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SimSES - Software for techno-economic simulation of stationary energy storage systems
SimSES (Simulation of stationary energy storage systems) is an open source modeling framework for simulating stationary energy storage systems. The tool, developed in MATLAB, was initiated by Maik Naumann and Nam Truong and is now continuously improved by Daniel Kucevic at the Institute for Electrical Energy Storage Technology.
The software for techno-economic simulation of stationary energy storage systems (SimSES) enables a detailed simulation and evaluation of stationary energy storage systems with the current main focus on lithium-ion batteries. The main component of the modular and flexible software-tool is an abstract approach to the energy storage model, which allows the variation of storage technologies and technical sub-components. Furthermore, stress characterization enables the estimation of the energy storage device's degradation. Various aging models can be used for this purpose, whereby detailed models based on aging experiments especially for batteries are currently developed at the EES Institute. In order to optimize the utilization of the energy storage in the different applications, a large number of operating strategies are implemented. Time series simulations and built-in evaluations allow to calculate and monitor technical parameters for simulated storage operation. Furthermore, economic key performance indicators are derived and enable the assessment and comparison of the simulation results.
The program will be completely converted to Python by the end of the year 2019 and the source code will be published on GitHub without restriction.
The source code, which is used in the submitted Paper:
Standard Battery Energy Storage System Profiles: Analysis of various Applications for Stationary Lithium-Ion Battery Energy Storage Systems using a Holistic Simulation Framework
D.Kucevic, B.Tepe, S.Englberger, A.Parlikar, M.Muehlbauer, O.Bohlen, A.Jossen, H.Hesse
can be found here: https://github.com/dan-kuc/openSimSES
Parts of the input as well as a set of open data storage profiles can be found at the servers of TU Munich: https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/1510254
A more detailed overview to functionality and structural design of SimSES is provided in this publication:
M. Naumann, C. N. Truong, M. Schimpe, D. Kucevic, A. Jossen and H. C. Hesse, "SimSES: Software for techno-economic Simulation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems," International ETG Congress 2017, Bonn, Germany, 2017, pp. 1-6. URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=8278770&isnumber=8278714
If you use SimSES in your work, please cite this paper and the code using its DOI: 10.14459/2017mp1401541
The source code, load profiles for example simulations, and a documentation are available at Bitbucket under the BSD 3-clause License: https://bitbucket.org/Team_SES/opensimses
The tool has been used for several publications, including the following papers:
Englberger, S.; Hesse, H.; Kucevic, D.; Jossen, A. A Techno-Economic Analysis of Vehicle-to-Building: Battery Degradation and Efficiency Analysis in the Context of Coordinated Electric Vehicle Charging 2019, 12, doi:10.3390/en12050955.
Naumann, M.; Karl, R.Ch.; Truong, C.N.; Jossen, A.; Hesse, H.C. (2015): Lithium-ion Battery Cost Analysis in PV-household Application. In: Energy Procedia 73, S. 37–47. DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2015.07.555.
Truong, C.; Naumann, M.; Karl, R.; Müller, M.; Jossen, A.; Hesse, H. (2016): Economics of Residential Photovoltaic Battery Systems in Germany. The Case of Tesla's Powerwall. In: Batteries 2 (2), S. 14–30. DOI: 10.3390/batteries2020014.
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The 18th week of the Premier League actions saw:
239 shots - most by Arsenal & Man United = 26 each
31 goals - most by Liverpool, Tottenham & West Ham = 4 each
236 fouls - most by Watford & Middlesbrough = 18 each
36 bookings - most by Burnley = 6
1 red card - Redmond for Saints
5 penalties - 3 scored (Deeney for Watford, Hazard for Chelsea, Yaya Touré for Man City)
Yohan Cabaye's low strike and should have been two up, but for Christian Benteke to screw up his spot kick. Then to fit the cringeworthy mess, Troy Deeney's soft penalty made it 1-1, no discrediting him becoming the 5th centurion in goals for the hosts. This one was a game to watch if you want to teach young players how not to play and what not to do!!! 💩🙈💩🙈💩
Diego Costa and N'Golo Kanté, the Blues were unstoppable, downing Bournemouth 3-0 at Stamford Bridge thanks to Pedro and man of the match Eden Hazard with a goal each and Steve Cook's own goal deflection off the prior's strike. Liverpool are staying on their trail in second place with an impressive 4-1 home win against Stoke, keeping their unbeaten home record up and going, but still six points between the two sides at the top. ⚽👊🏻⚽👊🏻⚽
Antonio Conte is the first manager to win 15 of his first 18 Premier League games. Jürgen Klopp stole some of that limelight on Tuesday when Liverpool thrashed Stoke 4-1 recording the 100th league goal under the German, a gift for Daniel Sturridge seconds after he came on as a substitute. Adam Lallana starred again for the Reds, click here for my match report. Cesc Fàbregas proved he's still got it, scoring or assisting in each of his last three Premier League starts for top dogs Chelsea. And last but not least, Man City's Yaya Touré kept his 100% penalty record in the Premier League, converting 10/10. ⚽👊🏻⚽👊🏻⚽
Henrikh Mkhitaryan's goal for United was phenomenal, goal of the season (so far), no question about it. The replays, the stunned crowd and commentators, in total awe, drooling over it again and again, proved that. Only catch: It was offside! Not just one player, but two or three red shirts! How the refs missed that, I don't know. Or maybe they were just as shocked by the goal's brilliance that they forgot what/where/who/why/how they were doing... It helped the Red Devils to their fourth successive Premier League win, boss José Mourinho certainly didn't have any complaints, for a change!
