to the radio chart shows - although it has varied over the years. (I've wondered if other contributors to these forums do the same, on a weekly basis or whatever!) Originally, everything was played on vinyl. Later, after I first bought a CD player and started to buy in this format too, typically I played alternate tracks on vinyl and on CD. More recently, it has been CDs only. And, in only the last few months, I've switched almost entirely to Youtube, for a monthly five-hour countdown - starting with the previous month's Chartbuster and number one, then all the breakers, 40->1, then all the hits 40->1, with the new Chartbuster again just before the top 20 and at the end. 84 tracks, with an average length of around three and a half minutes, fit comfortably into five hours - although I'm currently finding that there are quite a few featured tracks that are closer to the three-minute mark (and those by Fixkes and Ishtar are much shorter even than this!) - so I'm also able to fit in a few number ones from years gone by, which I'm now including links for in these postings. This is partly why I changed the format of my postings here to include all the Youtube links - although it was partly inspired also by one or more of your threads elsewhere in this forum!
I don't think they will, to be honest - despite popularity in this forum, I very much doubt that there's any major demand for their work in the UK.DC34ever wrote:will Polarkreis 18 get arelease in the UK? totally surprised to se eit on some personal charts!
Milk Inc are certainly my favourite act of those mentioned in this feature - currently number 20 in my top 100 artists!Tiger wrote:01 COCO JAMBOO - Mr President
03 WALK ON WATER - Milk Inc.
01 IF I WERE YOU - Candee Jay
02 ADAGIO - Tiesto
Best? Milk Inc.!!
Part of the reason for the slowness is that I've always just done one chart a month. When I began, I felt there were bound to be weeks in which I just wouldn't have time, although I would always be able to make time once a month. And while I was studying (for six years) and then working (for seven) I think that was true. But I typically only heard maybe three or four tracks a week anyway that I liked enough to buy (and nowadays it's often more like one or two!!). Which may not sound much - but over nearly thirty years, it's around 4,700 tracks in total (about evenly split between hits and breakers).Blondini wrote:I don't know how you can listen to ANYTHING for months on end! Your charts are so slow they make Billboard look fast!
One reason is that I effectively took "early retirement" at the age of 28 several years ago. In a previous recession in the early 1990's, the largest firms were disposing of many qualified accountants. I survived a few rounds of redundancies - but was eventually surplus to requirements. Since then, I have only worked on average for one or two days a week - so I have plenty of spare time for other things, such as postings and projects on this forum (like my main one at the moment in "Chart Analysis", the "Europarades" from 2004 onwards).jszmiles wrote:Wow, you are real analysis' freak (in good way).
How do you find time for all of this. (I wish I had some more for making such analysis for my chart as well)...
It's not just me, then!!!!!Blondini wrote: i started my own charts and would run them down chart show style from tape (from radio) or on cassette or vinyl....i continued to do chart rundowns but this time with taped videos and then only CDs. As CD's became rarer....YouTube virtually became my new playlist function for singles.
Yes - although not for very much longer, as I will be 45 in a few weeks' time. I am (and have always been!) just a few days younger than.......Bonnie Langford.Blondini wrote:How old are you- early 40's?


