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When I was 14 years old I fell in 'love' for the first time. His name was Matt. He was taller than all the other boys I knew, when he smiled his eyes crinkled ever so slightly at the corners, and his dark hair curled softly on his tanned neck.
I worried constantly about anyone spotting me throwing him coy looks and bullying me for being attracted to a boy. I was constantly hearing about how it wasn't natural, about people with feelings like mine being assaulted in the streets. I knew it would shock my family and alienate my friends but I just couldn't help how I felt…
Oh wait…
Being straight is the default. Never in my entire life have I had to consider the implications of who I'm attracted to. Never had to case a place out for potential issues before giving a boyfriend a kiss. Never had to pause and wonder if I might come to physical harm, humiliation and bullying because of who I love. Never had to weigh up if I should tell new friends or work colleagues about my sexuality or just let them work it out. In short, it's just not something I ever have to think about.
So why on earth is a there a Straight Pride Parade happening in Sydney tomorrow? The organisers of the rally, a far right, conservative group who are rather confusingly named 'Party for Freedom' have organised a Straight Lives Matter rally- BTW great job bastardising not one, but two movements for marginalised people – to protest the idea that people they don't know might be able to get married and thus affecting their lives in absolutely no way at all. Oh the horror!
According to their Facebook page the parade/rally/protest is to "give supporters of traditional marriage an opportunity to band together in solidarity and speak out against the proposed legalization of same sex marriage." Hmmm, probably worth keeping in mind Australia is the country that spawned the reality TV show 'Married at First Sight' that sees couples meeting for the very first time at the altar. Now there is nothing wrong with this show, if consenting adults want to take part, I say go for it. However it's somewhat hypocritical to be fine with a marriage as one man, one woman, four network execs and some pretty high ratings, but not fine with a marriage between two people of the same gender who are already in a committed and loving relationship.
A Straight Lives Matter parade is as embarrassing as it is unnecessary. The whole reason there is a postal vote is so people can vote yes or no without influence or judgment, so really, what is the purpose of this rally? The idea of Bob and Karen from suburbia casting a vote on whether a group of people are allowed the same basic human rights as them is uncomfortable enough without dreaming up imaginary reasons why straight people should be offended or imagine they don't matter because someone else can enjoy the same privileges.
It's easy to feel proud of something when you've never been made to feel ashamed of it.
I caught up with Auckland based Gal Stern to get her take.
"Straight lives matter…well, who ever said they didn't? Was there a recent case of a straight person being persecuted for being straight I wasn't aware of? Straight lives matter yes. And queer lives. And black lives. And white lives. All lives matter, really. Because at the end of the day, we all live on this same earth, struggling with the same problems, tackling the same issues, paying too much rent, and working too many hours. Who on earth, really, has the time to use up so much unnecessary energy hating people just because of their sexuality or gender? Really, are these people unaware of all the other shit they have to get done that day? Have they specifically cleared up an hour or two from the chaos of life so they can direct their energy toward hating queers? Is it during your lunch break or…? I really am just trying to figure out when you guys have the energy to even care about strangers….but anyway, what I'm trying to say here is maybe these people who hate queers so much should really just commit to a new Netflix show to direct their energy toward, or get a hobby. I hear cross stitching is in these days. At the end of the day, when you, or I, are on our death beds, we are not going to be thinking about each other. I'm not going to think, as I fade away slowly, 'Oh, these straight people…', and you're not going to think about us queer people. So what's the point thinking about each other now?
Pride festival, to put it simply, is a chance for the queer community to have a space to be surrounded by other queer people. Meaning, we can finally let our guard down, relax, and feel normal. Normal because for this small speck of a moment, the minority isn't us for once, and 'queern-ess' is the mainstream all around us.
Do you, as a straight person, have to wait for a specific day to feel like part of the mainstream?
Here's an example: A week or so ago my girlfriend and I went to view a flat we wanted to rent. We were happily talking and holding hands only to quickly let go of one another as we saw the agency approach. We did that because we didn't want our application to be, in any way, hindered by any personal dislike the agent might have because we we are holding hands.
As a lesbian, I literally have to scan a room, a restaurant, a city street before deciding whether or not to hold my girlfriend's hand. You know, just to make sure there aren't any people who may seem like they would give us dirty looks or unwanted attention. Whereas you, as a straight person, never have to think twice about doing such a natural, basic action of holding your significant other's hand.
Did you ever have to omit the gender of your partner when talking about them, just in case the person you were talking to may have a problem with it? No. I mean, how many times was my girlfriend reduced to a 'partner' just because of the person I was talking to? Straight pride…straight lives matter….we know. We see it every day. And like I've said before, that's absolutely fine, because my mother and father indeed matter. But at the same time, I don't see them only feeling 100% comfortable holding hands, or God forbid, even sneak a kiss, during the one day of 'straight pride'.
Straight lives matter yes, but not because they are 'straight', but because they are 'lives'. "


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I always strive to be more open with my knowledge, so I decided to publish more posts of lesser "scientific" value and more just helpful stuff in various domains.
This time I want to share a list of website where you can purchase hardware for hacking and building.
Many are unhappy with the one-stop-shop Mc. Master-Carr and looking for an alternative. So here is what I found:
- MSC metalworking - seems to be about metal
- Small Parts - equivalent to Mc.Master-Carr
- Genuine Aircraft Hardware - they have a lot of stuff
- Production Tools Supply (PTS) - pretty much only tools
- Grainger - tools and parts as far as the eye can see
- MSC Industrial Supply - tools & parts
- Fastenal - tools & parts, kind of expensive
That's it!

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Friday Night Lights Review: "I Can't"Matt Richenthal at .
Do you think I'll go to Hell if I get an abortion? - Becky to Tami
Wow. I never thought I'd see the day when a TV show actually went through with an abortion for a character. This is not a political forum and I don't wish to focus too much on such a hot button topic, but I never understood why it's the third rail of storylines.
Granted, it's a delicate, controversial subject. But it's also legal and common and supported by approximately half the population. Therefore, I can't help but give credit to this week's episode of Friday Night Lights for actually going there. It takes a brave, confident, well-written series to do so.
Becky's decision may cause an uproar to some, but you don't need to agree with it. You just need to acknowledge that it was portrayed well by all involved and was a realistic depiction of what this situation is often like.
Moving on to more light-hearted fare: Kyle Chandler was (finally!) nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Drama this week - but perhaps he should be up for a comedic award instead.
Coach Taylor's sense of humor, even when it's often unintened, never fails to crack me up. This week, he expressed shock over the possibility that Riggins knocked up Becky ("Tim Riggins is gonna be a father?"); stumbled around hungover; and tried to make sense out of Ryan's awkward presence at dinner (rain during a football game? That is very weird!). Great stuff all around.
My single favorite moment of the episode took place at the bar between Virgil and Eric. There's still a lot we need to learn about the former, as he's jumped aboard the Lions' bandwagon pretty quickly and it's still unclear why he got off it to begin with.
But I loved watching him interact with Eric, as these two tried to get to know each other and seemed to be arguing... only for Eric to order another round of drinks in the middle of their heated exchange. Friday Night Lights pulls off mature relationships and conversations better than any show on TV.
You legitimately feel as if you're simply a bar fly on the wall of this establishment as these two interact.As for the two legal-based subplots, I may forever be tainted by the ridiculous season two storyline involving Landry, Tyra and a murder.
It doesn't give me a lot of faith that the show can, or should, tread on such subject matter. But while I hope the Riggins' chop shop angle is finished, I'll reserve judgment on Vince. At least we know he comes from this shady neighborhood and it makes perfect sense that he might fall prey to that lifestyle, especially when in dire need of money.
Let's also pause and give props to Michael B. Jordan. He played the scene between Vince and his mom in the hospital perfectly, building up his emotion, trying to maintain his composure and then just losing it as he says he can't do his life alone.
When was the last time East Dillon played a football game by the way?!?
What did everyone else think of the episode? I urge you, when discussing the abortion aspect: leave personal beliefs and politics off the table and just tackle it from the point of view of how the show handled a character's struggle with something personal.
Matt Richenthal is the Editor in Chief of TV Fanatic. Follow him on Twitter and on Google+.


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As previously mentioned lots to do but scant little archaeology, is that a bad thing? Modern museums are becoming different beasts now a days. Today was actually one of those days with no appointments in the diary. So what the hell have I done today well looking at my email sent box reminds me.