Nathan Redmond's sending off in the second half, when the score was just 1-2, was harsh to say the least and a game changer for the Saints against Spurs. It turned a competition into a thrash. Shame. Farce. Costly. Oh so crucial. Why replays cannot be used like in tennis, cricket, rugby... I keep on asking and shaking my head again and again... 💩🙈💩🙈💩
My Predictions - Actual Results
Watford 0:1 Crystal Palace - 1:1
Arsenal 2:0 West Brom - 1:0
Burnley 0:0 Middlesbrough - 1:0
Chelsea 2:1 Bournemouth - 3:0
Leicester 3:2 Everton - 0:2
Man United 2:1 Sunderland - 3:1
Swansea 0:0 West Ham - 1:4
Hull City 1:2 Man City - 0:3
Liverpool 2:1 Stoke City - 4:1 or click here for my match report
Southampton 1:2 Tottenham - 1:4
Click here for last week's Premier League Picks.
Pictures taken from the BBC match reports.

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I have always had a farrier out to do her front feet cause of the way they are shaped I don't feel that I have the experience needed to do them. Well two months ago my last farrier and I had a huge disagreement, mainly about hitting the horses with rasps and such, so I haven't used him. Since I have had two farriers say that won't work on horses with leg injuries (even though I stated that it was the front feet that needed done not the back) three simply didn't show up their appointments with no explanations (one that did it twice), and the other two showed up, but I don't feel that they were doing a good job with her feet. Her last farrier appointment (that actually showed) was three weeks ago and since I have been taking a little off once or twice a week and shaping them, I've pretty much taken them back each time to what they looked like when the farrier was done with them. I didn't want to risk laming her up, with her hind-leg needing to be walked. I will start rasping them every couple of days to take the excess off, keeping them balanced and taking off a little at a time. Her frogs haven't been worked cause of her torn ligament in her hind leg, she has been on stall rest. A friend also gave me the great advice to use a yoga pad to help stimulate her frogs and gold bond powder to help dry the hoof out. I will be picking the stuff up for that hopefully tomorrow. I'm not disagreeing with you that she has thrush, but her heel bulbs aren't sore, I prodded them both, I will look into getting some of that stuff from the vets though. ETA: Thanks for the help, it may be that I have to learn how to do her feet for a while, so the advice is very much appreciated.
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Josey's Front Hooves
gingerpie98 posted a topic in Horse HoofJosey's front feet are a struggle on best of days and near impossible on bad days. I am aware that they need professional help, I have been through seven farriers in the past two months, just for her front feet, her back feet are easy and I can do. So I scrub-a-dubbed-dubbed them and got them as clean as possible. I have just been shaping them and balancing them mostly, I take off what is know I can of the frog and usually take off a layer of sole to make sure I've got all the rocks out and there isn't any bruising. Again I am aware that she needs professional attention, I am working on getting a reliable farrier out.Right now I am just working on keeping her feet somewhat under control length wise. If anyone knows of a good farrier in MI let me know. She isn't lame or anything on them and she doesn't have any soreness in them, they just look really bad to me. Anyways here are the pics before trimming/shaping After trimming/shaping Right front Left Front
http://forums.horsecity.com/index.php?showtopic=47098696 here is the horse we are working with. She is 14hh and about 950# Black Shetland and little boy . . . . Batman and Robin zebra and safari man cat in the hat and thing 1 knight and steed Alligator and Captain Hook scooby-doo and shaggy skeleton and grim reaper headless horseman
Right now I am seriously pricing out and looking at doing the Cheshire Cat, it seems like it will be pretty easy to put together and many of the parts I will be able to use at a later date. However the one problem we are running into is the fact that I am NOT going to do the original Mad Hatter, but the the "new" Cheshires colors I don't like as much as the old, plus Josey's color is burgundy. They have fairly good costumes for the "new" Mad Hatter, but I'm not sure if they will mesh together well or not.
