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In Brief
- Researchers at the Allen Institute for Brain Science have developed an online interactive atlas of the human brain showing the activity of the more than 20,000 human genes.
- Scientists can now determine where in the brain genes that encode specific proteins are active—including proteins that are affected by medications. Such information may help predict a drug's benefits and side effects.
- Using the atlas, researchers can zoom in on brain structures thought to be altered in mental disorders such as schizophrenia to find the molecular footprint of these diseases.
- The atlas may provide molecular clues to memory, attention, motor coordination, hunger, and perhaps emotions such as happiness or anxiety.
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Mapping the Mind [Slide Show]
Scientists have long sought to understand the biological basis of thought. In the second century A.D., physician and philosopher Claudius Galen held that the brain was a gland that secreted fluids to the body via the nerves—a view that went unchallenged for centuries. In the late 1800s clinical researchers tied specific brain areas to dedicated functions by correlating anatomical abnormalities in the brain after death with behavioral or cognitive impairments. French surgeon Pierre Paul Broca, for example, found that a region on the brain's left side controls speech. In the first half of the 20th century, neurosurgeon Wilder Penfield mapped the brain's functions by electrically stimulating different places in conscious patients during neurosurgery, triggering vivid memories, localized body sensations, or movement of an arm or toe.
In recent years new noninvasive ways of viewing the human brain in action have helped neuroscientists trace the anatomy of thought and behavior. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, for instance, researchers can see which areas of the brain "light up" when people perform simple movements such as lifting a finger or more complex mental leaps such as recognizing someone or making a moral judgment. These images reveal not only how the brain is divided functionally but also how the different areas work together while people go about their daily activities. Some investigators are using the technology in an attempt to detect lies and even to predict what kinds of items people will buy; others are seeking to understand the brain alterations that occur in disorders such as depression, schizophrenia, autism and dementia.
This article was originally published with the title Mapping the Mind.


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The Vodafone Warriors and the Auckland Rugby League today announced they had reached agreement for the NRL club to take over operation of the Vulcans in the New South Wales Cup.
Cronulla claim NSW Cup Grand Final
THE Cronulla Sharks have secured the 2013 VB NSW Cup Premiership with a heavy defeat of the Windsor Wolves 36-8 at ANZ Stadium.
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How to Increase Poverty
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After Paul Ryan's Wednesday speech on poverty, the commentariat focused on his hypocrisy – and rightly so. In the Ryan budget, passed by the House earlier this year, well over half of the nondefense spending cuts fall on low income and poor people. And Mitt Romney's budget proposals would be even worse. True to form, Mr. Romney has not proposed any specific cuts in specific programs. But his three main proposals – to cap federal spending at 20 percent of GDP, to boost defense spending to 4 percent of GDP and to repeal health care reform – would mean nondefense cuts of some $6 trillion over the coming decade, compared with $5 trillion under the Ryan plan, according to a detailed analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The analysis found: "If they applied these cuts proportionally, the cuts in programs such as veterans' disability compensation, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for poor elderly and disabled individuals, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps), school lunches and other child nutrition programs, and unemployment compensation would cause the incomes of large numbers of households to fall below the poverty line. Many who are already poor would become poorer." Yes... Thats the Romney/Ryan Plan for America Folks Full Article: http://tinyurl.com/9osma8g |


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Hotel of Assassins
OOC: http://roleplayerguild.com/showthrea...=1#post9673131
Part 1: The Story
Ringing... Greetings, mercenary. I, The Boss, would like to hire your services. There is a list of people I want you to... Remove. If you succeed, I will pay you well. I will I will call you once you get to your destination and tell you who to remove, and how long to wait. I do not wish you to blow your cover immediately. Good luck.
Part 2: The Explanation
Welcome, and thank you for coming to The Hotel of Assassins. This is a role play based on secrecy, as the person you are trying to kill does not know that your trying to kill him. At all. I will call (PM) each and every one of you telling you who you have to kill, and how many posts you have to wait to kill them. The reason for this is I don't want people to kill each other right off the bat. I want time for people to make friends. I don't want only hatred in this role play. After you kill your target, I will send you another post, with another wait. The farther it is into the RP, the shorter the wait time is. Not all the wait times are the same, so the person who you are the target of (let's call them your assassin) may have his wait time go out before yours does, or the other way around. It is to make things more fun, and last longer. Though nobody can kill you if you don't want to, make sure that you don't make yourself invincible. I don't want a ton of people blasting each other, except nobody dies. Death isn't the end. If you die, you can choose to leave and come back again in the restart, or post an application as a hotel worker, or somebody who isn't an assassin that came to the hotel, anyway. I will be playing a few NPCs and other things as I can't play. I would know who my assassin is. In some of the restarts I may have one of my mods be The Boss while I play. You may leave the hotel building, but not the hotel grounds. However, you may wish to watch out for cars. They cause serious damage to anyone who stands in front of them. I have so much to tell you about how to play the game, but I want you people to figure them out.
Part 3: The Hotel
Part 4: The Rules
I apologize if dislike the amount of rules I have, but they are all required to keep an RP like this going.
1) Control only your character. No controlling other people's characters without their permission, and no causing stuff like earth quakes. That's my job.
2) No posting in the IC until I accept your character. If I don't accept your character, change it or make a new one, and I might accept it.
3) Keep things realistic. Your character is an assassin, not a super villain, vampire, alien, or wizard. Just because I am one (I'm not!) doesn't mean you can.
4) In the app, make sure the last letter in name is capitalized. I.E. NamE: John Smith. This is so I know you read all these boring rules.
5) Romance is allowed, but keep it hugging and kissing. Nobody wants to see you *Shudders* do that stuff. Don't pull that on me, you know what stuff.
6) Wait for two other posts before you post. I may change this temporarily if almost everybody is taking a vacation to Hawaii or something.
7) No one liners. This is in casual for a reason. Also, no 1337 sp3ak. 1 d0n't l1k3 1t. Please use spelling skills and grammar skills. Please?
8) Obey me and my admins. We only want what's best for us. Maybe not for you but for us. I'm kidding, I'm kidding! We want what's best for you, too.
9) Swearing. If you want to do this, make up your own. Be creative, I don't want something like, "You piece of shet! I am going to kick your oss!" NO!
10) No murdering unless they let you murder them. However, if I kill you, make sure you die, because I'll be doing it for a reason.
11) Post at least once a day, at most all day every day. If you have to go do something long term, tell me, and I will give your job to someone else.
12) Last, but not least, have fun! RPing isn't a chore. It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt. Than it's a role playing game.
The First Post
Martyn followed his parents into the massive hotel. He wasn't looking forward to this vacation. His parents just saw his video making as work for money, but he was doing it for fun. The money was just an added bonus. He was carrying his camera around his neck. He was hoping to take a few pictures and videos so that he could make something telling what he did here. The lobby was as big and glorious as the outside of the hotel. He slowly turned around, looking at the ceiling. It looked like it was miles away. His parents had to push him to get moving to their room. It was near the top floor, and it had a nice view of the city ((See Room 2)). Marytn placed his bags by his bed, and lay on it. After a long time of travel, he decided to take a nice rest on a comfy bed. He earned it, right? After about a minute, he got up and looked out the window. He heald up his camera and took a picture. The view was great. He could see sky scrapers, cars, trucks, vans, taxis, stores, restaurants, and more. This city was definitely bigger than where he lived.


