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The Fungus Rhizopus Stolonifer
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The fungus Rhizopus stolonifer is a widely distributed thread like mold which is commonly found upon bread surfaces and other food. This is why it has the common name of black bread mold. Due to the fact that it is so common and can easily grow upon bread substances it makes it a very appropriate fungal choice to experiment on. Rhizopus stolonifer grows rapidly when placed in a moist environment where the temperature stays between 15 and 30 degrees Celsius and can easily reproduce in these temperatures. Rhizopus stolonifer is capable of causing infections in humans and so it makes it appropriate to choose Dettol, Savlon, and Bleach as substances to apply to the fungus as these substances are known to kill pathogens, fungus and clean surfaces. Fungi are known to have a resistance to certain antiseptics however if sufficient concentration of a substance is added, the antiseptic can overcome such resistances.
To determine the effect of certain household substances on the growth of the Rhizopus stolonifer fungus species.
From the research gathered in the literature review, it is expected that- if the variables of the fungus being tested such as species, size are kept constant- Dettol will have the greatest effect on the fungal growth. As it will most efficiently overcome the resistance of the cell membrane as it will be the the first to overcome the resistance of the cell membranes of the fungi due to two of its active ingrients (CHLOROXYLENOL and ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL). It is expected that Savlon will have little or no effect on fungal growth, as through previous research gathered ( stated in literature review) Savlon only has anti-bacterial properties.
Literature Reviews:
There is a research paper by Mahmood and Doughari from the African Journal of Biotechnology, from the Department of Microbiology, School of Pure and Applied Sciences, Federal University of Technology which was posted for peer review on 16 May 2008.
It shows an experiment that was conducted in order to determine the effect of Dettol on the viability of some microorganisms associated with nosocomial infection such as Candidia albicans which is a fungus.
The experiment sought to determine which concentration of Dettol the fungus would be more susceptible to destruction. Results showed that after adding Dettol little change occurred in the cell count of the fungus in 5 minutes however after 10 minutes there was a rapid decline in the cell count of the fungus.
Cove and Holland suggested in 1983 that in order to completely kill all of the fungal cells, a sufficiently high concentration of the antiseptic must be in contact with the cells for longer than those cells' resistance time.
Cove and Holland also reported that microorganisms which were exposed to toxic agents will almost always show a constant death rate in the cells.
Doughari found and then supported the idea of Cove who stated that there is a constant death rate of the cells when in prolonged contact with an antiseptic.
What was good about the experiment/research?
The same type of fungus was tested and all the fungi were grown to the same size.
The fungi were all exposed to the same volume of antiseptic.
Two types of water were used to dilute the Dettol.
Bad things about the experiment/research:
It was not repeated more than twice for each concentration.
Our hypothesis stated that if fungi, with constant variables, were exposed to equal concentrations of Dettol, Savlon and Bleach, the Dettol would be the first substance to overcome the fungus' resistance and therefore start decreasing the growth of the fungus by killing its cells. This report shows exactly how quickly the Dettol kills the cells and therefore supports our hypothesis. [1]
Similarly there was another research paper by Emeka, Awodele, Agbamuche and Akintonwa which was peer review and posted on 16 April 2007 at the African Journal of Biotechnology, from the Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Idi-Araba. University of Lagos, Nigeria. Which was all about the antimicrobial activities of some commonly used disinfectants on several bacteria and fungi such as Candilida albicans.
They tested Savlon, Jik and Methylated Spirit. The experiment showed that Jik and Methylated Spirit had inhibitory activities on both fungi and bacteria however Savlon had only antibacterial activity.
Good things about the experiment:
They inoculated and incubated each of the fungi and bacteria before the experiment to keep them sterile and to avoid cross contamination.
Constant variables such as temperature were kept constant.
A control was introduced.
Bad things about the experiment
They did not repeat the experiment enough times.
In our hypothesis we expected Savlon to be weaker as an antifungal substance compared to Bleach because through this research we have come to realise that there is a potential issue that no matter how concentrated the Savlon is, it proves to be unable to kill the cells of the fungus and therefore it has no effect on the growth of the fungus. However we will still be incorporating Savlon in our experiment in order to test whether this result was valid and correct. [2]
There was a third journal which had a similar experiment which was conducted in Nigeria by Oyewale, Mojeed and Oladapo at the Department of Applied Sciences. The experiment tested the effectiveness of antiseptic substances such as Savlon and Bleach on fungal growth. The results matched their hypotheses: both Bleach and Savlon managed to completely kill off the mould.
