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AES San Francisco 2010
Product Design Track Event Details
Thursday, November 4, 9:30 am — 10:30 am (Room 132)
Tutorial: T1 - iPhone Sound Design—Lessons Learned
Jeff Essex
This one-hour session will be a comprehensive review of factors to be considered when creating audio for iPhone, as well as strategies and tools for getting the best audio performance. Topics to covered include:
* Audio architecture overview
* Using the s/w & h/w channels (compressed music and .caf SFX)
* Designing for the speaker as well as headphones
* Frequency characteristics compared: iPod touch, iPad, iPhone 3x, iPhone 4
* Handy tools: TTW, SoundConverter, real time analyzers
* Case study: iRingPro, and using GarageBand to create ringtones
* 3rd party audio middleware: fmod
* Product demos
Thursday, November 4, 11:30 am — 1:00 pm (Room 132)
Product Design: PD1 - Is Your Equipment Design a Noise Problem Waiting to Happen?
Bill Whitlock
A design goal for all audio equipment is freedom from hum and buzz. But AC power normally creates a system environment of ground voltage differences. While a balanced interface is the first line of defense against this noise source, the balanced interface itself is very poorly understood by most engineers. This leads them to design balanced input circuits that perform impressively in the lab but have very poor noise rejection in real-world systems. To make matters worse, internal equipment grounding schemes are often thoughtlessly designed. Two common results are noise coupled via cable shield connections (the "Pin 1" problem) and the AC power cord (so-called "sensitive" equipment). These and other design pitfalls, and how to avoid them, are the focus of this class.
Thursday, November 4, 12:00 pm — 1:00 pm (Room 120)
Game Audio: G1 - Code Monkey Part 1: What Game Audio Content Providers Need to Know About C++ Programming
Peter "pdx" Drescher, Sound Designer, Twittering Machine
It's like Jane Goodall and the chimps—earn the ways of programmers and they will let you into their group. Being able to speak "the language" is helpful not only in communicating your ideas to them, but also in tracking down implementation bugs and understanding what *exactly* your programmer has been saying all these years. The author has written an application in C++ / Objective-C for Mac OSX that plays FMOD Designer's Interactive Music examples, and will use it to illustrate basic programming concepts. The source code and Xcode project will be available for download.
Thursday, November 4, 2:30 pm — 4:30 pm (Room 206)
Master Class: M2 - High Resolution Computer Audio
Keith O. Johnson
Computers, televisions, and mobile devices are functionally merging and integrating to become easy to set up fun to run systems. Right now, server-like versions can play high-resolution multichannel files from workstations, function as a control center, create loudspeaker crossovers and equalization, as well as perform room correction using all loudspeakers. Data management and processing create these advanced features but systems like these can present issues with processing activity, sample rate conversion, jitter, noise propagation, digital conversion, and interfaces. One encounters discussion about perceptual differences from technical changes that should not affect accuracy nor produce large differences in timing spectra. The class will briefly introduce systems and components, then show potential behavioral artifacts within system parts and describe test methods that might reveal explanations. Then we'll explore process monitoring, buffers, quick locking low jitter clocks, floating conversion environments, jitter from OP Amps and a test methodology that targets process related intrinsic behavioral problems. Cluster, subtraction and DSP overload tests will be described along with projected human perceptual and mental load that might have audibility or hinder playback involvement. This presentation of an overall background knowledge should encourage studies that are more detailed and it should be helpful with creation and development of very high quality systems.
Thursday, November 4, 2:30 pm — 4:00 pm (Room 132)
Tutorial: T3 - Headphones, Headsets, and Earphones: Electroacoustic Design and Verification
Christopher J. Struck
This presentation reviews basic the electroacoustic concepts of gain, sensitivity, sound fields, signals, linear, and non-linear systems for ear-worn devices. The Insertion Gain concept is introduced. The orthotelephonic response is described as a target for both the free and diffuse fields. Equivalent volume and acoustic impedance are defined. Ear simulators and test manikins appropriate for Circum-, Supra-, and Intra-aural earphones are presented. The salient portions of the IEC 60268-4 standard are reviewed and examples are given of the basic measurements: Frequency Response, Distortion, Impedance. The basic concepts of Noise Canceling devices are also presented.
Thursday, November 4, 4:30 pm — 6:30 pm (Room 132)
Tutorial: T4 - Do-it-Yourself Semantic Audio
Joern Loviscach
How do you tell music files from speech files? How do you find similar-sounding tracks in an unlabeled collection? Content-based music information retrieval (MIR) and similar applications require advanced algorithms that often overburden non-expert developers. However, many building blocks are available for free and in ready-to-use packaging to significantly ease software development, for instance of similarity search methods, or to serve as components for ad-hoc solutions, for instance in forensics or linguistics. This tutorial looks into a variety of software that helps with the extraction of audio features and/or executes machine learning algorithms. Focusing on solutions that require little to no programming in the classical sense, the tutorial's major part consists in live demos of hand-picked routes to roll one's own semantic audio application.
Friday, November 5, 9:00 am — 10:30 am (Room 132)
Product Design: PD2 - An Overview of Audio System Grounding and Interfacing
Bill Whitlock
Equipment makers like to pretend the problems don't exist, but this tutorial replaces hype and myth with insight and knowledge, revealing the true causes of system noise and ground loops. Unbalanced interfaces are exquisitely vulnerable to noise due to an intrinsic problem. Although balanced interfaces are theoretically noise-free, they're widely misunderstood by equipment designers, which often results in inadequate noise rejection in real-world systems. Because of a widespread design error, some equipment has a built-in noise problem. Simple, no-test-equipment, troubleshooting methods can pinpoint the location and cause of system noise. Ground isolators in the signal path solve the fundamental noise coupling problems. Also discussed are unbalanced to balanced connections, RF interference, and power line treatments. Some widely used "cures" are both illegal and deadly.
Friday, November 5, 9:00 am — 10:00 am (Room 120)
Game Audio: G4 - Code Monkey Part 2: LUA is not a Hawaiian Picnic—The Basics of Scripting for Dynamic Audio Implementation
Kristoffer Larson, Audio Manager, WB Games - Seattle, WA, USA
Isn't a script what you use for your VO sessions? Why, yes, little Billy, but in the world of dynamic audio it means something different. Scripting can be the cheese in your excellent sound sandwich. This session will teach you scripting basics, and how scripting can enhance your dynamic audio implementation. (Hold the mayo). LUA is not universally used, but it is common enough that you'll benefit from having a basic understanding of it. Take-home examples will be provided.
Friday, November 5, 10:15 am — 11:15 am (Room 120)
Tutorial: T7 - Analysis and Modeling of the dbx 902 De-esser
Aaron Wishnick
Analog device modeling is an increasingly important tool in modern audio signal processing. There are a variety of techniques for modeling many different devices. Here we will present an example of modeling one device, the dbx 902 de-esser, a very well regarded hardware de-esser, from start to finish. We will describe a set of techniques for analyzing the hardware unit as a "grey" box to determine its characteristics, incorporating the device's specifications, and, most importantly, empirical results from probing the unit with test signals. Mathematical models for analyzing the de-esser will be presented, which would also apply to other dynamic range control processors. We will examine how this device differs from other typical implementations of de-essers, and finally, describe a digital emulation. The lessons learned here should be useful to any beginner interested in device modeling.
Friday, November 5, 2:30 pm — 4:00 pm (Room 132)
Product Design: PD3 - IEEE 802.1 Audio/Video Bridging (AVB)
Lee Minich, LabX
Bradford Benn, Harman
Jörg Bertholdt, XMOS
Jerry Placken, Meyer Sound
Sheldon Radford, Avid
Michael Johas Teener, Broadcom
Dave Theis, Sennheiser
Aidan Williams, Audinate
This panel discussion with key members of the AVnu Alliance will explore the role of the IEEE 802.1 Audio/Video Bridging [AVB] Standards in the professional audio industry, as well as consumer electronics and automotive applications. An in-depth explanation of AVB and related IEEE standards will be presented, followed by a discussion of the advantages of an open non-proprietary technology, the role of silicon makers to ensure a cost-effective solution, and the critical role a compliance program will play to ensure interoperability of AVB devices. Panelists will discuss the direct implications of AVB for system designers and talk about how best to prepare for the new standard. Ample time for questions from the audience will be allowed.