Horse And Rider Costumes
gingerpie98 posted a topic in General Chit-ChatI wanted to a thread to throw around horse and rider costume ideas with Halloween coming up. I also really want to participate in the costume class this year with 4-h, since it is my last year, so it would be good if it was sturdy, but whatever I do I want to do it well, so I am going to start on it soon. So what are your ideas? So far I'm thinking about: Josey as Cheshire Cat and me as the Mad Hatter Josey being the Boogie-man and me being Sally (Nightmare before Christmas) Josey as Harvey Two Face and me as Harley Quinn (Batman) I want to do something that is original and fun. I won't use dyes or paints on Josey's mane or tail.
Scenics Jackpot X Coosas Calico Kid, May 9 Filly (First Show Pics Pg 2)
gingerpie98 replied to syl's topic in Foal Cams & WatchesBoth look really good, wish I were closer, I'd take Charlie off your hands. They are such cuties.
It Took 29 Years...
gingerpie98 replied to ntvspt's topic in General Horse TalkMy vet showed me to do this: she takes a little syringe with just water and aspirates it and if it is blood then she moves it, but once she has hit where she wants to, she takes the syringe off and places the vaccine syringe on the needle, so that she doesn't waste a vaccine.
This spring the horses were being crazy out in our back pasture and she slipped in some mud and fell while trying to regain her balance. She didn't immediately show she was hurt and we it was only when we noticed the swelling that evening that we had her checked out. We checked her over thoroughly after she fell and there was no swelling. Most of her swelling was due to a hemotoma that formed.
She is a very snuggly mare, always looking for attention. Nine times out of ten when you walk into her stall she'll come up and put her forehead on your chest. She always talks when you enter the barn, and is really gentle with my young relatives. She is stall bound cause she tore a ligament in her right hind leg.
She is a nice mare and I hope to keep her for many years to come, but if that changes I will let you know. lol.
The "gurls"
gingerpie98 replied to teampenninglady123's topic in General Chit-ChatI don't mind mine, actually I typically ignore them, they are 36C, I can't use underwire because it irritates my skin, but I have good luck with the plush ones. I HATE sport bras. I wouldn't mind the a little bigger, but then I hope to have kids and breastfeed, so they should get slightly bigger then as well. Doesn't really bother me either way.
Yes she is broke, well by the time I get back on her she will probably be closer to green broke. I bought her as a barrel horse for my little sister, but the previous owner ended up having no idea how to train a horse so I started her over. She was going to be my sisters WP horse for our 4-h fair this year before her injury. Hopefully she will be back in training by April of next year. Out of the show ring she is fantastic trail horse, will lead or follow or ride alone has yet to spook seriously, and is one of the smoothest rides I have had the pleasure of riding. Her walk is really fast, but it doesn't feel like you are speeding, she just has a really long stride for such a small horse. Rides on a loose rein and neck reins. Isn't afraid of any kind of traffic or things on the rode. She hasn't had a ton of experience with water, but I don't think it will be a problem.
She does have a nice mane, I don't use any products on it or keep it braided, that is just the way it is naturally. When I measured it yesterday it was 32 inches long from crest to end at the longest point. When I got her a year ago it was about eight inches long.


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Indian Rhinoceros
Indian Rhinoceros Facts
Five groups that classify all living things
A group of animals within the animal kingdom
A group of animals within a pylum
A group of animals within a class
A group of animals within an order
A group of animals within a family
|Scientific Name:
The name of the animal in science
|Rhinoceros Unicornis
The animal group that the species belongs to
What kind of foods the animal eats
|Size (L):
How long (L) or tall (H) the animal is
|1.7m - 2m (5.6ft - 6.6ft)
The measurement of how heavy the animal is
|2,200kg - 3,000kg (4,900lbs - 6,600lbs)
|Top Speed:
The fastest recorded speed of the animal
|42km/h (30mph)
How long the animal lives for
|45-50 years
Whether the animal is solitary or sociable
|Conservation Status:
The likelihood of the animal becoming extinct
The colour of the animal's coat or markings
|Brown, Grey, Black
|Skin Type:
The protective layer of the animal
|Favourite Food:
The preferred food of this animal
The specific area where the animal lives
|Tropical bushland, grassland and savannas
|Average Litter Size:
The average number of babies born at once
|Main Prey:
The food that the animal gains energy from
|Grass, Fruit, Berries, Leaves
Other animals that hunt and eat the animal
|Human, Wild cats
|Special Features:
Characteristics unique to this animal
|Hard, thick skin and only one horn
Indian Rhinoceros Location
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Indian Rhinoceros
The Indian rhinoceros (also known as the great one-horned rhinoceros and the Asian one-horned rhinoceros) is a small species of rhinoceros native to parts of India and Nepal. The Indian rhinoceros gets its common name from the fact that it only has one horn rather than two.