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6 Meetup Groups match "Portrait Photography" near Lindon, UT
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Free photography classes, on a range of topics from iPhones, to SLR cameras we will meet and learn from skilled instructors as well as attendees on ways to improve your images by understanding techniques and concepts.
Are you trying to decide to go Pro? Are you an amateur that takes your photography/photoshop seriously? Are you a new Professional Photographer who is looking for that secret formula to success? After 30 years of professional experience and having been one of the leaders in the photographic industry I have decided it is time to help all those who really want to excel in their photographic and photoshop skills.
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Photography workshops, meetUps and shoot outs.
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Meet fellow "happy shooters" near you! Come to a Photography Meetup to talk about the latest gear, swap tips and techniques, share your images and stories -- and have fun doing it! At the moment this group is geared more towards people interested in wildlife/nature photography, but we hope to be branching out to all different aspects of photography, i.e. portrait, macro, abstract, architecture, etc. I'd like to incorporate mild hikes or nature walks into this group. We will primarily be in and a …
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This is a group for anyone interested in connecting with other Utah photographers in a noncompetitive environment. This group is open to all levels of experience. We'll meet once a month for chit chat sessions or shooting events . Workshop opportunities will be offered. I started this group because I feel we can all support and learn from one another. I look forward to capturing beautiful images with everybody.
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The SLC Photo Collective is a community collaborative workspace for photographers, cinematographers, and other graphic artists. We provide the community with a large, 3,500-square-foot, fully-equipped studio space for both commercial and personal shoots. We also host events such as monthly photo exhibits, workshops and classes. We are located at: 200 South 561 West Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 Hours: Mon-Sat 11:00am-7:00pm (available on Sundays by appointment) Phone: 801 864-9889 http://www.slcpho …
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Posted: Jan 25, 2013 4:32 PM by Mitch Bryan
Updated: Jan 25, 2013 6:34 PM
CORPUS CHRISTI - Health food stores throughout the country have had a mad rush of customers buying "raspberry ketones."
A pill that claims to help you burn fat. It was even advertised as a "miracle fat-burner" by a popular, syndicated, TV doctor. But we found out, some chemists and dietitians don't agree with all of the claims.
Odds are, either you, or someone you know is taking raspberry ketones in hopes of losing some weight.
And at first glance, they seem like a sweet deal, but I checked in with Dr. Mark Olson, a Professor of Chemistry at TAMUCC.
"The raspberry ketone is actually a single molecule," said Dr. Olson.
According to Olson, the ketone is a natural component of several types of berries and it increases Lypolosis, which is "fat-burning." But don't get too excited, because an important detail seems to have been left out of most of the ads you might have seen.
"The studies that suggest that this occurs have only been done in mice. So, there's absolutely no scientific evidence in peer review journals that suggests it would work in humans as well," Mark said.
Gene Power, a Professor Of Kinesiology at Del Mar College agrees with Olson.
"To my knowledge there are no clinical trials of this product," he said.
Powers tells me that the lab rats were fed a fatty meal then fed 2% of their own body weight of the ketones, in order to make the rats "lose weight."
Power explained, "That would be, for me, as a 200 pound man, I would have to eat, like, 4 pounds of this dietary supplement everyday, to get a fat burning effect. If it works in human beings at all."
Since February, the dietary supplements have been flying off the shelves, and both of these men think they know why.
"The hype was basically from a famous doctor's television show," Power said.
"And now I've got the number 1 miracle in a bottle to burn fat, it's raspberry ketones," said Dr. Oz in a February episode of the Dr. Oz Show.
I found this clip on the Dr. Oz Show website and though this doctor calls raspberry ketones a "miracle in a bottle," my professors aren't buying it.
"The statements that are being made are not FDA approved," said Olson.
And at an average of $20 a bottle online, there has to be another way to lose weight, though it may not be as convenient.
I asked Olson, "Would you recommend this to me?"
He replied, "You know, probably not, I mean, people want to take a miracle drug to lose weight."
"There's no magic pill, there's no secret exercise program, it's lifestyle," Power added.
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Abaco Beach Resort's Holiday Packages
Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels
Looking for a warm destination that still has availability during the Christmas and New Year's holidays? Look no further than Abaco Beach Resort at Boat Harbour, in the Bahamas' Out Islands. Located only 165 miles off the coast of Florida, the resort sits on 40 beachfront acres complete with white sandy beaches, lush tropical gardens and surrounding cays. The resort offers a total vacation experience with endless opportunities for recreation and relaxation.
Abaco Beach Resort is currently offering three holiday packages, each of which has some availability during the Christmas to New Year's week. The packages are valid through March 2011:
Book a Room, Free Boat Rental is a package that includes accommodations (for five nights and six days). This package features the use of a free center console sport boat for three days of your stay to cruise the breathtaking Sea of Abaco as well as the area's many spectacular private beaches and historic settlements. The cost for the package is $909 per person, based on double occupancy.
Holidays Great Adventure is a four night, five day package that includes accommodations in an oceanfront guestroom, round trip airport transfers, welcome cocktail and bottle of rum. It also comes with a choice of any three of the following resort activities: car rental (one day), boat rental (one day), bicycle rental (one day), one-day dive, snorkel trip, ferry transfer to neighboring Hope Town, Guana Cay or Mon-O-War Cay. The cost for the package is $859 per person, based on double occupancy.


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Dr. Hartman is a Resident in Radiology and Dr. Barish is an Assistant Professor of Radiology in the Department of Radiology, Boston University Medical School, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is becoming the primary noninvasive method for imaging the biliary tree and pancreatic duct. With heavily T2-weighted sequences, fluid-filled structures appear bright against a dark background. The gallbladder, biliary tree, and pancreatic duct are displayed in a similar manner as in invasive methods such as endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC). The main role of MRCP has been to replace and eliminate the diagnostic portion of an ERCP or PTC. Frequently, a diagnostic MRCP can obviate an invasive procedure or suggest the need for a different invasive procedure from that which was originally planned. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography should be considered the test of choice in all patients after a failed or incomplete ERCP. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography has been shown to be useful in the detection of calculi, tumors, strictures, obstructions, and congenital anomalies. It is also helpful for presurgical planning and postsurgical follow-up.
Since MRCP images resemble those obtained during direct cholangiography, they are well accepted by gastroenterologists and surgeons. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography pulse sequences are available on nearly all modern MRI scanners, and MRCP is well tolerated by patients. Since exogenous contrast material is not needed, patients with contrast allergies, renal failure, or a history of atopy can be imaged safely. Initial limitations of MRCP, such as metallic-clip artifacts, respiratory motion, and long procedure times, have been overcome. However, cardiac pacemakers, certain aneurysm clips, and other implanted medical devices may preclude the use of MRCP.