Existing knowledge is that Pelczar observed that there was an initial time which enables penetration of chemical agents into the fungal cells and then this will interfere with those cells' protein synthesis.
The results relate to our hypothesis because it shows that Bleach can act as an effective antifungal antiseptic and therefore there is the potential that our original hypothesis is valid and correct however it opposes the experiment results of Emeka, Awodele, Agbamuche and Akintonwa's experiment which stated that Savlon has no effect upon fungal growth. [3]
Data Plan:
We will measure the size of the fungi using a series of utensils such as a square cm grid, as well as using a ruler to measure the area regularly.
The growth of the fungi will be monitored and recorded daily.
Then once the fungi have grown to a useable size we will measure and record the size of each fungus in each Petri dish using the same methods as before.
We will then trim the fungi which are too large as we need to keep size a constant.
Temperature will remain constant as well as light available to the fungi.
We will then record exactly what the concentration of substance used on each fungus. This will be constant for every dish.
We will then measure the change that this substance causes every 30 min for 6 hours.
We will leave the fungi for a week longer, recording results and appearances daily.
After a week we will restart the experiment but increase the concentration of the substances added to the fungi.
Prepare the bread which will be used to grow the fungus by cutting one slice into 4 equal pieces and then removing the crusts on all pieces. In this way the type of bread, thickness and size of the slice and the age of the bread is kept constant. The size of the bread should be 5 x 5 cm however this will differ according to chosen bread size.
Place one piece into each Petri dish.
Label the dishes A-D.
Contaminate each piece with chosen fungus by using sterilized instruments. Each bread piece must receive spores of the same species of fungus.
Monitor the fungi growth for about two weeks until it has grown enough to undergo the experiment with. These dishes must be left in the same environment therefore keeping light and temperature equal for all dishes, preferably a temperature/light controlled room.
Trim the larger grown fungi so that the size of the fungi is constant in all dishes however this is not strictly necessary.
Record the size of the fungi.
Prepare the household substances which you will be treating the fungi with. The concentration of substance to water must be equal for all the substances; therefore if one substance is mixed with water, then all are mixed with the same volume of water.
Using substance A, place 2ml of substance on every 1cm of fungus growth in dish A.
Do the same for dishes B and C. Place the same amount of sterilized water onto the fungus in dish D.
Record the size of the fungi every 30 minutes for 8 hours. Take note of any other observational changes such as colour and smell. Note: Replace the lid on the Petri dish and place back in a light/temperature controlled room.
After an hour, leave the fungi for the night and take notes the next day. Record size changes again if available.
Do this every day for the rest of the week.
After a week, clean up the dishes and sterilize all equipment. Repeat the experiments however use a stronger concentration of substances this time.
Table showing the results recordings every 30 minutes for the size changes in the fungi after 3 different substances were individually placed in contact with the fungus.
Dettol was added to Petri dish A and immediately the fungus turned a more luster black colour. Within 10 minutes the sporangiophores of the fungus started to droop and after 1 hour we classified the fungus as dead. This was because before the Dettol was added, the observations of the fungus showed that it was slightly raised above the bread and after it was in contact with the Dettol for an hour it was visibly flat and no living hyphae was visible. The fungus started at a size of 25cm² and after 1 hour we classified it dead and therefore it had a average decrease in size for every 30 minutes of 12.5cm² however in order to keep time a constant in our table we made the average decrease in size for every 30 minutes for 5 hours and therefore the Dettol fungus had an average decrease of 2.5cm².
After Savlon was added to the fungus in Petri dish B some parts of the fungus turned a dark green colour while other parts remained black. Within 30 minutes the Savlon caused a visible regression in the growth of the fungus as it went from a size of 25cm² to a size of 22.6cm² which is a 2.4cm² size drop. The average rate for the decrease in size of the fungus every 30 minutes was 0.91cm². Measurements were taken every 30minutes until the fungus was classified dead and this we did after 6 hours. This was because after 6 hours the fungus was completely flat upon the bread and no other regression in growth has occurred since. While the fungus regressed in size it lost 9.1cm² in 5 hours before we classified the fungus as dead.
Bleach was added to the fungus in Petri dish C and it formed a clear layer over the fungus of size 25cm². In 30 minutes it caused the fungus to regress in size over the bread and was visibly killing the fungus. The killing of the fungus was visible as a pale yellow/green colour could be seen in places where there was once black fungus. This pale yellow/green colour was hard when touched an was flat upon the bread and so it was interpretted as the dead remains of the fungus. For 5 hours the constant decline in the size of the fungus continued and after 5 hours most of the fungus was dead. We classified the rest of the fungus as dead due to the sporangiophores lying completely flat upon the bread and no other regression in size took place after 36 hours.
