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Located a little way down East Burnside Street—the dividing line of an established NE and a more industrial, artisanal SE Portland—Heart Coffee Roasters blends rich Scandinavian and Northwest coffee cultures to create a friendly, welcoming atmosphere with an impeccably-clean design and outstanding coffee. Started as a passionate experiment in a local basement by ex pro snowboarder and long time Portland resident Wille Yli-Luoma, Heart has grown to one of the hottest newcomers to the oft-expanding micro-roasting movement in just about three years. As one would expect, Heart sources all their beans from family-run farms around the world. And on top of roasting their own beans in-house, the small shop serves an assortment of small baked goods sourced from local bakeries. Be sure to head in on Tuesdays or Thursdays to watch Yli-Luoma roasting the latest batch of seasonal beans in-store to deliver the most consistent, high-quality coffee possible. Visit on a sunny summer day to experience the free flowing environment as its best, as warm weather prompts the shop to open its garage door-clad siding.
Up W Burnside in the heart of old town Portland lies Tanner Goods' flagship storefront. The home grown leather goods maker has grown in recent years to much fanfare from around the world. With everything from leather wallets, belts, bracelets and camera straps to waxed cotton camera bags, backpacks and duffles, each piece is made entirely by hand of domestically sourced materials right here in the City of Roses. Located under the same single room shop's vaulted ceiling you'll find a wide selection of fashionable menswear. Known as The Woodlands online, the Americana-inspired garments were formerly housed in a separate shop down the road. However Tanner Goods' founders Sam Huff and Jevan Lautz recently moved both operations under one roof to create the quintessential Portland outfitter. Here you will find every key component of the true Northwesterner's wardrobe with an emphasis on American-made goods including a number of other like-minded West Coast-based brands like Tellason and Rogue Territory. Just across the street is the world's largest bookstore Powell's and any number of reputable coffee shops and restaurants. Head east to hit the Willamette River waterfront, a river long park and footpath that stretches from north to south Portland and offers unmatched views of the city and its surroundings, including Mount Hood on a sunny day.
Housed in one of NW's traditional warehouse loft spaces, The Good Mod is an absolute treasure trove of Mid-Century Modern and industrial design. Stacks of vintage Eames molded fiberglass chairs extend to the ceiling, while inspiring vignettes populate the expansive space and sizable shelves house Saarinen-designed tables and Jens Risom chairs. Not to mention the extensive warehouse portion filled with industrial stools and drafting tables of the likes you'd find in any architectural studio. The massive space allows the impressive collections to be seen freely, without clutter—a rare advantage of loft living. Owned and operated by extremely knowledgeable design enthusiasts, The Good Mod is Portland's best resource for design. Just down the stairs and across the street is a wide range of shopping options, from Tanner Goods to the new Union Way shopping center. This area of W Burnside is an absolute hub for anything an open-minded visitor or exploring local could need.
Literally taking over Portland in recent years with delicious ethnic foods and hard-to-beat lunch prices, the food cart can be found in as many varieties and sizes as one can imagine, and in every corner o the city at that. These "pods" as they're called, span both sides of the Willamette River, which divides east and west Portland. For quantity and quality, head to the Alder Food Carts in downtown SW—a neighborhood of tall offices, students and shoppers. Serving one thing, and one thing only is Nong's Khao Man Gai. Both the name and the savory chicken served over rice is a mouthful, and an incredibly tasty one at that. Also worth trying are Tábor's Czech Republic-inspired sandwiches.
The first North American retail store for the Japanese outdoor supplier, Portland's Snow Peak shop was welcomed with open arms earlier this year. Located in the city's most affluent neighborhood—NW—the shop is nestled amongst many art galleries, restaurants and boutiques. A favorite of CH for many years running, the conscious brand is one not to overlook. From high performance titanium camping furniture to beautifully designed utensils and cook wear, the spacious shop offers enough to outfit even the most adventurous design-minded outdoorsman. In addition, to help such a bold statement hold its weight, the shop has teamed up with fellow Portland-based Nau—maker of environmentally-minded outdoor clothing—as well as like-minded brands like Colorado's Zeal Optics, Sweden's Fjällräven, San Francisco's Aether and France's Dieme boots. This store and its fine-tuned contents signal the coming of Portland's new generation of outdoor enthusiasts.
Located just a short walk up from Heart Roasters, cozy vintage shop Rad Summer stands out in a land of lost-and-found fashion. A resource for locals in the know for many years running, the prolific vintage store specializes in carefully-selected men's and women's clothing from the 30s and '40s all the way up to the '80s and '90s. As it is the Northwest, expect to find an impressive supply of vintage flannels, boots and dad jeans from local brands like Pendleton and Danner. Mixed in with the diverse collection of vintage duds are some one-of-a-kind garments and jewelry as well, all made locally by up-and-coming indie designers. Combining two things Portland holds dear—vintage and music—the far corner offers a generally-decent record rack for a potential score or two.
While Snow Peak offers the finest in high end, design-centric outdoor wares, Portland's own Poler makes affordable outdoor "stuff" for anyone looking to get out and enjoy the great wilds of nature. With an official goal of sharing "camp vibes," the brand is all about good times, and this comes through in their playful aesthetic and brand identity inspired in part by skate and snowboard culture. Sure, Poler won't get you to the top of Mt. Ranier, but with clever designs like the Napsack—complete with a synch bottom, hood and zippered arm holes—you'll be so comfortable by the campfire you won't want to go anywhere. The flagship store is located just a few doors down from Tanner Goods on the north/south dividing street of W. Burnside. Inside you'll find all the brand's well-designed wares alongside some local art and illustrations by fellow Portlander and outdoorsman Aaron Draplin.
With the always present coffee and foodie scenes maturing and the likes of established cultural influencers like The Ace Hotel moving in, Portland seems to be growing up. The most significant sign of which is the opening of Union Way, a renovated alleyway turned shopping haven for menswear enthusiasts. Playing host to high profile names like New York's Steven Alan, San Francisco's preeminent denim authority Self Edge and Portland's Danner boots, the shopping center is an absolute power house. Not to mention the quirky all natural candy shop QUIN and the newly founded Spruce Apothecary—founded by the same group behind pioneering design and outdoor shop Canoe. For a full dose of local culture head across the street to the north to hit famous book store Powell's or south to grab lunch at Kenny & Zuke's Delicatessen, dinner at local haunt Clyde Commons or a coffee at Portland-born and raised Stumptown Roasters. With coffee in hand swing into the shared lobby space of The Ace Hotel and snap some pictures in the vintage photo booth.
With two locations in the shopping-heavy neighborhood of NW and one in downtown SW, Greenleaf Juicing Company has the city center covered. As one would expect from an organic juice shop, Greenleaf uses only fresh fruits and vegetables delivered daily from partner farms in Oregon, Washington and California. On the menu are fresh, made to order juices, smoothies, shots and a few other health-focused items—all with a focus on vegetables and leafy greens. And if time is of the essence the progressive juicers offer pre-made hydraulic pressed bottles to go. Located on NW 23rd, one of Greenleaf's main locations sits alongside one of the city's main shopping drags. The quaint street stretches the length of the neighborhood, offering heaps of upscale cafes, restaurants and boutique shopping options. Head two streets south to NW 21st for more dining and entertainment options, including the historic independent film theater Cinemas 21.
Located just under three hours north of Portland is the Northwest's better known, bigger city—Seattle. A real city to Portland's town, Seattle is often seen as the big brother of the two, which as one might imagine has created a bit of rivalry. This however, should only be seen as incentive to visit. Situated on the Puget Sound, Seattle is surrounded by the Cascades, the Olympic Peninsula—home to America's only Rain Forest—and Canada a ways to the north. Few places rival the beauty of the Emerald City on a clear day. While each neighborhood in Portland is reminiscent of the next, Seattle's can be drastically different. University of Washington's U-District houses everything a college town could need, Fremont and Wallingford offer a quieter vibe for 20-30 somethings compared to the hipster haven of Capital Hill and Old Town, while Bell Town and Queen Ann are both be beautiful and more refined. Downtown offers a range of architectural highlights, including the renowned Seattle Public Library—a must see for architectural and design enthusiasts. Visit Pikes Place Market for fresh seafood and blocks of beautiful public parks on the Puget Sound waterfront. Portland's neighbor to the north is really just a short jaunt away


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3:30pm Thursday 24th January 2013
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CARE boss for Blackburn and Darwen Mohammed Khan has promised every resident moved from the four council old people's homes facing closure will have a personal care plan to smooth their transfer to the private sector.
He promised that none of them would shut before October this year and only when residents had been found a place in the two new extra care plus developments being built in the borough.