Historically, the Indian rhinoceros had a vast range across northern India but today that range has been drastically reduced due to excessive hunting. The Indian rhinoceros is now confined to the tall grasslands and forests that surround the Himalayas Mountain range.
The Indian rhinoceros is one of the smaller rhinoceros species, thought to be most closely related to the Javan rhinoceros. The Indian rhinoceros has one horn which it uses for defence, intimidation, digging up roots and breaking branches during feeding. The horn of the Indian rhinoceros is made from a substance called keratin and is therefore very strong. The horn of the Indian rhinoceros is used in ancient medicine and many Indian rhinos have been illegally poached for them.
The Indian rhinoceros has relatively poor eyesight, relying more on hearing and smell to detect what is going on around them. The ears of the Indian rhinoceros possess a relatively wide rotational range to detect sounds and an excellent sense of smell to readily alert them to the presence of predators.
The Indian rhinoceros is a herbivorous animal meaning that it sustains itself on a purely plant based diet. Indian rhinos browse the densely vegetated sub-tropical forest for leaves, flowers, buds, fruits, berries and roots which they dig up from the ground using their horns.
Due to its large size, the Indian rhino's only real predator in the wild are large wild cats such as tigers that will prey on the Indian rhino calves and weak individuals. Humans are the biggest threat to the Indian rhinoceros as they have been hunted to the brink of extinction for their horns.
The Indian rhinoceros is a solitary animal and only comes together with other Indian rhinos to mate. The female Indian rhinoceros gives birth to a single calf after a gestation period that is over a year long. The Indian rhinoceros calf remains with its mother until it is at least 2 years old and big enough to become independent.
Today, the Indian rhinoceros is an endangered animal and has been pushed into only a small fraction of its historical territory by human hunters and deforestation. There are thought to be around 3,000 Indian rhinoceros individuals left in the wild, two thirds of which are believed to be in the Assam region of India.
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Indian Rhinoceros Comments
"so cool i have to do a report on this animal"
"I love rhinos there even in my zoo we have whites blacks and Indian rhinos.see all this at the orkila zoo on orcas island"
"i love rhinos so i want to save them from humans who kill them.i can't because i am ply 10 but wend i am older i will start somethinglets save the Indian rhinoceros peace see you"
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"Our country, being home to so many states and cultures, has an astonishing variety of local art. Most people, however, are not aware of it."
Meena Verma, the founder-director of 'Arts of the Earth' gallery in Lado Sarai (Delhi) | To read the full story, click here >>
The 'Pinguli Chitragathi' art form comes from the small and inconspicuous village of Pinguli near Kudal in Maharashtra. It has been practiced by the Thakar Adivasi community of Pinguli since as long back as the mid 18th century.
At one time, it received patronage from Sivaji Maharaj himself. In a simple audio-visual medium, some artists would hold these paintings like placards while others would narrate the sequence of events, from Hindu mythological stories, dramatically, with musicians accompanying. […]
Source: Art from rural India finds an urban home, Deccan Herald, 3 July 2012
Address: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/261313/art-rural-india-finds-urban.html
Date Visited: Wed Oct 25 2017 16:28:15 GMT+0200 (CEST)
The splendours of SindhudurgRadhika P. Nair, Outlook Traveller, August 14, 2014
The Pinguli Art Complex, located near Kudal, showcases the art works — paintings, shadow puppets and string puppets — of the Thakar Adivasi community. They also organise shows for tourists and conduct workshops. See the Culture Aangan website for more details.
Source: The splendours of Sindhudurg – Outlook Traveller
Address: https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/destinations/the-splendours-of-sindhudurg/
Date Visited: Wed Oct 25 2017 16:45:53 GMT+0200 (CEST)
About us – Culture Aangan
Culture Aangan is an organization dedicated to development projects at the grass root level, in the sectors of agri- community tourism, revival of traditional art and culture, and education. Our Efforts are directed towards sustained economic growth and development while preserving the local heritage, ethos and tradition of the people and their surroundings.
Our endeavors are varied. It involves consolidating and empowering rural women under one brand identity through the self help group model; creating branded home stays; and the revival of endangered traditional art forms.
Source: Culture Aangan
Address: http://www.cultureaangan.com/cultural-tourism-india
Date Visited: Wed Oct 25 2017 16:50:02 GMT+0200 (CEST)
- For up-to-date information on any of the above subjects and names (e.g. "Chitragathi painting", "Pinguli Kudal art", "Thakar tribe tradition"), use the search window here: Google custom search – Indian press coverage of tribal culture and education >>
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#GPnews: Junior doctor contract creates 'level playing field for men and women', claims DH
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E-cigarettes are 'beneficial' to public health and 'should be promoted', says RCP
17:20 Pulse editor Nigel Praities is asking that all GPs take part in our latest survey, now up on our website.