A light touch concept document for a 2D display about Shakespeare but potentially morphs into the Great fire of London. Had a conversation about a bunch of skeletons from Greenwich had another conversation about another bunch of skeletons from Bromley. Had a little spate with the communications department about the number of tweets about a current exhibition, redeemed myself with them by proofing a press release, about the Gladiator Games, with precisely 33 minutes left until the deadline. Agreed to provide guidance and mentoring to a new archaeology graduate, (subtext: get out, get a proper job, or even broaden your experience range and volunteer…) Had anxiety about 1st quarter budgets. Spoke to a colleague in a local museum about what should be retained from a local archaeology society's archive. Read correspondence from Society for Museum Archaeology committee members about the worrying situation in Surrey, whereby the County Society will be compelled to leave the local museum, and what a right mess that could make. Thought impure thoughts about how difficult to tell the assets apart, and then remembered that Surrey has a long term interest in South London i.e. historic Surrey….
When out at lunchtime for some holiday money, got soaked, drank tea and ate chocolate biscuits; good to have intangible heritage traditions like chocolate biscuits on a Friday.
It is an interesting time at MoL, we have distanced ourselves from field archaeology, and are in the throes of ambitious plans for the Smithfield central market site. So a 'New Museum' is not just about a new space, it is about a new way of working, a new approach to the personality of the Institution. Branding is not just about logos and typeface, it is about a reinvention of approach, so watch our web presence as we are in the middle of a summer season of thought provoking sessions about content provision, brand and audiences.
Hang on, what's this email about checking the window frames are not about to fall out…


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There's a Bib Fortuna and Jabba figure hiding in the pic too! Yes the figures were excellent, I've often had a look on ebay for them. I had this Dragon at the same time I owned the playset...
and am still struggling to find bib,
Right in front off the big monster's eye.
I didn't even notice that Jabba and am still struggling to find bib, great photo though. The dragon you had is the 5 headed Tiamat and is quite an expensive figure to find complete, you had some great pieces growing up.Ian
The D&D toys never really took off over here, which is surprising as they were fantastic quality toys.
Where then was this, candy stores and all?
I meant the Dungeons & Dragons toys never became a craze over here (in the UK) like other toy franchises.
Here's one of the other Pop-Top Horrors sets that Raycastile put up on Ebay earlier this year:


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Energy Issues
enegy issues
- Created by: Hayley Williams
- Created on: 07-05-11 13:06
Key Words
Sustainable development = development that meets the needs of the present generation without affecting the future
Fossil fuels = oil, gas and coal formed by plant and animal remains
Primary energy = energy sources in raw form such as oil, gas or running water
Secondary energy = manufactured sources of power such as electricity
Geopolitics = the study of the relationship between a country and the rest of the world
Transnational corporations = large companies that operate in more than one country
Greenhouse effect = the way that the atmosphere absorbs long wave radiation from the earth and is warmed
Non renewable resources = finite resources, oil gas and coal
Renewable resources = natural rate of production, wave, tidal, solar, geothermal
Nuclear fission = splitting of the heavy elements in to a lighter elements, reaction set of by a random capture of a neuron in a nuclear power station
Acid rain = sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere is a pollutant that mixes with precipitation making the rain acidic which causes damage to the plants and animals
Biomass energy = living plants and decaying vegetables
Solar power = energy from the sun as incoming radiation, some energy is lossed when it passes through the atmosphere
Wind energy = energy generated by wind turbines, pollutant free and doesn't contribute to global warming
Tidal energy = renewable source that uses the movement of the tides to create power
Appropriate technology = technical expertise and equipment used to the economical and technical levels of development
Energy conservation = variety of methods by which the use of all types of energy is reduced.
Non Renewable Energy Sources
Oil, 50 years supply left, limited resource, contributes to global warming.
Gas, 120 years supply left, causes pollution, is unreliable, limited supply and contributes to global warming.
Coal, 200-400 years supply left, dirty pollutant, expensive, limited resource, contributes to global warming.
Nuclear, 5000 years supply left
Nuclear fission, splitting of the heavy elements into a lighter element, by the random capture of a stray neuron, caused green glow, waste, danger, cancer, and is cheap, energy produced by nuclear fission is used to heat a liquid to boiling and the steam that is generated is used to power a turbine that generates electricity.
Global Patterns of energy supply
Distributed unevenly which means that energy sources are distributed long distances away from the point of consumption
Oil Supply, reserves found in the Middle East, cutting the consumption would preserve the amount of oil left. The Middle East is the biggest oil produced which provides 1/3 of the worlds total.
Natural Gas supply, big and widely distributed. Russia holds 38% of the world's total. Transported by pipeline, much cleaner fuel than oil. Russia and the USA are the biggest producers.
Coal Supply, available in 70 countries, use is falling in MEDC's but rising in LEDC's. In China and India Coal is cheap to mine by dangerous to the environment. Coal Reserves in USA, Germany, Australia and Russia. If Oil and Gas supplies decline, then Coal will be the primary fossil fuel.
Consumption and Trade
Oil consumption and trade, Europe and Japan depend on the imports. USA is the worlds largest consumer. Oil is produced in the Middle East where it is cheap. LEDC's consume less oil. Rise is demand for oil in China. Transported by pipeline or tankers
Natural Gas consumption and trade, USA and Europe were the biggest consumers in 2005. Will be increase in demand over next 20 years. Easy to transport by tankers of pipeline. But pipeline is expensive, and environmental issues involved. Main exporting countries are Russia, Canada, and UK. Main importing countries are USA and Europe.
Coal consumption and trade, major source for generating electricity, coal generate 40% of worlds electricity. Produced in China, USA, Russia. It is cheap, and easy to mine. If Oil and Gas prices rise then the use of Coal will increase.
Geopoltics Of Energy
By 2025 China's economy will be bigger than the USA leading to high demand for non renewable energy.
As the reserves of non renewable fossil fuels disappear, the oil imports will grow in the USA, natural gas will become the world's fastest growing source and the use of sustainable energy will increase.
The Middle East is very important to energy supplies for the rest of the worlds as it possess the most of the reserves for Oil and Gas. It is likely that in the future the Middle East will develop their Oil and Gas reserves so that they can maximise their value.
Transnational Corporations (TNC'S)
They operate in at least 2 countries and have their centres of production in one country and their headquarters abroad. As the organisation becomes more global is develops in its manufacturing areas.
They are involved in primary, secondary and tertiary industries. They control and cooperate within countries and develop them, therefore they can reduce the effects on the movement of goods.
Case study = BP. They are the largest UK owned TNC with 100,000 employees. Their brands include Castrol, Arco, Connect and reach consumers like Walmart.
- Exploration and production
Environmental Impacts of Energy Production
Renwewable sources are cleaner and less harmful to the environment. These are exploited on a smaller scale
Non renewable sources release harmful pollutions into the atmosphere when burnt.
Fuel Wood gathering, LEDC's use fuel wood for cooking, and accounts for over 90% of the households energy consumption. Overuse of the land for fuelwood gathering had led to less interception, reduced inflitration, faster runoff and greater soil eroison.
Nuclear Power
Nuclear Power Stations produce high levels of radioactive waste. Nuclear Waste has a long half life ( the measure of how long it takes to lose half its radioactivity)
Transport of the waste is a problem and railway containers have been designed
Sustainable Home = solar panels, biogas boiler, wind turbine, roof insulation, double glazing, solar lights, compost bin, door knocker, water collection
Sustainable Workplace = energy saving light bulbs, solar panels, recycled cups, sensered lighting, open blinds, turn lights off, use an earn instead of a kettle
Sustainable Transport = carrots which are encouragements, like park and ride systems, reduce fuel duty or car tax for smaller vehicles, have cars under 1000cc, electrical vehicles, LPQ vehicles, sticks with are coercions like pedestrianisation, congestion charging, parking charging.
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It means we support industry-wide standards that are not the property of any one company. We want to bring democracy to translation, and particularly, the MT world. Both have been dominated by technology proprietors with an acute eye for business, but facts plainly tell us there was little interest in the advancement of the industry.
With open standards, there are no expensive lock-ins, no expensive upgrades and updates. There will be a need to update your system with your post-edited material, yes, but this is the learning curve of the system. An engine pays for itself in saved translation fees before one year. An update with post-editing material is a fraction of that cost.