Coun Khan pledged that the state-of-the art residential facilities being built in the borough over the next three years will provide a better quality environment for current and future residents.
He said: "We will be speaking to service users and their families and carrying out formal assessments, so every resident will have a care plan that identifies their needs and how they want us to support them through any move from their current home into a new home.
"Some residents may choose to move as a group with their friends and we will support them to make that happen, linking this with the new developments for older people's care in the borough over the next two and half years."
He was responding to concerns about the transfer and about possible reductions in home care services and increases in charges. Coun Khan revealed that the cost of a council run care home bed can be twice as much as that charged by the independent sector, permitting £1m saving per year if the four homes were to close.
Chief Executive Harry Catherall said: "The independent sector already provides 85 per cent of all care home beds for older people in the borough and is better placed to offer high quality accommodation that is sustainable over the longer term."
"Consultation will start in February before a final decision is made in March."
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MPs in Worcestershire have criticised a former Tory who dramatically quit the party to join UKIP - saying he is "detached from reality".
Douglas Carswell stunned the Conservatives last week by quitting as an MP for Clacton, in Essex and announcing he will contest a by-election for Nigel Farage's party.
The shock move led to reports over the weekend that up to another eight Tory MPs are considering defecting to UKIP amid dissatisfaction with David Cameron's position over Europe.
Worcester MP Robin Walker has even said he would not mind if the party did not contest the by-election, calling it a "terrible distraction".
"He has always been on the fringes of the party anyway, his intellectual position is that he thinks it right to rebel," he said.
"It's a real shame from the party's perspective, I do think Douglas is detached from reality over this whole issue.
"I can't see us not contesting the by-election but if we weren't to do it I wouldn't mind, it's a terrible distraction.
"But I would be very surprised if the number of MPs (looking to also defect to UKIP) is anything like that number.
"A couple of people spring to mind but I don't believe it's something other MPs would consider doing."
Sir Peter Luff, who represents Mid-Worcestershire, said: "In politics you have to compromise and balance conflicting points of view.
"Douglas is dismissive of people who hold different perspectives, it's very rare any politician can do that.
"He has an intellectual conviction which is tarnished by ignoring political reality."
If Mr Carswell wins the by-election he would be the first UKIP MP to ever enter the House of Commons.
The maverick Eurosceptic has said he does not believe the the Prime Minister is "serious about the change we need" in Europe.
His defection was announced during a routine Nigel Farage press conference, during which the UKIP leader said he had "a surprise" for the press and paraded the backbencher.
Mr Cameron has pledged an in/out referendum on Europe in 2017, but only if the party wins next year's General Election.


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I have a question.
I can't figure out how to do missions on Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky. I took a mission to save a corsola on the third floor of beach cave, but when I got to the third floor, I thourghly explored it and there was no corsola(other than the ones that attacked me). I checked the Job, which I had set on my top screen, and Isaid to explore as far as possible.
How do I do the missions?-Spottedstar
- Did you make sure that you accepted the job in the menu after taking it off of the bulletin board? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Crimsonnavy (talk • contribs)
yes, on the board it said '1/8 jobs accepted' or something like that.-spottedstar
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DUBLIN: Paddy Jackson is set to make his Ireland debut against Scotland on Sunday after being selected ahead of veteran outside-half Ronan O'Gara for the Six Nations match at Murrayfield.
Ireland coach Declan Kidney had to find a new starting No 10 after first-choice fly-half Jonathan Sexton suffered a hamstring injury during the 12-6 defeat by England last time out at Lansdowne Road earlier this month.
But rather than recall O'Gara, Ireland's most-capped player with 127 Tests behind him and the man who came off the bench to replace Sexton against England, Kidney sprang one of the biggest surprises of his five-year reign as national coach on Wednesday by opting to start Ulster's Jackson in Edinburgh.
O'Gara, 36 next month, was on the bench.
Also making his Test debut this weekend will be Jackson's fellow Ulsterman Luke Marshall, in at inside centre after the experienced Gordon D'Arcy was ruled out with a foot injury.
O'Gara, for several seasons Ireland's first-choice outside-half, has played back-up to Sexton since the 2011 World Cup.
However, his form this season has been modest with O'Gara failing to sparkle against England and below his best playing for provincial side Munster against Llanelli last weekend.
"Paddy's inclusion was a challenge given the stature of Ronan O'Gara, but I think Paddy deserves a go in this one," Kidney said.
"It was a very difficult decision to leave Ronan out, it was right up there. But that's a compliment to Paddy."
Ireland were forced into making five changes after injuries took a toll of their side in a bruising defeat by England in Dublin and Kidney, turning to Marshall, said: "Luke was with us all through November and accomplished himself very well."
Elsewhere in the backs, left wing Simon Zebo's tournament-ending foot injury led to a recall for utility back Keith Earls.
Meanwhile, the pack showed two changes, with Tom Court replacing Cian Healy after the loosehead prop was suspended for stamping on England's Dan Cole and experienced second row Donncha O'Callaghan coming in for Mike McCarthy, out with a knee injury.
Ireland, one of four teams along with Scotland boasting one victory and one defeat after two rounds, need to win at Murrayfield to maintain their hopes of winning the Six Nations title.
Even before the Championship started, Ireland suffered a huge double blow when both lock Paul O'Connell and wing Tommy Bowe were ruled out of the entire tournament, with the loss to England compounding their injury problems.
But the good news for Ireland was that star centre Brian O'Driscoll (ankle) and flanker Sean O'Brien (hamstring), who both suffered injuries against England, were declared fit to start against the Scots.
Scotland, who beat Italy 34-10 at Murrayfield in the second round, made just one change to their starting side earlier Wednesday when prop Geoff Cross was recalled in place of Euan Murray, whose Christian beliefs mean he refuses to play on Sundays.
Ireland (15-1): Rob Kearney; Craig Gilroy, Brian O'Driscoll, Luke Marshall, Keith Earls; Paddy Jackson, Conor Murray; Jamie Heaslip (capt), Sean O'Brien, Peter O'Mahony; Donnacha Ryan, Donncha O'Callaghan; Mike Ross, Rory Best, Tom Court. Replacements: Sean Cronin, David Kilcoyne, Declan Fitzpatrick, Devin Toner, Iain Henderson, Eoin Reddan, Ronan O'Gara, Luke Fitzgerald


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DES MOINES, Iowa - On Tuesday, following a flurry of political glad-handling and then speeches designed to bring voters on board, Republicans will cast their ballots in the Iowa caucuses.
There is no rest for the weary on the campaign trail.
Some of the candidates are crisscrossing the state, hitting three or more cities in a single day because it's really anyone's game as of Monday.
The Republican presidential hopefuls are making their way across the Hawkeye state, a down to the wire push in a very crowded field of candidates.
Student Matthew Murphy said, "I really like Michelle Bachmann, and I also like Newt. Ron Paul is a little out there sometimes, but, you know, he's good. I don't really like Mitt Romney too much."
Recent polls show Romney, Rick Santorum and Paul all within striking distance of each other.
In this last push in Iowa, it's all about shoring up support and clinching those undecided votes.
Iowan Karen Poe is one of the coveted "undecideds."
Poe said, "We've seen several of the candidates. We hope to get all of them in. It's nice to see them in person and to decide for myself."
Lately, she's leaning toward Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
"Everything he said when we saw him, we were in agreement with," Poe said.
Perry has outspent his rivals in Iowa, though he's fallen behind to fifth place at last poll. He said he can taste victory.
"We're not here for second place," he said.
At a rowdy rally in Des Moines, Paul brought in his son, Sen. Rand Paul.
Tom Bragg of Honey Grove, Texas, is a loyal follower and said Ron Paul's recent surge can't be ignored.
"I like a lot of things that Ron says, and I think that's what scares a lot of other people off," Bragg said.
As the clock ticks down, the pressure only increases as the nation watches to see which way Iowa will go.