Bile and pancreatic fluid are rich in protons, resulting in a T2 relaxation time that is much longer than that of surrounding tissues. On heavily T2-weighted sequences, fluid within the biliary tree, gallbladder, and pancreatic duct is bright, while background tissues are suppressed. Signal from background fat, which is usually high on fast T2-weighted sequences, can be decreased with the use of fat-suppression techniques. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography is usually performed using one of the hybrid rapid acquisition with relaxation enhancement (RARE) sequences or their derivatives. 1
The introduction of single-shot RARE techniques and half-Fourier acquisition single-shot turbo-spin echo (HASTE) imaging has reduced imaging times to within a single breath-hold. The trade-off associated with these more rapid sequences is a loss of spatial resolution. These breath-hold techniques are best applied in two forms: a single, thick coronal (or axial) slab and a multislice, thin coronal sequence.
Direct cholangiography methods (ERCP and PTC) offer certain advantages that cannot be reproduced with MR methods. Both ERCP and PTC yield images with higher spatial resolution, and both techniques have therapeutic as well as diagnostic applications. However, even with the higher spatial resolution of these invasive methods, visualization of bile duct morphology with MRCP equals or exceeds that of ERCP 2,3 without the associated morbidity or mortality. The risks of ERCP include pancreatitis, sepsis, hemorrhage, duodenal and bile duct perforation, and death. 4 Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography also causes pancreatitis in 1.5% to 3.9% of cases, and the mortality rate is 0% to 0.9%. 4,5
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is also associated with failure rates as high as 3% to 10%. 6-8 These failed examinations may occur because the operator has limited experience or because of complex ductal anatomy. Biliary-enteric anastomoses and obstructions can also make ERCP difficult, if not impossible. After a failed or incomplete ERCP, MRCP should be considered the diagnostic test of choice. In this group of patients, MRCP has been shown to have a sensitivity of 97%, a specificity of 100%, and an accuracy of 98% for the diagnosis of pancreaticobiliary disease. 9,10
Forty percent to 70% of patients who undergo ERCP have negative findings. 11 If MRCP were performed before ERCP, mortality, morbidity, and healthcare costs could therefore be reduced by limiting ERCP only to those individuals who would benefit from this more invasive procedure.
Biliary calculi are seen as relative areas of decreased signal surrounded by bright bile (figures 1 and 2). Many studies have investigated the use of MRCP for the detection of choledocholithiasis, and excellent results have been reported, with sensitivities of 85% to 100%, specificities of 90% to 99%, and accuracies of 89% to 97%. 12-19 Positive- and negative-predictive values have ranged from 77% to 93% and 94% to 100%, respectively. 12,13 Successful detection of stones as small as 2 mm has also been reported with MRCP. 20,21 In fact, the detection of choledocholithiasis with MRCP is superior to that of other noninvasive techniques, such as ultrasound and computed tomography (CT), which have sensitivities of 20% to 65% and 45% to 85%, respectively. 22-26
The accuracy of MRCP in diagnosing hepatolithiasis is 96%. 27 Intrahepatic bile duct calculi may be seen as well-defined filling defects or as cast-like areas of low signal that conform to the wall of the duct (figure 3). 26,28
Other abnormalities in the biliary tract that can be hypointense on MR (resembling calculi) include blood clots, tumors, air, metal clips, and parasites. However, calculi tend to have more angled edges than soft-tissue tumors, a finding that helps to differentiate these lesions. 29 Pneumobilia after a biliary-enteric anastomosis or sphincterotomy can be recognized by examining axial images, preventing an erroneous diagnosis of choledocholithiasis. 30 Intraductal air should also rise to the nondependent portion of the duct, whereas stones should remain dependent. 31 Low-signal surgical clips appear as eccentric foci of low signal on raw data images, indicating an extraductal source of these hypointense regions. 31 Ascariasis is characterized by a "bull's-eye" appearance of the common bile duct. 32
Maximum-intensity projection (MIP) reconstructions can mask a small stone in the bile ducts if the stone is surrounded by hyperintense bile. When the breath-hold is not optimal, MIP images may also be characterized by ductal disconnections or duplications. 33 For these reasons, source images should be reviewed meticulously.
Although it is well accepted that MRCP is an accurate test for the diagnosis of choledocholithiasis and hepatolithiasis, there is no consensus regarding its routine use. Since MRCP has a high-negative predictive value for common bile duct stones, it can be used to exclude stones in patients with suspected choledocholithiasis. However, only 30% to 52% of patients thought to be at high risk for common bile duct stones are actually found to have stones. 12,13 In the future, MRCP could therefore be used to screen high-risk patients for common duct stones in order to determine whether a therapeutic ERCP is indicated. In this way, the more invasive procedure could be avoided in patients without choledocholithiasis.
With MRCP, ducts are seen in their passive state because contrast material does not need to be injected forcefully to opacify them. Thus, images reflect the diameter of strictures more closely than they do with invasive cholangiography (figure 4). Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography has been reported to have a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 98% for the diagnosis of strictures. 14,17 However, reduced spatial resolution and the inability to evaluate lack of distensibility during MRCP limits visualization of subtle strictures. Cholecystokinin may also have a role for evaluating the distensibility of the biliary tree at MRCP.
Extraductal metallic surgical clips, intravascular metallic coils, or gas in the stomach or duodenum may cause signal loss in the adjacent extrahepatic bile ducts. This may lead to a false-positive diagnosis of ductal narrowing. Also, MIP-reconstructed images can overestimate the length of strictures. This pitfall can be avoided by evaluating source images and the amount of bile duct dilatation proximal to an apparent stricture. 34
Cholestasis is most commonly caused by choledocholithiasis or neoplasia (pancreatic carcinoma, ampullary carcinoma, and cholangiocarcinoma). Studies have shown that MRCP has a sensitivity and specificity >90% for the detection of biliary obstruction. 35,36 Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography imaging does not depend on antegrade or retrograde flow of contrast material, so areas proximal and distal to an obstruction can be visualized.
Obstruction at the ampulla of Vater
Both benign and malignant disease can cause an obstruction at the ampulla of Vater with dilatation of the common bile duct and pancreatic duct. Causes include ampullary carcinoma, inflammatory stenosis, sphincter of Oddi dysfunction, and impacted stones. Semelka et al 37 studied ampullary carcinoma and found that MRCP was helpful in determining both the degree of obstruction and the luminal margins of the tumor. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography also aided in determining the degree of decompression after biliary stent placement.
Early cholangiocarcinoma can be a subtle disease. Classic MRCP findings of cholangiocarcinoma include an abrupt site of biliary obstruction with marked dilatation proximally (figure 5). In some cases, it may be difficult to distinguish duct wall thickening caused by pyogenic cholangitis from that caused by cholangiocarcinoma. 38 Cholangiocarcinoma usually arises from the extrahepatic bile ducts, but may also arise from the intrahepatic ducts. 39 When intrahepatic, cholangiocarcinoma occurs as a focal or infiltrating lesion. 39 Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography is superior to CT for defining the proximal extent of biliary tract tumors. 40
Hepatocellular carcinoma rarely manifests by intrahepatic bile duct obstruction, but this tumor should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma if there is an intrabiliary tumor with an associated hepatic mass. 41
Malignant obstructions should be evaluated with a complete, conventional upper abdomen study with T1- and T2-weighted images. MR provides an "all-in-one" approach for evaluating malignant obstructions. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of MRCP for differentiating benign and malignant lesions can be increased by 17% to 20% when T1-and T2-weighted images are obtained. 29 The origin, size, and site (hilar, intrahepatic, and subhilar) of the tumor, definition of tumor margins, and stage of disease can be depicted without need for other imaging modalities such as CT or ERCP. Lymphadenopathy, infiltration by hepatic metastases, mesenteric vascular involvement, distant metastases, and occlusion of segmental and subsegmental bile duct branches can also be seen.