The contol received the same amount of water that the other fungi received of the chosen substance. Due to the fact that the fungus covered the entire bread before water was added, no growth could take place however there was no regreesion in growth at all.
Summerized results: Dettol killed off the fungus the quickest in a time of 1 hour and had an average decrease in size over 5 hours of 2.5cm². Bleach killed off the fungus within 5 hours and had an average decrease in size over 5 hours of 1.62cm². Savlon took the longest to kill the fungus. It took within 6 hours to completely kill the fungus and had an average decrease in size over 5 hours of 0.91cm².
Discusion and Conclusion:
CHLOROXYLENOL and ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL
ï'·Critism: the main critism of the experiment was that there was zero repetion.there where difficulties in growing the Rhizopus stolonifer fungus. Even after precautionary measures our bread samples grew multiple clonies of different species, which resulted in us having to restart the experiment.
ï'·Recomondation about futher research: futher research should be conducted to determine the effect of other substances on fungal growth. One could test other hygene or cleaning substances for usefulness and the prevention of fungal growth in the household.
ï'·Improvements to research procedures: locating journals relevant to our experiment was difficult as there where limited journals available online, as not many had been published on the topic. It took hours to locate them. It would have been easier to contact the substance brands to gather info about the substances. Then we could have gotten information on any experiment which has been conducted in testing the product. Another alternative would be to visit a university library unsing thier journal archives as assistance.
In the literature review the experiment conducted by Eweka, Awodele, Agbamuche and akintonwa; gave results which stated that savlon had no effect on fungul growth, as it only contained anti-bacterial properties. However through our experiment it is clear that savlon does affect fungul growth but at a slower rate than dettol and bleach.
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Massage: The Big Picture
I was just cruising through my social media sites, and it has reinforced for me something that I've known for quite some time about massage therapists: they're a caring bunch. That's not exactly a big surprise; after all, our job is helping people feel better. I'd say a certain amount of caring and compassion is a prerequisite for becoming a massage therapist. We all care about our clients…even when I see posts from people who may not be working in their ideal situation, that's pretty consistent.
I've written over the years about why I think it's important for massage therapists to care about The Big Picture–to be aware of and involved in what's going on around them, and I want to expand on that on several fronts. It's the 4th anniversary of my blog. Humor me, and I'll tell you why I think it's important.
I get a lot of "I'm busy running my business. I don't have time to think about it," in reply to something I've reported about massage regulation and legislation. If you're in Alabama, why should you care about something happening in Michigan? Here's the reality check: When something detrimental happens in the regulation of massage, it sets a precedent and makes it easier for it to happen somewhere else. That could be anything from the consistent referencing of our businesses as "massage parlors" in legislative language, something we've all wanted to get as far as possible away from, to crazy zoning laws requiring massage businesses to be located in seedy areas zoned for heavy industry, prohibitions on having a massage therapy business located in a shopping mall, or prohibiting massage being performed after 8 pm. Yes, indeed, those are all realities, but if they're not affecting you personally, people don't want to think about it. Based on my questioning therapists in the classes I teach, not even 10% have read the entire practice act in their own state. They don't know the letter of the law even where they're practicing. That's a pretty sad state of affairs. I get questions all the time from therapists wanting to know "is it legal for me to do so-and-so?" and while I pride myself on being a fountain of information, it's all right there on your board's website. Read it.
Massage is suffering growing pains right now…I think of it as the evolution and revolution of massage. We're stuck in that place in between being an industry and being a profession. Some don't care which way it goes. I do. If something affects my right to practice massage, my license, my certification, my teaching of massage therapy, I want to be informed about it, and I want to be in a position to take action on it. I'm a provider of continuing education, approved by the NCBTMB, so I want to keep up with what they're doing–and any other developments in the realm of teaching CE. At the current time, the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards is working towards giving their own approval of continuing ed. I'm watching that like a hawk, because a) it could mean I have to fill out an application to get another approval from another entity–or even individual approval from each state I teach in b) it could end up costing me more money for another approval, although that hasn't been decided yet and c) if my class isn't involved directly in public protection, it might not be approved at all. This initiative is still in the planning stages, and it serves me as a provider to stay informed and know what's going on.