The "whistle stops" will continue right up until the caucuses convene 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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NVIDIA Announces Legacy Support Plans For D3D10 Generation GPUsby Ryan Smith on 3/12/2014 3:04 PM EST
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blanarahul - Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - linkIntroducing TechReport subscription! Reply
edzieba - Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - linkFrom the out of support list: "NVS 295, NVS 300"
Ding dong the witch is dead! Now there's half a chance I can persuade Upstairs to have the damn passively-cooled fail-o-matics yanked from all our chassis and replaced with actively-cooled cards (or at least kick them out for the next OOW & upgrade cycle). Sure, they're fine if you have the airflow I guess, but whoever specced our workstations for the last rollout didn't check that first. Reply
Kevin G - Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - linkIndeed. I see a couple of these units at work and hoping to some nice low power, passive Maxwell cards as a replacement. Don't need much power but I'd love the nice multimonitor support. Hopefully the maximum number of displays has increased and there is support for MST hubs. I have a reason to test a setup with 8 displays and running them all off of one video card/system would greatly simplify things. Reply
Ryan Smith - Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - linkMaxwell is still limited to 4 displays per GPU. Reply
Mr Perfect - Thursday, March 13, 2014 - linkMatrox has M-series cards capable of 8 displays each, if you don't want to have two normal cards in a system for some reason. Reply
Kevin G - Friday, March 14, 2014 - linkMirroring across two cards has been flaky in my experience which is necessary in the setup. While true that I could just have all the mirrored displays connected to a single card, it quickly becomes a pain to support if you have to troubleshoot remotely and have to have some one else be your hands if necessary.
I was hoping that with both nVidia and AMD pushing multimonitor setups as well as 4K, the number of logical displays their cards would increase. I'd be content if this required MST hubs as large multi-display setups are rather niche. Reply
jasonelmore - Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - linkThis will cause Minimum System requirements to go up in some games since drivers wont be updated with new game profiles. Nearly every AAA game has the 8800GT w/ 512GB as the minimum GPU. Reply
inighthawki - Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - linkThat depends on how you define "up." There are plenty of newer cards on the market with the same performance. The 8800 line just happens to be incredibly popular, so it's a good "target." Reply
DanNeely - Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - linkWhat's actually likely to start pushing min specs up will be when cross platform titles start dropping the PS3 and XB360 because supporting really old/slow PC cards was doable using the quality level that was already created to support the last generation consoles. Reply
tipoo - Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - linkI have to hand it to them, this is only happening now, while AMD already isn't supporting the HD4000 DX10.1 series in Windows 8.1. Reply
kyuu - Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - linkUh, why would AMD be supporting an Intel iGPUs...? Reply
Novaguy - Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - linkHe's clearlyctalking about the Amd HD 4000 series. I had the HD 4650, for example. Reply
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The HD 4000 series by AMD...Come on now, I was talking about it with AMD as the context. And the HD Graphics 4000 by Intel is a single GPU, not a series. Reply
tipoo - Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - linkActually I guess that's a series too, but HD 4000 = Radeon, HD Graphics 4000 = Intel. Reply
Kevin G - Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - linkThis is kinda weird on the AMD side as not much changed between the HD4000 and HD5000 series in terms of architecture. The main thing that the HD5000 series added was Eyefinity. Reply
blzd - Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - linkMore changed from 4000-5000 than it did from 5000-6000 series. Maybe you have those mixed up.
5000 series brought us twice the performance at the same cost almost across the board. Reply
Kevin G - Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - link
The transition from the Radeon 4000 to the 5000 series coincided with a die shrink from 55 nm to 40 nm. This allowed AMD to increase the number of functional units on a die but the actual design of those units was the same. Case in point, the Radeon 4870 and 5770 differ in core specs mainly due to the memory bus width (256 bit vs 128 bit wide) and clock speeds. Sure, due to the shrink AMD was able to offer more performance for the same price but the underlaying architecture was the same. This is what makes AMD dropping the Radeon 4000 support in their drivers odd.
Things were different in the 6000 series. AMD couldn't go a shrink so they had to increase die size as well as the efficiency of their designs. The Radeon 6900 line was indeed a big change as that card was a VLIW4 design instead of VLIW5. The Radeon 6800 and 6900 lines also got enhanced TMU's and ROP's for more throughput. Though the lower end of the 6000 series had some rebrands: the Radeon 6770 was the same as the 5770 for example. Reply
lmcd - Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - linkI think there was a UVD generation jump, and obviously the tessellation engine changed. Wasn't Eyefinity introduced with the AMD HD 5k series?
I think the combination of these changes affect the front-end a lot more than the VLIW5->4 shift. So yes, I agree in premise but not in driver maintenance. Reply
Kevin G - Thursday, March 13, 2014 - linkI think UVD may have changed and I did mention Eyefinity above. The changes to UVD would take some rewriting but ultimately a minor part of the drivers. The tessellation engine was upgraded but wasn't entirely new either (DX10.1 had it as an optional feature).
The VLIW5 to VLIW4 change did require a fair amount of compiler tuning. There were a few edge cases where the Radeon 6970 at launch would lose in compute to a Radeon 5870 due to unoptimized compilers. Reply
MrSpadge - Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - link"This leaves Intel as the only vendor with D3D10 parts still receiving mainstream support"
It may be Intel's mainstream suppoort treatment, but it's not really any better than legacy support from the green and red team. Reply
tipoo - Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - linkYeah really. Intel was doing four yearly driver releases last I checked, or has that changed? Reply
powerarmour - Thursday, March 13, 2014 - linkLast driver that came out for G45 series (DX10) was 11/2012, so no, Intel's legacy support is pretty poor. Don't even ask about CedarView/Trail drivers... Reply
The Von Matrices - Thursday, March 13, 2014 - linkIt's been a lot better since the Sandy Bridge generation; driver releases are quarterly or sometimes more frequently. Reply
tviceman - Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - linkPour one out for the G92. Reply
dgingeri - Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - linkI'd like to see how my former high end video card, the 8800GTX, performance compares to my current GTX 680. It would be interesting. Reply
piroroadkill - Thursday, March 13, 2014 - linkNot quite, but this very site has 8800GT vs GTX 680.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/521?vs=555 Reply
RussianSensation - Thursday, March 13, 2014 - link8800GTX = 100%
GTX580 = 282% (2.82x faster)
GTX680 = 137% (37% faster)
Implies, GTX680 is 282% x 1.37 = 386% of 8800GTX or 3.86x faster. Reply
tipoo - Thursday, March 13, 2014 - linkThat's actually not that crazy, even small seeming, for how old of a card the 8800GTX is now. Reply
powerarmour - Thursday, March 13, 2014 - linkI assume this also means EOS for Nvidia's ION too? (although it's not specifically mentioned) Reply
vailr - Thursday, March 13, 2014 - linkWhat about Microsoft's pending DirectX 12 announcement?
I'm assuming support for DX12 would require some kind of GPU hardware upgrade, or not? Reply
Kevin G - Thursday, March 13, 2014 - linkTo really merit a major hardware change, DX12 would have to introduce a change outside of the shader pipelines, like introducing more programmability into TMU, ROP or tessellation units.
The shader cores on modern chips can pretty much emulate any new raw function if necessary. DX12 hardware may have an additional instruction(s) and/or hardware to execute it faster.
MS goal seems to be reducing overhead which may require alterations to how DX works on the software side, not necessarily new hardware. Ultimately I see DX12 being a cleanup of the DX10 and DX11 specs along with a new driver model. Reply
Wolfpup - Friday, March 14, 2014 - linkWow, I can't believe the 8800GTX is EIGHT years old! It still blows away the last gen consoles, so it's sort of hard to believe it.
This sort of seems fast, but I guess it's really not, and it's still much much much better support than AMD or Intel have. AMD doesn't even properly support their GPUs when they're new... Reply
Johnmcl7 - Friday, March 14, 2014 - linkI don't see what's hard to believe about an eight year old top end graphics card being faster than an eight year old console (Xbox 360 was released back in 2005) given that the graphics card cost more than the entire console. Reply


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Now, here are some shoes I wish I had the guts to wear. I was at the mall the other day and I fell head over heels for a pair of neon pink wedges from Aldo. They were gorgeous. Of course I know I can wear them, but I'm taking baby steps out of my comfort zone and this would require a huge jump for me. I'm silly like that. But, I think I can wear those with the touches of neon.
Neon colors definitely remind me of the 80's and are the boldest of the bold. I've always wondered what to pair neon shoes with. Of course the basic all black outfit is a safe option, but why not do a little mixing to bring a pop of color to your look. In today's color blocking and print mixing world…almost anything goes.
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – Saint Leo University head women' basketball coach Nikki Jessee has announced former Wesley Chapel High School head girls basketball coach, Shawn Brown, has been added to the Lions' coaching staff as an assistant.
Brown's duties will include recruiting, scouting, coaching post players, and advising Saint Leo women's basketball camps. He will begin his duties immediately.
Joining Jessee, as well as first year assistant Jen Gellock, Brown brings a wealth of knowledge of the sport of basketball to the Lions' bench. He has assembled an impressive resume over the course of his 13-year coaching career.
"We're excited to have Shawn helping us," said Jessee. "He brings a wealth of knowledge having been a very good collegiate player, as well as coach on several different levels. He understands where our program is right now and where we plan on taking it."