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Please do take part in our GP survey - it won't take long and is important for reflecting your views #gpnews https://t.co/CAQ8slTaAJ— Nigel Praities (@nigelpraities) April 28, 2016
16:55 The Department of Health has responded to the Guardian's article (see below) about the contract imposition potentially being illegal, for discriminating against women.
It said: 'Under this contract, for the first time all doctors will get equal pay for equal work, rather than being paid for time served, to create a genuinely level playing field for men and women.
'What's more, we have fully considered the Equality Act under the Secretary of State's duties an the BMA's own lawyers have advised that there is nothing unlawful in the new contract, which was 90% agreed with them anyway.'
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) raised concerns that 'women junior doctors will have inferior conditions of work under the new contract'.
16:21 BMA chair Dr Mark Porter has popped down to support the junior doctors staging a permanent strike outside the Department of Health.
@TheBMA@doctor_oxford@DaganLonsdale@doctorsteve1 Dr Mark Porter supports our efforts to talk #timetotalkjeremypic.twitter.com/eUtRRscpD2— Fionna Martin (@fionnamartin) April 28, 2016
13:37 Official statistics on unhealthy weight in England makes for sorry reading, as one in five children in reception year (age 4-5) were measured as obese or overweight in 2014/15.
By year 6 (age 10-11), this had risen to one in three, with children growing up in the most deprived areas twice as likely to be obese as those growing up in the least deprived areas.
Among adults, 26% were obese last year and over half (65% of men and 58% of women) overweight. Morbid obesity had tripled from 1 to 3% since 1993, although the figure was higher in women (4%) than men (2%).
This was reflected in the numbers referred for bariatric surgery, out of which three quarters (76%) were women, the annual publication from the Health and Social Care Information Centre showed.
Commenting on the 'extremely worrying' statistics, the Local Government Association's community wellbeing spokesperson Cllr Izzi Seccombe called for 'urgent action'.
She said: 'Councils have long been calling for action to tackle obesity, such as clearer labelling of sugar content, calorie counts on menus, and sugar reduction in soft drinks. We cannot delay tackling this issue any longer.'
11:49 Child and adolescent mental health services (Camhs) have been criticised for turning away children in care if they move placement too often, writes the BBC.
The Commons Education Committee heard this comes despite almost half of children in care having a diagnosable mental health disorder.
Neil Carmichael MP, chair of the committee, said that following its enquiry it recommends that children in care are given priority to access mental health assessments.
He said: 'Given children in care may have unstable family lives and are frequently moving foster or residential placement, this inflexibility puts vulnerable children in care at serious disadvantage in getting the support they deserve.'
10:42 NHS workers should have access to discountated travel and homes, the Royal College of Nursing has suggested.
As Londoners gear up to elect a new mayor next week, the college said the winner should build homes on NHS land and offer them to low-paid NHS staff, writes the BBC.
A survey carried out by the college, which comes as 17% of nursing posts were vacant in the capital, showed 40% of nurses expect to leave London by 2021 due to unaffordable housing.
Since 2010, nurses' salaries were up by just 3.5%, compared to a 25% hike in London rents and cost of travel and a 37% rise in house prices.
9:35 A report from the The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), seen by the Guardian, has suggested the junior doctor contract imposition may not be legal.
The document said: 'The EHRC is concerned that the UK government's analysis [of the equality issued raised by the contract] suggests an adverse impact of the contract on groups that disproportionately include women, such as those who take time away from work for maternity leave and caring responsibilities.
'This may indicate that women junior doctors will have inferior conditions of work under the new contract, which would be inconsistent with Article 7 ICESCR, unless it can be justified.'
The DH's own equality impact assessment had raised concern that women may be disadvantaged by the contract changes,the Guardian points out.
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The week end factor JH keeps on about is from flawed incomplete data, and 1 day during the week was just as bad, and no mention of that, and that is when all staff are working in the week, so clearly basing the whole argument on this flawed data means he should resign, as he clearly has no idea what he is doing.
The reasons for the change is not patient safety but a 7 day NHS - but done with no extra resources or staff, stretching 5 days of inadequate cover to 7.
Families/children of doctors will suffer with increased working on weekends taking away the rights to a family life.
Without extra funding for allied staff hospitals can't run seven days, and NHS trusts wont do extra work without the funding that they would expect to follow.
Old Jezza (may he not rest in peace) has previous with Lewisham A&E, Sky deal and that didn't stop him carrying on with his Sociopathic ideology. The Tories really are up to something very sinister (and I used to vote for them so no I am not some Socialist Worker agent).
11:13, you are absolutely right. Did Hunt not say more weekend working would mean access to easier and cheaper childcare for staff (how??? / where??) I assume he got this info from his magic book of spin and lies.