Once your development reaches maturity, there will be little need for maintenance -unless you are a heavy duty corporate user with very specific requirements. You can then concentrate on producing more and more translated material, or consider the experience to create more customized engines.


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I am still pinching myself, ALL my favorite stars are there, almost. My favs, in their most glamorous, through my childhood to a teen to a grown fangirl to now a Dama in one room. Well, even if Zhou Xun is busy filming Red Sorghum, she should be here and now I winced not able to see what magic she can pull and dazzle in THIS company.
It never ceases to amaze me……seeing a random clip of Leslie and I am reminded how truly all-rounded perfect an artist he was. With this kind of out of this world gorgeousness and can burst out a tune like so…how much we miss you, Leslie?!
As a dearie at weibo commented, we have 劉健明 and 陳永仁 back together, and the legendary Tsai Chin singing the song 被遺忘的時光 (The Forgotten Time) from one of the most memorable scenes in HK cinema but where are you 杰仔/Kit?
Congratulations to all the winners and in particular Zhang ZiYi, she really wowed me like never before in The Grandmaster. I changed from quite allergic to her to showering her my respect. She was trying too hard and almost making her characters worked but not quite, till her Gong-Er. I am still intrigued as to how, imo, the best work to date of WKW is not good enough for a nod as best movie. I can understand him not getting the vote for best director as the versions I have seen felt like he has his hands tied chopping it ruthlessly down to a more crowd pleasing commodity, but still, what I saw floored me to no end, flaws and all. I could not be a better judge because I have not seen the rest of in competition, but it got my vote and many others' as well and 50 years from now Grandmaster will still stand tall. But I think it's gutsy and lovely to award a littler known film of a young promising filmmaker. The world is now googling ILO ILO and we can always use another master in Asian cinema for years to come!
If you are into RL romances and juicy gossips of stars, this collection pwns them all, if a producer is shrewd enough, the backstage brushing arms of exes and almost lovers, played out in flashbacks can make a few delicious hit dramas just retelling all the liasons. Say, both Carina and Maggie are wearing Elie S dresses for one.
Now DRESSES!
I think everyone looked insanely surprisingly superb, but more excitingly as individual stars each with their very own brand of unique sass. Everyone dressed the part befittingly, even the usual suspects of hits and misses are quite well dressed.
But I have my favorites:
I am not a hardcore fan of Sammi but imo she has talent and starpower. She has the reputation of being a style icon in HK for decade+, voted one of the best dressed people many times over there. She never ever plays it safe, she takes risks and owns it like no one else. I think this is an outfit I wanna steal if I wish to be Batman on a Halloween…..if it so happens my cheating ex's wedding reception that very night and me invited and I wanna be a witch and make a statement. This screams fashionista to me when it is frankly costumey and will eat other mere mortals alive. And the icing on the cake, she looks so happy and the glow of grinning cheek to cheek is the best youth elixir.
She is 5'5″, yes notorious for all bones and skins and literally half my weight. She is not born with it to beat every model out there but she just did.
Oh Maggie, I can not be the only one who would love to have you on every red carpet and be a muse of every big event from now till eternity, perhaps not for the rest of the actresses, who were all a few points shabbier in yourpresence. This is such a safe dress, my Mom has something quite similar in her closet in burgundy she wore at my wedding and my MiL has a similar gold number. I bet you have seen versions of this on many aunties at weddings and such. That is, this dress is as matronly as the other Elie S. at the event (on Carina and Li BingBing) BUT, she is Maggie Cheung and she wears it a few notches more perfect than impeccably with her super lithe, or put bluntly in RL gaunt physique. Not a hair nor a fraction of an ounce out of place. She makes it seems effortless and wore it better than the model.
I really like this very cute moment of Andy and Maggie on stage just posing because they are superstars like that, no need for scripted words. And they are every bit deservingly so.
I am not one to forget they stole my heart in As Tears Go By 25 years ago, my first WKW.
I love ShuQi's dress, especially the back, front…not as much, I will be mean, this dress would've been out of this world matched with the face of an angelic gamine with minimal makeup, a very very young Brigitte Lin, Cecilia Cheung, Liu YiFei…just not the earthy sexy foxy ShuQi:
I bet TL was super nervous like the childlike manboy he still is inside and Carina was nervous for him as well, because I would love to see more of this:
than just one rare almost grin and Carina not letting the guard ever down playing the role of queen to the king of hearts?!:
The hugest of star couples in such a studded night looked stiff throughout when everyone else was beaming happy faces and most dazzling smiles as if just to be there enjoying the ultimate party.
The other TL is so happy to be here. He is so adorable.
And speaking of the Mrs playing the sweetest most adorable part of the supportive wifey perfect Every Single Time:
GAH. This is actually my favorite outfit of the night. As far as star power or fanbase goes, they are middling at best, even considering Sean's A-lister thespian status. This is a very dreary color, and cut out of the not much more than a potato sac muumuu with a belt and I am not sure if I like the necklace or the belt alone, BUT on her and she is so understatedly, nonthreateningly beautiful, together with her arm candy, they make the perfect scene, very memorable of the night for me. I can watch a reality show of them just looking at each other 24/7 and that would've been my best 'fluff' ever.
What a Movie Star!:
Tbh, this outfit seems a few accessories too many but who cares?! She is The Freaken Brigitte Lin and that trillion watt smile she donned the whole night was so much WIN!
This outfit of Joan Chen makes me wanna pull out Last Emperor and lust in the gorgeous, reminding me of a heartbreaking scene of her empress at the ball.
Of all the 'older gen', my favorite dress is on Sylvia Chang. A QiPao is exactly the outfit that takes a fine wine of a more matured lady to bring out all the allure.
This is perhaps my favorite outfit of what I've seen of Kwai Lun-Mei at the awards. I always cheer her on for being experimental, and she always aims to be edgier than her public image, this is ballsy showing so much skin that can challenge any other lady to be a tramp but she can somehow tame this with her youth to dripping in good taste, still echoing that fresh face ingenue from Blue Gate Crossing.
This is a decent dress and perfectly fitted but the wow factor is this is Denise Ho and she can make any haute couture, most womanly dresses androgynous, but as a simple vision of girly blush of pink is shockingly never seen before.
This is nowhere near fug, but when everyone else is beating models half, or even 1/3 their age, Li BingBing's dress is screaming mother of the bride matronly and gaining her 10 pounds. Never a good thing, worse when you are wearing the same designer in a similar lace number at the same event as a Maggie Cheung.
Any other year, any other occasion, this can easily be the best and most effortless ZhouWei has ever looked. She has more misses than hits through the years at the red carpet, and this is clearly in the win pile, but compared to the rest of the superstars, this is too casual especially with the free mane.


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Optimal Stenting Strategy For True Bifurcation Lesions (PERFECT)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00693251
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : June 9, 2008
Last Update Posted : November 17, 2015
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|Condition or disease
|Coronary Artery Disease
|Procedure: Crush technique Procedure: provisional T stenting
|Phase 4
The outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention of bifurcation lesions with bare-metal stents is hindered by increased rates of procedural complications and long-term major adverse cardiac events compared with non-bifurcated lesions.1 Randomized studies have demonstrated that drug-eluting stents reduce restenosis when used in relatively simple lesions; and recent data have demonstrated efficacy of the sirolimus-eluting stent for bifurcation lesions compared with historical data of BMS. In one study of bifurcation lesions, the overall restenosis rate was 23%, with the majority of side branch restenoses occurring at the ostium after use of a T-stenting technique. Indeed, side branch restenosis occurred in 16.7% after T-stenting, compared with 7.1% after other stenting techniques.
The "crush" technique of bifurcation stenting with DESs was introduced by Colombo et al. in 2003 as a relatively simple technique that ensures complete coverage of the side branch ostium, thereby facilitating drug delivery at this site. Initial data of 20 patients treated with this technique with SES suggest that it is a safe method, with an acceptable rate of procedural complications and no further adverse events up to 30 days follow-up. Recently, angiographic data have shown the importance of simultaneous kissing balloon post-dilation in reducing restenosis and need for target lesion revascularization. They also reported that compared to T-stenting, crushing with final kissing balloon dilatation was associated with lower rate of restenosis and target lesion revascularization. Consequently, the crushing is currently most promising technique in treating bifurcation lesions using two stents. However, despite the advance of bifurcation stenting technique, the superiority of bifurcation stenting with crushing technique over simple stenting in bifurcation lesion has not been demonstrated.