Most recently at Wesley Chapel High School, Brown, an Adrian, Mich. native, was also the assistant boys' basketball coach at Zephyrhills High School from 2007-2010.
Additionally, Brown was a Youth Camp Counselor for the Orlando Magic from 2005-2008.
After his first coaching position, the assistant's job for Adrian High School's basketball team, Brown spent four years coaching Michigan travel ball teams, before becoming the volunteer assistant in strength and conditioning for the University of South Florida's men's and women's basketball teams.
One of Brown's most significant accomplishments, however, is his involvement with the Eastside Basketball Camp which he helped founded in 2000, and is still flourishing organization today.
Competing at Kalamazoo Valley Community College (1994-96) and Spring Arbor University (1996-1998), Brown was named an NCCAA All-American Honorable Mention member, as well as a Michigan Collegiate All-Star Game invitee.
Brown graduated with a degree in Business Leadership in 2007, before earning his MBA in Sports Business from Saint Leo University in 2011.
After two games on the road, the Lions will return the Marion Bowman Activities Center to open 2012-13 home action as they play host to the University of Puerto-Bayamon on Friday, November 16, on the first day of the Saint Leo Invitational. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.
For more on the women's basketball program, visit SaintLeoLions.com. Also, be sure to 'Follow' the Lions on Twitter and 'Like' the Lions on Facebook.


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(Reuters) - Whole Foods Market Inc (WFM.O) said on Tuesday store sales have rebounded as it expands efforts to lower prices and reach beyond its core of upscale shoppers by adding more locations, and its shares rose more than 8 percent after hours.
The news from the largest U.S. natural and organic grocery chain dispelled concerns that its store sales were slowing due to competition and sluggish U.S. economic growth.
Same-store sales, a key gauge of performance for retailers, rose 6.9 percent for Whole Foods' fiscal second quarter that ended April 14. So far this quarter, those sales are up 9.4 percent.
"The demand for fresh, healthy foods continues to grow," John Mackey, co-founder and co-chief executive officer of Whole Foods Market, said in a statement.
About three weeks into the second quarter, Whole Foods had said its same-store sales growth had cooled to 6.4 percent, dampened by winter storm Nemo and a shift in the day of the week of Valentine's Day. Analysts also attributed the slower growth to the U.S. payroll tax increase that lowered take home pay.
This quarter's sales results got a 200 basis point boost from Team Member Appreciation Double Discount Day, but still showed the kind of improvement investors were seeking.
"Even though the 9.4 (percent gain) is more like a 7.4 (percent gain), it's still a pick up," BB&T Capital Markets analyst Andy Wolf said.
The Austin, Texas-based retailer, which has been lowering prices to better compete with mainstream grocers such as Kroger Co (KR.N) and Safeway Inc SWY.N and upstarts like Fresh Market TFM.O, said second-quarter net income grew 20 percent to $142 million, or 76 cents per share.
Total sales rose more than 13 percent to $3.03 billion.
The company, which recently won kudos for its plan to require labels on genetically modified products by 2018, raised its forecast for full-year earnings per share to a range of $2.86 to $2.89 from $2.83 to $2.87.
Shares in Whole Foods, which hit an all-time high of $101.19 in October 2012, were up $7.69 at $100.49 in extended trading.
Analysts often compare Whole Foods to coffee chain Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) because both companies cater to relatively wealthier customers who are exceptionally loyal.
Whole Foods customers were tested in January when in a radio interview Mackey compared the U.S. healthcare reform law known as Obamacare to fascism.
Mackey is the inspirational leader of the chain, but his attitudes can sometimes run contrary to those of the customers who frequent the 350-store chain with nearly $12 billion in annual sales.
Thousands of customers threatened to boycott Whole Foods over Mackey's Obamacare comments, but the company's second-quarter results underscored how strong the Whole Foods Brand has become.
"If I had another store nearby and it was apples to apples, I would choose the other over Whole Foods. But they've created such an exceptional shopping experience that I'm willing to overlook (his comments)," said Bridgette King, 43, of Orlando, Florida.
Amanda Orr, 43, said Whole Foods' produce, wine and cheese departments put those at rival markets to shame, and her kids are hooked on the chocolate hemp milk she buys at Whole Foods.
There is also the convenience factor. There are three Whole Foods stores within a mile of Orr's Washington, DC home. Still, because of her annoyance with Mackey, she said she is determined to quit the brand. "It will take some work to break up with them, but I'm trying," Orr said.
Getting away from the chain is about to get harder. It plans to open 12 new stores in the fiscal fourth quarter.
Over the long term, the company considers 1,000 stores to be a reasonable indication of its market opportunity in the United States.
Reporting by Lisa Baertlein in Los Angeles; Editing by Toni Reinhold


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CHIPPENHAM international track runner Dave Bishop flies into Britain from America today in a bid to win a place in the Great Britain team for the European Cross Country Championships, writes KEVIN FAHEY.
Bishop will make a brief stopover in Wiltshire before travelling up to Liverpool tomorrow to prepare for the McCain Cross Challenge which incorporates the trials for the Europeans.
Bishop's late return for Saturday's event is not by accident. To enjoy the maximum benefits of his time at altitude in Albuquerque, New Mexico and minimise the impact of the time change Bishop left his flight home until the last possible moment.
The real gamble for the former Hardenhuish School student is that he has yet to race since the end of the track season.
However, he said: "I think I'm in pretty decent shape right now. I decided not to race this autumn, instead opting to train straight through for a solid three months.
"It might have been more beneficial for Liverpool to race before it as nothing prepares you for the pain of racing like racing.
"But I decided that the outdoor track season was my number one priority and it would probably be a better fit to train throughout the autumn and then race after the new year.
Provided the conditions are not too heavy underfoot – fast, firm going would suit him better – then the 25-year-old could make the top ten.
"I think I have a decent shot at making the GB team for the Europeans just through the improvements I've made over the last track season and being a stronger, more confident athlete in general, rather than my general training indicating such,'' he said.
"However, if I can replicate last year's 19th place, which was off a smoother build up and a preparation race, then I think it will show some decent signs of progress and I'll be happy with it.''
Fellow county athlete Phil Wylie will also be heading to the north west at the weekend.
The Hilperton-based international duathlete warmed up with a solid tenth place in the Leeds Abbey Dash 10k on Sunday clocking a time of 30mins 02secs, just three seconds outside the personal best he recorded 12 months ago.
- DAUNTSEY'S School pupil Will Christofi clinched victory in the Swindon 10k last weekend.
The 18-year-old Bristol & West club runner led home a field of more than 500, after taking the lead just before the halfway point.
He finished in 32 minutes and 35 seconds, a minute quicker than his run last year.
A contingent of more than 20 from Dauntsey's took part in the race.
The Rough 'n' Tumble ten-mile multi-terrain event will take place on January 13, with entries now being taken. See grassrootsevents.co.uk for details.


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Hello everyone.
I just wanted to wish you all a very merry christmas. I hope you will all enjoy the time with your families and that Santa is good to you all!
My very best wishes to each and every one of you and also my thanks to you all for everything you have all done for me this last year.
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Arnold mother, son apparently beaten to death
Detectives are trying to learn why an Arnold mother and son were beaten to death.
Bonnie Lee Broadwater, 46, and Lance Holt, 22, died from blunt force, Westmoreland County District Attorney John W. Peck said Tuesday.
Their bodies were found Thursday night in a house at 1535 Third Ave., where they had lived since spring. Broadwater and Holt were dead several days before their bodies were discovered on the home's first floor, just feet from the front door.
On Tuesday, Peck said county detectives and Arnold police are looking for people who were in the house in the days before the two were killed and those who otherwise had contact with Broadwater or Holt.
"Detectives are making good progress identifying friends and associates and acquaintances in order to determine who may have a motive to kill," Peck said.
"We had a productive weekend. But even though we're making progress, we're still looking for anyone with information," explained Arnold police Chief Willie Weber.
"However trivial it may seem to you, if you saw them with someone, or know something, call us. It might turn out to be very important to us," Weber said.
Police haven't provided any theories about why the pair were killed.
"Robbery hasn't been ruled out. Nothing has been ruled out," Peck said.
County Coroner Ken Bacha said Broadwater's relatives have been notified, and the county will allow the bodies to be released to a funeral home when the relatives contact them with arrangements.
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THE South West Deer Rescue and Study Centre in Wayford is staging an open day today (July 6).
It has more than 100 types of deer and the event runs from 10am to 6pm.
Mike Gage runs the centre entirely on voluntary donations.
For more information call him on 01460-64174.


