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CALGARY, Alta.—United Alarm, a security company servicing 42,535 Calgary homes, won the Calgary Herald Readers' Choice Gold award in the Home Security Company category, according to a Calgary Herald article.
CALGARY, Alberta—Servicing the same day or within 48 hours, and real people answering phones are two reasons United Alarm, Alberta's largest independent security company, won a Readers' Choice award from the Calgary Herald newspaper, according to Dave Hains, United Alarm's sales and projects director.
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World: Flat-Rolled Products Of Iron Or Steel (Not Further Worked Than Cold-Rolled) - Market Report. Analysis and Forecast to 2025
The report provides an in-depth analysis of the global iron or steel flat-rolled product market. It presents the latest data of the market size and volume, domestic production, exports and imports, price dynamics and turnover in the industry. The report shows the sales data, allowing you to identify the key drivers and restraints. You can find here a strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market. Forecasts illustrate how the market will be transformed in the medium term. Profiles of the leading companies and brands are also included.
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I realized this morning that I will be participating in three SQL Events this week and I want to share the event information with everyone. Two of the events are available online and the other is a local user group meeting. If you have time logon onto one of the webcasts or join me at the Baton Rouge SQL Server User Group. The events are as follows:
Baton Rouge SQL Server User Group
Date and Time: 5/25/2010 5:45 PM CST
Event Location: Lamar Advertising, 5551 Corporate BLVD, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Presenter: William Assaf
Description: What are DMV's in SQL 2005/2008, and how can you use them to improve query performance, discover indexing needs and more? Dynamic Management Views are essential tools for the SQL 2005/2008 administrator but have a wide range of applications by developers, network engineers and DBAs.
Date and Time: 5/25/2010 8:00 AM EST
Event URL: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/usergroups/join?id=PRNP75&role=attend
Presenter: Patrick LeBlanc
Topic: Introduction to SQL Profiler
Description: The SQL Server Profiler is a powerful, but underused tool. Often developers and some DBAs don't realize the potential the tool has to offer. In this session I will show you how to use the tool to identify poor performing queries. I will also detail steps that can be used to identify blocking and deadlocking. Finally, I will provide sample scripts and methods that can be used to proactively monitor your SQL Server for inefficient queries and stored procedures.
Date and Time: 5/25/2010 11:30 AM CST
Event URL: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/usergroups/join?id=Q5CP7H&role=attend
Presenter: Max Trinidad
Topic: SQL Server and PowerShell Working w/Databases
Description: Looking into using SQLPS.exe how to work with databases on multiple SQL Servers. See How-To Configure your PowerShell profile to make your scripting environment more productive. This session will have a lot of samples".
If you have time, try to attend these events. If you are interested in speaking at any of these events please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Logan meets another strange girl in Canada. How is he going to protect her when they get captured by the lab? Will the X-men get there in time to save her life, and her sanity?
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US budget negotiations setback drives stocks down.
Another failed attempt find a compromise in US budget negotiations sent world stock markets plummeting Friday, as investors feared the world's largest economy could teeter into recession if no deal is found.
Without an agreement, the U.S. economy will fall off the so-called "fiscal cliff" on Jan. 1 when Bush-era tax cuts expire and spending cuts kick in automatically. The measures were designed to have a negative effect on the U.S. economy, in the hopes that feared outcome would push lawmakers and President Barack Obama to find a deal.
"We've seen Europe's politicians repeatedly flirt lemming-like with cliff-diving in 2012, and now it's the turn of U.S. 'leaders,'" said Kit Juckes, an analyst with Societe Generale. "The nagging fear is always there, that someone, on one side of the Atlantic or the other, will forget to let rational thought take over at the last second."
Amid the uncertainty, European shares fell. France's CAC dropped 0.7 percent to 3,642, while the DAX in Germany dropped 0.9 percent at 7,605. The FTSE index of leading British shares retreated 0.9 percent to 5,908.
The euro also fell sharply, dropping 0.1 percent to $1.3220.
In Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 index closed 1 percent lower at 9,940.06. Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 0.7 percent to 22,506.29. South Korea's Kospi shed 1 percent at 1,980.42. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.2 percent to 4,623.60. Mainland Chinese stocks were mixed.
U.S. stock futures tumbled after rank-and-file Republican lawmakers failed to support an alternative tax plan by House Speaker John Boehner late Thursday in Washington. That plan would have allowed tax rates to rise on households earning $1 million and up. Obama wants the level to be $400,000.
Dow Jones futures dropped 1.5 percent to 13,072, while Standard & Poor's futures fell 1.6 percent at 1,418.
The two leaders have significantly narrowed their differences toward a compromise, but the latest setback leaves little left to find a deal.
"The fiscal cliff is a real threat not just for U.S. growth next year but for the outlook for global growth," said Jane Foley, currency analyst with Rabobank.
When growth slows, energy demand does, too, and oil prices fell in anticipation.
Benchmark crude for February delivery fell $1.29 cents to $88.84 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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Idarubicin, Cytarabine, and Tipifarnib in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Myelodysplastic Syndromes or Acute Myeloid Leukemia
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00096122
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : November 9, 2004
Results First Posted : July 15, 2011
Last Update Posted : May 26, 2014
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|Condition or disease
|Adult Acute Basophilic Leukemia Adult Acute Eosinophilic Leukemia Adult Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia (M7) Adult Acute Minimally Differentiated Myeloid Leukemia (M0) Adult Acute Monoblastic Leukemia (M5a) Adult Acute Monocytic Leukemia (M5b) Adult Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia With Maturation (M2) Adult Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia Without Maturation (M1) Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With 11q23 (MLL) Abnormalities Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Inv(16)(p13;q22) Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(16;16)(p13;q22) Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(8;21)(q22;q22) Adult Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia (M4) Adult Erythroleukemia (M6a) Adult Pure Erythroid Leukemia (M6b) Childhood Myelodysplastic Syndromes Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia de Novo Myelodysplastic Syndromes Refractory Anemia With Excess Blasts Refractory Anemia With Excess Blasts in Transformation Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia Secondary Myelodysplastic Syndromes Untreated Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia
|Drug: cytarabine Drug: idarubicin Drug: tipifarnib
|Phase 1 Phase 2
I. To determine the tolerability of the combination of R115777 (Zarnestra™) and Idarubicin plus cytarabine by defining the DLT and MTD. (Phase I) II. To determine the efficacy of the combination of Idarubicin, cytarabine and ZARNESTRA in patients with high-risk MDS and AML. (Phase II)
OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of tipifarnib. Patients are stratified according to age (< 50 versus ≥ 50) and, in patients ≥ 50 years of age, cytogenetics (diploid versus unfavorable).
PHASE I: Patients receive cytarabine IV continuously on days 1-3 (or 1-4), idarubicin intravenous (IV) over 1 hour on days 1-3, and oral tipifarnib twice daily on days 1-21. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Cohorts of 6 patients receive escalating doses of tipifarnib until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.
PHASE II: Patients receive cytarabine, idarubicin, and tipifarnib as in phase I at the MTD.
Patients in both phases who respond to induction therapy proceed to consolidation maintenance therapy.
CONSOLIDATION MAINTENANCE THERAPY: Patients receive consolidation therapy comprising cytarabine IV continuously on days 1-3, idarubicin IV over 1 hour on days 1-2, and tipifarnib twice daily on days 1-14. Treatment repeats every 4-6 weeks for 5 courses in the absence of unacceptable toxicity.
Patients then begin maintenance therapy comprising oral tipifarnib twice daily on day 1-21. Treatment repeats every 4-6 weeks for 6 courses in the absence of unacceptable toxicity.