Friday, November 5, 4:30 pm — 6:30 pm (Room 130)
Workshop: W10 - Audio Network Control Protocols
Kevin Gross, AVA Networks - Denver, CO, USA
Bradford Benn, Harman Corporation - Los Angeles, CA, USA
Richard Foss, Rhodes University - Grhamstown, South Africa
Jeff Koftinoff, Meyer Sound - Berkeley, CA, USA
Andy Schmeder, CNMAT - University of California Berkeley
Peter Stevens, BBC - London, UK
Digital audio networks have solved a number of problems related to the distribution of audio within a number of contexts, including recording studios, stadiums, convention centers, theaters, and live concerts. They provide cabling ease, better immunity to interference, and enhanced control over audio routing and signal processing when compared to analog solutions. There exist a number of audio network types, and also a number of audio network protocols, that define the messaging necessary for connection management and control of devices within networks. In this workshop a panel of audio network protocol experts will share the features of audio network protocols that they are familiar with and how network protocols might adapt and change over the next few years, bearing in mind the need for interoperability.
Friday, November 5, 4:30 pm — 6:00 pm (Room 132)
Workshop: W11 - AES42 and Digital Microphones
Helmut Wittek, SCHOEPS Mikrofone GmbH
Stephan Flock, DirectOut GmbH
Tom Frey, Sennheiser
Stephan Peus, Georg Neumann GmbH
The AES42 interface for digital microphones is not yet widely used. This can be due to the relatively young appearance of digital microphone technology but also a lack of knowledge and practice with digital microphones and the corresponding interface exists. The advantages and disadvantages have to be communicated in an open and neutral way regardless of commercial interests but on the basis of the actual need of the engineers. Along with an available "White paper" about AES42 and digital microphones, which is aimed a neutral in-depth information and which was compiled from different authors, the proposed workshop intents to enlighten facts and prejudices on this topic.
Friday, November 5, 5:30 pm — 6:30 pm (Room 120)
Game Audio: G8 - Code Monkey Part 3: ‹learn›XML‹/learn›
Michael Kelly
This session provides an overview of XML, the eXtensible Markup Language, and explains how it is used within the game-audio production pipeline. This is a chance to pick up some pointers how to read and write in XML. This introductory-level session is for those who work with XML (whether you know it or not!) and want to know more. The session may also be beneficial to those outside the games industry and shows how some popular game-audio tools use XML. The sessions ends with some pointers to more advanced topics for the adventurous.
Saturday, November 6, 9:00 am — 10:45 am (Room 132)
Product Design: PD4 - Grounding & Shielding - Circuits and Interference (Part 1)
Ralph Morrison
This first session will discuss the way signals and power are transported. We will discuss the basic meanings of words such as voltage, current, capacitance, and inductance; the role conductor geometries have in controlling where signals and power can travel; the problems of utility and facility design together with the meaning of ground and earth; the interference problems created by transformers and facility wiring; a discussion of shielding as applied to analog circuits and radiating structures. Terms such as differential, balanced, common-mode, normal-mode, and single ended will be explained.
Saturday, November 6, 11:00 am — 1:00 pm (Room 132)
Tutorial: T10 - Networking for Audio Applications
Bradford Benn, Harman Corporation
Robert Economaki, Cisco
Kevin Gross, AVA Networks
Computer networks, principally Ethernet and IP networks, are becoming a common means of distributing audio within a facility and over distance. Audio engineers need an understanding of how networks work and how to use them effectively.
The tutorial will introduce participants to terminology; technologies and standards; configuration and design considerations; and troubleshooting concepts. Live demonstrations will reinforce specific topics including Network equipment configuration and management; IP subnetting, addressing and routing; and use of diagnostic tools.
The tutorial will give participants the background required to work effectively with IT professionals implementing and maintaining networked audio distribution.
Saturday, November 6, 11:00 am — 1:00 pm (Room 206)
Workshop: W13 - Progress in Computer-Based Playback of High Resolution Audio
Vicki R. Melchior, Audio DSP Consultant - Boston, MA, USA
Bob Bauman, Lynx Studio Technology - Costa Mesa, CA, USA
James Johnston, DTS Inc. - Calabasas, CA, USA
Andy McHarg, dCS Ltd. - Cambridge, UK
Daniel Weiss, Weiss Engineering Ltd. - Zurich, Switzerland
With the continuing decline in discs as music sources and concurrent growth of electronic distribution, computers and network attached storage (NAS) are now rapidly evolving as front end components in place of traditional transports and players. Computers have long been useful within mastering workflows, though not always loved, and their introduction into high quality music systems raises a new range of engineering challenges.
Intrinsic to computers are problems of EMC, switching noise, dirty power, jittered clocks, crosstalk, driver and operating system variability, protocol incompatibilities, and software errors, to name a few. These may directly influence audio quality. Of special importance, for example, are the design as well as system configuration of digital audio interfaces (USB, Firewire, S/PDIF, WiFi, Ethernet etc), D/A conversion, and data processing, along with clocks and power sourcing.
The panel in this workshop are active in the design of these systems and will discuss some of their results and thoughts regarding the most salient factors for optimization of sonic performance in this area.
Saturday, November 6, 2:30 pm — 4:30 pm (Room 132)
Product Design: PD5 - Grounding & Shielding - Circuits and Interference (Part 2)
Ralph Morrison
This second session of Grounding and Shielding Circuits takes off where the first session ended. Under discussion will be : the role of digital logic and processors in the audio world; A/D converters; transmission line basics; impedance control and impedance matching; the relation between rise and fall times and frequency spectrum; the need for ground and power planes; decoupling and filtering on logic structures; the interface between analog and digital circuits; digital analog filters; aliasing errors; balanced digital lines and common-mode rejection; multilayer boards; interference problems such as cross talk, ground bounce, via locations.
Saturday, November 6, 3:45 pm — 4:45 pm (Room 130)
Workshop: W15 - Semantic Audio Success: Commercial Applications of Semantic Audio Analysis
Jay LeBoeuf, Imagine Research
Ching-Wei Chen, Gracenote, Inc. - Emeryville, CA, USA
Aaron Master, SoundHound Inc
Erling Wold, Audible Magic
Thanks to mobile devices, cloud-computing, and ample storage and computing, we are now seeing a great dawn of products that include semantic audio analysis (SAA) technologies. Without even knowing it, millions of users reap the benefits of semantic audio analysis on a daily basis. Companies include SAA techniques to provide their users with magical experiences: offering intelligent, simple, work flows that listen to and richly interact with a user's speech, music, or environment. This workshop will introduce AES members to some of the commercial uses and applications of semantic audio analysis. A panel discussion will engage companies to describe how SAA technology has powers their innovative products, the technical challenges that they face, and the future of things to come.
Saturday, November 6, 4:45 pm — 6:15 pm (Room 132)
Product Design: PD6 - Designing Microphone Preamplifiers
Gary Hebert
Microphone preamplifiers are a fundamental building block in professional audio systems, with a legacy reaching back to the beginning of audio times. Indeed, the mic preamp often defines the signature sound of a piece of equipment or even a recording studio. Its performance must exceed nearly everything else in the system, and as the first line of defense to the outside world it must withstand hostile conditions such as 48V phantom power faults or erroneously patched hot signals.