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Lions See Three Freshman Make All-Conference Team
SAINT LEO, Fla. – Saint Leo men's tennis freshman, Victor Lozier, was selected Sunshine State Conference Freshman of the Year, it was announced Thursday by SSC Commissioner Jay Jones. In addition, Lozier earned a spot on the All-SSC First Team as did the doubles duo of Lozier and Matt Nicholson-Lewis. Individually, Nicholson-Lewis and Aloua Adjenak were chosen All-SSC Second Team.
Lozier played a key role in Saint Leo's most successful season since 1988. A native of Saint Ouen Laumone, France, he compiled an 18-4 record, playing primarily in the No.2 singles position. He posted a solid 6-2 mark in SSC competition. Lozier also notched a 16-8 doubles record with Matt Nicholson-Lewis.
Competing in the top doubles flight, the duo posted a three wins over nationally-ranked teams. The tandem took down No. 36 Ben and Zach Newell from Rockhurst by an 8-6 tally. They also defeated No. 20 Ben Maxwell and Hisa Sato of Eckerd, 8-5, and most recently an upset of the No.9 ranked pair from Rollins, 8-3.
Lozier set consecutive-win marks of three, five, and nine matches during the season and finished the year with a 4-2 mark in SSC action while also being named SSC Player of the Week.
Individually, for Nicholson-Lewis he completed the 2011 year with an 11-11 mark, playing nearly every match out of the No.1 position. Competing against the opposing team's best competition, Nicholson-Lewis collected winning streaks of three and four matches.
Another freshman on the Lions' squad, Adjenak collected 17 wins for the Green & Gold, finishing the year one victory behind Lozier for the team lead.
Posting 14 of his 17 wins out of the No.3 spot, the rookie built winning streaks of three, five, and seven matches during the year. He concluded conference play with a 4-2 record while finishing the year having won seven of his final nine singles matches.
Voting for the All-SSC men's tennis team was conducted among the league's tennis coaches and sports information directors.
In addition, a total of 15 singles players and seven doubles teams were named to the 2011 All-Sunshine State Conference Men's Tennis Team, which was announced Thursday. Lynn's Willi Wolfer was selected Player of the Year. Barry's George Samuel and Mike Perez were chosen Co-Coaches of the Year.
In addition to Wolfer and Lozier, earning All-SSC first team in singles was: Vlad Cirla (Lynn), Emanuel Fraitzl (Barry), Jeff Morris (Rollins), and Luca Pavanelli (Lynn).
Recognized as first-team doubles duos were: Cirla and Alessandro Sarra (Lynn), Lozier and Matt Nicholson-Lewis (Saint Leo), and Wolfer and Pavanelli (Lynn).
Named to the All-SSC second team in singles were: Aloua Adjenak (Saint Leo), Arturo Baravalle (Rollins) Nicholson-Lewis (Saint Leo), Sarra (Lynn), Sergio Velez (Barry), Max Wimmer (Barry), and David Yawalkar (Rollins).
Garnering all-conference second team honors in doubles were: Jason Alabaster and Nick Rowlands (Rollins), Fraitzl and Wimmer (Barry), Velez and Ollie Lemaitre (Barry), and Marco Mokrzycki and Quentin Vachez (Barry).
Two student-athletes, Rollins' Sebastian Hafner and Lynn's Alex Voirin, received honorable mention for their singles performance.
Vlad Cirla (Lynn, Fr)
Emanuel Fraitzl (Barry, Sr)
Victor Lozier (Saint Leo, Fr)
Jeff Morris (Rollins, Jr)
Luca Pavanelli (Lynn, Jr)
Willi Wolfer (Lynn, So)
Vlad Cirla (Lynn, Fr) / Alessandro Sarra (Lynn, Sr)
Matt Nicholson-Lewis (Saint Leo, Fr) / Victor Lozier (Saint Leo, Fr)
Luca Pavanelli (Lynn, Jr) / Willi Wolfer (Lynn, So)
Player of the Year - Willi Wolfer, Lynn
Freshman of the Year - Victor Lozier, Saint Leo
Co-Coaches of the Year - Mike Perez, Lynn and George Samuel, Barry
Aloua Adjenak (Saint Leo, Fr)
Arturo Baravalle (Rollins, Sr)
Matt Nicholson-Lewis (Saint Leo, Fr)
Alessandro Sarra (Lynn, Sr)
Sergio Velez (Barry, Sr)
Max Wimmer (Barry, Jr)
David Yawalkar (Rollins, Fr)
Jason Alabaster (Rollins, Fr) / Nick Rowlands (Rollins, Jr)
Emanuel Fraitzl (Barry, Sr) / Max Wimmer (Barry, Jr)
Ollie Lemaitre (Barry, Fr) / Sergio Velez (Barry, Sr)
Marco Mokrzycki (Barry, So) / Quentin Vachez (Barry, Jr)
Sebastian Hafner (Rollins, Jr)
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Home sales up 30% last month over previous September
Published: Monday, October 21, 2013 at 3:08 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, October 21, 2013 at 3:08 p.m.
Alachua County's housing market started its typical seasonal slowdown in September as new homeowners settled in for the school year, but sales continued at a brisk pace compared to the same time a year ago.
Realtors reported 169 closed sales of existing single-family homes, a 30 percent boost over the 130 sales of September 2012, according to data from the Gainesville Multiple Listings Service. That marked the fourth month of 2013 in which sales topped 30 percent in year-over-year comparisons. The trend is expected to continue with a 37 percent boost in pending sales that have yet to close.
September's total was down from the 225 sales in August.
The median sales price in Alachua County was $157,760 in September, a 5 percent increase over $150,750 in September 2012. It was down from August's median sales price of $170,000, largely as the result of a large drop in sales of homes in the $150,000 to $300,000 range. The median sales price of short sales also dropped from $158,000 to $112,500 over the month.
Statewide sales were up 19 percent over the year, and the median sales price was up 17 percent to $170,000 from $145,000 in September 2012.
U.S. sales of all housing types - including single-family homes and condominiums - were up 11 percent over the year, but dropped nearly 2 percent from August, which saw the highest level of sales in nearly four years.
Lawrence Yun, chief economist of the National Association of Realtors, said the drop was expected.
"Affordability has fallen to a five-year low as home price increases easily outpaced income growth," he said in a news release.
Affordability will be a growing concern with mortgage interest rates expected to rise, according to Yun.
The average rate for a conventional 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 4.49 percent in September, the highest rate since July 2011, according to Freddie Mac.
The national median sales price for all housing types was $199,200 in September, up 12 percent from September 2012.
Condo and townhome sales in Alachua County jumped 52 percent from 31 a year ago to 47 in September, while the median sales price was up 25 percent from $60,000 to $75,000. Statewide condo sales were up 11 percent over the year while the median sales price was up 24 percent to $130,000.
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Objectively, there should be rejoicing that on Wednesday of this week, more than two months into the NHL labour impasse, the NHL Players Association put its ideas onto paper and put them on the table.
Now there is a measuring stick on just how far apart the sides remain.
Prior to this week, the league has been engaged in the negotiations with some firm ideas. Some are realistic. Some are hard-line. All have been fairly clear. If you've been following along at home, you at least know what the NHL wants.
Before this week, we knew that the players wanted their amount of hockey-related revenue (HRR), pegged in the neighbourhood of $1.88 billion last season, never to decline and then increase over time.
Versions of that have been floated during talks, but the only other thing that's been clear from the players is that they've just said "no" to the NHL on many things. The NHL has been returning a steady fire of "no" in the last number of weeks.
So this week's memo from the NHLPA on its ideas, while difficult to understand in the version that's been made public, will be clear to the important people in the negotiating room. Logic would suggest that now this becomes a process of checking off this item or that, a give-and-take exercise until there is a new labour agreement and a shortened season to be played.
But examining the NHLPA's concrete proposals this week is cause for more pessimism than ever that the season can be saved.
There are many excellent ideas in the proposal, including regarding revenue sharing, salary only without bonuses to meet the salary lower limit and provisions to discourage back-diving contracts.
Among them, however, are many items that are sure to be rejected. Some, like the expansion of the salary range to 20 per cent higher and lower from the mid-point instead of $8 million, are designed to water down the cap system while some simply appear to be poison pills inserted as mere bargaining chips.
What's not to like? How about:
-- Getting rid of the four-recall rule, which permits NHL teams a maximum of four call-ups (and send-downs) from the minor leagues after the trade deadline, hamstringing all sides.
The way this document is worded, it's the players who have been holding up the elimination of one of the most stupid rules in hockey, ever. We've experienced it here in Winnipeg first hand. This rule is bad for aspiring players and really bad for AHL teams. It's being used as a simple bargaining chip by the players this time when it should have been eliminated a long time ago.