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|95 participants
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Drug: idarubicin
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- Number of Participants With Complete Response [ Time Frame: 21 Day Cycle ]Complete Response (CR) is required bone marrow blasts ≤5% and recovery of normal hematopoiesis with an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) of 1*10^9/L or more and platelet count of 100*10^9/L or more; and a complete response without platelets (CRp) is the same criteria as CR but with platelet counts from 20*10^9/L to less than 100*10^9/L.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|15 Years to 70 Years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of 1) AML (WHO classification definition of > 20% blasts), or 2) high risk MDS (defined as the presence of > 10% blasts)
- Patients must be chemo-naïve, i.e. not have received any prior chemotherapy (except hydrea) for AML or MDS; they could have received transfusions, hematopoietic growth factors or vitamins; temporary measures such as pheresis or hydrea (0.5 to 5g daily for up to 3 days) are allowed
- ECOG PS of 0-1 at screening
- Creatinine =< 2 mg/dl
- Total bilirubin =< 2 mg/dL, unless increase is due to hemolysis
- Transaminases (SGPT) =< 2.5 x ULN
- Ability to take oral medication
- Ability to understand and provide signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects with APL
- Presence of active systemic infection
- Any coexisting medical condition that in the judgment of the treating physician is likely to interfere with study procedures or results
- Nursing women, women of childbearing potential with positive urine pregnancy test, or women of childbearing potential who are not willing to maintain adequate contraception (such as birth control pills, IUD, diaphragm, abstinence, or condoms by their partner) over the entire course of the study
- Known allergy to imidazole drugs (such as clotrimazole, ketoconazole, miconazole, econazole, fenticonazole, isoconazole, sulconazole, tioconazole, terconazole)
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): NCT00096122
|United States, Texas
|M D Anderson Cancer Center
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|Principal Investigator:
|Jorge Cortes
|M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
|Responsible Party:
|National Cancer Institute (NCI)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00096122 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
N01CM62202 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|November 9, 2004 Key Record Dates
|Results First Posted:
|July 15, 2011
|Last Update Posted:
|May 26, 2014
|Last Verified:
|June 2013
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Leukemia, Myeloid
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Neoplasm Metastasis
Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Acute
Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic
Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Juvenile
Anemia, Refractory
Anemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts
Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
Leukemia, Megakaryoblastic, Acute
Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute
Anemia, Aplastic
Leukemia, Basophilic, Acute
Leukemia, Eosinophilic, Acute
Pathologic Processes
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Hematologic Diseases
Bone Marrow Diseases
Precancerous Conditions
Neoplastic Processes
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craggy wrote:SJ21 wrote:Well. If Oscar-worthy actor, Josh Duhamel isn't doing it, what chance does this movie have of being any good?
I might slag off a lot of things in the movies, but Duhamel isn't one of them. Granted if it is a reboot, it'd make little sense for him to be in it, but he and his soldier boys were the best GI Joes we've gotten in a Hasbro film so far.
For real. Transformers 2007 was a better G.I. Joe movie than G.I. Joe was.


text: Proper note construction helps students identify the gaps in their understanding. Shutterstock February 8, 2017 Better note-taking can help students who struggle with English Shalini Dukhan, University of the Witwatersrand; Ann Kathleen Cameron, University of the Witwatersrand, and Elisabeth Ann Brenner, University of the Witwatersrand Learning is an independent activity at university. Students who don't speak English as a mother tongue struggle to decode the content, let alone make sense of it.


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The Governor returned to "The Walking Dead" last week, but he didn't really return until this Sunday night's episode, "Dead Weight."
What I mean by that is that the Governor we saw last week was a shell of himself, shuffling around with his big hair and unkempt beard, brushing zombies aside instead of dispatching them.
The Governor we saw this week was the genuine article: salt and pepper stubble, all dressed in black, identifying threats to the survival of himself and those he chooses to protect and eliminating them with extreme prejudice.
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The latest data on rental vacancies (a component of the index of leading economic indicators) from the U.S. Census Bureau helps paint a grim statistical picture of the current economic climate. Nationally in the fourth quarter of 2008, rental vacancy rates remained quite elevated at 10.1%.
We've filtered through the data on the 75 largest metropolitan areas, to find those that are being hit the hardest by rental vacancies. Is your metro area on the list?
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This vehicle kicks a$$. It is my favorite past the ARC-170. It is way bigger than the $20 Grevious bike. I bought only one but that will change when payday rolls my way.The wookie is like a hood ornament but that is what pilots are most the time anyway.
I thought the same thing but the wookie on the back has to sit with the legs straight out. I used a preview wookie thinking the legs would hang out but they don't.
It's a minor thing, but for me my loose collection is display pieces and I like them to look as good as possible. So I'm big on figures fitting PERFECTLY in vehicles and actually looking like they're at the controls.
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An Economic Guide To Trading Your Halloween Candy
from the trick-or-treat dept
Still, Techdirt is all about economics, right? Frankly, my first brush with the satanic art of econ was almost certainly Halloween, or rather post-Halloween, because that's when the front of my grade school ceased to be a gathering of innocent children and instead turned into an unholy candy stock exchange. Hell, Gordon Gecko would have been eaten alive. So, I offer up for all of you this Hallow's Eve a little distraction from the serious: Buzzfeed's The Guide To Trading Candy:
Happy Halloween, Techdirters!