Therefore, we conducted the prospective randomized study comparing crushing technique with final kissing balloon dilatation and a simple technique (main vessel stenting and provisional T-stenting) for treatment of true bifurcation lesions.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|420 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Single (Participant)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Phase IV Study of Optimal Stenting Strategy For True Bifurcation Lesions
|Study Start Date :
|January 2008
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|June 2015
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|June 2015
Experimental: bifurcation stent technique
crush technique
Procedure: Crush technique
Crush technique
Other Name: Sirolimus, Paclitaxel, Zotarolimus and Everolimus stents
Active Comparator: bifurcation stent techniqe
provisional T stenting
Procedure: provisional T stenting
Provisional T stenting
Other Name: Sirolimus, Paclitaxel, Zotarolimus and Everolimus stents
- Angiographic binary restenosis rate (diameter stenosis >= 50%) at 8 months in either main or side branch [ Time Frame: 8 months ]
- Composite of major cardiac adverse events (MACE) including death, MI, stent thrombosis and ischemia-driven target vessel revascularization [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
- Reocclusion rate at the side branch at 8 month angiographic follow-up [ Time Frame: 8 months ]
- Late loss at the main vessel and the side branch [ Time Frame: 8 months ]
- Restenosis rate at the main vessel and/or side branch [ Time Frame: 8 months ]
- Influence of bifurcation angle [ Time Frame: 8 months ]
- Influence of new three segment bifurcation QCA software [ Time Frame: 8 months ]
- Fluoroscopic time [ Time Frame: baseline ]
- Procedure time [ Time Frame: baseline ]
- Amount of contrast agent [ Time Frame: baseline ]
- Number of used stents [ Time Frame: baseline ]
- FFR assessment in the side branch [ Time Frame: baseline and 8 months ]
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|18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with angina and documented ischemia or patients with documented silent ischemia
- Patients who are eligible for intracoronary stenting
- Age >18 years, <75 ages
- De novo lesion located in a major bifurcation point with the MEDINA classification type 1.1.0, 1.0.0, or 0.1.0
- Main vessel : >= 2.5 mm in vessel size, >= 50% in diameter stenosis and =< 50 mm in lesion length by visual estimation, in which the lesion seems to be covered with =< 2 stents
- Side branch : >= 2.0 mm in vessel size, >= 50% in diameter stenosis, and < 20 mm in lesion length by visual estimation, in which the lesion seems to be covered with single stent
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy
- Pregnant
- Known hypersensitivity or contra-indication to contrast agent, heparin, sirolimus and paclitaxel
- Limited life-expectancy (less than 1 year) due to combined serious disease
- ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction < 2 weeks
Characteristics of lesion:
- Left main disease
- In-stent restenosis
- Graft vessels
- Chronic total occlusion
- TIMI flow =< grade 2 in the side branch
- Renal dysfunction, creatinine >= 2.0mg/dL
- Contraindication to aspirin, clopidogrel or cilostazol
- LV ejection fraction =< 35%
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00693251
|Korea, Republic of
|Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital
|Bucheon, Korea, Republic of
|Busan Saint Mary's Hospital
|Busan, Korea, Republic of
|Cheongju Saint Mary's Hospital
|Cheongju, Korea, Republic of
|Kangwon University Hospital
|Chuncheon, Korea, Republic of
|Chungnam National University Hospital
|Daejeon, Korea, Republic of
|Kyungsang University Hospital
|Jinju, Korea, Republic of
|Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital
|PyeongChon, Korea, Republic of
|Catholic University, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital
|Seoul, Korea, Republic of
|Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital
|Seoul, Korea, Republic of
|Korea Veterans Hospital
|Seoul, Korea, Republic of
|Aju University Hospital
|Suwon, Korea, Republic of
|Ulsan University Hospital
|Ulsan, Korea, Republic of
|Principal Investigator:
|Seung-Jung Park, MD, PhD
|Asan Medical Center
|Responsible Party:
|Seung-Jung Park, MD,PhD, Chairman,Heart Institute, Asan Medical Center,University of Ulsan,College of Medicine, CardioVascular Research Foundation, Korea
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|June 9, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|November 17, 2015
|Last Verified:
|November 2015
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balloon angioplasty
Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary Disease
Myocardial Ischemia
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Albumin-Bound Paclitaxel
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
Antineoplastic Agents
Tubulin Modulators
Antimitotic Agents
Mitosis Modulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Beaujolais wines add a splash of refreshment to any barbecue, especially when the main course is steak. Whether you enjoy your steaks seasoned or au naturel, the right Beaujolais Cru is sure to enhance your dining experience. We recommend a Morgon from 2009 or 2010.There are as many cuts of beef as there are appellations in the Beaujolais region. But the wines of Beaujolais and Americas favorite grillable are connected on a more meaningful level. That is, they go great together. Just have a look at the hanger steak recipe in Chapter 3 of Lobels Meat and Wine, which proposes Morgon as a pairing.And if youre interested in further integrating Morgon into your next steak grilling experience, go beyond the pairing and whip up a Morgon-based sauce. Dont worry, there should be enough left for you and your guests to enjoy while digging in.Need some inspiration? This month, were featuring a recipe for rib steak in Beaujolais. It calls for shallots, peppercorns, parsley, and a nice Morgon, naturally.Full recipe here
1 tablespoon 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 medium celery stalk, chopped, 1 medium carrot, peeled and chopped, 1/2 medium yellow onion, chopped.....Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat until shimmering, about 3 minutes. Add the celery, carrot, and onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables have softened, about 10 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Season with several generous pinches of salt and pepper...Full recipe here
Some ingredients: 3 lbs chicken wings, tips removed and broken at joints into 2 pieces, 1/3 cup soy sauce, 1/3 cup orange juice, 2/3 cups Juliénas, 2 tablespoons Juliénas (additional)...Place split wings in a large shallow non-aluminum pan. Mix soy sauce, orange juice, Juliénas, garlic and gingerroot together and pour over the wings. Cover pan with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight, turning several times in the marinade...Full recipe here
Some ingredients: 1 (approx. 5 lb) medium-sized Cinderella pumpkin, cut in half and seeds removed, 2 cups of white chicken or vegetable stock, Crême Fraiche, A few cloves of garlic, 1 shallot...Rub the cut halves of the pumpkin with salt, crushed sage, olive oil, and white pepper. Roast skin side up (flesh side down) in an oven at 350° F until flesh is tender and the pumpkin is collapsing—probably 60 to 90 minutes...Full recipe here
Some ingredients: 1 cup of freshly pressed red grape juice
, 1/4 bottle of Brouilly, The zest of 2 big oranges peeled off with a vegetable peeler
, 1/2 lemon juice...
Put the wine and the orange zest in a stainless steel pan.
Boil for 3 minutes then leave to cool.
Then ass the lemon juice and the fresh grape juice; pour through a fine sieve to mix with the crème de cassis.
Pour the preparation into a big enamelled or stainless steel dish.
Put it in the freezer and mix every 15 minutes with a fork to get regular crystals as the ice forms...
Full recipe here
Some ingredients: 4 pears
, 1/2 a stick of cinnamon
, 1 bottle of Brouilly, Butter...Peel and slice the pears. Cook them in the Brouilly with the cloves, cinnamon and sugar. Take out the pears, reduce the sauce by half then thicken with the butter...Full recipe here
Refreshing a Classic Pairing
Wine and cheese is perhaps the most time-honored pairing. The aromas, flavors and textures of wine and cheese offer delightful contrasts, yet come together in a balance of flavor that brings out the best in both. Beaujolais wines are delicious with virtually any mild or aged cheese. The suggested pairings below offer a refreshing take on this classic pairing.
Brie and Moulin-à-Vent
Brie is a soft French cows-milk cheese that is best served very fresh. Its creaminess mingles nicely with the full-bodied wines of Moulin-à-Vent, which give off aromas of iris, spice and ripe fruit after only a few years of aging. The perfect pairing when your main course has left you with an appetite.
Camembert and Juliénas
A soft, white-rinded French cows-milk cheese, Camembert is perhaps Frances favorite fromage. Very rich and just a little strong, Camembert tastes best opposite the earthy, weighty wines of Juliénas. While the Camembert found stateside is delicious, it is made of pasteurized milk. If youre ever lucky enough to visit Normandy, be sure to taste an authentic Camembert, which is made of unpasteurized milk.