In the same vein of education, I am a member of the Alliance for Massage Therapy Education, and I encourage everyone else who has any involvement in education to join immediately. The Alliance is working on a project to define teaching standards on a national level…to spell out the knowledge, skills, and attributes that one needs to have in order to teach both entry level massage and CE. What if I don't live up to those standards; will I be cast into the abyss? I don't want to be clueless about what's going on. I want to have some input into that project–and if you're teaching, or aspiring to, you should want the same thing. This is going to happen; not overnight, but it is going to happen. I don't intend to be the last to know. I'd rather make the effort to be involved in the process. I will never forget the statement made by Jan Schwartz at the last Alliance meeting: "If you're not at the table, you're on the menu." I don't intend to be chopped liver.
Then we've got the massage therapy associations. A lot of people just sign up for membership because they want the insurance, and they don't care about the leadership, or the government relations, the networking opportunities, or anything else. I personally do care who is running them–and what they're actually doing. I personally do care what they're doing on the front of government relations. State boards cannot lobby–that is the domain of AMTA and ABMP–and any special interest group who has the wherewithal to hire a lobbyist–like the chiropractic associations, for example, or PT associations who think we're encroaching on their territory. And if I think one of my membership associations is doing something that doesn't protect the rights of massage therapists, or serve the highest good on that front, I am perfectly capable of calling them up and giving them an earful–or taking my membership dollars right out of the coffers. Let me add that my legislators also hear from me, and if I don't like what they're doing, I let them know that, and I don't vote for them the next time.
Related to education, to me anyway, is the state of evidence-based practice of massage and the need for research literacy. I support the Massage Therapy Foundation, and if you have a single dollar to spare, I suggest that you support it, too. Research literacy should be taught in every massage school. I'll go further and say the teaching of that should be mandated by state boards who license schools. Frankly, any school who is not teaching their students how to be research literate is not worth their salt. That doesn't mean you have to be a researcher. It means you have to know what constitutes valid research and how to find it…which in turn will lead to throwing out some of the long-standing "myths of massage" that are perpetuated. If you're still teaching that massage is detoxifying the body and that drinking a lot of water after the massage will flush those toxins out, you're in dire need of research literacy. I just completed my first peer review and site visit for COMTA, and I am happy to say that the teaching of research literacy is one of their required standards. I have a new appreciation for them after really delving into their standards and it would be a great thing for every school to seek that accreditation. Basically, for a school or massage program, it means "I'm doing more than the state requires me to do in the interest of higher standards." Amen to that.
I think a major stride was made a couple of months ago when the leaders of the profession all came together for the Massage Therapy Leadership Summit. Ego and personal agendas had to be left at the door. The ABMP, AFMTE, AMTA, COMTA, FSMTB, MTF, and the NCBTMB came together for the first time to discuss common problems. They'll be doing it again in 2012. This wasn't a "my organization is better than your organization" meeting. This was about The Big Picture.
So that's where I'm at right now. I can't roll along just surviving and only caring about my own clients and my own business. It's not just about me. It's not just about you. It's about The Big Picture and massage therapy on the whole.
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Sandy Fritz
Well said
Robin Doerr
"If you're in Alabama, why should you care about something happening in Michigan? Here's the reality check: When something detrimental happens in the regulation of massage, it sets a precedent and makes it easier for it to happen somewhere else. That could be anything from the consistent referencing of our businesses as "massage parlors" in legislative language, something we've all wanted to get as far as possible away from, to crazy zoning laws requiring massage businesses to be located in seedy areas zoned for heavy industry, prohibitions on having a massage therapy business located in a shopping mall, or prohibiting massage being performed after 8 pm."
All of the above have happened to massage in my state and town lately, and we should all be concerned enough to get involved, or that business you are so busy running will just be legislated away from you. What's it gonna take for LMT's to get that? Thanks Laura for being everywhere at once.
CNW School of Massage
Great article….Thank you for putting this message out there. You are absolutely right that this is so important and unfortunately seems to be missing for a lot of therapists. Currently in New York State we are going through some changes to the continuing education requirements and it will be a good test of how well therapists are staying up on the changes in their profession when we have to start implementing these changes!
Libby Peterson
Here here Laura!! With the legislative "pen" seemingly out of control (as it were) in so many States on so many levels, it pays to be vigilant! We need to get informed and get involved.
David Bustin
Wow! that's inspired me to look up the laws for practice in the UK, I really hope they're simpler!
Seventh Heaven Massage Studio
A very inspirational post! It is true that we need to be involved in the bigger picture and not just mind our own business and career. If massage is our passion, then we need to be vigilant about the industry and the different changes that have been going on. Kudos Laura for a very well explored topic!