Today's mic preamp developers face many challenges as new products demand lower cost and power, components that have been depended on for years are discontinued, demands for quality either increase or (worse) are forgotten, and so on. Fortunately, today's developers have more options than ever before to design cost-effective, high-performance, small, green power, sweet sounding mic preamps. This tutorial presents a variety of circuit designs that trade off between cost, size, power consumption, noise, THD, CMR, and other factors.
Sunday, November 7, 11:00 am — 1:00 pm (Room 132)
Master Class: M3 - DSP—Why So Hard?
Peter Eastty
If you've ever wondered why audio DSP programming is so hard when the algorithms are so simple, this is the place for you. Hundreds of strange and wonderful audio processors have been developed over the past four decades and the presenter has struggled with dozens of them. In order to learn from our mistakes this master class will tour examples of gross bad practice (suitably anonymized to protect the guilty) and in doing so we'll extract some general principles useful to those who will design audio DSPs in the future. As a practical example of what can be achieved, we'll go from simulator based algorithm development to listening to production quality code in a matter of minutes.
Sunday, November 7, 1:15 pm — 2:15 pm (Room 133)
Special Event: Lunchtime Keynote: Ian Moore
I'd Rather Have more dBs than Blue LEDs
Audio product designers are generally focused on making new equipment with better specifications, lower price tags, and with the latest trendy bells and whistles. That's just fine, but please don't forget that some folks depend on this gear for their livelihoods, and often what makes sense in the R&D labs doesn't make sense in the back of an 18-wheeler on tour, or in the studio at 3 am. Ian Moore has been recording music, touring, and supporting his family with his music his entire adult life. He has a few things to say to the product developers who make his tools.
Sunday, November 7, 2:30 pm — 3:45 pm (Room 132)
Product Design: PD7 - Audio Manufacturing in a Global Economy
Steve Macatee, Rane Corporation
Rene Jaeger, LOUD Technologies
Mike Klasco, Menlo Scientific
Pat Quilter, QSC Audio Products
Les Tyler, THAT Corporation
Once upon a time nearly all pro audio manufactures made their own products. Then the global economy brought us into the age of multinational contract manufacturers, and now it is not uncommon for products from competing vendors to go down the same conveyor belt. This workshop will explore how manufacturing in the global economy has affected the audio field from a number of perspectives, including: economics, quality, and innovation. Panelists represent manufactures from several corners of the industry.
Sunday, November 7, 4:00 pm — 5:00 pm (Room 132)
Product Design: PD8 - Standards—How They Matter
Mark Yonge
As technologies become more complex and interdependent, the role of engineering standards to ensure compatibility has become more important. While core technologies within a product may be proprietary, the peripheral technologies that interface with other formal or informal system elements must be specified clearly. Using a non-standard interface or protocol could compromise the acceptance of a product in the market. Audio technology is no different in principle but the requirements of professional audio present their own challenges. This tutorial will offer some practical examples. It will also consider the importance of international standards in a global marketplace, and outline the approach and processes of the Audio Engineering Society Standards Committee.
Sunday, November 7, 4:30 pm — 6:00 pm (Room 131)
Live Sound Seminar: LS11 - Networked Audio for Live Sound
Jonathan Novick, Audio Precision
Carl Bader, Aviom
Kevin Gross, AVA Networks
Lee Minich, Lab X Technologies
David Scheirman, JBL Professional
Steve Seable, Yamaha Corporation
David Scheirman, JBL Professional
Are audio networks the panacea we all hoped for or is it the peril we all fear? When it comes to live sound networks offer plenty of advantages. However, there are also tradeoffs. No two networks are alike and each offers unique benefits. Should you jump in now or wait for more standardization? FIgure out if networking makes sense for your live business.
Sunday, November 7, 5:00 pm — 6:00 pm (Room 132)
Product Design: PD9 - Licensing 3rd Party Technology: How to Make it Work for You
Alex Westner
Morten Lave
Brian Oppegaard
In the classic product design dilemma, an undersized development team is tasked with designing and building a complete product that satisfies a laundry list of market requirements in a scant mount of time. In today's rapidly moving markets, leveraging third party technologies can be an important part of any product development methodology, whether agile, iterative, linear, or waterfall. When it is not possible to develop a mature technology in-house within the constraints of the schedule, licensing technology from a third party is a viable option. This tutorial will discuss the engineering challenges of working with third parties—from design requirements to technology delivery to developer support. The benefits of third party technology integration are achieved through smart planning and close collaboration with the vendor.


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Live by these rules for maximize muscle gains
Jim Stoppani & Shawn Perine
Pssst! Come here. C'mon . . .closer. We've got a secret for you - a diet secret that will allow you to add loads of sinewy mass to your physique, the way the pros do. In fact, it's a secret all the pros already know and the one that, if you ever hope to get to their size, you need to know, too. The secret is . . . there ain't no secret. Sorry if that disappoints you. But when it comes to eating for mass, there are no clandestine shortcuts or magical elixirs. You just need to eat foods that you?re already familiar with and you need to consume them in large quantities.
However, although there may not be any secrets to eating for size, there are rules - 10, to be exact. Know and live by these rules and you will gain the mass you want. And when we say live by them we mean live by them. Bodybuilding, after all, is a life- style, not a part-time hobby. You shouldn't expect to grow following a diet only some of the time, any more than if you hit the weights only some of the time. It's about a commitment to the body- building lifestyle that counts, which means 24/7/365 focus, discipline and drive. Remember: every time you eat a meal, you are bodybuilding. So, eat well and eat often.
Although individual results will vary, you can expect to gain in the neighborhood of five pounds per month, especially if you follow the training precepts set out in the Winter Mass Attack plan. For example, if your goal is about five pounds of quality muscle, stick with this plan for about a month; 10 pounds for two months, and so on. Now, read through our list of rules and then get yourself to the supermarket.
When it comes to packing on the pounds, it's vital that you become a dedicated calorie counter. Regardless of whether the food you're eating is in the form of protein, carbs or fat, your body first considers them for the fuel they provide to perform basic physiological functions, such as body temperature regulation, muscle repair and even the digestion of food.
If you're a hardcore bodybuilder who trains at least an hour a day, your body will require 19-20 calories per pound of body weight on training days, and that's just to maintain the muscle you have. You actually need to eat about two or three calories per pound of bodyweight more than this (21-23 calories) to gain mass. On rest days, you'll need about 16-18 calories per pound of body weight to maintain your muscle mass. Sticking with that will ensure that you gain lean muscle without excess bodyfat on rest days.
Carbs are very important for packing on mass. They not only help drive up levels of the anabolic hormone insulin, but they also load your muscles with glycogen (the stored form of carbs), which is important for two major reasons.
First, glycogen keeps muscles big and full. Glycogen pulls water into muscle cells, which fills them up like water balloons. Second, muscle levels of glycogen are an important indicator of whether you have enough energy to build muscle or whether you need energy (by breaking down muscle protein) to fuel your body's functions. When your muscles are full of glycogen, as happens during a high carb diet, your body has the energy needed to grow; when glycogen levels are low, the body breaks down muscle for use as fuel.
On workout days, shoot for about 2.5 grams of carbs per pound of body-weight. On rest days, you won?t need as many carbs - slice your intake in half to 1-1.25 g of carbs per pound of body weight. For most meals, choose slow-digesting carbs such as oatmeal, whole-wheat bread and yams.
No, we're not suggesting you eat in excess to gain fat. But you must boost your fat intake when on a mass-gain plan. Athletes who eat higher-fat diets end up with higher testosterone levels. Testosterone is one of the most critical anabolic hormones when it comes to pushing muscle growth. Healthy fats, such as those found in salmon, walnuts, olive oil and peanut butter help joints to recover.
When you're on the Winter Mass Attack plan, you should be training with heavier weights and greater intensity, which can stress your joints. Taking in plenty of healthy fats can help protect your joints and allow them to recover from heavy training. On training days, your fat intake should comprise at least 25% of your total daily calorie intake; on recovery days, move it up to about 35-40% of your total daily calorie intake.