Epoisse and Morgon
Epoisse is a soft French cows-milk cheese. Smear-ripened and intensely rich, it is an adventurers cheese that needs an equally bold wine to reach its full potential. Pair Epoisse with a 2009 or 2010 Beaujolais from central Morgon, where the wines are full-bodied and carry aromas of kirsch.
Mimolette and Saint-Amour
Mimolette is a semi-hard French cows-milk cheese that is perfect for snacking. Enjoy it with a Saint-Amour for a pairing thats delicious on its own or after dinner. Mimolette can sometimes be tricky to find, but can be substituted with an aged, sharp cheddar. Mimolette and cheddar often resemble each other in color and flavor, and both taste great with Saint-Amour.
Muenster and Chénas
Muenster is a semi-firm French cows-milk cheese easily identifiable thanks to its reddish rind. Its flavor ranges from mild to sharp depending on the cheeses age. Paired with a two to three-year-old Chénas, a gentler Muenster nicely substitutes dessert when you dont want something swe


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|2005 Bali bombings
Central Kuta, near the attack
|Bali, Indonesia
1 October 2005
6:50pm – ~ 7:00pm (UTC+8)
|Main square in central Kuta, warungs along the Jimbaran beach
Attack type
|Suicide bombings, car bombings
Non-fatal injuries
|More than 100 people
The 2005 Bali bombings were a series of terrorist suicide bomb and a series of car bombs and attacks that occurred on October 1, 2005, in Bali, Indonesia. Bombs exploded at two sites in Jimbaran Beach Resort and in Kuta 30 km (19 mi) away, both in south Bali. The terrorist attack claimed the lives of 20 people and injured more than 100 others. The three bombers also died in the attacks.
The explosionsEdit
The Indonesian national news agency, ANTARA, reported that the first two explosions occurred at 6:50 p.m. local time, near a Jimbaran food court and the third at 7:00 pm. in Kuta Town Square. Other reports claim that the blasts occurred at around 7:15 p.m. At least 3 blasts were reported.
One of the blasts struck Raja's Restaurant at the Kuta Square shopping mall in central Kuta. Another two bombs exploded at warungs along the Jimbaran beach, one of which was near the Four Seasons Hotel. These areas are generally popular with Western tourists.[1] Police later said they had found three unexploded bombs in Jimbaran. They had apparently failed to go off after the security forces hastily shut down the island's mobile telephone network following the first blasts.[2]
According to Indonesia's head of counter-terrorism, Major General Ansyaad Mbai, early evidence indicates that the attacks were carried out by at least three suicide bombers in a similar fashion to the 2002 bombings. The remnants of backpacks and excessively mutilated bodies are believed to be evidence of suicide bombings. There remains also a possibility that backpacks were hidden inside the target restaurants before detonation.[3][4][5] Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty said that the bombs used appear to have differed from previous blasts in that most deaths and injuries had been inflicted by shrapnel, rather than chemical explosion. A medical officer's x-rays showed foreign objects described as "pellets" in many victims' bodies and a victim reported ball bearings lodged in her back.[6]
The bombings occurred the same day that Indonesia cut its fuel subsidies resulting in gas prices rising by 675% and just two days before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and 11 days before the third anniversary of the 2002 Bali bombing. The attack came during the school holiday period in some states of Australia, when an estimated 7,500 Australians are believed to have been visiting Bali.
|Bali bombings on October 1, 2005 edit
|South Korean
|* Excludes the 3 suicide bombers
The latest report cites 20 dead and between 101 to 129 injured.[7] Some earlier reports put the number of fatalities at between 26 to 36 people, but those figures have since been lowered. Among those killed are 15 Indonesians, 4 Australians, and a Japanese national, not counting the 3 suicide bombers. The wounded included many Indonesians, mostly Hindus while the rest were 45 Australians, 6 South Koreans, 6 Americans, 4 Japanese, 3 Canadians and 1 Briton. As there were no records at the hospitals or morgues on the locations from where the victims arrived, it is not possible to determine the casualty figures at each blast location separately[citation needed].
Most of the casualties were sent to Bali's Sanglah General Hospital, and mostly treated for injuries caused by broken glass.[17] Others were sent to Griya Asih Hospital.[18] As in the 2002 bombings, some of the injured, primarily foreign nationals, were evacuated to medical facilities in Australia and Singapore.[19][20] The less seriously injured were evacuated to Singapore, while other casualties, among them Australians, Japanese and an Indonesian, were evacuated to treatment in Darwin, Australia aboard a Royal Australian Air Force C-130 Hercules.
Following the 2002 Bali bombings, in which more Australians than any other nationals were killed and injured, and the 2004 bombing of Australia's Embassy in Jakarta, the latest attacks received extensive coverage in Australia and were denounced by some officials, such as Federal Opposition Leader Kim Beazley, as an attack on Australians.[19]
Prior warningsEdit
Indonesian authorities were expecting such an event, after the Indonesian president warned of more bombings within the country, and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT) had issued warnings two days before the event. However, the Australian government claimed that it received no specific prior warning of a terrorist attack being imminent in Bali. Minister Downer also played down any knowledge of specific signs of the potential event, despite the DFAT warning on the last day of September.[21] DFAT warned Australians against non-essential travel to Indonesia since before the 2002 attacks – a warning still in effect. The department advises travellers against congregating in areas popular with Western tourists.
In May 2005, the US State Department issued a travel warning against non-essential trips to Indonesia. The travel warning was last updated January 9, 2007.[22]
A Philippine security official said that for months intelligence officials in Southeast Asia had received information that the al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah group was orchestrating a major strike, possibly in the Philippines or Indonesia, but were unable to uncover the plot's details in time to prevent it.[23]
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's National News Radio network reported on October 3 that several Australian tourists had heard rumours about a planned bombing, prompting federal Opposition Leader Kim Beazley to urge the Australian government to form closer intelligence ties with Indonesia.
On August 31, 2005, one month before the second Bali bombing, terrorists managed to put a partially assembled bomb on the 4th floor of Kuta Paradiso hotel. The bomb passed the security check at the hotel and the security cameras on the hotel were broken. There were no explosives in the bomb.[citation needed]
The attacks bear the hallmarks of the active terrorist network Jemaah Islamiah (JI), which is believed to be responsible for several bombings in Indonesia, including the 2002 Bali nightclub bombing, the 2003 Marriott Hotel bombing and the 2004 Australian Embassy bombing. Rohan Gunaratna, head of terrorism research at Singapore's Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, told Agence France-Presse that "The only group that has the intention and capability to mount a coordinated and simultaneous attack against a western target in Indonesia is Jemaah Islamiyah."[24]
Although a link to JI has not been confirmed, the bombings were quickly condemned as terrorist attacks by the authorities. Police Major General Ansyaad Mbai, a top Indonesian anti-terrorism official, told the Associated Press that the bombings "were clearly the work of terrorists".[25] Major General Mbai identified Malaysian men, already wanted in connection to previous bombings in Indonesia, as the suspected masterminds of the attacks. The chief suspect was Azahari Husin, a member of JI who was an engineering expert and former academic with a doctorate from University of Reading (late 1980s). Husin was nicknamed the "Demolition Man" and was thought to have collaborated with the second suspect: Noordin Mohammed Top, a bomb maker whose wife was sentenced to three years in prison for harbouring him.[26] Azahari was killed in a police raid in November 2005, while Noordin "has been killed after a lengthy and violent siege, Indonesia's police chief said" by "heavily armed counter-terrorism police" on 16 September 2009. [27]
Motivations for the bombings remain unclear. Some, such as the Australian Prime Minister, have suggested the attacks were intended to undermine Indonesia's moderate democratic government. Moreover, media organisations have suggested that the attack was planned to correspond with massive fuel price increases in Indonesia, so as to maximise economic and political damage. On the contrary, Dr Sidney Jones, of the International Crisis Group, believes that it was not an attempt to undermine democracy "per se", but rather an example of jihadist extremism: "I think they very much see the world in a black and white way, us against them, Muslims against infidels... [They see] that the infidels led by the United States as part of a Christian-Zionist conspiracy are out to persecute and attack and eliminate Muslims around the world, and therefore, [they] have to run away." However, in common with the Prime Minister, Dr Jones believes the attack was indiscriminate and not an attack on Australians "per se". She suggested Bali was selected as the site of the attacks because there was less chance of Indonesian gangsters being killed, and there was "a chance of getting a few foreigners".[28]
Following the attacks Abu Bakar Bashir, who is alleged to be JI's spiritual leader, released a statement from his prison cell, condemning the attack. But he added that the bombings were a sign of God's displeasure with the Indonesian government. He said: "I suggest the government bring themselves closer to God by implementing his rules and laws because these happenings are warnings from God for all of us."[29] In an interview with Scott Atran from his cell in Cipinang Prison, Jakarta, Bashir said: "I call those who carried out these actions all mujahid. They all had a good intention, that is, Jihad in Allah's way, the aim of the jihad is to look for blessing from Allah. They are right that America is the proper target because America fights Islam. So in terms of their objectives, they are right, and the target of their attacks was right also.[30]
Indonesian police believed that three suicide bombers carried out the bombings. A presidential spokesman Dino Djalal said that the police found a total of "six legs and three heads but no middle bodies, and that's the strong sign of suicide bombers." Photos of the three heads were published in The Jakarta Post on Monday, October 3, 2005.[31] Initially, there were conflicting reports on the number of bombs; but later, the police confirmed only three bombs.[32]
An amateur video capturing the scene at the restaurant in Kuta showed one bomber with a backpack walking inside just seconds before a huge explosion.[9]
On the following Monday, on October 3, 2005, the police issued an appeal to the public for help identifying the suspected suicide bombers whose dismembered remains were found at the scene. Photos of the dead suspects were later distributed widely and a hotline was set up to receive tips.