There has always been a 7 day NHS, by the simple expedient of doctors like myself doing 80 hour weekends from Fri 9am to Mon 5pm, usually on 3-4 hours sleep. I have done over 700 such weekends.Absolute horror.
It galls me to see Hunt and others mock such hard work from so many doctors, as if we do not care.The Tories just do not understand the hours we work, our dedication and goodwill. They simply do not care.
It is our fault, of course,and especially the BMA [ my so called Union] for doing such long hours at 30 pence/hour for years.
So, because the Govt. has no recognition of our hard work, hours without sleep, it is time to leave the NHS. Resign en masse and sell our services back as solicitors do.
Only then will they understand the value for money that we are.
Perhaps all doctors should stop working at weekends after all the contract is for a 7 day working week right??
So this must mean that they dont work at weekends right???
As weekends according to the study Hunt quotes all the time include Friday and Monday then this means that doctors only need to work from Tuesday to Thursday??
Sounds about right to me!
I would have loved to have worked a three day week when I was working as a doctor. Unfortunately I was working weekends so I might try to take retrospective action and sue the government for making me work 7 days a week.


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I am so glad I am doing this little Organizing Series this month. I really need to get my house organized for the holidays!
Today I am sharing an old post from several years ago.
This is my Hanging Spice Rack. I love it so much. It has truly made my life some much easier and so much more efficient. Below are my newly filled spice containers. Yes!! They are baby food jars! I glue magnets on the top and then......
Attach them to the metal sheet that I have attached under my hanging cabinets. I know, brilliant right!! Now all the spices I need constantly for all my cooking are easy to access AND I don't have a huge mess!
If you are anything like me during the holidays I bake A LOT! Now that these are all filled and reorganized I am ready for all those yummy treats!!!
Get the FULL TUTORIAL on how to make your own Hanging Spice Rack HERE!!


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Kibbee, Youngblood, Mint
MINT Music, Kelly McKernan @ Beep Beep, Eyedrum for Beltline, "We Are Going to Eat You Too."
It's been a fun filled couple of weeks! Here are some pictures from music @ the MINT Gallery, Kelly McKernan's Solo @ Beep Beep Gallery, Eyedrum's Benefit for the Beltline, and "We Are Going to Eat You Too," Eric Weber's second curated show inspired by cult movies @ the MINT.
Also, here are some more pictures from Eric Weber's Flickr:
BTW if you are an artist and I have not captioned your name with your art shoot me a message/comment and I will add you!


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Walter "Wally" Ramsey
Like many people, Wally works a job he must, for people who who could care less, and for far less than he thinks he's worth.
He works alongside his friend Basil in the IT industry.
He lives with both Basil and Duncan in true bachelor fashion. He expects
to remain a bachelor for some time as most of his romantic attachments
end in ruin -- for reasons he can't always understand.
Basil D. Fledermaus
Basil has been Wally's closest friend since they were
both in nursery school. They have many common interests but choose to
enjoy those things in different ways. Basil is grounded more in the
realm of intellect than of imagination and cannot always understand his
friend's whimsical behaviour.
After spending many years in school, Basil is now
employed as a software developer -- a position he attacks with
enthusiasm because having a purpose in life is the most important thing
to him.
Marsha Van Mees
Marsha Van Mees became acquainted with Wally, Basil, Duncan and
Sheila soon after she took up residence as Sheila's roommate. Although
she has little in common with Sheila and often disagrees with her point
of view, Marsha and Sheila remain friends and can be seen together
Marsha has expressed a romantic interest in Wally but so far has
been frustrated in her attempts to be noticed by him. The two have
formed a very chummy relationship and Marsha fears that either Wally can
only ever see her as a friend, platonically as it were, or worse, that
he simply isn't interested in her that way.
Marsha is employed as a graphic designer for the public access
television station that both Sheila and Duncan work for: Channel 13.
Sheila St. Pierre
Sheila is a very particular woman. She is at once very beautiful
and very intelligent but, tragically, surrounded by idiots and boors.
Sheila rarely refrains from speaking her mind and always, always, shoots
from the hip. Some find her manner abrupt, even rude, but those people
are not worth talking about, Sheila believes.
Sheila and Wally were highschool sweethearts for several years
until she realised that Wally's vision of the future was not one that
she could stomach. Her termination of their engagement served to create a
significant rift between her and Wally, as one might expect,
nonetheless the two have friends in common and all too often circle one
another in an adversarial manner.
Sheila has found a certain kinship with Basil in that he is the
one person with whom she can converse on an even level. The two are
often together discussing politics, religion, and everything else that
comes to mind.
Duncan Hendly
Duncan came into the lives of Wally and Basil while they
were looking for a third person to room with in their University days.