In some cases, MRCP is sufficient for planning appropriate therapeutic interventions. It can be used to determine if surgical revision, endoscopic or percutaneous biliary drainage, or balloon dilation of a stenotic segment with stent placement is the optimal therapy. Grading of hilar cholangiocarcinoma by MRCP may also prevent patients from undergoing an unnecessary ERCP when endoscopic drainage is not the optimal treatment (segmentally occluded ducts). 42
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has largely replaced open cholecystectomy in patients with gallstones. Identification of aberrant ducts is important, as these ducts can be severed or ligated if they are mistaken for the cystic duct. Aberrant ducts tend to enter directly into the cystic duct or just distal to the confluence of the right and left hepatic ducts. 28 The most common biliary tract anomaly is an aberrant right hepatic duct, 43 which may drain into the common hepatic duct, common bile duct, or cystic duct. 28 Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography has a sensitivity of 71%, a specificity of 100%, and an accuracy of 98% for the detection of aberrant right hepatic ducts. 44 Although MRCP is well suited for detecting both aberrant ducts and choledocholithiasis, the routine use of MRCP prior to laparoscopic cholecystectomy cannot be justified because of the high cost and low true-positive rate of this technique for the detection of aberrant ducts.
Biliary cystic disease (choledochal cysts and choledochoceles)
Choledochal cysts are cystic dilatations of the biliary tree. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography can accurately determine the presence and type of choledochal cyst, the length of the involved extrahepatic duct, and anomalous unions of the pancreatic and bile ducts. 45 Choledochal cysts are best treated by surgical excision and biliary-enteric anastomosis. Determination of the length of the involved extrahepatic bile duct by MRCP is crucial for surgical planning. 45,46
Surgical alterations of the gastrointestinal tract after biliary-enteric anastomoses can make ERCP difficult or impossible. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography should be considered a first-line diagnostic method in these patients because it is capable of providing information about the biliary tree, which cannot be obtained by invasive procedures. 47
Anastomotic strictures are usually caused by postoperative scarring and, less often, by ischemia. 28 Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography can evaluate anastomotic sites and create a complete "roadmap" of the bile ducts. 34
Postlaparoscopic cholecystectomy
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography can evaluate the biliary tract proximal and distal to a duct lacerated at cholecystectomy. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography may result in incomplete visualization of the biliary tree, showing only a cut-off sign of the distal bile duct, so that PTC is required to visualize the proximal biliary system. Information about anatomy proximal to the transection is important for determining the strategy for reconstructive surgery. This information can be provided by MRCP, reducing the need for PTC.
Post-liver transplant
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography has a lower spatial resolution than conventional cholangiography, limiting depiction of strictures. However, in the case of liver transplantation patients, this does not represent a significant limitation because the lesions have a benign origin. 34 These strictures can be classified either as anastomotic or nonanastomotic. Nonanastomotic strictures usually involve the hepatic duct bifurcation, peripheral ducts, or both, and occur in approximately 8% of patients. Nonanastomotic strictures are important because they may indicate rejection. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography enables early visualization of intrahepatic duct dilatation, which can occur as a result of stricture formation. 48 Clinicians can therefore be alerted, and action can be taken to prevent sepsis and graft failure. 48
Endoscopic biliary drainage tubes
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography can be used to assess endoscopic biliary drainage (EBD) tubes when malfunction, dislocation, or migration is suspected. Traditional methods for the assessment of EBD tubes include ultrasound, biochemical data, and abdominal radiography. The results of these tests are usually confirmed with ERCP. Endoscopic biliary drainage tubes do not generate MR signals. However, bile contained within the lumen generates high signal. As a result, EBD tubes are usually seen as paired low-signal lines with a high-signal line between them. 49 If the bile becomes viscous or if debris accumulates, the high-signal intensity of bile in the tube may disappear (figure 6). 49 Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography is also useful for assessing the location and patency of EBD tubes.
Magnetic resonance applications in the pediatric population are expanding. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography rarely requires anesthesia; ERCP and PTC cannot be performed on children without anesthesia. 48 However, conscious sedation is required when MRCP is performed on young or uncooperative patients. Respiratory-triggered MRCP enables evaluation of major and minor bile ducts, even in uncooperative, young patients. 48 Images can be produced in which the common bile duct and hepatic ducts are clearly seen in infants as young as 3 days old. 50
Biliary atresia
Biliary atresia can cause jaundice in infants. When this anomaly occurs, MRCP demonstrates nonvisualization of the common bile duct or common hepatic duct. 50 Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography may also reveal a triangular-shaped area of high-signal intensity within the porta hepatis caused by cystic dilation of the bile duct proximally. 51 Unnecessary exploratory laparotomy in infants with cholestatic jaundice can also be avoided with MRCP.
Cystic fibrosis
Biliary manifestations of cystic fibrosis include cholelithiasis, narrowing or dilatation of the intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts, and microgallbladder. These findings can all be demonstrated with MRCP. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography is also useful for assessing the presence and severity of biliary complications in patients with cystic fibrosis without need for more invasive procedures.
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography has been slower to develop as a diagnostic tool for the pancreas because of the smaller caliber of the pancreatic duct. Advances in breath-hold imaging, surface coils, and the use of pharmacologic agents has allowed MR pancreatography to become a useful means for evaluating pancreatic ductal anatomy and function. The use of breath-hold imaging with surface coils reduces blurring artifacts and improves visibility. Visualization of the pancreatic duct is further improved following the administration of secretin. This hormone causes an increase in pancreatic exocrine function, resulting in a transient increase in pancreatic ductal diameter, pancreatic fluid secretion, and pancreatic enhancement. Because of this increase in pancreatic ductal diameter, the accuracy of MRCP for the detection of strictures of the pancreatic duct is improved. 52
Pancreas divisum
Pancreas divisum is the most common anatomic variant of the pancreas, occurring when the dorsal duct (duct of Wirsung) and ventral duct (duct of Santorini) fail to fuse. These two ducts normally fuse during the second month of gestation. When this process does not occur, the dorsal duct drains most of the pancreas, including the superior-anterior head, body, and tail, whereas the ventral duct drains the posterior-inferior head and uncinate process. The dorsal duct enters the major papilla and the ventral duct the minor papilla.
Pancreas divisum has important implications for ERCP, as cannulation of the major papilla opacifies only the dorsal duct, resulting in incomplete visualization of pancreatic ductal structures. Lack of opacification of ductal structures in the body or tail of the pancreas at ERCP also may erroneously suggest occlusion of the main pancreatic duct, leading to an incorrect diagnosis of pancreatic carcinoma. In contrast, MRCP is excellent for diagnosing pancreas divisum because this technique can show the ventral and dorsal ducts simultaneously without need for cannulation of the major and minor papillae.
Chronic pancreatitis
Chronic pancreatitis occurs after repeated bouts of acute pancreatitis, resulting in parenchymal atrophy and fibrosis. Side-branch ectasia is the most specific and prominent feature of chronic pancreatitis. The main pancreatic duct is also dilated, usually with areas of focal narrowing, producing a beaded appearance. The biliary tract may also become dilated as a result of fibrosis in the head of the pancreas. In severe pancreatitis, the normal tapering of the pancreatic duct in the tail of the pancreas is also lost.