-- Proposing a five-year deal. Are the players trying to keep scared sponsors from never coming back to the NHL? If any confidence is to be restored in the league, a new CBA must be longer.
-- While the back-diving formula proposed should be adopted, it doesn't do anything to stop rich, big-market teams from giving it a shot. These deals and other contracting issues, many of which violate the spirit of the cap system, are suggested league give-backs by many big-market media analysts, who analyze things only through big-market eyes. They do nothing to foster an even playing field that give small-market franchises a chance to be competitive.
-- While the players have agreed to build the system around a 50-50 HRR split, they want the cap to never go below $67.25 million and the players' dollar share to go down. So that's not really a 50-50 split where the league will pick up after this mess.
To small-market eyes and ears -- hello, Winnipeg Jets fans -- it's also easy to find discouragement in the continuing rhetoric.
Much of it is just noise, much of it continues to irritate everyone, including the NHLPA's constant reminders that this is an "owners lockout" and that there would be games if the league would just work off the old deal and negotiate as we go.
If the NHLPA actually sent a letter to members of Parliament earlier this week, that will go under the "farce" column. Just what we need, fat-pensioned, reality-challenged politicians taking sides between millionaires and billionaires.
And all the outrage and threats to go hardline either from players or owners regarding the other's proposals or reaction to said? Both sides are not as savvy as they think regarding the fans.
If you're serious about outrage in November, you're assuming anyone really cares anymore. None of that's helping a deal get closer.
And that's why this is a week for pessimism.


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Q: Do I really need to drink eight glasses every day?
A: No. According to a key review in the Journal of Physiology by Heinz Valtin, M.D., a hydration expert and professor emeritus at Dartmouth Medical School in Hanover, N.H., there's no evidence to support drinking eight glasses of water each day.
More: Measure Your Sweat Loss for Optimal Hydration
So how much water do you really need? According to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, women should consume 91 oz. a day, and men need 125 oz.—a good deal more than the 64 oz. (8 cups) generally recommended.
Here's the catch: We get most without heading for the tap or uncapping a bottle of Evian even once. The main reason? We get the water we need from a variety of sources, including food and other liquids.
More: Stay Hydrated With High Water Content Foods
"Approximately 45 to 50 percent of daily water intake comes from drinking fluids, about 35 percent from eating food and the rest from metabolism," says Stephen Rice, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., a sports medicine specialist at the Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune, N.J.
Vegetables and fruits are the most hydrating (e.g., lettuce is 95 percent water). But we also get a lot from meat, as well as soup, juice, soda, milk and even coffee.
More: 15 Hydration Facts for Athletes
Q: How long can I go without any liquids?
A: "It depends on a myriad of factors including body size, sweat rate, amount of activity and environment," says Douglas J. Casa, Ph.D., a professor of kinesiology at the University of Connecticut at Storrs. But just to give you some idea, according to Valtin, a person can die in one day without water in a desert but could last as long as two weeks in a hospital.
Q: If I'm thirsty, am I already dehydrated?
A: No. "You are underhydrated, not totally dehydrated. Thirst is a signal that your body would like more fluid," says Nancy Clark, M.S., R.D., Boston-area sports nutritionist and author of Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook (Human Kinetics, 2003).
Hydration is measured by blood concentration (e.g., the concentration of sodium in your blood)--the higher the concentration, the more dehydrated you are. When this concentration increases by just two percent, you get thirsty.
More: Hydration and Electrolyte Tips for Race Day
"Thirst is a warning mechanism, letting you know that dehydration is lurking around the corner, but to escalate to actual dehydration, the blood concentration must rise by five percent," says Valtin.
What about "storing" water (i.e., drinking a lot before you go out and lose fluids)? "That doesn't work," says Valtin. "Assuming we're healthy, all liquids we drink will be out of our bodies within a half-hour. So you can't store up your liquids."
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Emphysema (IPA: [ˌɛmfəˈzimə]) is a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, as it is otherwise known, formerly termed a chronic obstructive lung disorder). It is often caused by exposure to toxic chemicals, including long-term exposure to tobacco smoke.
Emphysema is characterized by loss of elasticity (increased Pulmonary compliance) of the lung tissue, from destruction of structures supporting the alveoli, and destruction of capillaries feeding the alveoli, owing to the action of alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency. Thus the small airways collapse during exhalation, as alveolar collapsibility has increased. This impedes airflow and traps air in the lungs, as with other obstructive lung diseases. Symptoms include shortness of breath on exertion and later at rest, hyperventilation, and an expanded chest. However, the constricted air passages are not deadly immediately after they have been thus constricted by emphysema and there is treatment available.
Any COPD disease results in hypoxaemia (decreased blood partial pressure of oxygen) and hypercapnia (increased blood partial pressure of carbon dioxide). However skin perfusion can play a role in the differential diagnosis:
- Mild emphysema sufferers often maintain adequate blood oxygen levels by hyperventilating, and so are sometimes called "pink puffers." This disease can often be caused by smoking.
- By contrast, sufferers of chronic bronchitis (another COPD disorder) are called "blue bloaters" because they have cyanosis (inadequate oxygen) due to an almost normal ventilatory drive caused by decreased sensitivity to carbon dioxide.
Signs of emphysema include pursed-lipped breathing, central cyanosis and finger clubbing. The chest has increased percussion notes, particularly just above the liver, and a difficult to palpate apex beat, both due to hyperinflation. There may be decreased breath sounds and audible expiratory wheeze. In advanced disease, there are signs of fluid overload such as pitting peripheral edema. The face has a ruddy complexion if there is a secondary polycythemia. Sufferers who retain carbon dioxide have asterixis (metabolic flap) at the wrist.
Classically, clinical examination reveals no overt crackles, but in some patients the fine opening of airway 'popping' can be heard. It is unlike the fine crackles of pulmonary fibrosis or coarse crackles of mucus or oedematous fluid.
Emphysema can be classified into two types: Primary and Secondary. However, it is more commonly classified by location.
Emphysema can be subdivided into panacinary and centroacinary (or panacinar and centriacinar,[1] or centrilobular and panlobular).[2]
- Panacinary (or panlobular) emphysema is related to the destruction of alveoli, because of an inflammation or deficiency of alpha 1-antitrypsin. It is found more in young adults who do not have chronic bronchitis.
- Centroacinary (or centrilobular) emphysema is due to destruction of terminal bronchioli muchosis, due to chronic bronchitis. This is found mostly in elderly people with a long history of smokingor extreme cases of passive smoking.
Other types include distal acinar and irregular.[1]
Pathophysiology Edit
In normal breathing, air is drawn in through the bronchial passages and down into the increasingly fine network of tubing in the lungs called the alveoli, which are the many millions of tiny sacs surrounded by capillaries. They absorb the oxygen, then transferr it into the blood. When toxins, such as smoke, are breathed into the lungs, the particles are trapped, causing a localized inflammatory response. Chemicals released during the inflammatory response (e.g., elastase), can break down the walls of alveoli (alveolar septum). This crucial pathogenic event (septal rupture) leads to significant, purely mechanical modifications of the lung architecture[3], driven by lung elastic recoil which causes parenchyma collapse of the septal rupture confining area and intrapulmonary air collections that exceed the sum of alveoli area made in communication by the septal rupture;[4][5]. As the process proceeds, thoracic cage expansion (barrel chest) and diaphragm contraction (flattening) occur to enhance inspiratory re-expansion/ventilation of the residual partially collapsed healthy parenchyma. Moreover, expiration increasingly depends on the thoracic cage and abdominal muscle action, particularly in the end expiratory phase; instead that on the physiological elastic lung recoil, thus triggering the bronchial obstruction. Due to ventilation deficit, the ability to exude carbon dioxide is mainly decreased. In the more serious cases, oxygen uptake is also impaired. The activity of another molecule called alpha 1-antitrypsin normally neutralizes the destructive action of one of these damaging molecules.
After a prolonged period, hyperventilation becomes inadequate to maintain high enough oxygen levels in the blood. The body compensates by vasoconstricting appropriate vessels. This leads to pulmonary hypertension, which places increased strain on the right side of the heart, the side responsible for pumping deoxygenated blood to the lungs, and often leading to failure. This failure causes the heart muscle to thicken in order to pump more blood. This condition is often accompanied by the appearance of jugular venous distension. Eventually, as the heart continues to fail, it becomes larger and blood backs up in the liver.