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On Tuesday (January 31st), we'll be introducing our Seared Ahi Tuna Sandwich:
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Urinary Incontinence in Children National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse What is urinary incontinence (UI) in children? U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH Urinary incontinence is the loss of bladder control, which results in the accidental loss of urine. A child with UI may not stay dry during the day or night. Some UI is caused by a health problem such as • a urinary tract infection (UTI) • diabetes, a condition where blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high • kidney problems • nerve problems • constipation, a condition in which a child has fewer than two bowel movements a week and stools can be hard, dry, small, and difficult to pass • obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a condition in which breathing is interrupted during sleep, often because of inflamed or enlarged tonsils • a structural problem in the urinary tract Most of the time, the exact cause of UI is not known, but it is often the result of more than one factor. Although UI affects many children, it usually disappears naturally over time. UI after age 3—the age when most children achieve daytime dryness—may cause great distress and embarrassment. Many children experience Enuresis Urinary incontinence is also called enuresis. Types of enuresis include the following: • Primary enuresis is wetting in a child who has never been consistently dry. • Secondary enuresis is wetting that begins after at least 6 months of dryness. • Nocturnal enuresis is wetting that usually occurs during sleep, also called nighttime UI. • Diurnal enuresis is wetting when awake, also called daytime UI. occasional UI, and treatment is available for most children who have a hard time controlling their bladder. Thus, caregivers of children who wet the bed or have accidents during the day should approach this problem with understanding and patience. The age at which children achieve dryness varies. Wetting in younger children is common and not considered UI, so daytime UI is not usually diagnosed until age 5 or 6, and nighttime UI is not usually diagnosed until age 7. How does the urinary tract work? The urinary tract is the body's drainage system for removing wastes and extra water. The urinary tract includes two kidneys, two ureters, a bladder, and a urethra. The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, each about the size of a fist. They are located near the middle of the back, just below the rib cage, one on each side of the spine. Every day, the two kidneys process about 200 quarts of blood to produce about 1 to 2 quarts of urine, composed of wastes and extra water. Children produce less urine than adults. The amount produced depends on their age. The urine flows from the kidneys to the bladder through tubes called ureters. The bladder stores urine until releasing it through urination. When the bladder empties, urine flows out of the body through a tube called the urethra at the bottom of the bladder. Kidney Ureter Bladder Urethra Kidneys Vagina Side view of the female urinary tract Kidney Ureter Ureters Bladder Bladder Front view of the urinary tract Urethra Urethra Side view of the male urinary tract 2 Urinary Incontinence in Children Circular muscles called sphincters help keep urine from leaking out of the bladder. The sphincters close tightly like rubber bands around the urethra. As the bladder fills with urine, the need to urinate becomes stronger and stronger, until the bladder reaches its limit. Urination is the process of emptying the bladder. To urinate, the brain signals the bladder muscles to tighten, squeezing urine out of the bladder. At the same time, the brain signals the sphincters to relax. As the sphincters relax, urine exits the bladder through the urethra. When all the signals occur in the correct order, normal urination occurs. Babies' bladders fill to a set point, then automatically contract and empty. As children get older, their nervous system matures. The brain begins to get messages from the filling bladder and begins to send messages to the bladder to keep it from automatically emptying until children can reach a toilet. UI results when communication problems occur between the brain and bladder; these problems can range from simple to complex. How common is UI in children? By 5 years of age, more than 90 percent of children can control urination during the day. Nighttime wetting is more common than daytime wetting in children, affecting 30 percent of 4-year-olds. The condition resolves itself in about 15 percent of children each year; about 10 percent of 7-year-olds, 3 percent of 12-year-olds, and 1 percent of 18-year-olds continue to experience nighttime wetting.1 1Urinary Incontinence in Children (Enuresis). The Merck Manuals Online Medical Library. http:// www.merckmanuals.com/professional/pediatrics/ incontinence_in_children/urinary_incontinence_in_ children.html. Updated August 2009. Accessed April 13, 2012. 3 Urinary Incontinence in Children What causes nighttime UI? The exact cause of most cases of nighttime UI is not known. Though a few cases are caused by structural problems in the urinary tract, most cases probably result from a mix of factors including slower physical development, an overproduction of urine at night, and the inability to recognize bladder filling when asleep. Nighttime UI has also been associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), OSA, and anxiety. Children also may inherit genes from one or both parents that make them more likely to have nighttime UI. Slower Physical Development Between the ages of 5 and 10, bedwetting may be the result of a small bladder capacity, long sleeping periods, and underdevelopment of the body's alarms that signal a full or emptying bladder. This form of UI fades away as the bladder grows and the natural alarms become operational. Overproduction of Urine at Night The body produces antidiuretic hormone (ADH), a natural chemical that slows down the production of urine. More ADH is produced at night so the need to urinate lessens. If the body does not produce enough ADH at night, the production of urine may not slow down, leading to bladder overfilling. If a child does not sense the bladder filling and awaken to urinate, wetting will occur. Structural Problems Anxiety A small number of UI cases are caused by physical problems in the urinary tract. Rarely, a blocked bladder or urethra may cause the bladder to overfill and leak. Nerve damage associated with the birth defect spina bifida can cause UI. In these cases, UI can appear as a constant dribbling of urine. Anxiety-causing events that occur between 2 and 4 years of age—before total bladder control is achieved—might lead to primary enuresis. Anxiety experienced after age 4 might lead to secondary enuresis in children who have been dry for at least 6 months. Events that cause anxiety in children include physical or sexual abuse; unfamiliar social situations, such as moving or starting at a new school; and major family events such as the birth of a sibling, a death, or divorce. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Children with ADHD are three times more likely to have nighttime UI than children without ADHD.2 The connection between ADHD and bedwetting has not been explained, but some experts theorize that both conditions are related to delays in central nervous system development. Obstructive Sleep Apnea Nighttime UI may be one sign of OSA. Other symptoms of OSA include snoring, mouth breathing, frequent ear and sinus infections, sore throat, choking, and daytime drowsiness. Experts believe that when the airway in people with OSA closes, a chemical may be released in the body that increases water production and inhibits the systems that regulate fluid volume. Successful treatment of OSA often resolves the associated nighttime UI. 2Shreeram S, He JP, Kalaydjian A, Brothers S, Merikangas KR. Prevalence of enuresis and its association with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among U.S. children: results from a nationally representative study. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2009 Jan;48(1):35–41. 4 Urinary Incontinence in Children UI itself is an anxiety-causing event. Strong bladder contractions resulting in daytime leakage can cause embarrassment and anxiety that lead to nighttime wetting. Genetics Certain genes have been found to contribute to UI. Children have a 30 percent chance of having nighttime UI if one parent was affected as a child. If both parents were affected, there is a 70 percent chance of bedwetting.1 What causes daytime UI? Daytime UI can be caused by a UTI or structural problems in the urinary tract. Daytime UI that is not associated with UTI or structural problems is less common and tends to disappear much earlier than nighttime UI. Overactive bladder and infrequent or incomplete voiding, or urination, are common causes of daytime UI. Overactive Bladder Overactive bladder is a condition in which a child experiences at least two of the following conditions: • urinary urgency—inability to delay urination • urge urinary incontinence—urinary leakage when the bladder contracts unexpectedly • urinary frequency—urination eight or more times a day or more than twice at night How is UI in children treated? Most UI fades away naturally as a child grows and develops and does not require treatment. When treatment is needed, options include bladder training and related strategies, moisture alarms, and medications. Growth and Development As children mature • bladder capacity increases • natural body alarms become activated Infrequent or Incomplete Voiding • an overactive bladder settles down Infrequent voiding is when children voluntarily hold urine for prolonged periods of time. For example, children may not want to use the toilets at school or may not want to interrupt enjoyable activities, so they ignore the body's signal of a full bladder. In these cases, the bladder can overfill and leak urine. In addition, these children often develop UTIs, leading to an irritated or overactive bladder. • response to the body's signal that it is time to void improves Factors that may combine with infrequent voiding to produce daytime UI include • small bladder capacity • structural problems • anxiety-causing events • pressure from constipation • drinks or foods that contain caffeine Sometimes, overly demanding toilet training may make children unable to relax the sphincters enough to completely empty the bladder. Incomplete voiding may also lead to UTIs. 5 Urinary Incontinence in Children • production of ADH becomes normal Bladder Training and Related Strategies Bladder training consists of exercises to strengthen the bladder muscles to better control urination. Gradually lengthening the time between trips to the bathroom can also help by stretching the bladder so it can hold more urine. Additional techniques that may help control