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography may be performed not only to support a clinical diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis but also to guide therapeutic planning, detect concurrent biliary abnormalities, and visualize complications of the disease. In patients with chronic pancreatitis, moderate and advanced disease is identified readily. However, early disease may not be detected, as changes may be present only in small side branches, which are below the resolution of MR. Therapeutic planning is affected by the location of strictures, ductal diameter, the presence of stones, and the presence and location of pseudocysts.
Pancreatic pseudocysts occur as a complication of acute or chronic pancreatitis. These pseudocysts are encapsulated collections of pancreatic fluid caused by microperforation of the pancreatic duct. The surgical definition of a pseudocyst requires the lesion to be present for at least 6 weeks. Evaluation of cystic lesions of the pancreas, such as pseudocysts, with ERCP is limited to lesions that communicate with the main pancreatic duct. However, <50% of pseudocysts communicate with the pancreatic duct and fill with contrast material. As a result, <50% of pseudocysts are detected at ERCP. In contrast, MRCP can visualize pseudocysts in the absence of communication with ductal structures, so this technique can detect virtually 100% of pseudocysts and other cystic lesions of the pancreas, including cystic neoplasms.
Neoplasms of the pancreas
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography can be used to detect neoplasms of the pancreas and to determine staging, surgical resectability, and tumor recurrence. Neoplasms of the pancreas include exocrine and endocrine tumors. Exocrine tumors include adenocarcinomas, cystic neoplasms (serous microcystic adenomas and mucinous cystic neoplasms), and rare entities, such as acinar cell carcinomas, pleomorphic carcinomas, and epithelial neoplasms.
Adenocarcinoma represents 95% of all pancreatic carcinomas. The prognosis is poor, with mean 1-year survival rates <10%. Clinical signs of pancreatic carcinoma include jaundice, weight loss, and Courvoisier's sign (an enlarged nontender gallbladder caused by tumor obstructing the outflow of bile from the gallbladder). Dilatation of both the pancreatic and bile ducts should strongly suggest a malignant tumor in the head of the pancreas. Once the diagnosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma has been made, evaluation of the status of the ductal structures is not usually necessary. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography alone contributes little to the management of these patients, but conventional MR imaging provides important information for therapeutic planning, including tumor staging and detection of vascular encasement or other metastatic disease.
Cystic neoplasms are uncommon, representing only 5% to 15% of all cystic pancreatic masses. Cystic neoplasms can easily be evaluated with MRCP because of their high fluid content. Serous microcystic adenomas are benign lesions, typically occurring in patients older than 60 years of age. The tumors occur in a relatively equal distribution throughout the pancreas. Serous microcystic adenomas may appear as solid or cystic lesions. If the tumor is cystic, more than 6 cysts are usually seen, and the cysts are usually >2 cm in diameter. Approximately 40% of these tumors have calcifications, which are usually amorphous and may resemble starbursts. The soft-tissue component of serous microcystic adenomas exhibits hypervascular enhancement with intravenous administration of contrast material. Aspirated contents of the cysts are glycogen-positive. Roughly 15% of serous microcystic adenomas contain a central scar.
Mucinous cystic neoplasms include macrocystic adenomas and adenocarcinomas. These lesions should be considered malignant because the adenomas often evolve into adenocarcinomas. In contrast to serous microcystic adenomas, mucinous cystic neoplasms typically occur in patients younger than 60 years of age. The ratio of women to men having these neoplasms is 6:1. Almost all of these lesions are located in the body or tail of the pancreas. Fewer than 6 cysts are usually seen, and the cysts are usually >2 cm in diameter (figure 7). Twenty percent have calcifications, which typically occur along the rim of the cysts. In contrast to serous microcystic adenomas, these tumors are hypovascular, although the wall of the cysts enhances after administration of intravenous contrast material. 53 Aspiration of the cysts yields mucin. The mucin is secreted into the pancreatic duct. At ERCP, this mucin may obstruct the flow of contrast material through the duct, limiting evaluation. Because of this limitation, MRCP is potentially more accurate than is ERCP in depicting mucinous cystadenomas and cystadenocarcinomas. A tumor that may represent a subset of mucinous cystic tumors is a duct-ectatic mucinous tumor. In this disease, a papillary tumor is present in the main pancreatic duct or a side branch of the pancreatic duct. In the benign form, the papillary tumor consists of hyperplastic epithelium; whereas in the malignant form, the tumor is composed of atypical hyperplastic epithelium with areas of adenocarcinoma. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography can be used to detect excrescent nodules and septa in these tumors. The septa consist of a layer of connective tissue with pancreatic duct epithelium. The correlation of MRCP findings with histopathology is excellent. 54 Duct-ectatic mucinous tumors extrude copious amounts of mucin. As with mucinous cystic neoplasms, duct-ectatic mucinous tumors may be better evaluated with MRCP than with ERCP, as mucin obstructs the flow of contrast material through the pancreatic ducts.
Irie et al 55 evaluated the ability of MRCP to differentiate benign and malignant intraductal mucin-producing tumors of the pancreas with MRCP. When a malignant mucinous lesion is located in the main pancreatic duct, the duct is diffusely dilated and has a diameter >1.5 cm. With benign lesions involving the main pancreatic duct, however, the duct is segmentally dilated. When a malignant mucinous lesion is located in a branch duct, the main pancreatic duct is usually mildly dilated. With benign lesions involving a branch duct, however, the main pancreatic duct is not dilated.
Other neoplasms of the pancreas include endocrine tumors (insulinomas, gastrinomas, and nonfunctioning islet cell tumors), lymphoma, metastases, and connective tissue tumors. The ability of MRCP to depict these neoplasms has not yet been evaluated. However, MRCP has an overall sensitivity of 84% and specificity of 97% for diagnosing pancreatic carcinoma, whereas the corresponding sensitivity and specificity for ERCP are 70% and 94%, respectively. 56
Inferior spatial resolution and inability to perform therapeutic procedures are the major limitations of MRCP when compared with invasive methods (ERCP and PTC). Artifacts occasionally may cause confusion when interpreting MRCP images. Pulsatile compression by normal vascular structures, including the right hepatic and gastroduodenal artery, can cause pseudo-obstruction of the extrahepatic bile ducts. 57,33 The right hepatic artery passes posterior to the proximal common hepatic duct, sometimes causing a smooth, short narrowing in the duct. Arterial pseudo-obstruction artifact can be differentiated from true biliary obstruction by lack of dilatation upstream to the stenosis and by visualization of the flow void of the vessel crossing the duct at the level of the obstruction. 58 A flow-sensitive sequence, axial T2-weighted sequence, or MR angiography may also be helpful for identifying these vascular structures. 57
Portions of the biliary tree can be obscured on MIP images by overlapping ducts, bowel, and other structures containing fluid. This is rarely a problem with the source data images, as these images show small amounts of bile that are cancelled out on MIP images.