Although this is rule number 4, it's not fourth in importance. Usually, we put protein above carbs or fats on our lists, but we wanted to make sure you understood how important getting in ample carbs and healthy fat is for mass gain. For mass gaining, we ratchet up the protein intake to 2 g per pound of body weight on workout days and 1.5 g on rest days.
Now that we've made our point, taking in ample amounts of quality protein is just as critical for mass gain, if not more so. Of the three macronutrients, only protein builds muscle, plain and simple. Protein sources such as eggs, beef, chicken, fish and dairy products are your best bet, along with the addition of protein powder, when you just can't take another bite. Getting protein from whey and casein shakes is a convenient way to boost your intake, and at certain times of day it's the best source of protein for your needs (see rule 7).
In the previous rules, we call for cutting back food intake on rest days. Calories drop by about two to three per pound of bodyweight and carbs are slashed in half. Even protein drops a bit (mostly due to the fact that you're not drinking a pre- and postworkout shake).
You need to watch calories and carbs on rest days because your body requires less energy when it?s not working. Simple enough. If you ingest the same amount of calories and carbs on rest days as you do on workout days, you run the risk of gaining some fat with that newly developed muscle.
However, increase your fat intake on rest days, so your body doesn't compensate for a perceived calorie deficit. If you focus on getting extra healthy fats (see rule number 3), you will not only help to keep bodyfat off, but will enhance joint recovery.
When you wake up in the morning, your body isin a catabolic state. In other words, your body is literally eating your muscle protein for fuel. To halt this process you need to eat, ASAP. There's no time for showering or brushing your teeth. Head straight for the kitchen and don't even think about eating whole foods - they take too long to digest. You need two things: the fastest-digesting protein and the fastest-digesting carb.
For protein, that means whey protein isolate, or whey protein hydrolysate, which is even faster-digesting than isolate. This will rapidly supply your body protein to use for energy, sparing your muscles from further breakdown. The amino acids from the whey that aren't used for fuel will get to your muscle fibers and rebuild what was broken down at night, and that will put you in an anabolic state.
For fast-digesting carbs, the answer is waxy maize starch. Research shows that these carbs digest even faster than sugar. Getting carbs into your bloodstream fast is as important as protein for stopping the catabolic onslaught when you wake in the morning. With your liver glycogen totally depleted by your night's fast, waxy maize starch will rapidly signal your body to stop cannibalizing itself. This is why we suggest you get in a liquid breakfast as soon as you wake, and then 30-60 minutes later, a whole-food meal - your "second" breakfast.
Within 30 minutes before workouts, you need rapidly digesting protein such as whey. Research shows that quick digesting proteins like whey taken immediately before workouts maximize muscle protein synthesis. In addition, whey contains peptides (small protein fragments) that enhance blood flow to your muscles. This can increase delivery of nutrients and hormones to your muscles during workouts and enhance your muscle pump.
Also consider adding some soy to your preworkout shake. Not only is soy protein isolate fast-digesting, but research shows that genistein, a soy phytoestrogen, increases nitric oxide levels. And since soy is very rich in arginine, it is a great way to further boost blood flow to your muscles during the workout.
After workouts, whey protein is king. Research shows that whey protein taken immediately after workouts rapidly ramps up muscle protein synthesis and, as a result, muscle growth. The spike it causes in insulin levels not only helps to further boost protein synthesis, but also blunts cortisol levels. This catabolic hormone competes with the anabolic hormone testosterone and increases muscle breakdown. Blunting it keeps you in a more anabolic state and promotes faster recovery from the workout and better muscle growth.
You should also consider mixing some casein protein into your postworkout whey shake. Although casein is as slow digesting as whey is fast, it also has been found to boost protein synthesis after workouts. In fact, researchers from Baylor University (Waco, Texas) found that trained lifters who, for 10 weeks, took a postworkout shake that combined whey and casein protein gained significantly more muscle mass than those who took a shake sans the casein.
As stated in rule 2, for most meals you should select slow-burning carbs. This also pertains to the preworkout meal. Research shows that when athletes eat slower-digesting carbs, they not only have more energy and less fatigue during exercise, but they burn more fat during training and experience less hunger throughout the day. Within 30 minutes of your workouts, eat slow-burning carbs, such as a piece of fruit, wholegrain bread or oatmeal, along with your protein shake.
The meal you have immediately after your workout, on the other hand, should consist mainly of fast-digesting carbs such as waxy maize starch. This will spike levels of the anabolic hormone insulin, which drives the carbs you eat into muscle cells, where they'll be stored as glycogen to be used for your next workout. Insulin helps amino acids get into the muscle cells to build muscle protein. It?s also critical to the delivery of creatine to the muscles (see rule 10) and increases muscle protein synthesis, one of the major processes by which muscle fibers grow.
Normally, you want to keep insulin levels in check for a variety of health reasons, but immediately following a hard training session is one time when an insulin spike is desirable.
When you sleep, you're actually fasting. As we mentioned in rule 6, when you have no food in your digestive tract, your body turns to your muscle fiber for protein (the amino acids from protein to be exact) to fuel your body. A slow digesting protein such as a casein protein shake or cottage cheese (also rich in casein protein) and healthy fats, such as walnuts, are your best choices just before bed. These foods help slow digestion and provide a steady supply of amino acids for fuel, thereby minimizing the body?s tendency to use muscle.
A protein shake containing micellar casein can take up to seven hours to digest. This means your body gets a slow and steady stream of amino acids through most of the night, preventing it from breaking down your muscles.
In addition to using whey protein, casein protein, soy protein and waxy maize starch, there are certain specialty supplements you need to take to ensure that you gain the mass you wish during this wintertime program.
- Branched-chain amino acids: The BCAAs comprise the three amino acids leucine, isoleucine and valine, which happen to be the three most important amino acids for repairing and building of muscle tissue. Leucine is the most critical of the three, as research shows that this amino acid can turn on muscle protein synthesis by itself. It's still best to take all three together though, as they work in synergy to provide a multitude of benefits that include muscle growth, increased energy during workouts, blunting of cortisol (a catabolic hormone that inhibits testosterone and increases muscle breakdown), and decreased delayed onset muscle soreness. Take 5-10 g of BCAAs with your first breakfast (protein shake), your preworkout and your postworkout shakes and dinner.
- Creatine: Research confirms that one of the most effective supplements you can use is creatine. Plain and simple, taking creatine can help you gain upward of 10 pounds of lean muscle and boost your strength in the gym by at least 10%. Go with 3-5 g of creatine with your pre- and postworkout shakes.
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As Morgan Stanley (MS) continues to cut costs and find other ways to boost results, its rivals are picking up departing branch managers and advisors.
Janney Montgomery Scott said it hired Jeff Smith, who used to serve as a nonproducing manager of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney's branch in Alexandria, Va., as branch manager of Janney's office in Washington. The 20-year industry veteran will be responsible for leading the firm's expansion in the Capital region and will report directly to regional manager James Dornan.
"Jeff is a highly regarded and proven leader, and we're looking to his experience and insight as we continue to build within our existing geographic footprint," said Jerry Lombard, president of Janney's Private Client Group, which includes 734 financial advisors with $54 billion in assets under management. "The D.C.-metro area is a logical expansion point for Janney right now, and we're excited to have Jeff on board to lead those initiatives."
MSSB is trimming management and the number of branch complexes from 118 to 86. It also plans to decrease the number of nonproducing managers from some 150 to 85, but also to boost the number of producing branch and resident managers by about 50 in each group. (These figures were first reported by FundFire, a Financial Times news service.)
In July, the number of MSSB regions was cut to 12 from 16, after decreasing it to 16 from 19 in December.
Earlier this month, recruiter Danny Sarch questioned the timing of MSSB's restructuring. "What is surprising to me is that they have picked this time to cut staff, which risks hurting service levels by putting more decisions into the hands of fewer people," said Sarch of Leitner Sarch Consultants, in an interview with AdvisorOne. "I question the timing of this, especially since the advisor population is already stressed because of technology challenges."