daytime UI include • urinating on a schedule—timed voiding—such as every 2 hours • avoiding food or drinks with caffeine • following suggestions for healthy urination, such as relaxing muscles and taking enough time to allow the bladder to empty completely Waking children up to urinate can help decrease nighttime UI. Ensuring children drink enough fluids throughout the day so they do not drink a lot of fluids close to bedtime may also help. A health care provider can give guidance about how much a child needs to drink each day, as the amount depends on a child's age, physical activity, and other factors. Moisture Alarms At night, moisture alarms can wake children when they begin to urinate. These devices use a water-sensitive pad connected to an alarm that sounds when moisture is first detected. A small pad can clip to the pajamas, or a larger pad can be placed on the bed. For the alarm to be effective, children must awaken as soon as the alarm goes off, stop the urine stream, and go to the bathroom. Children using moisture alarms may need to have someone sleep in the same room to help wake them up. Medications Nighttime UI may be treated by increasing ADH levels. The hormone can be boosted by a synthetic version known as desmopressin (DDAVP), which is available in pill form, nasal spray, and nose drops. DDAVP is approved for use in children. Another medication, called imipramine (Tofranil), is also used to treat nighttime UI, though the way this medication prevents bedwetting is not known. Although both of these medications may help children achieve short-term success, relapse is common once the medication is withdrawn. UI resulting from an overactive bladder may be treated with oxybutynin (Ditropan), a medication that helps calm the bladder muscle and control muscle spasms. Eating, Diet, and Nutrition Eating, diet, and nutrition have not been shown to play a role in causing or preventing UI in children, though ensuring sufficient fluid intake throughout the day and avoiding caffeine intake may be helpful. 6 Urinary Incontinence in Children Points to Remember • Urinary incontinence (UI) is the loss of bladder control, which results in the accidental loss of urine. A child with UI may not stay dry during the day or night. Although UI affects many children, it usually disappears naturally over time. • By 5 years of age, more than 98 percent of children can control urination during the day. Nighttime wetting is more common than daytime wetting in children, affecting 30 percent of 4-year-olds. • The exact cause of most cases of nighttime UI is not known. Though a few cases are caused by structural problems in the urinary tract, most cases result from more than one factor including slower physical development, an overproduction of urine at night, and the inability to recognize bladder filling when asleep. • Nighttime UI has also been associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and anxiety. Certain genes have been found to contribute to UI. • Daytime UI that is not associated with urinary tract infection (UTI) or structural problems in the urinary tract may be due to an overactive bladder or infrequent or incomplete voiding problems. • Most UI fades away naturally as a child grows and develops and does not require treatment. When treatment is needed, options include bladder training and related strategies, moisture alarms, and medications. Hope through Research The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) conducts and supports research to help people with urologic diseases, including children. The NIDDK's Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases maintains the Pediatric Urology Program, which supports research into the early development of the urinary tract. Participants in clinical trials can play a more active role in their own health care, gain access to new research treatments before they are widely available, and help others by contributing to medical research. For information about current studies, visit www.ClinicalTrials.gov. For More Information American Academy of Pediatrics National Headquarters 141 Northwest Point Boulevard Elk Grove Village, IL 60007–1098 Phone: 1–800–433–9016 or 847–434–4000 Fax: 847–434–8000 Internet: www.aap.org American Urological Association Foundation 1000 Corporate Boulevard Linthicum, MD 21090 Phone: 1–800–828–7866 or 410–689–3700 Fax: 410–689–3998 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.UrologyHealth.org 7 Urinary Incontinence in Children National Association for Continence P.O. Box 1019 Charleston, SC 29402–1019 Phone: 1–800–BLADDER (1–800–252–3337) or 843–377–0900 Fax: 843–377–0905 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.nafc.org National Kidney Foundation 30 East 33rd Street New York, NY 10016 Phone: 1–800–622–9010 or 212–889–2210 Fax: 212–689–9261 Internet: www.kidney.org The Simon Foundation for Continence P.O. Box 815 Wilmette, IL 60091 Phone: 1–800–23–SIMON (1–800–237–4666) or 847–864–3913 Fax: 847–864–9758 Internet: www.simonfoundation.org Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates East Holly Avenue, Box 56 Pitman, NJ 08071–0056 Phone: 1–888–827–7862 or 856–256–2335 Fax: 856–589–7463 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.suna.org Acknowledgments Publications produced by the Clearinghouse are carefully reviewed by both NIDDK scientists and outside experts. This publication was originally reviewed by Stuart B. Bauer, M.D., Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital, Boston. You may also find additional information about this topic by visiting MedlinePlus at www.medlineplus.gov. This publication may contain information about medications. When prepared, this publication included the most current information available. For updates or for questions about any medications, contact the U.S. Food and Drug Administration tollfree at 1–888–INFO–FDA (1–888–463–6332) or visit www.fda.gov. Consult your health care provider for more information. The U.S. Government does not endorse or favor any specific commercial product or company. Trade, proprietary, or company names appearing in this document are used only because they are considered necessary in the context of the information provided. If a product is not mentioned, the omission does not mean or imply that the product is unsatisfactory. National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse 3 Information Way Bethesda, MD 20892–3580 Phone: 1–800–891–5390 TTY: 1–866–569–1162 Fax: 703–738–4929 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.urologic.niddk.nih.gov The National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC) is a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The NIDDK is part of the National Institutes of Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 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Baltimore police are looking for help identifying three suspects in a downtown mugging last month.
Three men assaulted and robbed a woman about 12:30 a.m. July 23 in the 200 block of South Sharp Street, near the Baltimore Convention Center, according to police. Police said the three were seen fleeing in a white four-door car with tinted windows and a sunroof. No auto make was available, but police said the robbers were captured on surveillance video.
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A couple of things, all relating to how crazy busy I am right now:
-There wont be any new comics for a while. I'm not sure when I get back into it. It could be as early as this thursday, but I doubt it. Probably more like next thursday. If I'm in town. I can't keep track anymore.
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It matters a lot, where you are publishing your painstaking research. Recently, there is a boom in number of predatory publishers probably due to the "publish or perish" mindset (among research communities).
Dr. Jeffrey Beall, an academic librarian at University of Colorado Denver for over 24 years who have published extensively in the areas of metadata, full-text searching, and information retrieval. His ventures are helping researchers around the world in finding details regarding Journals and publishers.
Try checking the latest Beall's list for Potential, possible, or probable predatory scholarly open-access journals, before you submit your valuable research (to a Journal).


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How Santa Clara and LSU Met in the 1937 Sugar Bowl
"The Sugar Bowl had made the most amazing progress of any sports event developed anywhere in recent years," Grantland Rice exclaimed editorially that after two years of existence, Rice also noted that the fledging game needed more room.
It was plain that football interest had exceeded expectations. After the Tulane-Temple game, Bill Keefe saw the need to add 5,000 seats. Fred Digby envisioned a 60,000-seat stadium after LSU-TCU.
Bob Geasey, the Temple sports information director, had returned to New Orleans for the second Sugar Bowl. He told Digby, "…Remember, you're not building for next year or the year after, but for 10 and 15 years to come. Build big for the future!"
Digby, characteristically, wasted little time in presenting the case for a larger stadium. Two days after the Texas Christian victory he wrote, "Undoubtedly, the most feasible plan is to enlarge the Tulane Stadium. Its capacity can be boosted to 60,000 before next New Year's Day by making a 'sugar bowl' of the structure."
It was readily apparent a larger football facility was necessary, but that matter would have to wait a little while. The major move made by the Mid-Winter Sports Association after the second Sugar Bowl was to a more centrally located office at 722 Common Street. Also, they hired their first full-time employee.
Edna Engert, a brown-eyed, personable young woman whose interest in athletics was minimal until she met her husband, was hired to run the office. It was a significant decision. Edna would leave a mark on the organization.
For its third game, the Sugar Bowl was initiated into bowl politics. The Cotton Bowl went into operation on January 1, 1937, the first year all of the major bowl games were in business. There were also two lesser bowls and a pro exhibition, but the Sugar, Orange, Cotton, and Rose Bowls were clearly special.
LSU, again the Southeastern Conference champion, ranked No. 1 by Williamson and No. 2 in the first Associated Press poll, was the darling of every post-season game committee. The Mid-Winter Sports Association had several options for the 1937 game. An LSU and third-ranked Pittsburgh game would be in keeping with the North-South formula that some favored. Sixth-ranked Santa Clara, ineligible for the Rose Bowl because it wasn't a Pacific Coast Conference member, was considered the best West Coast team. This school would broaden the Sugar's horizon. Then there as the possibility of an LSU-Alabama match. Only a tie in the conference had kept the Tide from sharing the title with the Tigers in a year when those teams did not meet. LSU-Alabama would have been attractive but sectional.