According to Banten Police Chief Senior Commissioner Badrodin Haiti, the Indonesian police are seeking five members of a ring led by Imam Samudra, who has been sentenced to death for his role in the 2002 Bali bombings. Three of the five men had already served jail sentences for holding explosives belonging to Samudra. They were under police surveillance but had disappeared from their homes.[29]
On October 9, 2005, police in Bali arrested a man, identified by the initials HS, who is allegedly a former roommate of one of the suicide bomber.[33]
According to Indonesian police, in 2005, a corrupt prison warden at the Kerobokan prison smuggled a laptop inside for Imam Samudra, the leader of the terrorist group involved in the first Bali bombing. He then used the laptop and a wireless connection to chat with other terrorist suspects.
Political responseEdit
- President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono condemned the blasts as a "criminal act" and has called for an urgent meeting with Indonesian security officials. He visited the island. He vowed that those responsible would be caught, saying "We will hunt down the perpetrators and bring them to justice."[5][34]
- Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Widodo AS., State Intelligence Agency Head Syamsir Siregar and Police Chief General Sutanto have been instructed by the Indonesian President to leave for Bali on the evening of 1 October 2005.[34]
- Vice-President Jusuf Kalla told the BBC that the government is uncertain of the group responsible for these attacks.
See alsoEdit
- Jakarta Stock Exchange bombing
- Christmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombings
- 2002 Bali bombings, which killed 202 people.
- 2003 Marriott Hotel bombing, which killed 12 and injured 150.
- 2004 Australian embassy bombing, which killed 9 people.
- Jemaah Islamiyah, an Islamic terrorist group that is active in Indonesia.
- December 2005 Palu bombing 2005 Sulawesi bombing
- ↑ "(CNA)". Channelnewsasia.com. 1913-10-04. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/171268/1/.html. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ↑ Leo Lewis Beijing Last updated at 10:35AM, October 14, 2013 (2013-10-01). "Timesonline.co.uk". Timesonline.co.uk. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1807787,00.html. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ↑ [1][dead link]
- ↑ [2][dead link]
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Asia-Pacific | Bali bombs 'were suicide attacks'". BBC News. 2005-10-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4301630.stm. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
- ↑ [3][dead link]
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "CNA". Channelnewsasia.com. 1913-10-04. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/172345/1/.html. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ↑ [4][dead link]
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 [5][dead link]
- ↑ "Xinhua - English". News.xinhuanet.com. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/02/content_3575384.htm. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- ↑ "Xinhua - English". News.xinhuanet.com. 2005-10-02. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/02/content_3574471.htm. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Three Canadians injured in Bali bombings - World - CBC News". Cbc.ca. 2005-10-01. http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2005/10/01/BaliCanadians20051001.html. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- ↑ [6][dead link]
- ↑ "CNN.com - Bali terrorist blasts kill at least 26 - Oct 2, 2005". Edition.cnn.com. http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/01/bali.blasts/index.html. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- ↑ "Suicide attacks leave 22 dead and 130 injured | World news". The Guardian. 2005-10-03. http://www.guardian.co.uk/indonesia/Story/0,2763,1583602,00.html. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- ↑ "Asia-Pacific | Police seek Bali bombers' names". BBC News. 2005-10-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4302982.stm. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- ↑ [7][dead link]
- ↑ "Leading News Resource of Pakistan". Daily Times. 2005-10-02. Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. https://archive.is/BpGb. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 [8][dead link]
- ↑ [9][dead link]
- ↑ "Australian Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade". Smartraveller.gov.au. http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Indonesia. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ↑ [10][dead link]
- ↑ [11][dead link]
- ↑ "CNA". Channelnewsasia.com. 1913-10-04. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/171277/1/.html. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ↑ [12][dead link]
- ↑ "Telegraph.co.uk". Telegraph.co.uk. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/02/wbali102.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/10/02/ixnewstop.html. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ↑ Tom Allard (2009-09-18). "Sydney Morning Herald 18 September 2009, Accessed 30 November 2009". Smh.com.au. http://www.smh.com.au/world/terror-kingpin-dies-in-siege-20090917-fttc.html. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ↑ [13][dead link]
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 [14][dead link]
- ↑ "''The Emir: An Interview with Abu Bakr Ba'asyir, Alleged Leader of Jemaah Islamiy''". Jamestown.org. 2013-09-13. http://www.jamestown.org/programs/gta/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=562&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=26&cHash=f0e77f13a0. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ↑ [15][dead link]
- ↑ "Bali Bombings Kill at Least 25 in Tourist Spots". http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/02/international/asia/02bali.html?hp&ex=1128312000&en=8fb20a0ee05adc3b&ei=5094&partner=homepage. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
- ↑ "TEMPO". Tempointeractive.com. http://www.tempointeractive.com/hg/nasional/2005/10/12/brk,20051012-67877,uk.html. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
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External linksEdit
- ANTARA – Indonesian National News Agency
- BBC news report
- ABC news report
- Ninemsn, interview with Mercedes Corby
- Latest photos of the blast, Getty Images
- Bloomberg report
- Bali tourist areas hit by bombs
- Associated Press news report (random agency)
- OpenDemocracy [17] Bali's agony, Thailand's turmoil: Analysis by Jan McGirk
- CNN report
- CNN report with link to amateur video that captured one of the blasts. (Warning – graphic content)
- 2000 Philippine ambassador bombing Reuters
- Combating JI in Indonesia
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With such importance placed on sustainability, when builders pick their timber up from the merchant's yard it's crucial they know exactly where it's come from. What's the story behind your timber?
Our forests are owned and cared for by 51,000 members of Södra's co-operatives in southern Sweden, who all receive personal and professional help to manage and develop their forestry in the best possible way. It's the cold Swedish climate and subsequent slow-growing of the trees that gives our timber its stability and strength. Södra's spruce, for instance, can grow for up to 80 years before harvesting.
Once we've felled the trees we transport them to the sawmill where approximately half of the log becomes sawn timber, while the other half is provided to the paper and wood board industries. Our timber is then machine cut, kiln-dried and graded by closely following clear rules that specify strength, quality and appearance.
The need for quick, sustainable and efficient building is becoming increasingly important. How can timber help facilitate this and what are some of its other key qualities?
As trees grow, they naturally absorb harmful carbon dioxide, locking CO2 into the wood rather than releasing it into the atmosphere. That's why we only fell our trees once they have fully matured and stopped absorbing CO2 – allowing the environment to fully benefit.
Timber's embodied energy is incredibly low. This factors in energy expended through building, production and transportation, typically accounting for around 30-50 per cent of a project's entire carbon footprint.
It takes very little energy to convert trees into timber for construction, while the building process typically requires a fifth of the vehicle deliveries demanded by concrete, for example. These factors give timber the lowest embodied energy rating of any mainstream building material.