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My names Laura and I used to visit this site and post a lot years ago. I cant remember why I stopped...I think I might have started a new job which took up a lot of my time. Every month or so I would think that I should start posting again but I just never got round to it.
Four months ago my husband passed away very suddenly. I know it is something that I will never 'get over' but the last week or so I have realised that I need to start to look after myself again and reclaim some control over my life.
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Toxoplasma Sortilin-like Receptor Regulates Protein Transport and Is Essential for Apical Secretory Organelle Biogenesis and Host Infection
Toxoplasma Sortilin-like Receptor Regulates Protein Transport and Is Essential for Apical Secretory Organelle Biogenesis and Host Infection
Cell Host & Microbe, Volume 11, Issue 5,
Pages 515-527,
Publication Date 17 May 2012
Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2012.03.006
Pierre-Julien Sloves
Stephane Delhaye
Thomas Mouveaux
Elisabeth Werkmeister
Christian Slomianny
Agnes Hovasse
Tchilabalo Dilezitoko Alayi
Isabelle Callebaut
Rajshekhar Y. Gaji
Christine Schaeffer-Reiss
Alain Van Dorsselear
Vern B. Carruthers
Stanislas Tomavo
Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, CNRS UMR 8204, INSERM U 1019, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Université Lille Nord de France, 59000 Lille, France
Laboratory of Cell Physiology, INSERM U 1003, Université Lille Nord de France, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry, IPHC, CNRS UMR 7178, Université de Strasbourg, 67087 Strasbourg, France
Institut de Minéralogie et de Physique des Milieux Condensés, CNRS UMR 7590, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Corresponding author
► TgSORTLR is a type I transmembrane cargo receptor protein in T. gondii ► TgSORTLR interacts with MIC and ROP proteins through its lumenal domain ► TgSORTLR recruits endosomal and adaptor proteins through its cytosolic domain ► TgSORTLR is essential for the biogenesis of secretory organelles in T. gondii
Apicomplexan parasites have an assortment of unique apical secretory organelles (rhoptries and micronemes), which have crucial functions in host infection. Here, we show that a Toxoplasma gondii sortilin-like receptor (TgSORTLR) is required for the subcellular localization and formation of apical secretory organelles. TgSORTLR is a transmembrane protein that resides within Golgi-endosomal related compartments. The lumenal domain specifically interacts with rhoptry and microneme proteins, while the cytoplasmic tail of TgSORTLR recruits cytosolic sorting machinery involved in anterograde and retrograde protein transport. Ectopic expression of the N-terminal TgSORTLR lumenal domain results in dominant negative effects with the mislocalization of both endogenous TgSORTLR as well as rhoptry and microneme proteins. Conditional ablation of TgSORTLR disrupts rhoptry and microneme biogenesis, inhibits parasite motility, and blocks both invasion into and egress from host cells. Thus, the sortilin-like receptor is essential for protein trafficking and the biogenesis of key secretory organelles in Toxoplasma.


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Why do some of my posts disapear from the thread I posted in? I had posted my new Kirn Banbuster in the Ron Kirn owners thread in August 2009. I went back to try and find when I had bought it and the post was gone. I then went to my user profile and found the exact date and time I had posted. I went back to the thread and looked at that date range and it wasnt there.


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I'm sure by this point in the summer everyone has heard the smash-hit song "Somebody that I used to know" by the artist Gotye coming through the speakers at a cookout, in the car, or pretty much every other outlet music is played. The song is original and creative and proved to me that no matter what genre of music happens to be most popular at any given time, a quality song will always transcend its way through the muck. But as creative and original as the #1 single is, the remix that was shown to me by a friend may have topped it. In the youtube spinoff that's gone viral this month, our artist, Dan Rib, uses the same track as the original but changes the words as they relate to Kobe Bryant in, "The Kobe That We Used To Know." Trust me when I tell you it's worth the watch. The youtube video has surpassed 700,000 views since it was first posted a little over a month ago, and will likely hit one million clicks in the next week...only 279,900,000 views behind Gotye's original version. Enjoy!
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◊ 2010-11-05 16:01 |
Hmm... This one seems to have curve windscreen. I think this one goes for 1973 or later. @ingo: Did they ever sold a knockoff mag hubcap on these Beetles? |
◊ 2010-11-05 17:02 |
Sorry, but it's for sure a flat front screen, so a 1971+ 1302/Super Beetle. Also the colour "marinablau" wasn't available any more at 1303-times. The hubcaps are surely not original VW. The original extra-option-range was not very large back then. Maybe they are even alloy-wheels, but also then not original Volkswagen. Were there some US-companies back in the 70ies which have offered aftersales-market-alloys for Volkswagen? I cannot remember, that I've seen ever any US-made alloys for VW's and Audi's (original in the time, not some pimp- or race-stuff), not here at IMCDB, not in the reality). It seems, that Italy was the country in the 60ies and 70ies, where the most different aftersales-marekt-alloys were made and sold. Just think about the many 02-BMW's in Italian movies, we have here. In Italy was obviously a bigger choice than in Germany and France. Today rare, collectible stuff, these Italian alloys. |
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Yes - lots. I remember reading copies of Road & Track and Hot Rod which had many adverts. Not sure of the names now, but EMPI and Enkei show up on google searches and sound familiar from those days. |
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Thanks, ingo I guess the reflection on the windscreen is playing trick on my eye |
◊ 2010-11-05 19:08 |
Even the flat screen was slightly curved |