LSU was the key and high on the Rose Bowl list. Meanwhile, the Rose Bowl pondered an opponent for the University of Washington. But the Rose Bowl bypassed LSU for Pittsburgh, giving the Sugar Bowl the season's plum in a game with Santa Clara. The Item ran a series of nationwide sports editorials ridiculing and laughing at Pasadena. A typical piece was written by John Lardner of the North American Newspaper Alliance, who took some light jabs at the two once-defeated, once-tied schools matched in the Rose Bowl. "For instance," wrote Lardner, "there is the one about the two football teams named Pat and Mike. 'Have you been asked to the Rose Bowl?' says Mike. 'Hell, no,' says Pat. 'I'm undefeated."
The Southeastern Conference felt snubbed because two of its teams, LSU and Alabama, were overlooked in California. The teams, LSU and Alabama, were overlooked in California. The SEC hinted that perhaps it and the Sugar Bowl ought to join hands. However, the Sugar Bowl saw the risk of a conference tie-up as the Rose Bowl demonstrated choosing Washington.
Santa Clara was invited and accepted the Sugar Bowl invitation on December 6; at the time, it was the nation's only undefeated, untied (7-0-0) major college team. Sammy Baugh, the hero of the 1936 Sugar Bowl, tarnished the Broncos' unbeaten aspirations with a 9-0 Texas Christian victory on December 12, showing New Orleans the two-edged sword of bowl politics.
Still, Santa Clara, an old mission school founded in the 1700s, brought some glitter. The Broncos were coached by Buck Shaw, who was renowned for developing outstanding lines and was a tackle under Knute Rockne. The team included an All-American quarterback, Nello Falaschi, and an end, Jim "Mississippi" Smith, who gave Santa Clara a down-home flavor.
Five thousand additional seats had been installed in Tulane Stadium, which brought the capacity to 41,000. It still wasn't enough.
Possibly the only fans unaware of what was building in New Orleans were Californians. "We were extremely happy when we got the invitation," said Al Wolff, a sophomore tackle for Santa Clara. "We had heard of the Sugar Bowl, but not a great deal. The papers on the West Coast concentrated only on the Rose Bowl. But we felt we were good enough to play in a bowl game, against a really good team."
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GREENLAND, N.H. (AP) — A man suspected of killing a New Hampshire police chief and wounding four other officers was found dead along with a female acquaintance early Friday, ending an overnight standoff that plunged a small town into fear and grief.
GREENLAND, N.H. (AP) — A man suspected of killing a New Hampshire police chief just days from retirement and wounding four other officers was found dead along with a female acquaintance early Friday, ending an overnight standoff that plunged a small town into fear and grief.
The officers were part of the state attorney general's drug task force and were trying to serve a search warrant on Cullen Mutrie around 6 p.m. Thursday when Mutrie opened fire. Greenland Police Chief Michael Maloney was killed and four detectives from other departments were injured. Two remained in intensive care Friday; the other two were treated and released.
Authorities spoke to Mutrie a short time after the shooting from outside the home but things soon went silent, said Attorney General Michael Delaney. Around 2 a.m., a tactical team placed a robot equipped with a video camera in the home, and it detected the bodies. Authorities were still trying to determine when Mutrie and the woman died, but Delaney said they both died of gunshot wounds in either a murder-suicide or double suicide.
The police shootings devastated Greenland, a town of 3,500 near the seacoast that had just seven police officers including Maloney, 48, who was due to retire in less than two weeks.
"In those final days, he sacrificed his life in public service as a law enforcement officer in New Hampshire," Delaney said.
Maloney had 26 years of experience in law enforcement, the last 12 as chief of the Greenland department.
Jacqueline DeFreze, who lives a half-mile down the road, said she'd planned to attend a surprise party for his retirement.
"I'm a wreck. He was just the greatest guy," said DeFreze, a fourth-grade teacher in nearby Rye. "He's kind-hearted, always visible in the community."
Selectman Ken Bellevue said he was heartbroken. He last spoke to Maloney Monday night, and recalled that the chief was looking forward to his retirement and perhaps starting a new job down the road.
"We're going to make sure we get through this," he said. "This is our town."
The two detectives who remained in intensive care after being shot in the chest were both wearing bulletproof vests, according to an official with knowledge of the investigation who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing. Another official who asked not to be identified for the same reason said both are expected to survive.
Lee Miller, who lives next door to where the shootings took place, said she heard at least six shots on Thursday. Fearing for her 12-year-old grandson who was visiting her, she said she went to the window and saw someone on the ground. Moments later, police knocked on her door, telling them to run outside and take cover behind a police cruiser.
Miller told The Associated Press that she had complained to police repeatedly about suspected drug activity at the house and had been told it was under investigation.
"The neighborhood was raped by him. He came in and took over. And that was the end of our lives. There were fights out there at three, four o'clock in the morning," she said. "I moved my bed all around the room to get away from the window that faces the driveway. I said the next place I'm going to be sleeping is the bathtub."
Miller said Mutrie had lived in the house for seven years.
The Portsmouth Herald reported in February 2011 that Mutrie and had been arrested and charged with possession of anabolic steroids.
The newspaper reported that the steroids were found in the home when officers went to confiscate guns after Mutrie was arrested on domestic assault charges. According to a police affidavit, the steroids were found in Mutrie's living room on July 24, 2010, but were not verified by the state crime lab until Jan. 18.
The other officers shot were: Detective Gregory Turner, 32, a six-year veteran of the Dover police department, who was treated for a gunshot wound to the shoulder and released; Detective Eric Kulberg, 31, a seven-year veteran of the University of New Hampshire police department, who was treated for a gunshot wound to the arm and released; Detective Scott Kukesh, 33, a 10-year veteran of the Newmarket police department, who was in intensive care for a gunshot wound to the chest; and Detective Jeremiah Murphy, 34, a seven-year veteran of the Rochester police department, who was in intensive care after surgery for a gunshot wound to the chest.
Delaney said he was proud of the work investigators have done under difficult circumstances.
"The law enforcement community in New Hampshire is certainly grieving this morning, but they have come together — federal, state and local agencies — to do the job that law enforcement officers do every day, secure the safety and protection of our citizens."
Associated Press Writers Norma Love in Concord and David Sharp in Portland, Maine, contributed to this report.


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My issue with the Miami-Santiago flight is the 1 hour connection
Quote from: Kandace on June 09, 2013, 05:11:57 PMMy issue with the Miami-Santiago flight is the 1 hour connection And the flight into Miami is delayed by 25 minutes
Just to clarify - is the Dulles flight used or not? I'm getting conflicting information.It's using Gate 48A (right next to the Denver flight's Gate 46B).
LAX -> MIA -> SCLhttp://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL252http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL957Departed LAX at 2:53 PM PDT. Current arrival in Miami: 10:31 PM EDT. Departing from Miami 11:20 PM EDT, arrival 7:35 AM in Santiago.LAX -> DFW -> SCLhttp://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL2456http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL945Departing LAX at 5:03 PM PDT (40 minutes). Current arrival in Dallas is 9:39 PM CDT. Departing from Dallas 10:35 PM CDT, arrival 9:00 AM in Santiago.
If teams were on 252 to Miami, they have 15 minutes to connect to MIA-Santiago(SCL).Hmmmm.
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cMEloudly necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 275 diseños de 61 diseñadores freelance.