Aside from this, its insulating properties make buildings cheaper and greener to heat. It's lightweight, versatile and easy to handle and install. All of which helps reduce construction time by around a third on average and typically results in less-expensive building. Timber is also remarkably strong and durable, guaranteeing that regardless of speedy construction, there's no compromise in quality.
And, of course, following all your hard work it's nice to have the peace of mind that you'll be left with an attractive end-product. The natural beauty and versatility of wood is hard to replicate, and if you're working with timber that will be exposed and on show, it can offer a great additional stylish design feature. It's also really flexible, offering a wide range of aesthetics.
It can vary in colour and texture, can be painted in any colour, waxed and varnished, carved, cut, glued and nailed – or just left as it is. Timber can also be clad in external materials, allowing it to complement specific local regulations and planning requirements.
Once builders have their timber, it's important it's looked after so that it doesn't depreciate. What top tips would you give to builders to ensure they're properly looking after their timber?
It's important that whenever possible your timber is protected from the elements, so it should ideally be stored inside a dry building, like a well-ventilated garage or large shed. If this isn't possible and you need to stack or store supplies outside, try to keep them off the ground, out of direct sunlight and protected from heavy rain and surface water.
If your timber is wrapped when you receive it, it's best to keep it wrapped until you need it. This will help avoid condensation: wood's worst enemy. If your timber doesn't have wrapping, cover wood that's being kept outside with waterproof sheeting but always make sure there's enough air circulating to prevent excess moisture building up.
Structural timber should be kept flat whenever possible. Roof battens and floor joists should be stacked on bearers placed on a sold, level floor.
To reduce the risk of warping, the length of the bearers should be equal to the width of the pack. I-joists should also be kept off the ground on heavy-duty level bearers and if kept outside choose firm, well-drained ground to stop any moisture getting into the wood.
And finally, many merchants use racking systems for ease of access to individual boards and a canopy for outdoor rack systems that give good protection, so purchase your timber just in time – as and when you need it.


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Dr. Majid Hussain is an active and respected Physician in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is a passionate medical educator and Clinical Faculty with the University of British Columbia – Department of Medicine. He is the Chair of the Refugee Health Committee with the SND Division of Family Practice.
Dr. Hussain has been committed to treating marginalized and vulnerable patient populations since 2012. This first began over 5 years ago when he collaborated with his colleagues to spearhead the efforts in starting a free Refugee Medical Clinic in Toronto, Ontario, well before the Refugee Health crisis across the country. He is currently in the midst of opening a multidisciplinary Community Health Centre that is called "Roots CHC", which will soon be servicing the growing healthcare needs of Newcomers and Refugees in Canada.
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4Minute Reveals Teaser Photos for "4Minute World"
4Minute recently released the teaser photos for their 5th mini album, "4Minute World" on Cube United's official Facebook page.
Cube Entertainment announced on March 8 that 4Minute will be making an earlier comeback than expected with a Brave Brothers' track. The title track is called, "What Are You Doing Today?" and was already composed and written since last June. According to a representative of the agency, the girls gave tremendous feedback and input to the music video and album jacket shoot as well, which helped speed up the production process.
The girls' concept for their mini album teasers appears to be a girl's night out at a "Ping Pong Club." In the photos, the girls are surrounded with lots of food and appear to be relaxing on a night out.
"4Minute World" will be released on March 17!


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Evolutionarily Stable Strategery
Yesterday somebody asked Governor Walker if he believes in evolution and he ducked the question. As Ramesh argued, this was a mistake, and there was a fair amount of snark directed at this. Then there was a wave of counter-snark, stemming from the same impulse as Cooke's recent NR cover story about how the NdGT "I love science" fan club is really about mood affiliation, much of it semi-sublimated anti-clericalism, and not really very much about scientific knowledge.
I totally understand the impulse to call out the extent to which affirmation of science is 99% mood affiliation and only 1% knowledge, but I actually didn't enjoy this whole fracas last night on Twitter, especially from Sean Davis of The Federalist (who did some good reporting a few months ago showing how NdGT basically makes stuff up), who barraged Ben White of Politico with pointed quiz questions about the mechanisms of evolution. Meanwhile Davis got many a #sickburn type compliment. I found the whole spectacle lamentable for two reasons for this:
1) Criticizing the gotcha question, and particularly asking, ok smart guy, if you "love science" then how does genetic drift work, etc, sounds very similar to the rhetorical tactics of intelligent design folks and so plays into the idea that the right are a bunch of creationists and the intellectual right are still a bunch of creationists, just ones with a list of talking points that sound like someone ran an EEB textbook through a Markov Chain word salad generator. Note that this is still the impression I get, and I would imagine many other people do, regardless of whether the people issuing the "OK smart guy" snark are actually young Earthers, ID, or totally orthodox EEB. Remember, we live in a world where you still see headlines saying "Man Bites Dog: Pope Francis Believes in Evolution" and it's only after the jump, if at all, that there's the caveat "just like the last half dozen or so occupants of the throne of St Peter."
2) Specifically because I am a conservative, I believe in deference to legitimate authority and the limitations of human reason. One particular manifestation of this is that I think we should embrace scientific orthodoxy even when we don't personally understand it. To jump on people for demanding affirmation of science but without being able to distinguish allopatric from sympatric speciation makes about as much sense, and for similar reasons, as jumping on people for affirming belief in democracy without being able to explain the Arrow impossibility theorem or the median voter theorem, or for calling themselves Christians but without being able to explain "consubstantiality" (or for that matter, for being excited about just having just learned the word "eschatology" if you recall that recent circle jerk of Christian intellectual snobbery). It's a good thing when people embrace the consensus of legitimate experts. When people start thinking things through for themselves and bullying those who naively accept orthodoxy this is when you get anti-vaxxers, truthers, religious heresy, etc.
(For what it's worth, I personally have a very solid working understanding of evolutionary biology and so could answer pretty much all of the Jeopardy with your host Sean Davis questions, but I am fairly ignorant of most of the other hard sciences and could not explain, for instance, the Big Bang).
Anyway, knock it off guys. Sure, it's obnoxious that the left and/or journalists confuse mood affiliation with knowledge, but just let it go.


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On Tuesday 22nd January 2013 Yann Seznec gave a very engaging and entertaining lecture about his interactive sound design and performance art to Glasgow School of Art students who are studying the Digital Culture elective. It was generous of him to come on the same day Lucky Frame launched their new game Wavetrip. Wave Trip is a musical arcade game for iPad and iPhone.
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Op-Ed: Teacher, New Canaan mom says good if some teachers are armed
By Mary Anne Marcella
The March 14 walkouts that will be taking place at many schools, reminded me of a recent event that took place in my own school in New York City.
Recently an announcement came over the loudspeaker that I had never heard: "We are in lockdown. This is not a drill." A teacher stuck her head in my classroom. "Lockdown."
I thought back to the mandatory safety training that was required after Sandy Hook and the past drills we had, but this was...real? OK. Lock the door. Cover the glass window of the door. Shut the lights. Shut the shades. Keep my 30 third graders quiet while putting them in a corner. Fast.
I watched them as they watched me. I was calm, reminding them to be quiet and myself that this was a false alarm. I smiled as they sat nervously on the floor. After a minute, I wondered what I would do if this was not a false alarm. What could I do? The door is wood with a glass window. Could someone kick it in? Could they crack the glass and open the door? Maybe. Then what? But it was too soon to worry.
Two minutes passed. I thought about our location. Second floor, next to the center staircase. Sixty little eyes watched me. I smiled. They calmed down and remained quiet. I whispered to them now and told them that we were safe and that everything was going to be fine. I could see them relax as I spoke.
Three minutes passed, and I reminded myself that we really were safe at work. What are the odds of something bad happening? Then again, the most common reason for a lockdown is when someone suspicious enters the building.
Seconds dragged. I could see worry on their tiny faces. Could they sense my concern? I again reassured them that we were fine. I almost hated myself for giving them what could have been a false sense of security. Though I resented feeling defenseless, my main concern was protecting them in the event of the unthinkable. My heart sank as I realized that I couldn't.
I started to wonder how long it would take for the cops to arrive. Would it matter? Somebody had called the cops, right? I heard walking in the hallway. I gave a smile and a nod to the children. I don't know why, and I didn't know who was walking in the hallway.