In July, Morgan Stanley, which is led by James Gorman (left), reported a 50% drop in second-quarter profits, which totaled $563 million, compared with profits of $1.19 billion a year ago. (After a negative adjustment of about $1.7 billion, or $1.02 per diluted share, related to a stock conversion, the bank reported a loss of 36 cents a share a year ago, compared with second-quarter earnings of 28 cents a share this year.)
It also said that the number of MSSB advisors dropped 2%, by roughly 1,000, from last quarter and 6% from last year to 16,934.
Wells Hires
On Thursday, Wells Fargo Advisors (WFC) said its traditional employee-broker channel picked up several MSSB reps, including the Burns/Fleming Group , which joined WFA with about $146 million in assets in Birmingham, Ala.
In New York, Cynthia Colin joined Wells' Park Avenue branch from MSSB with some $154 million in assets and Steve Freidin and Larry Malles came on board WFA in Lake Forest, Ill., from MSSB with some $110 million in assets.
In June, Wells Fargo Advisors added Michael Prat from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in New Orleans (with about $250 million in AUM) and the Drowos Group in Boca Raton, Fla., from MSSB with some $200 million in assets.
Wells Fargo's employee channel included 10,913 advisors as of June 30, down from 10,987 in the previous quarter.
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The Sweet Spot of Multiple Monitor Productivity: That Magical Third Monitor
I finally took the time to install a monitor bracket this evening to support my center Dell 30" monitor. Installing a monitor bracket is one of those nice little things you can do to really spruce up your workspace. I had been avoiding it because I though it would be expensive but I found a bracket that would support 50 pounds for under $40. It was easier to install than I thought and I'm considering installing two more to support my other two monitors.
Yes, three. After blogging about multiple monitors for more than eight years (!) and going as far as hooking up five monitors, I've decided that three is the real sweet spot for productivity. Any more is overkill and any less cramps my brain. I admit five was insane. Fun, but insane.
I've always wanted more than one monitor. I remember sometime in the mid-eighties being thrilled when I discovered that I could install a monochrome "Hercules" card alongside my existin g VGA card and type 'mode mono' from the DOS prompt while running Windows, Desqview or OS/2 and effectively run command line batch processes on one monitor while doing Windowy stuff on the other. This was 25+ years ago and I've never looked back.
I've said before on Twitter, and I'll say it again, if you're a developer you need to spend money on a great computer, an awesome monitor, a fantastic chair and a good bed. And food. But the other stuff first.
Bill Gates has three monitors, Al Gore does, Larry Page does. Even Jeff Atwood. ;)
Many years ago Darrell Norton moved everyone on his development team to two monitors from one with amazing results:
After multiple monitors were introduced:
- Productivity in lines of code per day increased 10%.
- Defect levels decreased by 26%.
The New York Times said this about multiple monitors in 2006:
Adding a second monitor turned out to be the easiest, most cost-effective and significant improvement in my work since I replaced my modem with high-speed cable.
It's true. Once you get more than one monitor, you can't stop until you get to three.
Why Three Monitors and not Two?
I think three monitors is the perfect number because the center monitor is where your primary work happens. I usually run Visual Studio or my blogging software on this monitor. The second and third monitors are like rear view mirrors in that they are about 30 to 35 degrees angled in a wrap-around configuration and I glance at them for information while I work.
For example, here's some typical scenarios with me and my three monitors.
|Development IDE, Text Snippets
|Target App Browser, Application being Debugged
|Browser with articles being referenced
|Windows Live Writer (blogging app)
|NetFlix, Hulu
Deleting Email
|Outlook Mail/Gmail
Without three monitors, you will be task switching, and I maintain that it's always going to be easier (read: lower effort) to glance to the side or turn your head than it will be to ALT-TAB and switch to the other apps. The more apps you run the more you'll be ALT-TABbing around.
I actually find with Windows 7 and three monitors that I use WINKEY+LEFT ARROW or WINKEY+RIGHT ARROW to move applications left and right on a single monitor or between monitors with SHIFT+WINKEY+ARROWS which means nothing is every obscured. That's the key with multiple monitors.
When using computers, out of site isn't out of mind. If it's not visible on the screen then it's you that has to store it. I propose that the amount of your memory that's used to keep track of what apps are running and what state they are in is less with multiple monitors.
Installing a Bracket
Installing bracket was somehow intimidating to me. Turned out I just needed to make sure that the bracket was exactly positioned such that the bolts went into the center of the stud. I had laser stud finder and used blue painters tape to mark off the edges. I used a small level to make sure it wasn't torqued, although since the monitor bracket I got supports rotation there's more room for error than I realized.
Then I was concerned it wouldn't support the weight a 30" Dell Monitor. Turns out that this "giant" 30" Dell Monitor is actually only 25 lbs without the stand. The bracket can support 50 lbs so I had lots of room for error there as well.
Seems there was really no reason for me to be concerned about installing a bracket. I debated using a desk mounted bracket, but my desk is chrome and glass and won't handle any kind of clamp.
The only downside to this operation and the bracket is that it only moves horizontally (with 15 degrees of vertical tilt. So, if I get another desk or change the height of this desk, I'll have to move it.
I have another motorized up/down standing desk to the right of my main workstation, so when I get tired of sitting I can move over to the other desk. That desk has a fourth monitor (it's disabled in my current configuration) that I often hook my laptop up to. That way, even if I'm at the standing desk using my laptop, I've still got a second large monitor.
The Result
Here's my setup as I sit in my chair. That
Here's a cheesy panorama of my setup I as swivel in the chair 180 degrees. The white table is motorized so I can sit and stand. It has another 24" HDTV/monitor with a Cisco Umi Telepresence system connected to it. I use it for LiveMeetings, NetFlix, Xbox or Cisco/Skype.
I just can't think of any reason why a developer shouldn't have at LEAST a second monitor. LCDs are plentiful, low power and inexpensive. Most computers and laptops can run a second monitor and even a $100 video card can run three monitors.
Do you run multiple monitors? Why?
You don't? Why not?
Related Links
- The (Near) Final Word on Multi-Monitor Taskbars for Windows 7 - Ultramon vs. DisplayFusion
- Review: Mimo Monitors - iMo Pivot
- Get those pixels working for you
- Multiple Monitors - put that extra laptop to use
- Multiple-Monitors are love
- Multiple Monitors and Productivity
- Three Monitors - I can't go back
- God Bless us, and our THIRD MONITOR
- The beginning of a streaky LCD...and the end of Multiple Monitor Productivity?
- How to adjust your side/rear-view mirrors (and why you need 3 monitors)
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Tool windows | VS 1 | VS 2 | Tool windows for VS1 | | | for VS 2It would be nice to save a Left and Right layout and swap between them. And finally if you can make sure each row has the same pixel height, so that you can make remote desktop sessions span your entire row of monitors.
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Roy Hodgson at JELD-WEN Field, July 2012
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After months of speculation that Harry Redknapp of Tottenham Hotspur was going to take on the national team job for England, the English FA announced today that former West Bromwich Albion, Liverpool, and Fulham manager Roy Hodgson will take over the post.
Hodgson is no stranger to Portland. Last summer he led West Brom to Oregon for an international friendly against the Timbers. In a thrilling back and forth match, West Brom pulled out a 3-2 win on a 91'+ wondergoal by Gabriel Tamas that Hodgson called, "once in a blue moon."
Now Hodgson finds himself at the reins of England and heading into the 2012 European Championships this summer. How do you think he'll do?
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DiCaprio and Hanks Lead Fall Movie Lineup
Rachel Dodes joins the News Hub with a preview of the fall arts and entertainment season, including movies from Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks.