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We are a small team of artists, activists and producers committed to helping others, especially non-profit organizations, amplify their messages to the world through the production and distribution of "visual petitions". For examples of our work, please see http://www.unitenow.org
Though we aim to service non-profit organizations, our audience includes savvy marketing execs and ad agencies.
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danieLion wrote:Some Buddhists, including some here at Dahmmawheel, come off to me as very anti-intellectual and at times even demonstrate some kind of ingrained provincialism.
Mr Man wrote:I think that is, genrally speaking, a misconception or a non-constructive view.
I wasn't speaking generally, but particularly. What particularly do you find misconceived and non-constructive about it?
danieLion wrote:Yet we find some Buddhists wanting to very much define themselves by partitioning themselves off into camps or clubs.
Mr Man wrote:Isn't this what you are doing?
No! I guess you only read the first half of my post you're quoting? What club or camp do you imagine I want to raise a flag for?
Discussing dhamma intellectually is a very different thing form intellectualism as applied to the dhamma. The former involves the application of scientific iteration and critical thinking to discourse; the latter involves imposing pre-determined yet unverified assumptions onto dialogue.Mr Man wrote:My experience of Dhammawheel is that sometimes the level of intellectualism is very high, almost to the point of being intimidating.
I can see how some individuals would be intimidated by some of the more intellectual individuals here, but even the most shy minds can use the challenge as a tool for growth. Intelligence can be increased, and even the "dumbest" person has the potentioal to become "smart." We naturally avoid things we don't understand, but this is not always healthy or the wisest course of action. Of course, one probably should not go into dark tunnels, especially if one has not been there before when they are illuminated or does not carry with one a way to illuminate the passage. The choice is ultimately personal: do you want to test the veracity of your beliefs, or do you want to stay in the cozy warmth of the light, which is really no true comfort, for even sunny days can exist is the sub zeros.


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Everybody's wrong. That's sort of the message I was putting out when I wrote my 2008 American University Law Review article entitled "Reforming Fourth Amendment Privacy Doctrine."
A lot of people have poured a lot of effort into the "reasonable expectation of privacy" formulation Justice Harlan wrote about in his concurrence to the 1967 decision in U.S. v. Katz. But the Fourth Amendment isn't about people's expectations or the reasonableness of their expectations. It's about whether, as a factual matter, they have concealed information from others—and whether the government is being reasonable in trying to discover that information.
The upshot of the "reasonable expectation of privacy" formulation is that the government can argue—straight-faced—that Americans don't have a Fourth Amendment interest in their locations throughout the day and night because data revealing it is produced by their mobile phones' interactions with telecommunications providers, and the telecom companies have that data.
I sat down with podcaster extraordinaire Caleb Brown the other day to talk about all this. He titled our conversation provocatively: "Should the Government Own Your GPS Location?"


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Two new initiatives this summer show our community�s potential to tap local markets, grow new fans and rebrand two of our most important assets: downtown Hendersonville and farm-fresh Henderson County produce.
Two new initiatives this summer show our community�s potential to tap local markets, grow new fans and rebrand two of our most important assets: downtown Hendersonville and farm-fresh Henderson County produce.
First there�s the new Rhythm & Brews downtown concert series that used electrified and acoustic bands and beer and wine sales to draw growing crowds all summer. In one short season, Rhythm & Brews helped dispel the long-held notion that Hendersonville has little to offer younger adults.
�It was wonderful seeing the 20-30 age group, young families, middle-aged and older folks,� said Babs Newton, one of the series� organizers. �We were targeting a younger generation with the bands we chose, but Rhythm & Brews drew in all ages. That was a surprise.�
Rhythm & Brews proved that Hendersonville can host a street festival with � gasp! � alcohol sales that is both family-friendly and classy. It turns out there is a third way between the stolid wholesomeness of the Apple Festival and the hedonistic crush that characterized Asheville�s now defunct Bele Chere.
Event planners expected between 1,250 and 1,500 people for the first Rhythm & Brews show in May, but an estimated 2,000-2,500 showed up. The crowd grew to about 3,000 guests in June, then in July exploded to a throng of nearly 4,500 music lovers who came to hear the bluegrass band Balsam Range.
Rhythm & Brews offered fresh-baked breads from Underground Baking Co., beers from Sierra Nevada and Southern Appalachian breweries, and wines from Burntshirt Vineyards, Falderal Winery and St. Paul Mountain Vineyards. Downtown restaurants saw a bump in traffic and a 10-20 percent spike in sales during the Thursday night concerts. More than 100 volunteers donated 700 hours to help make the series a success.
In addition to Newton, organizers were former councilman Ralph Freeman, Mike Hall of Tempo Music, Mike Ridenour of Western North Carolina Music Academy and Charlie Tucker, founder and organizer of the former Flat Rock Music Festival. To them and to the event�s sponsors, we say hats off for trying something new, and best wishes for the 2014 season.
Another great idea that�s new this summer is the Southern Mountain Fresh branding campaign for Henderson County produce. Agribusiness Henderson County worked with Summit Marketing Group to develop the new brand using a $64,000 grant from the N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund. The campaign will make it easier for consumers to identify the freshest, healthiest agricultural products on the market through product labels and the new website, www.southernmountainfresh.com.
With apple, tomato and sweet corn production ranked first, second and third in the state, respectively, Henderson County is home to a $400-million-a-year agricultural industry. The new brand and website will help local growers and producers sell more of their produce and products locally, highlight sustainable farming practices and give consumers more information on the vast variety of local crops and farm products. Growers and producers can advertise on the website by paying an annual membership to the nonprofit. Memberships start at $250.
From produce, meat, eggs and dairy to wine, honey, ornamentals and turf, we have it all right here. Southern Mountain Fresh will help boost our farm economy during the growing season and year-round.


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CNC machine gets integrated drive system
Cutting large stone slabs into high-end kitchen countertops, reception desktops, and other interior and exterior fixtures takes tough machinery and a lot of power and control. However, cutting through solid marble or granite isn't the hardest challenge facing the stonecutting industry isn't cutting; it's doing so with maximum productivity, precision, and efficient use of raw materials.
Stonecutting tool builder Advanced Industrial Machinery (AIM) in Hickory, NC redesigned one of its top products — the MasterJetSaw combination cutting saw/waterjet system — to reduce design/build costs and significantly improve stonecutting throughput and productivity.
To achieve these goals, AIM incorporated a new drive and control system into the MasterJetSaw: the IndraMotion MTX CNC machine control platform, Profibus remote I/O, and IndraDrive Mi integrated motor and drive system, all from the Bosch Rexroth Corporation's Electric Drives and Controls technology group.
The MasterJetSaw is AIM's top of the line tool, designed for high-throughput stonecutting for major commercial and residential stone surface applications. Combining a rigid, high-accuracy 20-horspower (hp) rotary cutting head, high-speed diamond-tipped blade, and a 50 hp abrasive waterjet cutter into a single unit, the tool lets fabricators cut accurately and repeatedly in stone up to 4 inches thick. Most cuts are straight, using the 20 hp rotary saw. The waterjet is used for radiuses, sink cutouts, holes for pipes and fixtures, and other circular or curved cuts.
Until recently, AIM built waterjet and saw machines using conventional servo drives and motors. They were looking for new technology that would:
Reduce machine footprint;
Lower machine component costs;
Reduce the time to build machines and deliver to market;
Improve stonecutting productivity and materials utilization.