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography is becoming the primary method for evaluating patients with a variety of biliary and pancreatic diseases. The absence of ionizing radiation and safety of this technique make MRCP an excellent diagnostic tool. With the increased use of MRCP, invasive techniques such as ERCP and PTC can be reserved for patients who require therapeutic procedures. AR


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(AP) -- COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- A University of Missouri journalist is studying the use of unmanned drones more commonly seen in military applications as a potential tool for gathering news.
The Columbia Missourian reports that radio news producer Scott Pham has received a $25,000 school grant to work with counterparts in the MU College of Engineering to develop flying robots for journalism use.
Pham says the drones can take aerial photographs and record video from difficult-to-reach news scenes. He came up with the idea while reporting in southeast Missouri on the breached Birds Point Levee in 2011.
Researchers at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln also are studying the possible use of drones by journalists.
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The memorial service and funeral of Nelson Mandela will involve the activation of South Africa's tightest security plan ever and the deployment of thousands of police and soldiers.
Former president Thabo Mbeki on Sunday challenged South Africa's leadership to ask if they are living up to Nelson Mandela's standards, in a pointed public challenge to his ANC comrades.
Central African Republic President Michel Djotodia declared a three-day period of mourning from Sunday for the 300 recent victims of sectarian violence in Bangui.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday urged the United States and other world powers to demand that Iran change what he called its "genocidal" anti-Israel policy as part of negotiations with Tehran on a final nuclear deal.
ANC Youth League and EFF supporters nearly came to physical blows in Vilakazi Street in Soweto on Sunday.
When it came to sport, Nelson Mandela had the ability to inspire even inspirational figures and leave global stars completely star-struck.
At least 53 heads of state to attend national memorial service for former president Nelson Mandela before his remains will lie in state
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Veteran rapper Jay Z topped nominees for the 2014 Grammys announced Friday with nine nods, while Taylor Swift and Daft Punk were also among those in the running in major categories.
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Crawfish Pie
Serves 6-8
2 Tb Butter
1 cup Onion, chopped
½ cup Green Bell Pepper, chopped
½ cup Celery, chopped
1 Tb Garlic, chopped
2 lb Crawfish Tails, peeled
3 Tb Tony Chachere's Roux Mix
1 cup Heavy Cream
2 oz Brandy, optional
½ cup Green Onion, chopped
¼ cup Parsley, chopped
1 Tb Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning
1 Lemon, juiced
1 package Pillsbury Pie Crusts
In a heavy pan or Dutch oven, melt butter. Sauté onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic for three minutes or until transparent. Add crawfish tails with juices and fold in pan to warm through. Sprinkle with roux mix, add cream and brandy and stir to combine. Cook five minutes until thick and creamy. Fold in green onion, parsley, Creole Seasoning, and lemon. Remove from stove and let cool.
Preheat an oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9 inch pie pan with pastry making sure not to "stretch" pastry and keep cool. Fill with cooled pie filling. Lay a second pastry sheet over top, trim edges, and crimp bottom and top edges to seal. Cut slits in center. Bake in oven for 45 minutes or until pastry in crisp and brown and filling is bubbly. Let cool an additional five minutes before cutting.


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Travel insurers have joined many private medical insurers in responding to this new trend in a universal way - by adding a blanket exclusion. A typical exclusion reads ' The insurance will not cover you when you are travelling with the intention of obtaining medical treatment or consultation abroad.' This general exclusion would be interpreted as including dental treatment. Almost every policy will have a clear or tacit exclusion. Travel insurers will not cover people going abroad for treatment. They will not cover the medical risk, nor any related travel risks. We have yet to find any travel insurer seeking to offer special cover to this market Insurers argue that instead of insuring fit and healthy people, they are insuring ill people who have a greater risk of a claim and of need for expensive medical help. They argue that if there is any illness, they cannot easily see if it is directly or indirectly related either to the treatment or the illness. Many people want to recuperate overseas so turn it into a family holiday as they have already paid for the travel. If a family member is accompanying someone on a trip, we suggest that they book a normal travel policy separately without including the patient. Medical tourism is not something that the average travel agent asks about on insurance, so we fear that people are buying cover via travel agents and even direct; without being asked or volunteering the true reason for the trip. Anyone doing this runs the risk that an insurer can turn round and refuse to pay claims on any part of the policy- even if it is just lost luggage. We hear of covers being offered overseas which claim to protect you, but buying overseas is a gamble as you have no consumer protection rights and will have great difficulty in deciding if it is really good cover.


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St. George's Park will play host to nine promising international football coaches next month as part of The FA's new international bursary scheme.
The FA International Licence course will be held at the new national football centre from 3-16 December, as The FA seeks to build on its previous international relations work with federations from around the world.
The FA bursary scheme is intended to showcase the facilities at St. George's Park around the globe, whilst offering developing coaches the opportunity to enhance their learning in a world-class sporting environment.
The bursary scheme complements The FA's newly signed Memorandum of Understanding with FIFA, whereby skills and knowledge will be shared with FIFA member associations.
Jane Bateman, Head of International Relations at The FA, said: "The FA has a long history of developing football around the world.
"Like the new Memorandum of Understanding with FIFA, this bursary project opens our education programmes to the international football community and, in this case, will give a group of international coaches the experience of St. George's Park in its inaugural year.
"These coaches come from diverse backgrounds and all have great potential as coaches in their countries.
"We are proud to be supporting them and to be playing a key part in their development."
The FA funds the candidates' course fees, flights, transfers and accommodation for the period, on the basis of them fulfilling the following criteria:
- The coaches must be a senior coach, working with senior players, or;
- be ex-professional or high-level semi-professional player with proven coaching experience, or;
- the coach is a teacher with good evidence of playing experience.
Candidates must also be comfortable dealing with teams and large groups of senior players and should therefore be at The FA Intermediate Level (2) or equivalent. Candidates must have a very good standard of spoken and written English.
The bursary scheme news comes on the day that FIFA President Joseph S Blatter made his first visit to the Burton upon Trent venue, where he received a tour of the state-of-the-art sports science and medical facilities.
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The Ultimate Valentine's Day Gift Guide from Luxist and AHAlife
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Before you go overspending on Valentine's Day gifts that will surely be returned, peruse this gift guide from Luxist and AHAlife, "where discerning taste meets an inspired life." We teamed up with AHAlife's careful and creative curators to bring you the best Valentine's Day Gift Guide you'll find, whether you're looking to spend $100 or $5,000. Below, you'll find images and prices for each item on this special list, as well as our reasoning for recommending the items. It's easy (and free!) to join AHAlife, so don't hesitate at the signup page. Close your other tabs and dig in; your Valentine's Day shopping is finished. Here are the Top 10 Best Valentine's Day Gifts for 2011 from AHAlife and Luxist:
1. Camel Bone Jewelry (above) - from $230.00
This exotic collection is so stunning, few women could open it without an audible gasp. There is a certain powerfulness in the femininity and boldness of these rare camel bone pieces. Giving one of these to your loved one is more than an observation of custom; it implies a respect for her primal strength.


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Gonna risk getting lambasted my fellow conservative posters but here goes...
Brand new startups and companies moving into this state are truly at a disadvantage when it comes time to paying property taxes. A competitor who's been here a long time or got in during lean times will have a fraction of the tax bill for larger properties. Same thing for homeowners. I bought my home in the last downturn - my property tax is half of what the guy across the street pays for the same floor plan.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining about paying 1% on $250k for a home that will fetch $450k in today's market. However, the tax burden is clearly not fairly distributed.