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NEA Economic Recovery Grants Announced (July 8, 2009)
NEA Support Saves Jobs
Washington, D.C. - Federal grants to 65 orchestras will preserve jobs in communities nationwide, thanks to orchestra awards totaling $2.65 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, announced yesterday by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
"America's orchestras fuel local economies, attract new business development, spark the imaginations of young people, and, through the power of music, unite individuals and cultures in times of challenge as well as celebration," said League of American Orchestras President and CEO Jesse Rosen. "These stimulus funds will enable orchestras to continue making meaningful contributions to community cultural life while helping to stabilize their local economies."
Orchestras across the United States will use federal funds to preserve full and part-time administrative and artistic positions that were in jeopardy of being eliminated due to the struggling economy. A complete list of direct NEA grants to orchestras is listed below.
The NEA acted swiftly upon Congressional and Presidential approval of $50 million in economic stimulus funding in late February. It is one of the first federal agencies to disseminate stimulus funding in support of local economies.
The arts industry generates millions of jobs and is an essential contributor to the economic and cultural vitality of the United States. In response to the stimulus grant opportunity, more than 2,400 applications from arts organizations nationwide poured into the NEA seeking non-matching, one-time grants of $25,000 or $50,000 for projects that focus on job preservation. While the need for support far exceeds available federal resources, 631 arts organizations nationwide received NEA stimulus grants.
Orchestras that did not receive direct NEA stimulus grants may be eligible to apply for support from state and regional arts agencies that have received NEA stimulus funding. The NEA has also announced the list of local arts agencies receiving stimulus funds, some of which will be making them available for re-granting purposes. The League will continue to keep you posted on this and other federal funding opportunities.
The League has compiled a list of orchestras and grants related to the orchestra field, below. Complete lists of grants to all organizations may be found on the NEA web site.
View Economic Recovery Grants to Orchestras
The League is a member of the Performing Arts Alliance, a coalition of national performing arts service organizations dedicated to advocating for national policies that recognize, enhance, and foster the contributions the performing arts make to America.


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Hero beavers of Willard Bay spill on mend at wildlife center
A pair of beavers, perhaps siblings, are being hailed as the heroes of the Willard Bay State Park diesel fuel spill, but the dams they created that slowed the spill from reaching the reservoir also led to their being saturated in the toxic substance.
The beavers, thought to be yearlings, were captured by emergency response workers and Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officer Mitch Lane Tuesday morning and delivered to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah in Ogden.
"They are doing fairly well. One is coping better than the other," DaLyn Erickson, executive director of the center, said Wednesday. "There is some evidence they did at least sample some of the food left for them overnight. We are doing what we can and hoping for the best."
Lane arrived at Willard Bay State Park about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday and found that cleanup workers had already corralled one of the beavers. He loaded it up and delivered it the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. He returned to the state park to look for possible impacts on other wildlife and was looking specifically for a second beaver that workers said they had spotted.
"I found it out of the water kind of sitting in the vegetation. It looked like it was trying to get out of the water and clean off," Lane said. "He wasn't really active. I could tell the fuel was taking its toll on him."
Lane waded over to the beaver and found capturing it with a catch pole easier than it should have been.
"He was more saturated than the first one and not too hard to get into the cage," he said. "The first one was already cleaned up and looking a whole lot better when I dropped the second one off."
The beavers -- it is difficult to tell the gender of the creatures without an X-ray -- were immediately given baths, food and forced to ingest activated carbon to absorb the diesel.
"We are using good, old fashioned Dawn dish washing detergent. It works really well," Erickson said. "We have to be careful about fuels going down the drains. The police department provide pads to collect the fuel."
The beavers were given a wide variety of food, including spring mix salad, carrots, yams and apples. Erickson said homeowners cutting willows or cottonwoods while doing yard work are encouraged to deliver the branches to the center for the beavers. Donations are also welcome to help the nonprofit center pay for the cost of helping the animals recover.


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Cancer Support Community Arizona (CSCAZ) Announces Chairs for Annual Porch Party Gala
PHOENIX, Ariz.— September 9, 2014 — Cancer Support Community Arizona (CSCAZ) is excited to announce Event Chairs for the 12th Annual Porch Party; Molly Stockley and Sameer R. Keole, M.D. Molly is currently the Assistant Vice President of Hospital Growth at Cancer Treatment Centers of America and has been a longtime supporter of CSCAZ. Molly is also the co-founder of Kristi Cares Melanoma Foundation in honor of a dear friend who lost her life to the disease which strives to educate Arizona residents about the dangers of skin cancer. Dr. Keole is the Proton Beam Medical Director at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Keole is overseeing the complex proton therapy building project set to open to treat patients in 2016.
Honorary Co-Chairs:
Kay Kays and Michael S. Gordon, M.D. will be spotlighted as our Honorary Chairs for their support to those on their cancer journey. The Honorary Chairs will speak during the event and give their perspectives of cancer research and advocacy. Kay is a 20 year pancreatic cancer survivor and patient advocate. Kay said "My dissemination of cancer research to patients is always a two way street of learning and I am able to represent cancer patients at the grant review table with up to date information for accrual and quality of life from the real world of cancer." Dr. Gordon is the CEO and Director of Research at Pinnacle Oncology Hematology. His interested have been in the development of new cancer therapies with a focus on targeted therapies and drugs that affect angiogenesis (tumor blood vessel supply).
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Porch Party will be held on October 18, 2014 at the Sheraton Downtown Phoenix (map). This event will be business casual with unique event details. Youth cancer survivors host an art gallery and showcase their photographs that depict what leadership means to them. Appetizers are made from a local chef that showcase cancer fighting foods. Guests can then take the recipe home and make the healthy dishes for themselves. This event will include a live auction, drawing prizes and a fund-a-program opportunity.
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Sen. McCain drops by D-backs Spring Training
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Arizona Senator John McCain visited D-backs Spring Training on Thursday.
McCain, who attends numerous regular-season games, watched some of the club's simulated game with manager Kirk Gibson atop a tower that sits in the middle of the practice fields.
"He's a baseball fan," Gibson said. "It was an interesting conversation with him. He's very decorated, and I respect what he does in service of our country. It was interesting to get the time to share a few words with him. He's very passionate about what he does."
When practice was over, McCain walked through the D-backs' clubhouse and was greeted by several players, including Josh Collmenter, who came over to shake his hand and have a picture taken with him.
"I voted for him in Texas in 2008," Minor League pitcher Chase Anderson said, referring to the Senator's presidential run. "I'm a big John McCain fan. I mean, just what he's about. I really like his views on things. He's been a hero of mine, and my dad has liked him for a really long time. He's just a really good person all around. It brought chills to me, a little bit. It was a cool moment."
D-backs catcher Miguel Montero spoke privately with McCain about the unrest in his home country of Venezuela.
Great visit out to @dbacks spring training today - with @dbacks great Luis Gonzalez and team President @DHallDbacks: pic.twitter.com/dTOxqnmx5R- John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) February 20, 2014


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This test measures a protein called carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in your blood. This protein is found on some types of cancer cells.
CEA is called a tumor marker because it gives information about cancer in your body. This test may help your healthcare provider find out if your cancer treatment is working. It may also help your provider know if the cancer is coming back after treatment. The test can be used with cancers of the colon and rectum, lung, breast, pancreas, ovary, prostate, liver, and thyroid.
Your healthcare provider cannot tell what type of cancer you have based on this test. Because CEA can be present in conditions that aren't cancer and may not be present for all cancers, this test isn't usually used for cancer screening.
You may need this test if you have already been diagnosed with cancer and your healthcare provider is planning treatment. CEA can help your provider know more about your cancer before treatment begins.
You may have this test during cancer treatment to help your provider know how well the treatment is working.
If you have already been treated for cancer, you may need this test to help find out whether your cancer has come back.
Your healthcare provider may order other tests to find out more about your cancer. These may include X-rays, CT scans, PET scans, and biopsies.