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New Alternative Funds Framework Proposed by the CSAThursday, September 29, 2016
On September 22, 2016, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the "CSA") published their long-awaited proposals for an alternative funds framework (the "Proposals"). The Proposals involve amendments to a number of national instruments governing the formation and offering of investment funds, including National Instruments 81-101, 81-102, 81-104, 81-106 and 81-107. The Proposals establish a new category of "alternative funds", being publicly offered mutual funds that utilize alternative strategies or invest in alternative asset classes.
The CSA first proposed a new framework for regulating alternative funds in early 2013. The CSA however encountered significant challenges in defining the category and developing proposals for its regulation. This required them to advance a comprehensive regulatory review of non-redeemable investment funds in September 2014 and to lag publication of the Proposals. The CSA have requested specific comment concerning a number of provisions of the Proposals by December 21, 2016.
"Alternative Fund" Definition
The Proposals define an "alternative fund" as "a mutual fund that has adopted fundamental investment objectives that permit it to invest in asset classes or adopt investment strategies that are otherwise prohibited" by the investment restrictions in Part 2 of NI 81-102. Defining an alternative fund in this manner permits a sponsor to determine if a proposed offering is to be formed as a mutual fund, as a non-redeemable mutual fund ("NRIF") or as a non-investment fund. Examples of the latter are real estate investment trusts, mortgage investment entities, private equity funds and certain private lending platforms. The major impetus for sponsors to comply with the Proposals is the potential to distribute the securities of the alternative fund through both investment dealer and mutual fund dealer registrants. If this were to occur, this would be a significant step in the "retailization" of alternative funds since neither NRIFs nor non-investment funds are able to be distributed through mutual fund dealers. Although the Proposals largely align the regulation of alternative funds and NRIFs, importantly, no mention is made in the Proposals of permitting NRIFs to be distributed through mutual fund dealers.
Investment Restrictions
The centrepiece to the Proposals is the investment restrictions proposed to apply to the operation of an alternative fund. In summary, the Proposals are as follows:
Concentration Restriction – up to 20% of net asset value may be invested in a single issuer.
Physical Commodities – no limit on the percentage that may be invested directly or indirectly in physical commodities.
Illiquid Assets –may invest up to 10% of net asset value in illiquid investments with a "hard cap" at any time of 15% of net asset value. The CSA are seeking feedback on whether a higher illiquid asset limit may be appropriate in certain circumstances, and how best to make that work within the existing mutual fund framework.
Fund-of-Fund Structures – may invest up to 100% of net asset value in any other mutual funds or NRIFs where such investment funds are subject to NI 81-102.
Borrowing – may borrow up to 50% of net asset value. Importantly, it is proposed that alternative funds may only borrow from banks, trust companies or related dealers. There are further requirements that if the lender is an affiliate of the alternative fund's investment fund manager, then approval from the fund's independent review committee is required and any borrowing agreements must comply with normal industry practices and include standard commercial terms.
Short Selling – may short sell in aggregate securities equal to 50% of the net asset value.
Aggregate limits on cash borrowing and short selling – aggregate of cash borrowing and short selling may not exceed 50% of net asset value.
Use of Derivatives
- Dodd-Frank Relief – codifies relief already provided to mutual funds to trade in cleared swaps. This codification will result in a new defined term, "cleared specified derivative", meaning any derivative cleared through the mandated infrastructure.
- Counterparty Requirements – relieves alternative funds from section 2.7(1) of NI 81-102 allowing for a broader range of permitted counterparties but requires mark-to-market exposure to any one counterparty not to exceed 10% of net asset value. Subject to the general exemption for cleared specified derivatives, this amendment would require alternative funds to limit their mark-to-market exposure to 10% with any single counterparty.
- Cover Requirements – exemption from section 2.8 and 2.11 of NI 81-102 thereby permitting alternative funds to create synthetic leverage.
Leverage – the Proposals suggest that an alternative fund would need to make a daily leverage calculation as follows:
The aggregate gross exposure for an alternative fund cannot exceed three times the fund's net asset value.
Seed Capital – a $150,000 seed capital requirement for alternative funds.