Rather than a max 2% increase per year based on the last sale price, why not consider a longer term average of annual appraisals as the baseline? If the state used a 15 year moving average, it would prevent huge increases to homeowner tax bills in boom times while also preventing huge drops in tax revenue when the bottom falls out.
Using my home as an example, my $187k home in 1996 would now have a tax bill based on an assessed value of $350k - more than I'm paying now but not unreasonable. Same principle would apply to business owners and would clearly level the playing field as it relates to property taxes.
Okay, let the flogging begin...
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STONEFIRE-42-K - Outdoor Greatroom Company 42 Inch Stonefire Fire Pit Table - Stainless Steel
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Light up the night with the Outdoor Greatroom Company 42 Inch Stonefire Fire Pit Table (STONEFIRE-42-K). This circular fire pit table features a rugged black powder-coated aluminum frame and beautiful and unique Spray Stone™ top surface that gives the look of high quality stone without having to worry about issues with durability. With a large diameter of 42 inches and an included center cover to place over the fire bowl, this table is ideal for dining even when not using the fire pit. However, creating the perfect ambiance for any setting is a cinch with the use of the UL listed stainless steel burner and included glass fire gems that bring a warming glow to your evenings.
With a straightforward design and simple assembly, you'll quickly be on your way to a great conversation or a romantic evening as the powerful round burner produces up to 65,000 BTUs to provide ample heat and light. The base is capable of storing a 20 pound liquid propane tank, and the integrated electronic ignition system starts the flame the can be adjusted in intensity with the variable flame control system. As an added bonus, this fire pit table can also accommodate the desires of those that prefer to use natural gas as it has the capability of converting its fuel system. The timeless design and beautiful fires are sure to greatly enhance the enjoyment of any outdoor living space.
Use it as a warming fire pit or simply place the included beautiful glass center cover over the bowl to use it as a large circular tableUses Propane or Natural Gas:
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There's no need to worry about burning yourself or finding a match -- just use the convenient electronic starter
- Model:STONEFIRE-42-K
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- 42" diameter cast ledge ring
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Because in F1 the first person you have to beat is your team-mate...
Red Bull Racing
Race: Vettel
Season: Sebastian Vettel 7 - Mark Webber 4
Just how rude can you be to your race engineer? We've heard expletives from Montoya and Raikkonen in the past (directed at other drivers, not the team); we've heard Lewis Hamilton get a bit chippy with Andy Latham about the choice of McLaren tyre strategy; we've heard Jenson Button getting whingey about the "B-a-l-a-a-a-a-n-c-e" quite a lot, and we've heard Mark Webber getting a bit sarcy "not bad for a No.2 driver" after a race. But I can't ever remember a driver being this rude to his team. If you missed the race and the broadcast, Sebastian Vettel was tucked up behind Jenson Button and could see his chances of a race win evaporating in front of his eyes. There's no great love lost between the pair of them, as we saw before the podium ceremony in Germany, so that might have added an edge. Vettel got on the radio and barked: "I can go much faster than him! So do something!" followed by an insistent command: "Try something, then. Try something!"
To which his engineer, Rocky, should have said, "Hey, quit that jibber jabber!" but sensibly told him "There are cars behind Sebastian, we can't just do anything." ("you craziest fool").
It would be interesting to know if this was a familiar line of communication between Vettel and his engineer and that broadcasters have just failed to make them public in the past. We've heard him get slightly hysterical when things go wrong in the past. Sebastian's reaction to a puncture is like an amateur pilot in a single engine plane when that single engine decides to stop. In a way it's nice to know that even World Champions panic like the best of us, but shouting out your engineers needs some explaining by the Red Bull machine. It's supposed to give you wings, not whinges. It was apparent that when he did have clear air and great tyres he was as good as he thought he was, but the PR damage had been done.
On the other hand Mark suffered a 'diff failure' which is Red Bull speak for "I can't adjust the ride height of the car properly - where's that handle again?"
Race: Hamilton
Season: Jenson Button 3 - Lewis Hamilton 8
Jenson Button says he's not ready to play the role of No.2 driver yet, but he should seriously think about it. He was on much fresher tyres than Senna but couldn't figure a way past. The man who was always 'much kinder to his tyres' was hardly ever within 0.3 of the No.1 McLaren driver. Jenson's delay behind the Williams probably only cost him a single place - both Lotus cars and Vettel looked faster.
Hamilton was virtually perfect from the lights, but needed that perfection to keep ahead of Raikkonen.
Race: Rosberg
Season: Michael Schumacher 5 - Nico Rosberg 6
It's getting pretty desperate for the Mercedes team with Michael wrecking machinery in back-to-back grands prix, both drivers qualifying poorly and the top four teams galloping off out of sight. Any chance Michael had of beating Nico disappeared the moment he failed to get away on the parade lap. I wonder if that 2013 contract is signed?
Race: Alonso
Season: Fernando Alonso 11 - Felipe Massa 0
Alonso continued his season-long domination of Massa, but Ferrari will be quite happy to see it finish up as 20-0 provided Massa can shadow Alonso. He did a pretty good job in this race, almost outqualifying him and finishing just 12 seconds behind. Had he managed to deny Webbo some extra points then that would have been a bonus, but he wasn't far off. His start wasn't the best, which was unusual for Felipe (finishing Lap 1 two places down). Alonso as usual was nothing short of 100%, getting ahead of Kimi at the start and making the most of whatever chance came his way.
Race: Raikkonen
Season: Kimi Raikkonen 8 - Romain Grosjean 3
Mr Miserable lost the chance of victory at the start when he got delayed behind Alonso. (Did he fail to set his KERS up properly?) If he could qualify as well as his team-mate then he'd be sorted. Kimi and Romain shared a moment later in the race when Raikkonen came out of the pits and gave Grosjean a 'Kamui kiss'. Grosjean had no problem with it after the race, but it's clear that both sides of the garage are locked in battle because Kimi was advised by his engineer to deploy KERS on exiting the pitlane.
Force India
Race: Hulkenberg
Season: Paul DiResta 6 - Nico Hulkenberg 5
Hulkenberg continued his fightback against DiResta's early season lead. The Force India doesn't enjoy tight and twisty circuits. Paul won't have been affected by his barge from Maldonado, but did a very fair job of trying toget out of the way.
Race: Perez
Season: Kamui Kobayashi 4 - Sergio Perez 7
Something that the TV broadcast didn't dwell on, but was picked up by Jaime Alguersuari was Perez possibly lifting to allow Alonso past. Fernando Alonso was stuck behind the Sauber driver who had tyres that were very close to their sell-by and was losing quite a bit of time. Running down from Turn 3 to Turn 4 Alonso simply blasted past him. Jaime Alguersuari yelled, "he let him by". And you have to think he might have, because it's a downhill section where the difference in traction isn't nearly as great as the rest of the circuit. Has the Perez-to-Ferrari deal been done was the immediate thought? Checko was well ahead of Kobayashi who got a poor start and had to fight his way back past Caterhams that weren't obliged to move over in a hurry.