Before that, he was known to them but it was during their communal "life
of the college guy" that their friendship was galvanized. Duncan works
for the local TV station (Channel 13 Action News!) as a cameraman and
broadcast technician. Career-wise, he's everywhere he wants to be.
Duncan has a talent for saying exactly the right thing to cause
exactly the most negative reaction in most people. He has his own point
of view and a distinct way of doing things. He may be rough around the
edges but Duncan is an honest and loyal friend to Basil and Wally.
"13 Seconds", the comic, the characters and their distinct likenesses are copyright © 1993-2005 Peter A. Venables


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Subselector, Moneypenny November 1, 2008Posted by reidmix in ActiveRecord, Code, Database, Example, Monkey Patch, Plugins & Gems, Rails.
Tags: bind variables, named bind variables, Rails, select, sql, subselect
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Building on Josh and Damon's idea of Hacking a Subselect in ActiveRecord, I wondered if you could bake this kind of functionality into ActiveRecord. So Doug and I went digging into the rails code, and came up with a plugin that adds subselects to ActiveRecord which we call Subselector.
So far, it only works on the Hash version of conditions.
On a column you wish to perform a subselect, pass a hash with :in, :not_in, :equals, or :not_equals as the only key. The value is any of the options you normally would pass to ActiveRecord find. Notice that we make sure to select a single column with the :select option:
Critic.find(:all, :conditions => { :id => {:in => {:select => :id, :conditions => {:active => true} } } })
Although the example may be contrived, here, we are looking for a critics that are in a set of active critics. The SQL:
select * from critics where id in (select id from critics where active = false)
You can see by default it runs the subselect on the table of outer select. It gets more interesting you want to run a query on another ActiveRecord model:
Critic.find(:all, :conditions => { :id => {:in => {:model => :rankings, :select => :critic_id, :conditions => {:week => 39} } } })
Here we set :model to :rankings. Rankings is the ActiveRecord model to perform the find, notice we select the :critic_id column, the SQL is:
select * from critics where id in (select critic_id from rankings where week = 39)
And of course you can always just pass a string as a value to the subselect:
Critic.find(:all, :conditions => { :id => {:not_in => 'select id from critics where active = true' } })
Here's how subselector can be used with the original example:
Post.find(:all, :conditions => :id => {:in => { :select => :post_id, :conditions => {:blog_id => self.id}, :order => "published_at DESC", :limit => options[:limit] || 10, :offset => options[:offset])} }, :order => "published_at DESC")
UPDATE: Subselector now likes Condition Arrays and Named Bind Variables.
Just pass the hash as a bind variable and specify the type (in/equals) of subselect in the string, make sure to enclose your '?' inside parentheses:
Critic.find(:all, :conditions => ['id in (?)', {:select => :id, :conditions => 'active = true' }]) Critic.find(:all, :conditions => ['id not in (?)', {:select => :id, :conditions => {:active => false} }]) Critic.find(:all, :conditions => ['id in (?)', {:model => :rankings, :select => :critic_id, :conditions => {:week => 39} }])
As you can see, you can format the subselect hash just as above and can specify another model to run the subselect on. If you prefer to use named bind variable hashes, they still work (yay) as you would expect. And you can assign the subselect using them:
Critic.find(:all, :conditions => ['id in (:subselect)', {:subselect => {:select => :id, :conditions => {:active => false} } }])
UPDATE 2: Now with no ActiveRecord breakage
We've run the rails ActiveRecord tests without any problems. Let me know if you find any problems.
Include Health October 29, 2008Posted by reidmix in Example, Plugins & Gems, Rails.
Tags: big brother, check_health, monitoring, nagios, sa, sysadmin
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I created a little plugin to make it easier to offer health check URLs in all our applications called Health. These URLs are a necessity for our SysAdmins to hook into Big Brother or Nagios. These monitoring systems systematically poll an application at this URL to check the status of the application.
To get started, install the health plugin and include it in your Application controller:
class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base include Health end [/sourcecode] That's it. You should be able to navigate to http://localhost:3000/check_heath. Health sets up the named route 'check_health' and by default it will check the connection of the database by running a "select 1" SQL statement. If all goes well you should see "SERVERUP". If there's a problem with the query you will see "DBDOWN" or an 500 error depending on the level of problem. You can turn off the DB checking (our SysAdmins wanted it): ApplicationController < ActionController::Base include Health health_check :with_db => false end
One more trick, it does is handle any additional / custom checks that you may require. Pass a block, Proc, or a symbol that represents the name of the method to the health_check directive:
ApplicationController < ActionController::Base include Health health_check do |controller| controller.has_donut? || "no donut" end end [/sourcecode] In this case, assuming the controller has a method called has_donut? which does not return false or nil, you will see the "SERVERUP" message, otherwise you will see what was last evaluated in a message like "PROCDOWN no donut"
And you can mix and match all three types of blocks, Procs, and symbols — more examples are in the README.