Test results may vary depending on your age, gender, health history, the method used for the test, and other things. Your test results may not mean you have a problem. Ask your healthcare provider what your test results mean for you.
CEA is measured in nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL). Normal results are 3.0 ng/mL or lower in nonsmokers.
But having a normal CEA level doesn't rule out cancer. Some people with cancer have a normal CEA.
And higher levels of CEA don't mean you have cancer. Many conditions other than cancer can cause CEA to go up. These include:
Liver disease
Breast cysts
Lung problems
The test is done with a blood sample. A needle is used to draw blood from a vein in your arm or hand.
Having a blood test with a needle carries some risks. These include bleeding, infection, bruising, and feeling lightheaded. When the needle pricks your arm or hand, you may feel a slight sting or pain. Afterward, the site may be sore.
Being pregnant or being a smoker can raise your CEA levels. A CEA of up to 5.0 ng/mL can be considered normal in smokers.
You don't need to prepare for this test. Be sure your healthcare provider knows about all medicines, herbs, vitamins, and supplements you are taking. This includes medicines that don't need a prescription and any illegal drugs you may use.
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Sick girl who left Phoenix hospital safe in Mexico
An 11-year-old girl whose mother took her from a Phoenix hospital where she was receiving treatment for leukemia appeared to be safe and healthy in an interview broadcast on Wednesday.
Phoenix police have been searching for Emily Bracamontes since her mother took her from Phoenix Children's Hospital on Nov. 28. Authorities said she could die from an infection because she had a catheter inserted into her heart to provide medication.
Emily's mother, Norma Bracamontes, appeared with her daughter Wednesday on ABC's "Good Morning America" and blamed the hospital for an infection that led to her daughter's right arm being amputated. The family and Emily were being intimidated by the hospital over bills, she said.
"Emily, you're not going to go home because your mom and dad, they haven't filled (out) all the forms, so blame them that you're going to remain here stuck in the hospital," Norma Bracamontes said hospital officials told her daughter.
Emily underwent about a month of chemotherapy and had been treated for an infection that forced doctors to amputate her arm, police said. Her mother unhooked the tubing from an IV and left with the girl, leaving her susceptible to infection.
She appeared with her mother in what appeared to be a medical facility. The facility was not identified.
"I am here and it kinda feels good because the doctors really love me so much," said a bright-eyed and smiling Emily, who wore a pink knitted cap.
Emily's father, Luis Bracamontes, said last week in an interview with NBC News that his daughter was safe and being treated by doctors in Mexico.
Phoenix Children's Hospital told ABC that it follows accepted treatment protocols to prevent infection and treats patients with limited ability to pay the same as paying patients.
Phoenix police didn't immediately respond to inquiries about the status of their investigation Wednesday.


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1.) This Hunger Games B list actor who everyone has been told is in a very serious relationship got a 19 year old local teen pregnant while he was shooting in North Carolina. She is due in late spring. You just know our actor is going to want a paternity test, if only to keep his girlfriend mollified. So far she has not broken up with him over it because he says he never slept with the teen. She and her friends say otherwise.
My guess: Sam Claflin
2.) This Teen Mom dad has been sleeping with his daughter's best friend for the past year. Hey at least he waited until she turned 18. The daughter just found out very recently.
My guess: Chelsea Houska's father, Randy
3.) This former A list celebrity and now struggling to hold on to B- after dropping to a C was criticized last year for putting on weight. Turns out she had been pregnant and her publicist was set to make an announcement when she lost the baby in a miscarriage. She never stopped drinking after she found out she was pregnant.
My guess: Christina Aguilera
4.) This A list celebrity has had to deny she is having marriage problems. She says that everything is perfect and that she will never get divorced. She might never get divorced, but she should probably also stop seeing that executive in that company she works with. Of course the weekly hotel room visits could be about work. The room service. The bathrobe you opened the door in last week. It's all work. The marriage is probably fine.
My guess: Kris Jenner


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"We have shown that the dispersion of thousands of brightly emissive multi-porphyrin fluorophores within the polymersome membrane can be used to optically image tissue structures deep below the skin ?with the potential to go even deeper," said Michael J. Therien, a professor of chemistry at Penn. "It should also be possible to use an emissive polymersome vesicle to transport therapeutics directly to a tumor, enabling us to actually see if chemotherapy is really going to its intended target."
This work takes advantage of years of effort in the Therien laboratory focused on the design of highly fluorescent compounds. Polymersomes, which were developed by Penn professors Daniel A. Hammer and Dennis Discher in the mid-1990s, function much like the bilayered membranes of living cells. Whereas cell membranes are created from a double layer of fatty phospholipid chains, a polymersome is comprised of two layers of synthetic co-polymers. Like a living cell, the polymersome membrane has a hydrophobic core. The study shows that the fluorophores evenly disperse within this core, giving rise to a nanometer-sized light-emitting structure.
"These polymers are also larger than phospholipids, so that there is enough space for the fluorophores, which are larger than the average molecule that is found inside cell membranes," said Hammer, professor and chair of the Department of Bioengineering at Penn's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. " Another feature that makes emissive polymersomes so useful is that they self-assemble. Simply mixing together all component parts gives rise to these functional nanometer-sized, cell-like vesicles."
In their study, the researchers demonstrate how they can use these emissive polymersomes to target markers on the surface of a specific type of tumor cells. When exposed to near-infrared light, which can travel through tissue, the fluorophores within the polymersome respond with a bright near-infrared signal that can then be detected.
"The fluorophores function like reflectors stuck in the spokes of a bicycle tire," Therien said. "When this structure absorbs light, it gives rise to an intense, localized fluorescence signal that is uniquely suited for visualizing living biological systems."
According to Therein, there is keen interest in developing new technology that will enable optical imaging of cancer tissue, as such technology will be less costly and more accessible than MRI-based methods and free of the harmful side effects associated with radioactivity. In this imaging system, the flourophores can also be tuned to respond to different wavelengths of near-infrared light. This sets the stage for using emissive polymersomes to target multiple cancer cell-surface markers in the body simultaneously.
Emissive polymersomes perform much like in vivo imaging systems that use semiconductor-based "quantum dots." These quantum dots, however, are hard matter, which could collect within the circulatory system, potentially causing a stroke. According to the Penn researchers, brightly emissive polymersomes define the first nanotech optical imaging platform based on non-aggregating "soft matter" (polymers and porphyrins) and hence have enormous potential in biomedicine.


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Her name means: "Fugitive" or "Immigrant"
Her character: A foreigner and slave, Hagar let pride overtake her when she became Abraham's wife. A lonely woman with few resources, she suffered harsh punishment for her mistake. She obeyed God's voice as soon as she heard it and was given a promise that her son would become the father of a great nation.
Her sorrow: That she was taken from her homeland to become a slave in a foreign land, where she was mistreated for many years.
Her joy: To know that God cared, that he saw her suffering and heard her cry and that he helped her when she needed him most.
Key Scriptures: Genesis 16; 21:8-21; Galatians 4:22-31
Her Story
An Egyptian slave and Sarah's bitter rival, Hagar still had one thing going for her that her mistress never enjoyed: a personal revelation of God, who lovingly intervened on her behalf, not once but twice. It happened when she was alone and afraid, without a shekel to her name—but that's getting ahead of the story.
You may remember that Abraham, whom we honor as the father of faith, showed little evidence of that faith when he and Sarah first entered Egypt to escape a famine in Canaan. Certain the Egyptians would kill him once they caught sight of his beautiful wife, he advised her to pose as his sister. Soon enough, Pharaoh added Sarah to his harem and rewarded Abraham with an abundance of camels, sheep, cattle, donkeys, and servants. But God punished Pharaoh for his unwitting error so effectively that, when he found out that Sarah was actually Abraham's wife, he ordered the two of them to leave Egypt with all their belongings. Possibly, Hagar was part of the booty Abraham and Sarah took with them—a gift they later regretted.