Emphysema occurs in a higher proportion in patients with decreased alpha 1-antitrypsin (A1AT) levels (alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, A1AD). In A1AD, inflammatory enzymes (such as elastase) are able to destroy the alveolar tissue (the elastin fibre, for example). Most A1AD patients do not develop clinically significant emphysema, but smoking and severely decreased A1AT levels (10-15%) can cause emphysema at a young age. The pattern of emphysema in A1AD is described as panacinar (involving the entire acinus) as opposed to the centrilobular pattern seen with smoking; the former typically affects the lower lungs, while the latter affects the upper lungs. In all, A1AD causes about 2% of all emphysema. However, smokers with A1AD are at the greatest risk for emphysema. Mild emphysema can often develop into a severe case over a short period of time (1-2 weeks)
While A1AD provides some insight into the pathogenesis of the disease, hereditary A1AT deficiency only accounts for a small proportion of the disease. Studies for the better part of the past century have focused mainly upon the putative role of leukocyte elastase (also neutrophil elastase), a serine protease found in neutrophils, as a primary contributor to the connective tissue damage seen in the disease. This hypothesis, a result of the observation that neutrophil elastase is the primary substrate for A1AT, and A1AT is the primary inhibitor of neutrophil elastase, together have been known as the "protease-antiprotease" theory, implicating neutrophils as an important mediator of the disease. However, more recent studies have brought into light the possibility that one of the many other numerous proteases, especially matrix metalloproteases might be equally or more relevant than neutrophil elastase in the development of non-hereditary emphysema.
The better part of the past few decades of research into the pathogenesis of emphysema involved animal experiments where various proteases were instilled into the trachea of various species of animals. These animals developed connective tissue damage, which was taken as support for the protease-antiprotease theory. However, just because these substances can destroy connective tissue in the lung, as anyone would be able to predict, doesn't establish causality. More recent experiments have focused on more technologically advanced approaches, such as ones involving genetic manipulation. Perhaps the most interesting development with respect to our understanding of the disease involves the production of protease "knock-out" animals, which are genetically deficient in one or more proteases, and the assessment of whether they would be less susceptible to the development of the disease. Often individuals who are unfortunate enough to contract this disease have a very short life expectancy often 1-3 years at most.
Emphysema is commonly associated with bronchitis and chronic bronchitis. Since it is difficult to delineate "pure" cases of emphysema or chronic bronchitis, they are generally grouped together as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
See above for alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency. Severe cases of A1AD may also develop cirrhosis of the liver, where the accumulated A1AT leads to a fibrotic reaction.
Prognosis and treatment Edit
Emphysema is an irreversible degenerative condition. The most important measure to slow its progression is for the patient to stop smoking and avoid all exposure to cigarette smoke and lung irritants. Pulmonary rehabilitation can be very helpful to optimize the patient's quality of life and teach the patient how to actively manage his or her care. Patients with emphysema and chronic bronchitis can do more for themselves than patients with any other disabling disease.
Emphysema is also treated by supporting the breathing with anticholinergics, bronchodilators, steroid medication (inhaled or oral), and supplemental oxygen as required. Treating the patient's other conditions including gastric reflux and allergies may improve lung function. Supplemental oxygen used as prescribed (usually more than 20 hours per day) is the only non-surgical treatment which has been shown to prolong life in emphysema patients. There are lightweight portable oxygen systems which allow patients increased mobility. Patients can fly, cruise, and work while using supplemental oxygen. Other medications are being researched.
Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) can improve the quality of life for certain carefully selected patients. It can be done by different methods, some of which are minimally invasive. In July 2006 a new treatment, placing tiny valves in passages leading to diseased lung areas, was announced to have good results, but 7% of patients suffered partial lung collapse. The only known "cure" for emphysema is lung transplant, but few patients are strong enough physically to survive the surgery. The combination of a patient's age, oxygen deprivation and the side-effects of the medications used to treat emphysema cause damage to the kidneys, heart and other organs. Transplants also require the patient to take an anti-rejection drug regime which suppresses the immune system, and so can lead to microbial infection of the patient. Patients who think they may have contacted the disease are recommended to seek medical attention as soon as possible.
A study published by the European Respiratory Journal suggests that tretinoin (an anti-acne drug commercially available as Retin-A) derived from vitamin A can reverse the effects of emphysema in mice by returning elasticity (and regenerating lung tissue through gene mediation) to the alveoli.[6][7] While vitamin A consumption is not known to be an effective treatment or prevention for the disease, this research could in the future lead to a cure. A follow-up study done in 2006 found inconclusive results ("no definitive clinical benefits") using Vitamin A (retinoic acid) in treatment of emphysema in humans and stated that further research is needed to reach conclusions on this treatment.[8]
Notable casesEdit
Notable cases of emphysema have included Ava Gardner (67),[9] Spencer Tracy (67),[10] Leonard Bernstein (72), Dean Martin (78), Samuel Beckett (83), Johnny Carson (79), Al Capp (70), T. S. Eliot (76), Tallulah Bankhead (66), Dick York (63), James Franciscus (57), R. J. Reynolds (67), R. J. Reynolds Jr. (58), R. J. Reynolds III (59),[11] Don Imus,[12] Ike Turner (76), Amy Winehouse, and Elizabeth Dawn [13]. See also Deaths from Emphysema.
See alsoEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Emphysema. URL accessed on 2008-11-20.
- ↑ Anderson AE, Foraker AG (September 1973). Centrilobular emphysema and panlobular emphysema: two different diseases. Thorax 28 (5): 547–50.
- ↑ Nazari S (November 1998). [The surgical physiopathology of essential pulmonary emphysema and volume-reduction intervention]. Minerva Chir 53 (11): 899–918.
- ↑ Nazari, Stefano (2002). Mechanical Events In Physiopathology Of Idiopathic Pulmonary Emphysema: A Theoretical Analysis. The Internet Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 5 (2).
- ↑ Mao J, Goldin J, Dermand J, Ibrahim G, Brown M, Emerick A, McNitt-Gray M, Gjertson D, Estrada F, Tashkin D, Roth M (2002). A pilot study of all-trans-retinoic acid for the treatment of human emphysema. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 165 (5): 718–23.
- ↑ includeonly>"Vitamin may cure smoking disease", BBC News, December 22, 2003. Retrieved on 2006-11-18.
- ↑ Roth M, Connett J, D'Armiento J, Foronjy R, Friedman P, Goldin J, Louis T, Mao J, Muindi J, O'Connor G, Ramsdell J, Ries A, Scharf S, Schluger N, Sciurba F, Skeans M, Walter R, Wendt C, Wise R (2006). Feasibility of retinoids for the treatment of emphysema study. Chest 130 (5): 1334–45.
- ↑ "Ava Gardner's Bio on Wiki"
- ↑ "Spencer Tracy bio at Hollywood.com"
- ↑ "Death from Smoking in the R. J. Reynolds Family by Patrick Reynolds"
- ↑ "Don Imus's Last Stand: Politics & Power"
- ↑ "Amy Winehouse rushed to hospital"
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Posted 11 December 2012 - 01:23 PM
Why are you addicted to clay?
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Posted 12 December 2012 - 09:41 AM
Posted 12 December 2012 - 10:52 AM
"But it does move," said Galileo under his breath.
Posted 12 December 2012 - 01:29 PM
It was 1969 and I had just dropped several hits of acid and was on my way to a drawing class when I passed the ceramics studio and saw a beautiful woman throwing a pot, so I went in and sat down in the tractor seat of the Randall wheel next to her to watch her but ended up watching the clay she was throwing. An hour or two later I was still watching her throw until someone asked me to move off the wheel and told me the woman was long gone. I decided to drop the drawing class and take ceramics 101 instead.
Made me laugh! How many hits of acid did you say? Was it Paisley Sunshine or California Dreaming?[names of potential acid tabs]
Posted 12 December 2012 - 10:15 PM
I was an industrial design major and had to take an elective in a crafts media area. The Three Dimensional programs shared some of the design and engineering classes. I took ceramics and was hooked. Spent nights firing the salt kiln needing to salt before dawn in downtown Philadelphia. Great education. I studied with Bill Daley, Paula Winokur, Petras Vaskys, Papa Renzetti, Julia Jackson, all my ceramics professors. Roland Jahn was mostly my glass prof but also taught ceramics.
Posted 12 December 2012 - 11:38 PM
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These guys where burning like torches and I got a bit of it myself-turns out Its been like air breathing I cannot get enough
I still cannot answer your question why but its been a great life so far-kiln is glowing right now as it does every week.
Orange barrels where my fav in the 60's along with the filmore and love in's in SF and LA.