All was quiet. That was a good, right? No. It was too quiet.
Protection by gun
At that moment, it occurred to me that the only way for me to have a chance of protecting myself and my children against an armed intruder was with a gun.
I understand that many people are uncomfortable with an armed teacher. My fellow city teachers automatically and angrily dismiss the idea because they can't imagine being "forced to carry a gun." I tell them to relax. They won't be forced, but if a teacher wants to and is able to do it, why not? These teachers, and others who want to protect the children from "gun violence," say the chance of tragedy is so slim that it is not worth the risk of a teacher carrying a gun. But if the chance of tragedy is so slim, why even pass laws?
"Because if it saves just one life, it's worth it." This doesn't answer the real question: How am I to protect myself and those I am responsible for if left defenseless against a gunman?
Overall, the lockdown lasted under five minutes and the suspicious person was removed from the building without event. Quietly, everyone went back to their seats, and we went about our day — learning, sharing, laughing.
In the event of the unthinkable, only we can protect ourselves. We have a right to self-defense, but if we don't have the right to guns, then the right to self-defense is theoretical. To prevent another tragedy we are told we must Do something. This took the political expression of passing gun laws that restrict and violate our constitutional right to self-defense. Playing on our emotions, these gun control advocates are happy to exploit a tragedy to push an agenda. The fact is that no matter what we do or how many laws we pass, our kids are still vulnerable, even in a city with the toughest gun laws around.
I wondered as I sat alone in my car driving home later that day: If, God forbid, the unthinkable happened and my children's teacher came face to face with a madman, would I pray the teacher had the means and ability to protect my children? I sure would, and so would you.


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Ill. man in erectile pump case asks for leniency
An Illinois man facing sentencing in Rhode Island for shipping unwanted penis enlargers to diabetes patients as part of a Medicare fraud scheme is asking for a maximum prison term of 1 1/2 years.
Lawyers for 49-year-old Gary Winner, of Wheeling, say in court papers that the guidelines for determining his punishment could result in a recommended prison term of five years and eight months to seven years and 2 1/2 months. They say Winner's conduct isn't serious enough to merit that sentence.
Prosecutors say Winner faces up to 33 years in prison at sentencing on Friday. They haven't filed their sentencing recommendations.
Winner pleaded guilty to four charges stemming from the scheme and agreed to forfeit about $2 million. A message was left for his lawyer Wednesday.


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One of the biggest challenges I see in healthcare IT is that the knowledge on how to get value out of EHR and other health IT is not evenly distributed. One healthcare organization that figures out how to optimize their EHR system for maximum benefit doesn't have the opportunity to share that knowledge with other organizations across the country. Plus, even an organization that has optimized their EHR solution in one specific area is still missing optimization benefits in other areas.
Sharing optimization best practices is a massive problem that needs to be solved if we're going to finally optimize EHR and other health IT systems to benefit both healthcare organizations and patients.
While some healthcare organizations are competitive and don't want to share best practices, I've found that most hospitals and health systems are happy to share their EHR and health IT practices with their peers across the country. Healthcare is so regional and most people doing the optimization work want to benefit patients regardless of other competitive pressures.
Why then don't healthcare organizations share if in fact most of them want to share their insights and experiences? The challenge is that most professionals don't see any easy way for them to collaborate and share with their colleagues.
I recently saw where Galen Healthcare Solutions took this problem head-on as they gathered together a focused group of MEDITECH users in a project they called Claire[IT]. Check out this webinar on Claire[IT] to learn more about how Galen Healthcare Solutions involved their users to create enginu[IT]y.
Out of this user focus group they produced a package of MEDITECH rules and best practices which could be implemented by any MEDITECH user. What makes this package special is that it wasn't just one person's best thinking but Galen brought together a wide variety of end users to each contribute their best practices and insights into the MEDITECH rules they created. I love that one participant in the user focus group said "I am the only one in my organization that loves MEDITECH rules. It was great to finally be part of a group of other people as passionate as me about rules."
This is the type of collaboration we need to see happening in healthcare IT and EHR for us to receive all the benefits technology can provide. Plus, now a company like Galen Healthcare Solutions can package up this knowledge and EMR optimization best practices and share it with all of the other MEDITECH users out there. This MEDITECH EHR rules knowledge doesn't have to be confined to one organization.
The problem is that this type of focus group is really targeted and includes a lot of minutiae that only those that are deep in these systems will appreciate. These aren't conversations that casually happen at an event like HIMSS. However, when you put the right EHR users together it's like magic and the sharing and collaboration happens naturally. I love that Galen Healthcare Solutions called their webinar "Operation #NerdyWork." Talking over MEDITECH rules really is #NerdyWork, but it's also essential work if you want to truly get the most out of your MEDITECH EHR. The same is true for all the other EHR vendors. There's a lot of #NerdyWork required to optimize them.
Props to Galen Healthcare Solutions for showing us one way EMR end users can collaborate together to share best practices and provide everyone with a better solution than if they'd done the EMR optimization alone. Now we just need to scale up this collaboration and sharing so that every EMR in every healthcare organization is working in the most optimized way possible.
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West Ham captain Kevin Nolan has revealed manager Sam Allardyce called a 7am meeting the morning after the 5-1 loss to Arsenal in order to draw a line under the defeat.
The Gunners scored four times in 10 second-half minutes to claim a Barclays Premier League victory at the Emirates Stadium, extending the Hammers' winless run to five games.
"It was totally unacceptable for us with the standards we have set ourselves," Nolan said on www.whufc.co.uk. "The gaffer wasn't happy and rightly so - so he asked for us to come in at 7am the next morning on the Thursday. There were no complaints from any of us - we all need a kick up the backside every now and then and we take it all on board."
He added: "The gaffer and all of us wanted to put this result and what happened to bed straight away, and it was good that we came in early and got into looking at what went wrong together as a group."
Mohamed Diame was late for the meeting and his team-mates wondered if they would see him again.
The 25-year-old, who joined the Irons last summer from Wigan, maintains he is happy at Upton Park, despite being linked with a move, should a club match the £3.5million release clause in his contract.
Nolan added: "We all had to wait for him before we could start and when he arrived, we all gave him stick for not only being late and keeping us all waiting, but we said we thought he had left us without saying goodbye."
Daniel Potts suffered a head injury in the loss to Arsenal but is now recovering after being released from hospital.
Already out of the FA Cup, the Hammers side are looking ahead to making amends for the Arsenal loss at Fulham on Wednesday night.
"We have all taken it on board and on the chin," Nolan said. "The outcome is that we are looking forward to putting it right against Fulham next week."


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On this quick video, I want to share with you a little product that you might not be aware of that can help you keep your precious lens filters safe when you are not using them.
If you travel a lot with circular filters which you don't keep directly attach to your lenses at all times, you probably struggled with the same problem that we did. How can you keep them safe from scratches or bumps that can break them?
There are many options for lens filter cases, however, most of them are soft cases which can be great for protecting against scratches but if you have something with really sharp edges in your bag or more likely you are just squeezing in things too tightly a filer in a soft filter case can still get damaged or break.
Enter the hard filter case. We came across this specific one on e-bay a while ago and decided to order one to see if it is worth anything. To our surprise, it turned out to be one of the best purchases we made for a few dollars in a long time.
A simple, inexpensive, but effective hard filter case
This thing comes in different sizes and you need to pick the one that fits your filters and you basically screw it on both sides of your filter and it is completely protected (don't over screw it – some people who used this reported that it can attach too strongly to the filter – it never happened to us though).
It is made of thick metal so even in the unlikely case that something will directly hit, squeeze or scratch your filter – it is 100% protected.
This thing has a few extra bonuses besides the great protection – it is as compact as it comes (if you really want to pack small), it can be used for several screw-type filters of the same size and should protect them fine and it can also be used with step up or down rings attached as long as you have the correct size for the front and back (we did use it in this way as it saves us some time when attaching the filter to the lens).
We would suggest adding the specific filter's name on the case (we used our brother label printer for that).
If you want to you can add another level of protection for your filters with a soft or semi-soft case (such as this one) that could reduce the chance of damage to your filters in case of a fall.
Finally pricing – this is super affordable – you can get those for around $5 or less on e-bay as a no-name product (which seems to work great) or spend another 2-3 buck and get it on Amazon from Fotasy. We can highly recommend this product and it is certainly a must for anybody using filters.
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