Race: Senna
Season: Maldonado 4 - Senna 7
Bruno Senna learned the lesson that if you qualify in the front five rows you're less likely to have the kind of first lap incident that has blighted so many of his races this year. Maldonado qualified well as we've come to expect, and also had a mid-race incident, as we've come to expect. His bemusement at being given a penalty for losing control and thumping into the side of another competitor should really be explained to him by Williams driver coach Alex Wurz. Although you'd think the pithy "Don't hit anybody" would be a good start.
Torro Rosso
Race: Ricciardo
Season: Daniel Ricciardo 6 - Jean-Eric Vergne 5
It was Daniel Ricciardo's turn to take P18 in qualifying and give Jean-Eric Vergne a break. He beat him in the race, though.
Race: Kovalainen
Season: Vitaly Petrov 5 - Heikki Kovalainen 6
Heikki was back on form and back in front of Petrov in front of the biggest Finnish crowd of the season.
Race: Pic
Season: Timo Glock 6 - Charles Pic 5
Charles Pic, like Nico Hulkenberg is beginning to make inroads into his team-mate's early season lead.
Race: De la Rosa
Season: Narain Karthikeyan 1 - Pedro de la Rosa 9
No real surprises at HRT, other than Narian bending the car. Though with the amount of time the HRT had to spend on the carpet of marbles, being lapped all day must have been a hazardous occupation.
Star of the Race
Alonso 2, Hamilton 2, Button 1, Perez 1, Rosberg 1, Raikkonen 1, Maldonado 1, Webber 1, Grosjean 1
Overtaking Move of the Race
Grosjean 2, Raikkonen 2, Button 1, DiResta 1, Hamilton 1, Rosberg 1, Webber 1, Senna 1, DNQ 1
Dull vs Exciting GPs
Exciting 9 - Dull 2
In the absence of Eddie Jordan...
You can't get anything past the BBC's technical expert Gary Andreson. After Grosjean and Raikkonen had completed their final pit-stops and Kimi had raced out of the pits to take P2 off Grosjean, they broadcast Kimi's race engineer's message to him. This came after David Coulthard had suggested that Raikkonen had probably used a bit of KERS into Turn 1 to resist Grosjean. The message was: "Kimi. use KERS on exit."
"I think that was an old message," Gary informed us.
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Professional Development Meme Summer 2009 – I'm Not Wasting This One!
High school, Michigan Merit Curriculum, Professional Development, Social network, Special Education, Teacher, Uncategorized, Web 2.0 June 8, 2009
I am a huge fan of summer vacation. Lots of time for me to read what I want, enjoy the peace a quiet of home, bother the son and the husband…. well, you get the ideas. I always begin the summer with all sorts of ideas of what I want to get done. This usually includes one or more home improvement projects and a desire to actually exercise and lose some weight. Along with these personal desires, I always want to plan ahead for the next school year. Ahhh…June is so filled with possibilities.
Come Labor Day, I look back and realize that while I started out with enthusiasm, I gave in to my ADHD and only accomplished what had my attention at the moment. I ignored most of what I had set out to do. This summer, I once again vowed that the summer of 2009 would be different, but I had no real plan of action; I just had determination. Then one of the members of my Twitter PLN came (albeit unknowingly) to my rescue.
Clif Mims (@clifmims) developed the following meme and posted it to his blog. I decided to participate and tag a few lucky folks to join me. Clif notes that you don't have to be tagged to participate, so I encourage you to do so.
Professional Development Meme 2009
Summer can be a great time for professional development. It is an opportunity to learn more about a topic, read a particular work or the works of a particular author, beef up an existing unit of instruction, advance one's technical skills, work on that advanced degree or certification, pick up a new hobby, and finish many of the other items on our ever-growing To Do Lists. Let's make Summer 2009 a time when we actually get to accomplish a few of those things and enjoy the thrill of marking them off our lists.
The Rules
NOTE: You do NOT have to wait to be tagged to participate in this meme.
- Pick 1-3 professional development goals and commit to achieving them this summer.
- For the purposes of this activity the end of summer will be Labor Day (09/07/09).
- Post the above directions along with your 1-3 goals on your blog.
- Title your post Professional Development Meme 2009 and link back/trackback to http://clifmims.com/blog/archives/2447.
- Use the following tag/ keyword/ category on your post: pdmeme09.
- Tag 5-8 others to participate in the meme.
- Achieve your goals and "develop professionally."
- Commit to sharing your results on your blog during early or mid-September.
My Goals
1. Become a PBworks Certified Educator by attending PBworks Summer Camp. (FYI -PBworks used to know as PBwiki.)
2. Read, study and implement the strategies discussed in Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works by Harold Pitler, et al.
3. Rework my 9th, 10th and 11th grade English classes (using the Michigan Merit Curriculum/Macomb Units) to include technology so that this college prep curriculum is accessible and meaningful to my resource room students.
4. Develop the following tech skills: screencasting, using my digital video recorder, and podcasting.
5. Participate in a online book study of: Grown Up Digital by Don Tapscott
In addition, I also want to read the following books this summer:
Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms by Will Richardson
Teaching Writing Using Blogs, Wikis, and other Digital Tools by Richard Beach, et al.
How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed Ability Classrooms
I know it sounds like a lot, but I am a fast reader.
Tag Your It:
I tag the following people
Joe Wood Burt Lo Jim Dornberg Linda Clinton
Now it's on to some summertime learnin'


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CCO, Madcap and Xavier Offer Amahl to Families for the Holidays
| November 26, 2012
CINCINNATI, Nov. 26 -- On December 21 (7:30 pm), 22 (2 pm and 7:30 pm), and 23 (2 pm), the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Madcap Puppets, and Xavier University's Edgecliff Vocal Ensemble present the holiday classic Amahl and the Night Visitors at Xavier's Gallagher Student Center Theatre. Adult tickets are $25 each, students and senior citizens are $15, and children up to age 18 are $10. Tickets can be ordered at http://www.ccocincinnati.org/
The Madcap Puppets bring fun to every performance and make theatre accessible for everyone, regardless of age. The Madcap Puppets bring fun to every performance and make theatre accessible for everyone, regardless of age. Amahl and his mother will be portrayed by human actors, but the three kings and other characters will be larger-than-life puppets in the Madcap style.
The one-act opera with music and English libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti, was first performed on live television from Rockefeller Center on Christmas Eve 1951. It is the story of a young shepherd boy named Amahl, who walks with the aid of a crutch. The magi stop by his home one night, explaining they are on their way to find a king. During the night, Amahl's mother tries to steal some of the gold being taken to the holy child. Understanding her desire to help her crippled son, the magi tell her to keep the gold. Mother asks the night visitors to take the gold back for the new King and Amahl offers the only thing he owns, his crutch, as his gift. His leg is miraculously healed, and Amahl leaves with the visitors to thank the child King for curing him.
Gian Carlo Menotti's "Amahl and the Night Visitors"
Friday, December 21, 2012
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Gallagher Theater
Edgecliff Vocal Ensemble, MadCap Puppets and Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra present Gian Carlo Menotti's "Amahl and the Night Visitors." Show times are as follows:
December 21, 7:30pm
December 22, 2pm
December 22, 7:30pm
December 23, 2pm
Tickets: Adults $25 / Students & Senior Citizens $15 / Children (up to the age of 18) $10.
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