Proficiency – on the most significant aspect of the Proposals the CSA hedge by proposing the following:
"Given the unique features that will characterize alternative funds, such as the increased flexibility to create leverage and engage in potentially more complex strategies, the CSA recognize that it will be appropriate for additional education, training and experience requirements to apply to individual mutual fund dealing representatives who sell alternative funds. On this basis, it is reasonable to consider whether, in order to satisfy the general proficiency principle that applies to all registrants, specific training would be necessary for an individual dealing representative to understand the structure, features, and risks of any alternative fund securities that he or she may recommend. From this perspective, we are engaging with the MFDA in order to determine the appropriate proficiency requirements for dealing representatives of mutual fund dealers trading in securities of Alternative Funds. This work will be parallel to our ongoing work with the Proposed Amendments and we will ensure that it has been completed before the Proposed Amendments would come into force. We also note the CSA's ongoing consultations with respect to the proposals to enhance the obligations of dealers and representatives generally, as outlined in CSA Consultation Paper 33-404 Proposals to Enhance the Obligations of Adviser, Dealers, and Representatives Towards Their Clients, which will also inform our work in this regard."
Disclosure – non-listed alternative funds to be offered under NI 81-101 with enhanced simplified prospectus, annual information form and point of sale disclosures. Presumably listed alternative funds will continue to be offered under the prospectus Form 41-101F2. Amendments are being finalized to implement a summary disclosure document similar to the Fund Facts, that will be prepared in respect of mutual funds and, it is expected to also apply to alternative funds, which are listed on an exchange. The CSA are also proposing additional disclosure requirements, including disclosure regarding how alternative funds differ from other mutual funds in terms of investment strategies and permitted asset investments.
Financial Statements – requirement to include in the Management Report of Fund Performance the "Leverage Disclosure Requirements".
Transition – propose that new alternative funds must comply three months from when the Instrument is promulgated. Existing alternative funds will need to come into compliance within six months of the Instrument being published.
Implications of the Proposals
In addition to the above Proposals, the Proposals in their current form suggest a number of changes to the regulation of conventional mutual funds and NRIFs. Generally, the tone of the Proposals is to liberalize further the regulation of conventional mutual funds (see, for example, the holding of physical commodities, the holding of investments in NRIFs and cleared swap relief). The tone for NRIFs is not so benign - the Proposals attempt to justify further limitations on the operations of NRIFs such as limits on concentration, illiquid assets, borrowing and aggregate leverage on the basis that most such funds have these restrictions imposed on them by underwriters when they are formed. If the Proposals are maintained in their current form it seems clear that most sponsors of alternative investment products seeking to find a retail audience will either fit within the alternative funds regime or seek to avoid the investment fund regulatory scheme in its entirety by delivering the investment product through a principal-at-risk note, segregated fund or non-investment fund platform. The current limits and the proposed restrictions to be placed on NRIFs, coupled with the inability to reach the entire mutual fund dealer universe, will likely be the death knell for these products. This is a shame as virtually all innovative investment techniques and asset classes over the past 20 years in the Canadian retail investment fund industry have been incubated through the delivery of closed-end investment funds whose structure, offering and disclosure is disciplined by experienced corporate finance professionals at investment dealers.
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Rubin "Hurricane" Carter is one of the more famous exonerees from the U.S.. criminal justice system, in part because of his celebrity status at the time of his wrongful conviction. Ironically, you won't find him in the National Registry of Exonerations, because Rubin was exonerated by writ of habeas corpus in 1988. The registry begins Jan 1, 1989, the year of the first DNA exoneration. Also, ironically, those who advocated for his eventual exoneration were not Americans, except for a young underprivileged boy, who was being tutored and taught how to read by a group of Canadians. The used book the boy picked up for a few cents was The Sixteenth Round: From Number 1 Contender to Number 45472, written by Rubin while in prison with little chance to prove his innocence. And the remarkable story starts from there.