Compact drives saves space, money
AIM worked with Livingston & Haven (Charlotte, NC), a supplier of manufacturing productivity technology solutions and a major distributor of Bosch Rexroth products, to identify the best solution to satisfy their requirements for the MasterJetSaw. Together, engineers chose to upgrade the machine with the Rexroth IndraMotion MTX CNC platform and the IndraDrive Mi integrated servomotor and drive system, for a complete drive and control solution.
"A lot of companies claim they can do controls, but all they can really do is point-to-point process control. Process control and interpolated motion of multiple axes are two totally different things." said AIM president Bob Pharr. "Rexroth proved they could cut a radius at high speed, with a high degree of accuracy, and then match that cut with a different tool or a different size, with the highest levels of throughput."
Rexroth's IndraDrive Mi combines a servomotor and drive into a single, ultracompact unit that's about 50% smaller than conventional servomotor and drive systems. By mounting the drive electronics on the motor instead of in a separate control cabinet, it's possible to dramatically reduce machine footprint and component costs.
Using IndraDrive Mi integrated motors and drives allowed AIM to replace a large freestanding enclosure that previously housed all the servo amplifiers, power supplies, contactors and other components with two smaller, 24-in. by 24-in. cabinets mounted on the machine. This reduced the overall machine footprint considerably, and saved costs on the enclosure.
Significant cabling savings
The IndraDrive Mi's cabling design — a single combination cable containing both power and SERCOS communication — also provided significant savings. The IndraDrive Mi units are connected in a daisy-chain sequence with one cable running to each unit. This eliminates the need to run separate power and communication cables from each servomotor back to the control cabinet. For AIM, which uses four IndraDrive Mi units on the MasterJetSaw, this reduced cabling requirements significantly compared to the previous servo setup.
"Reducing the MasterJetSaw's footprint, component cost and machine build time were all important goals for us," said Pharr. "The Rexroth IndraDrive Mi was key to meeting all three. [Using it,] we cut the machine electrical build time in half," he said.
The integrated drive system also improved the MasterJetSaw's operational efficiency. Previously, the machine used an incremental encoder feedback system for position feedback, which required over-travel and home-limit switches on each axis. Any time stonecutting was interrupted, each axis had to reset back to "zero" to resume cutting. In addition, holes for the limit switches had to be machined into the steel frame and wired back to the control cabinet, increasing labor and material costs.
IndraDrive Mi offers drive-based absolute encoder feedback, eliminating the need to reset the servomotors anytime cutting is stopped — saving time for busy fabricators needing to fill orders for countertops. In addition, using the absolute encoder feedback allowed AIM to eliminate 12 proximity sensors previously used for over-travel and home-limit switches.
Controller boosts efficiency
The MasterJetSaw has four axis of motion. The cutting heads are mounted on a gantry for X and Y horizontal motion. The Z axis moves the cutting heads vertically in minute increments, and the C axis controls the rotary saw blade.
In stonecutting, the most challenging cuts are circular: rounded edges, oval and circular holes for sinks and fixtures, curving details on stone surfaces, etc. According to AIM's Pharr, rounded cuts requires true closed-loop control of multi-axis interpolated motion, which is why AIM chose Rexroth's IndraMotion MTX CNC system for its machine control.
IndraMotion MTX is a high-productivity machine tool CNC that contains all the components — drives, controller, operator software and a powerful engineering framework — optimized for machine tool automation. It can support up to 64 axes of motion and 12 independent CNC channels, providing the shortest CNC cycle times and minimum PLC program processing times. This helps tool builders achieve high-speed machining and reduce non-productive setup and changeover times.
The MasterJetSaw uses the MTX platform running on a Rexroth 15-in. IndraControl VSP model industrial PC. The controller communicates via SERCOS to a Rexroth 70-amp IndraDrive drive unit and Rexroth KCU unit, from which a single cable system runs carrying DC bus, power, control power and communication to the integrated motor and drive servo axes.
Being able to deliver true CNC control — and having the engineering expertise to make the MTX platform work for the MasterJetSaw — was absolutely essential, and the reason AIM decided to choose Bosch Rexroth solutions, said Pharr.
For example, a critical method for getting the most material from each slab is called "nesting," which is cutting as many different countertops, facings, and other finished products as possible out of one rectangular 6- by 10-foot or 7- by 12-foot slab. It's akin to cutting out the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
In the past, tool operators had to leave three inches of space between each piece to be cut, to make sure cuts for one piece didn't end up cutting into another countertop. The MTX precisely controls the movement of the circular saw and waterjet to make sure each piece is cut properly with minimal waste and much greater accuracy. As a result, operators can space parts with much tighter tolerances, cutting more pieces from each slab.
"The parts are accurate to within four to five thousandths of an inch — far more accurate than what's been done in the past," said Pharr. "Because the original cut is more accurate, it speeds up the finishing process."
Innovation, partnership, labor savings
With a desire to continually improve and innovate rather than imitate, Pharr says he values the proven expertise and beneficial partnership AIM has with Rexroth and Livingston and Haven. "When we make a change on a system, I want the technology to be good, but also the people behind the technology have to be good," he says.
Pharr says he was particularly impressed with Rexroth's technical expertise, especially in the area of CNC controllers and complex, multi-axis interpolated motion. "I had a lot of detailed questions about crucial issues such as masses, accelerations, damping and inertia ratios. Everyone I dealt with there knows what it takes to make a true CNC platform work– and that made all the difference," he said.
One of the first companies to use the updated MasterJetSaw was Elite Installation and Designs, Inc. of Hendersonville, TN. Before using the MasterJetSaw, president Chris Brown said their order book was so full they were running at maximum capacity with high amounts of overtime, and sometimes cutting until 9 pm.
Within the first week of using the MasterJetSaw, said Brown, Elite was able to eliminate overtime entirely. Operators were cutting so fast, they moved five days ahead of their production schedule, he added.
"The nesting alone is incredible—we virtually have crumbs for waste," said Brown. "We're cutting at 166 inches-per-minute. In the first six hours of using the tool, we cut 10 slabs and pushed them through our CNC polisher. Our fabricators were looking at us like we were crazy," he exclaimed.
According to Bob Pharr at AIM, other companies that have begun using the MasterJetSaw calculate their return on investment to pay off within less than a year, and in some cases, half that.
|Author Information
|Earl Scruggs is senior sales engineer for Bosch Rexroth Corporation.


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FedEx launched the EuroOne™ network in 1999. Through an extended Europe ground and flight network, including two major hubs located in Paris, France and Cologne, Germany, FedEx EuroOne™ offers better connectivity and delivery times to and from hundreds of European cities to major Asian markets.
In 2013 about 40% of EU imports came from Asian countries and the main destination for EU exports was Asia, representing about one third of the total1. To meet the increased customer demand for shipments between Europe and Asia, FedEx utilizes wide-bodied aircraft to connect our EuroOne™ network with major Asian markets. With extensive coverage and unparalleled connectivity on the ground, FedEx offers tailored, flexible, global shipping solutions to make your life easier and your business more profitable.
With FedEx, your shipments between major Asian markets and hundreds of cities in Europe can be delivered in one2 to four business days. To check our EuroOne™ service coverage or transit times, please go to our 'Get Rates and Transit Time' online application.
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Cooler Master Storm Sniper Review
Have you been looking for a new case to house your computer component investments? Maybe you have a nice looking case that is a little cramped with all of your add in cards such as your large video card, or maybe you just don't have any space to be able to hide all of your wires and you want to increase the effectiveness of your case's airflow. Whatever your reasoning, you should take a nice hard look at Cooler Master's new line of cases the "Storm" lineup, to be more exact, their Sniper case. This case not only looks like it is going to be large enough to be able to hold a few of the larger video cards and an entire water cooling loop, but it also looks like it has been designed with maximum air flow in the back of their minds. Cooler Master has added a fan controller to their case along with a few 200mm fans to cool down all of the parts of your system and give you total control on what ever you decide to put in the Sniper case. I am very curious to see exactly what it looks like and how well it is going to be able to perform when compared with some of the other cases that are out on the market.