Posted 16 December 2012 - 01:26 AM
That first year was crazy! The freedom to go to class or not, to do homework, or not, because it wasn't counted towards my grade really threw me off in a couple classes (I had been used to straight A's in HS). I think that's why I didn't get in to the Architecture program (Thank GOD!), and instead decided to stay in the design college as an fine arts major so I wouldn't have wasted a year of tuition.
Little did I know that would be the best decision of my life!
I graduated with a BFA and Ceramics/Painting major and Textile/Business Minors in 2008. I would have liked to go to graduate school or a residency of some sort, but I just couldn't make the money work, so I temped out of desperation basically. I've been subsequently hired into the accounting department of a magazine company, got married in 2010, and have slowly accumulated studio equipment/supplies. I've made a small amount of work thanks to cooping with a friend for kiln/studio usage, but you could say I've had a period of non-production. However, I think I needed the down time to collect myself and refine my goals/point of view. I still kept up with Ceramics Monthly, and something I've found with being an artist is that I always see the world now as inspiration to my muse. It's become my point of view. Even with the non creative day job, I have a huge advantage over my coworkers because I can see any problem from an entirely different perspective.
Now, I finally have my own Soldner pottery wheel! The wheel in addition to a refinement to the style & techniques I want to focus on have really ramped up my production levels. I love the tactile quality and challenge of pushing porcelain to its limits, and the fact that you can explore infinite possibilities with clay will always keep me interested for a life time.
Posted 16 December 2012 - 09:28 PM
I actually gave this some thought days before even seeing this question, in a conversation where a non-potter said it looks like it could be addictive. I concurred effusively, and it was at that moment that I realized the third reason listed below:
1, control. Making things out of a formless lump of clay makes one feel vaguely god-like.
2, meditation. The hum of the wheel, the repetitive motion of wedging; some acts are hypnotic in their rhythm.
3, the learning curve. No one starts out perfect, but even when it's not perfect, there's something promising that makes you keep coming back for more. Something that makes you know that the next time, you can do better. There is always room for improvement, but it's not so daunting that it's discouraging.
4, perfection is not required. If you screw it up before it's fired, throw it in water and start over.
5. Clay is such a forgiving medium, unlike stone or wood -- Need a bit more in this spot? add some!
I didn't play in the mud as a child...I guess I'm making up for lost time.
Posted 16 December 2012 - 11:30 PM
All through the school years I felt like I liked things a lot, but never had a "right" nothing hit me or made me feel belonging. I started taking Art Education my 4th year, after taking 3 years in a two year school. Yeah, I flunked out from over scheduling and partying. In Art Ed at new school, I was older than others, more focused once I experience studio classes. However, something happened when I took Ceramics. The feel of the clay through my fingers was soo - stimulating, erotic, exotic, mind blowing. The sense of touch is so often never used like in clay, I loved it. I overspent my time in the studio Centering throwing, and throwing out. Constantly, never kept a thing until last week of construction and then kept everything so that I had something to show. B for grade, long story, kept working Ceramics 2, grad school in Art Ed at Penn State, more throwing, handbuilding, teaching classes in HS, started own studio and did local shows, retired after 36 yrs. still throwing handbuilding, loving every minute. I still get blown away by the feel of the clay in my fingers spinning on the wheel, or assembling a form, never, never a dull moment!
Posted 18 December 2012 - 04:31 AM
P.S. I sure wish that I had my at-home library to look up geological terms and phrases. For more accuracy about geology per say, please look up some of my comments in a more professional context. I am at a real academic disadvantage where I work because of a lack of resources and even books here.
Posted 18 December 2012 - 06:14 AM
I started pottery lessons 3 years ago and loved it from day 1. I was diagnosed with T2 diabetes a couple of months later and realised recently that pottery was my coping mechanism.
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McCutchen has second four-hit night of season; Jones homers late
PITTSBURGH -- Jeanmar Gomez came to PNC Park on Tuesday afternoon at the usual time and did his usual thing.
"I played catch. Ran around," he said.
The 25-year-old Venezuelan right-hander looked forward to a relaxing evening, with an uninterrupted view from the Pirates' bullpen. James McDonald was starting the Bucs' Interleague game against Seattle, and not once in six starts had he gotten chased early enough to need Gomez's long-relief help.
Then, at about 4 p.m., McDonald entered manager Clint Hurdle's office. A few minutes later, Gomez entered the office -- and when he came out, the game ball was in his hands.
"Above and beyond the call of duty," Hurdle said hours later of the five shutout innings Gomez had given the Bucs to start them toward a 4-1 victory over the Mariners.
With McDonald watching from the disabled list, placed there prior to the game with discomfort in his pitching shoulder, Gomez hurled two-hit, two-walk ball with five strikeouts.
"He picked the team up big. He picked me up big," said McDonald, who on Wednesday will get results of the doctor's examination he underwent immediately after reporting his discomfort to Hurdle. "I owe him big time. He stepped up really big this time. He has all year."
A later pick-me-up belonged to Garrett Jones who, just as the Bucs' fingernails were about to crack from trying to hold on since grabbing a 2-0 lead in the first, canceled nervous time with a two-run homer with two outs in the eighth.
The home run, off reliever Carter Capps, came with Andrew McCutchen on base with his fourth hit.
"A big home run for us," McCutchen said. "We know [Jason] Grilli is able to close it down with a one-run lead, but to get a couple more runs on board definitely helps."
The Bucs again pushed a veteran pitcher to a first-inning cliff -- this time, righty Aaron Harang -- only to let him regain his footing. Unlike Sunday against Gio Gonzalez and Washington, however, they survived the clemency, thanks to Gomez and five relievers.
The only one to give Harang fits beyond the opening inning was McCutchen, who followed up his RBI double in that first with singles in the third and the sixth, before also picking on Capps in the eighth.
The Bucs' first Interleague game of the season unfolded in the wake of the roster turbulence, as McDonald went on the DL and Gomez took his place on the mound and Josh Harrison took his place on the roster.
"I had already played catch, but they asked me, 'Do you want to pitch?' and I said, OK," Gomez said. "I feel very good about how I pitched. My sinker and slider were good. I didn't throw many changeups, but when I did that was a good pitch, too."
"It wasn't anything crazy. He located things well. It doesn't matter what kind of stuff you have if you locate the ball and move it in and out and up and down," said the Mariners' Dustin Ackley. "You are going to have success and he did that tonight. I thought it was a pretty good performance especially with a guy that probably didn't know he was starting until a couple of hours before the game. That's a big time thing for those guys."
Gomez didn't forget his usual posse: "And what a fantastic job by the bullpen after me."
The "after" followed 66 pitches by Gomez, a very economical 13 per inning. Hurdle, essentially, did not want to push his luck. Certainly not with a bullpen that was rested after Monday's off-day.
"A a guy comes in at 4 and you tell him he's going to start and he gives you five zeroes … I thought we were good," said Hurdle.
The bullpen buddies who teamed up to preserve Gomez's win were lefties Justin Wilson and Tony Watson, then the right-handed chain of Jose Contreras, Mark Melancon and Grilli.
Harang wound up allowing five hits in his six innings, striking out six without walking anyone.
Gomez very likely arranged for some rotation tenure, although Hurdle was not yet ready to commit to him Sunday's start, when McDonald's turn will next come up, in New York against the Mets. Gomez put in his bid, lowering his season ERA to 2.38 for seven games and 22 2/3 innings in a variety of roles.
"We'll wait and talk," Hurdle said. "But I've liked what I've seen, and that's the second time he's answered the bell for us."
Gomez's previous start had come on May 1, after the Pirates had designated lefty Jonathan Sanchez for assignment. The Bucs won that start, too, in Milwaukee.
The Pirates had staged another screening of their own "Groundhog Day" to grab a 2-0 lead in the first, as Starling Marte led off with an infield single in front of consecutive RBI doubles by Travis Snider and McCutchen.
It cannot last, obviously, but Marte getting on base to begin a game is falling into the sun-rises-in-the-east file of inevitability. The hit made him 16-for-26 leading off games; and if that .615 average isn't mind-blowing enough, his on-base percentage in that situation is .677 (21-for-31).
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Cowgirls eliminated from the MWC tournament.
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The Wyoming Cowgirls beat Colorado state Thursday night to advance to today's semi finals of the MWC basketball tournament 60-58 was the final in the come from behind win.
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BRONC / LADY BRONC SOCCER - The Sheridan high school soccer teams open the regular season tomorrow against Riverton.
Lady Bronc Head coach Tom Racette says the preseason has gone well. And he says the coaches have had to make the tough decisions this past week and half splitting the players into varsity and JV teams.
Spring sports seasons begin this weekend with soccer and track and field events scheduled for the Buffalo High School teams.
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