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it was fine for a long time and then suddenly i get none, one or two bsod's when playing the mmo Rift, i have played many other games without any issues but they were not as graphically intensive as Rift is, included are only 3 minidumps since i removed the previous ones as i thought it was fixed, but then the bsod's came back later on
things i have done so far:
windows memory test - nothing
memtest overnight - nothing
chkdsk /f /r - nothing
sfc /scannow - nothing
OCCT - GPU stresstest - vid mem test - nothing
furmark - eventually turned it off because my cards got too hot
uninstalling unnnecessary programs with revo uninstaller
cleaning the reg with cc cleaner
installing different vidcard drivers (after using driver fusion)
updating bios
updating ssd firmware
windows is being updated once a month
disabling services which are not needed
turning off power saving (or as close as it gets)
disabling all onboard devices in bios (including realtek onboard lan and removing its drivers with driver fusion, bought an intel nic instead)
disabling the microsoft 6to4 adapter, isatap adapter and teledo tunneling service in device manager
disabling high definition audio from nvidia in device manager
some things to add though, i downclock both my vidcards to stock speeds since they get too hot otherwise, now they stay at 75-80° when playing Rift, my memory timings match the recommended ocz timings including voltages (with command rate 2T, can take a screenshot of it if you need it), everything else is at stock speeds
at one point i thought it was Mumble (voice comm) causing it since i had to use a developer snapshot cause the stable version wouldnt run, later i learned that it was caused by a hook my firewall uses (outpost), so removed the hook since i dont use the service that uses it anyway (even though it still shows up in my eventvwr), installed the stable version of mumble without issues since, i disable the realtime protection of my avira antivirus while gaming, even whitelisted Rift in it
i seem to get the same 4-5 different bsod's throughout, after searching google for hours they all come back to the same standard steps to troubleshoot it, but no solution so far
i have tried running Driver Verifier as well, but not always, since it lags the game to a degree i cant be competitive in Rift during raids anymore when running it, and offcourse, the times it does run i dont get any bsod, and the times it didnt run a bsod pops up now and then, sometimes i go a week without one, sometimes its nearly every day, but i usually only get one, two is a rare exception
i saw some drivers being outdated, but not sure if its safe to update, or can be updated at all, hope its more clear to you than it is to me
wall of text i know :) but i try to share everything i have done/experienced so far (might have forgotten something, its been going on for a quite some time now), added the files from the tool
thank you for your time and effort
|My System Specs
|19 Oct 2012
Hello Molochai, the MSINFO32 you uploaded is corrupt. You need to upload that file again.
Child-SP RetAddr : Args to Child : Call Site fffff800`00ba2758 fffff800`034d8769 : 00000000`0000000a ffffffff`fffffff8 00000000`00000002 00000000`00000000 : nt!KeBugCheckEx fffff800`00ba2760 fffff800`034d73e0 : fffff800`03441460 fffff800`00ba2950 fffff800`03441460 fffffa80`0951e648 : nt!KiBugCheckDispatch+0x69 fffff800`00ba28a0 fffff880`0464d0cf : fffff880`05257020 fffff880`04684208 00000000`00000010 00000000`00200282 : nt!KiPageFault+0x260 (TrapFrame @ fffff800`00ba28a0) fffff800`00ba2a30 fffff880`0464a119 : fffffa80`06bff6a0 fffff880`04647c5b fffff880`06d6f100 00000000`004e24a2 : usbehci!EHCI_IncPendingTransfer+0x5f fffff800`00ba2a60 fffff880`04651161 : fffffa80`0951e648 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`0951e3e0 fffffa80`08a4ec48 : usbehci!EHCI_ControlTransfer+0x55 fffff800`00ba2af0 fffff880`04658f3c : 00000000`00000002 fffffa80`08a4ea00 00000000`00000005 fffffa80`06bbd050 : usbehci!EHCI_SubmitTransfer+0xd9 fffff800`00ba2b30 fffff880`0465da18 : 00000000`00000020 00000000`00000004 fffffa80`08a4ea00 00000000`00000282 : USBPORT!MPf_SubmitTransfer+0x84 fffff800`00ba2b80 fffff880`0466ba96 : fffffa80`06bbd1a0 00000000`00000020 00000000`00000010 fffffa80`0951e2b0 : USBPORT!USBPORT_iSetGlobalEndpointStateTx+0x808 fffff800`00ba2be0 fffff880`0466b0e6 : fffffa80`09262b60 fffffa80`0951e2b0 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`06bbd050 : USBPORT!USBPORT_Core_iSubmitTransferToMiniport+0x236 fffff800`00ba2c70 fffff800`0341562f : 00000000`00000000 00000000`0000020a fffffa80`04461302 00000001`2ed3856a : USBPORT!USBPORT_Core_ProcessScatterGatherList+0x5b2 fffff800`00ba2d20 fffff800`03415420 : fffffa80`06bbd050 00000000`0000020a fffffa80`00000028 fffff880`0466ce6b : hal!HalBuildScatterGatherList+0x203 fffff800`00ba2d90 fffff880`0466b586 : fffffa80`06bbd050 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`06bbdd28 fffffa80`0951e2b0 : hal!HalGetScatterGatherList+0x44 fffff800`00ba2df0 fffff880`04668ea6 : fffffa80`09951f70 fffffa80`06bbd050 fffff800`034153dc fffffa80`06bbd1a0 : USBPORT!USBPORT_Core_iMapTransfer+0x24a fffff800`00ba2e70 fffff880`04659f89 : fffffa80`06bbd050 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`06bbdd02 fffffa80`06bbdd28 : USBPORT!USBPORT_Core_UsbMapDpc_Worker+0x296 fffff800`00ba2ed0 fffff800`034e38ec : fffff800`0364be80 fffffa80`06bbdd28 fffffa80`06bbdd40 00000000`00000000 : USBPORT!USBPORT_Xdpc_Worker+0x1d9 fffff800`00ba2f00 fffff800`034dc305 : 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`0762e520 00000000`00000000 fffff880`04659db0 : nt!KiRetireDpcList+0x1bc fffff800`00ba2fb0 fffff800`034dc11c : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KxRetireDpcList+0x5 (TrapFrame @ fffff800`00ba2e70) fffff880`06b93fd0 00000000`00000000 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KiDispatchInterruptContinue
USB Selective Suspend - Turn On or Off
If you are using any USB devices, update the drivers, too.