Closer Look:
Taking a look at the retail packaging that Cooler Master has given their Sniper case, the case looks very appealing. Not only does the front of the package have a very simplistic and professional feel to it, it gets the point across by displaying a large image of the front and main side of the case in its own little cutout on the upper right hand side of the case. Down at the bottom of the case is where you are going to see the name of the case, the "Sniper" with a tag line written under it, "Arming the gaming revolution." The tag line gives you the direct impression that the Sniper case from Cooler Master is directed right towards the PC gaming community for a few different reasons. Firstly, being the literal translation of handing them the weapons that they are going to need to win; the second being the name of the case which is named after a specific style of gaming used in an FPS game. The top left hand corner is where you are going to see the Cooler Master Storm logo located. The back of the case is where you are going to see a picture of a Sniper with his rifle, along with a list of the key features followed by a few images pointing those features out by illustrations. The two sides of the package are quite simple, as they just give the information that you need to know about the case such as its weight, the dimensions and the cooling system used.
When I opened up the packaging for the Cooler Master Sniper case, I was able to take the first look at the case itself. I was very impressed by the way that Cooler Master packaged the case for the shipping process. Not only did it have the protection against scratches and dents from the cardboard, it was also wrapped in a plastic bag to prevent any more scratches that may have possibly occurred. The top and the bottom of the case had a molded foam protector that was fitted exactly to the design of the case, to prevent any major dents from happening.
Now that we know exactly how the Cooler Master Sniper case was packaged up, it's time to take a nice close look at the design of the case and what all of the features look like first hand.


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The clover mite, Bryobia praetiosa Koch, is a tiny relative of spiders and ticks. Thousands of clover mites can appear during spring or fall, and they are often found crawling around windows or other areas of a house. Clover mites are distinguished from other species of household-invading mites by their reddish-green color and long front legs (Figure 1). The front legs are as long as the body and almost twice the length of the other legs. These distinguishing features can be seen with the aid of a magnifying glass.
Vast numbers of clover mites can invade a house through cracks and tiny openings around windows and doors. Clover mites do not bite people or pets and do not damage the house or furniture, but they can stain light-colored walls, carpet, fabrics or papers when crushed.
Clover mites are plant feeders, and obtain nutrients by sucking plant juices. They usually prefer clovers and lawn grasses but will also feed on certain ornamental shrubs and trees. An abundance of soil nutrients appears to be linked to clover mite populations. Larger populations of clover mites are often associated with newly established lawns or old lawns that have been heavily fertilized. A heavy growth of well-fertilized grass growing against the foundation of a house is often the source of an infestation.
Figure 1. Clover mite.
Female clover mites lay bright red eggs in protected areas such as cracks and crevices, where they stay relatively dry. Females lay viable eggs without mating (parthenogenesis); no males are known to exist. The eggs hatch during spring and fall when temperatures are between 70 and 85 degrees F. The resulting offspring are genetically identical to the mother. Clover mites begin to feed on plant juices right after hatching. They progress through four stages of development: larva, protonymph, deutonymph and adult. Only the adults lay eggs. Although clover mites live only a few weeks, usually five or six generations hatch in a year.
Clover mites are generally active during spring and fall, when temperatures are moderate. They are usually inactive during temperature extremes in summer and winter. In spring, feeding and egg laying increases until temperatures reach 85 degrees F. Adults and eggs are dormant during summer when temperatures rise above 85 degrees F. When cooler temperatures return in the fall, the eggs hatch, and feeding and egg laying activities continue until winter. Adult mites and eggs overwinter in protected areas. Clover mites generally remain inactive throughout the winter but can become active during brief periods of warm weather during late winter and early spring.
Prevention is the most important step in controlling populations of clover mites. Caulking exterior cracks around doors and windows or in the foundation often deters the migration of clover mites into a house.
Creating a zone free of grass and weeds around the foundation of a house can also minimize clover mite invasions. A grass-free zone 18 to 24 inches wide, especially on the south, southwest and east sides of the house, can provide an effective barrier. These areas can be left barren or covered with mulch or pea gravel, which mites have difficulty crawling across. Flowerbeds planted with zinnia, marigold, salvia, rose, chrysanthemum and petunia, or shrubs such as barberry, juniper, spruce, arborvitae and yew make better barriers because these plants are not attractive to clover mites.
If mites do enter the house, vacuuming will collect many of them around windowsills, walls and elsewhere without crushing them. Be sure to seal the vacuum bag before disposal.
When properly applied and maintained, insecticide or miticide sprays can provide temporary control of heavy infestations. However, physical control measures are necessary for longer-term control.
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For Sentimental Sunday I thought of a very fond memory. Saturday night was always a special night for my Grandpa Davis. He would travel from Ruthven, Iowa in to the larger town of Spencer to get a sack full of Dilly Bars from the Dairy Queen. Then he would bring them back for all the kids who waited excitingly at his house with Grandma, Aunts and Uncles. Usually this consisted of quite a few cousins.
I can remember the sack. It was really thick to keep the cold in. The sack went from one person to another as they selected their treat. I was so happy when there were enough Dilly Bars so that I could have one too! It made me feel special. Everyone paused to eat their favorite flavored Dilly Bar as Grandpa happily watched. Of course he bought enough for the adults to have one, him included!
My Grandpa on my maternal side was Stuart Donald Davis. He owned a junk yard which I will tell you about some day. I loved him very much.
Sentimental Sunday Grandpa's Dilly Bars
Sunday, June 13, 2010
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- Greta Koehl said...
Ice cream lover and junk yard owner - what an awesome grandpa!
- June 14, 2010 at 6:47 PM
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Here's to You, Shorty Pants
The Alibi's 2006 Ridiculously Short Fiction Contest
Well, here we are, once again. We've rifled through an Everest of entries received from as far away as Paraguay and the secret Chinese space station orbiting the planet Neptune. After much sweating, cursing and inter-office bickering, we've finally determined this year's victors.
A Handsome Family Short Story
In exactly 108 words
The Octopus uses three hearts to pump its blood. It thinks not only with its small brain, but with nerve clusters in each arm. In captivity these crafty invertebrates will crawl from their tanks and dismantle plumbing, causing costly flooding. The octopus hypnotizes prey by waving its arms rhythmically in the water. Witnesses report swarms of salmon frozen around a single octopus.
Talula's Lipstick
An amalgam of this year's worst short story contest entries
The night was soft and suffocating like the clingy sundress she wore. "Shake your hips, Talula," he gurgled, moving in time with music she could not hear. They had met on that same country backroad so long ago. Did she remember? He pressed her closer. The farmer's girl, the one with pretty mouth. He wondered if she knew how badly he needed her. How the thought of her sunburned shoulders drove him to the limits of his sanity. Closer and closer. She said nothing still. She's always been such a quiet girl he thought, as red velvet lipstick rememberences turned to blood and piss pooled across lips.
Forces of Nature
An interview with the Handsome Family
We're sitting in Brett and Rennie Sparks' little adobe house in Nob Hill, and it's not at all what we imagined. We were thinking there might be gargoyles over the entrance, maybe some taxidermied owls and a moat. Now that we're here, though, the Handsome Family's home seems perfectly natural.


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