Still, of the three parties involved in the scheme to make Hagar a surrogate mother, she was perhaps the only innocent one, a slave with little power to resist. When Sarah told Abraham to sleep with her maid, she opened the door to spiritual catastrophe. As soon as Hagar discovered her pregnancy, she began lording it over her mistress, hardly a smart move for a young foreigner up against a woman entrenched in her husband's affections.
In fact, Sarah made life so difficult for Hagar that she fled into the desert, a desperate move for a pregnant woman who was so far from home. She hadn't gotten far before she heard a voice calling, "Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going? Go back to your mistress and submit to her." But then, as if to sweeten the order, came a word of assurance: "You will have a son. You shall name him Ishmael, for the Lord, has heard of your misery."
Remarkably, Hagar didn't argue but returned to Abraham and Sarah. Like a stream of water in the desert, God's word had penetrated the wilderness of her heart. Her bondage, her bitterness, her anxiety about the future—God had seen every bit of it. He knew about the child in her womb, naming him Ishmael, meaning "God hears." In the years to come, whenever Hagar would hold her son close, watch him play, or worry about his future, she would remember that God was near, listening for the child's cry. Little wonder that she had responded to the voice in the desert by calling the Lord "the God who sees me."
Some sixteen years later, Hagar found herself once again in the wilderness, this time by force rather than by choice. In a crescendo of bitterness against her younger rival, Sarah had expelled Hagar and Ishmael from their home. Dying from thirst, Hagar placed her son under a bush and withdrew, unable to witness his agony.
Her weeping was soon broken by an angel's voice, "Do not be afraid; God has heard the boy crying as he lies there. Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation." With that, the angel of the Lord opened Hagar's eyes so that she discovered a well of water nearby that would save her son's life.
The last we see of Hagar, she is living in the Desert of Paran in the Sinai Peninsula, busy securing a wife, and, therefore, a future, for Ishmael. God had made a way in the wilderness for a single woman and her son, without friends, family, or resources to help her. He had seen, he had heard, and he had indeed been faithful.
Her Promise
A thin young woman sits huddled in the front seat of her car. She covers her ears to block out the sound of her little son as he whimpers with cold in the backseat. Her husband abandoned her and the boy two months before. Left without resources, she was soon turned out of her apartment. The car is now their only home. It has long since seen its last drop of gasoline, and its worn interior provides little protection from the winter winds outside.
This modern-day Hagar is no further from God's promises than was Hagar herself as she poured out her sorrow in the desert. God sees her heartache, just as he saw Hagar's. Though you may not be as desperate as Hagar or her modern counterpart, you may have experienced times in your life that made you fear for the future. Whether you are living in a wilderness of poverty or loneliness or sorrow, God's promises, love, and protection are just as available to you now as they were to Hagar.
This devotional is drawn from Women of the Bible: A One-Year Devotional Study of Women in Scripture by Ann Spangler and Jean Syswerda. Used with permission.
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25 Killed In Blast At Mexican State Oil Company Headquarters
An explosion rocked the offices of Mexico's state oil company Thursday, killing at least 25 people and injuring 101, Mexico's interior minister said.
Dozens of people were trapped in the building after the explosion, Foro TV reported. It was unclear how many of them had been pulled to safety, or whether anyone remained stuck inside late Thursday, Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong told reporters.
More than five hours after the blast, rescuers had pulled at least one survivor from the rubble, Mexico's president said in a Twitter post.
Crews were still searching Thursday night for people who could be trapped in the Pemex office complex, which includes one of the city's tallest skyscrapers.
The explosion occurred in a basement and collapsed two floors of a building adjacent to the well-known tower, said Carlos Javier Rodriguez Jurado, one of the first paramedics to arrive at the scene.
The explosion tore through the building "from the inside out," he said, and rescuers found many people trapped. Six hours after the explosion, Rodriguez said people were likely still stuck in the rubble.
It was unclear what caused the blast, and Mexico's attorney general's office is investigating, Pemex said in a statement.
A large plume of smoke rose near the building after the explosion around 4 p.m. Thursday, and emergency crews swarmed the scene.
"People were screaming. ... You could see pieces of the wall falling to the ground," said Joaquin Borrell Valenzuela, an attorney for the Pemex comptroller's office, who was in a courtyard outside the building at the time of the blast.
Paramedics quickly arrived and started pulling bodies from the rubble.
"Entering the building, we smelled a strong odor of gas," said Christopher Rangel, a paramedic and firefighter.
Outside the building, frantic family members searched for loved ones, and shaken witnesses described the explosion.
Mario Guzman said he was on the 10th floor of the tower when he felt "a very strong blow."
"We felt like the whole building was going to collapse," he told CNNMexico.
Images from the scene showed emergency rescue teams carrying people on stretchers. Authorities said helicopters carried some of the wounded to hospitals.
At least 14 people were hospitalized with injuries, and two of them were in serious condition, the state-run Notimex news agency reported.
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto surveyed the damage Thursday night, along with Osorio Chong and Mexico City's mayor.
Pena Nieto cautioned against speculating over what caused the blast, and said authorities would be closely investigating.
Thousands of people work at the Pemex headquarters, which includes a 54-story building that is nearly 700 feet tall.
The explosion occurred in an annex building just to the east of the tower, Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Meade said.
Officials evacuated the complex and operations will cease there until further notice, the company said.
The state oil company's director, who was on a business trip in South Korea this week, said in a Twitter post that he would return to Mexico immediately.
"We will get to the bottom of the causes in close coordination with the authorities," Pemex Director General Emilio Lozoya Austin said. "At this time, attending to the injured is the priority."
Federal troops and rescue dogs were aiding in search efforts late Thursday night.
As they combed through the rubble, a Pemex executive's cell phone rang, Rangel said.
A man on the other end of the line said he was still trapped, and started to describe his location to rescuers.
"Unfortunately, we lost communication with him," Rangel said.
When they called back, his phone didn't ring.


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The majority of the American team traveled home within two days of the accident, but Campbell and several colleagues had to stay a few more weeks for the grim task of recovering satellite debris. Their primary goal was to prevent the Chinese from acquiring sensitive technology from the Intelsat satellite.
The morning after the accident, dressed in protective clothing with air bottles, toxicity sensors, and special bags for hazardous materials, they ventured to the crash site. "Shreds of twisted metal were everywhere, like confetti, only composed mostly of steel," the diarist wrote. To keep the locals from collecting the debris, Chinese army soldiers lined up on the perimeter of the impact area and along the main railway line leading to the complex. "We were there with the Chinese, going over a routine of 'This is ours, this is yours,' " Campbell remembers. "It was surprising how much of [the satellite] survived. The propellant tanks were intact, liquid apogee motor, solar panels, much of the structure..." All the parts were packed up for shipment back to the United States.
The cause of the accident was eventually traced to the rocket's flight control system, but not before a military official on the Chinese launch team tried to shift the blame elsewhere. Campbell recalls that he "came in, thanked everybody for great friendship and cooperation, and said that 'Everybody knows that when you light the rocket it goes straight up, so, obviously, outside influences had an effect.' We all tried not to laugh."
Two weeks after the accident, Xinhua, China's official news agency, reported that the Intelsat-708 accident had left six dead and 57 injured. That, in fact, might be a realistic number for the casualties among the technical personnel involved in preparing the mission. We may never know how many local villagers died, although the numbers could easily have run into the hundreds, which would make the accident the worst disaster in launch history.
Since that day, the reliability of Long March rockets has greatly improved, although China never became a major player in the global commercial launch business. Bruce Campbell did go back to China for two successful launches of Loral-built satellites. He discovered that the village that used to border the launch center has disappeared, as if it never existed. There is no memorial to the victims, and their fate has never been mentioned in the state-controlled Chinese press.
Anatoly Zak is a journalist and illustrator specializing in the history of space exploration. He is the publisher of RussianSpaceWeb.com and the author of an upcoming book on the future of the Russian space program.