Let us know the situation.
|My System Specs
|19 Oct 2012
hey Arc,
currently i have a mouse, keyboard, usb microphone and printer connected to my usb ports
USB selective suspend was off already
will look for updates for my usb devices, and unplug my mic and printer
|My System Specs
|19 Oct 2012
Unfortunately, still I cannot see the MSINFO32 file
Attachment 237385
But there is another way to bring the faulty drivers in front.
Driver Verifier - Enable and Disable
Run Driver Verifier for 24 hours or the occurrence of the next crash, whichever is earlier.
Let us know the results, with the subsequent crash dumps, if any.
|My System Specs
|19 Oct 2012
hm strange indeed, if i try to open it after saving i get the same message (in dutch)
looked for updates to my usb devices, when i set my location to US on the logitech site, i see newer drivers for my mouse, if i set it to Belgium i see older drivers which i have now, you think i should uninstall the ones i have now and install the newer US ones? using english as a language for my mouse settings so its no problem to use them
will use driver verifier again tonight
|My System Specs
|19 Oct 2012
managed to save my msinfo32 as a txt file by going through export > save as, its in dutch, hope it wont be a problem
|My System Specs
|19 Oct 2012
Seen it.
Apparently there are two things you need to uninstall. Avira antivirus and Comodo firewall. They are known problem creator. use Microsoft Security Essentials - Free Antivirus for Windows with windows firewall and free MBAM as on demand scanner.
I think, Driver Verifier will be the best option for you. Let us see what it brings up. :)
|My System Specs
|19 Oct 2012
shame i cant use avira anymore, paid for a 3-year plan, still valid till 2014, ah well, if it fixes my problems i dont see why i should still use it, will instal MS SE right away
that comodo you saw was a leftover reference to the startmenu from the comodo dragon browser (deleted it in the meantime), used that a while back but uninstalled the same day, currently using outpost as my firewall (also paid for it), not sure if its a known culprit?
as for mbam, used it a couple times before, but uninstalled it at some point (got paranoid and uninstalled everything i didnt really use much, will install again
but yea, will see how it goes with driver verifier, gonna be very laggy playing the game though
thanks for the fast replys btw
|My System Specs
|20 Oct 2012
been running driver verifier since last night (playing the game for 3-4h in one go), no bsod's, uninstalled avira and got MS SE instead before running it, also noticed my game barely lags while DV is running, compared to when i ran it some time ago while avira was still installed, so far so good, can be pure luck though, will keep DV on
is there a reason why DV can be run for 24h max? or is it just when it doesnt find anything in that time there wont be anything to find after that time period and assume things are fixed?
|My System Specs
|20 Oct 2012
DV is to run for a substantially long time. My assumption is 24 hours is a long time. Nothing more. Some of them like to run it for 36 hours.
And, DV makes the system laggy, for sure. As it is putting a stress on the drivers.
Let us know how DV performed.
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We understand that. This isn't like buying a camper off the lot. You wouldn't be talking to us if that's what you wanted anyway. You have your expectations and standards and we have ours, and that can lead to some nerves on both sides. We start every build assuming that your standards are even higher than ours. It means that we have to pay attention to every detail along the way and never just say "that's good enough..." because that may not be good enough for you. We know that most customers won't see their teardrop trailers until delivery and then it is too late to do things better. If we expect to see big smiles on delivery day and get referral customers when our teardrop trailers go out on the road, then we need to focus on every wood joint, every aluminum trim,and every electrical connection. That's not marketing talk, that's how we build - every day.
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