Plug This: css_browser_selector plugin May 22, 2008Posted by reidmix in Code, Plugins & Gems, Rails.
Tags: Announcement, css, plugin, Rails
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I've released my first version of the plugin (at 0.9.1) and you can download it from on LATimes RubyForge project or from GitHub. You can read how to use the plugin in its README, it offers a way to include the javascript inline into your views and layouts:
<% body do %> <%= yield %> <% end %>
And this will add the selectors as you would expect to your body tag:

The body helper is currently aware of page caching and will revert to the javascript version if the page is being cached through the caches_page method.
This is my first plugin and, yes, I still have some work to do (complete my tests, better caching awareness, sensitivity to pre-existing body and html tag helpers), but I wanted to share back to the community. Following Giles Bowkett's mantra to release software (often and early).
There's plenty of more options as explained by the README. I welcome feedback, suggestions, improvements, bugs, and diffs! I'd also like to thank Rafeal Lima who implemented and maintains the javascript and his help and support with the plugin
IE6 Accept Header is Faulty and Makes format.any Suck May 14, 2008Posted by reidmix in AbstractRequest, ActionController, acts_as_authenticated, Changeset, Code, Example, MimeResponds, Monkey Patch, Plugins & Gems, Rails.
Tags: Accept Header, Any, Format, Format.any, HTTP_ACCEPT, ie, ie bug, ie6, ie6 bug, internet explorer, internet explorer 6
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I've been using the awesome acts_as_authenticated plugin as the basis for user login and authorization. Its access_denied method takes advantage of the ActionController::MimeResponds.any method which will be invoked on a login_required before filter:
def access_denied respond_to do |format| format.html do store_location redirect_to new_session_path end format.any do request_http_basic_authentication 'Web Password' end end end
This code essentially says, if it's an html request, store the original request and redirect to the login page, any other requests get the 401 Unauthorized header which the user agent can then use to initiate an HTTP Auth. This bit of code only works correctly with Edge Rail's 8987 Changeset that allows any to act as a catch-all for any request mime-types not already specified.
Except when Internet Explorer 6 comes into the picture and happily sends this
strange and incomplete 'Accept:' header:
image/gif, image/x-xbitmap, image/jpeg, image/pjpeg, application/x-shockwave-flash, application/vnd.ms-excel, application/vnd.ms-powerpoint, application/msword, */*
As you can see, it doesn't specify application/xhtml+xml or even text/html and what's worse is the subsequent requests to the same page sends the catch-all */*.
What does this all mean?
When IE6 navigates to a page that requires login, instead of redirecting the user to the login page, the user is presented with an HTTP Auth Dialog. What's worse is that in my application, cookies and other application state for an web-based end-user is set outside of the login_from_basic_auth method — you know — in my login action.
My guess is when the format.any fix goes out in the next rails release, IE6 users on acts_as_authenticated sites are going to be sad-faced. I'm not entirely sure the correct way to fix this problem but this is how I solved it in my application:
class ActionController::AbstractRequest def accepts_with_faulty_header @env['HTTP_ACCEPT']='*/*' if @env['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] =~ /msie/i and @env['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] !~ /opera|webtv/i accepts_without_faulty_header end alias_method_chain :accepts, :faulty_header end
Originally, I thought to patch the Mime::Type.parse function, but decided that I wanted to make sure to look at the user agent for IE6. As you can see, I switch the HTTP_ACCEPT header to the catch-all */* string if the original HTTP_ACCEPT header is a match to the exact (bizarre) IE6 string and the HTTP_USER_AGENT is IE (matches MSIE but not Opera or WebTV). Then I call the original ActionController::AbstractRequest.accepts method.
I'd love to hear your ideas and suggestions — and if others have run into this problem as I didn't find many users have this exact problem and how they may have solved it.
Update: Based on the conversation in the comments, I've re-written the patch to always change the HTTP_ACCEPT header to the catch-all */* if it is an IE Browser.
Use ActiveResource to Consume Simple Objects Over REST January 16, 2008Posted by reidmix in ActiveResource, Code, Example, Rails.
Tags: REST
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I'm sure that many organizations have services available via REST that are not produced by Rails and do not follow Rails conventions. That doesn't mean you have to write your own client. For simple objects, use ActiveResource.
To take advantage of ActiveResource in this way use the ActiveResource::Base#find method. You need to find(:all), find(:first), or find(:one) but you need to pass a string of the path to the :from option along with any :params you need. If you pass a symbol as the :from option, this will not work and will employ all of the the ActiveResource::Base mechanics. A string will bypass this, for example:
class RestClient < ActiveResource::Base self.site = "http://java-based-service.company.com" def self.invoke(params = {}) find(:one, :from => "/nonconventional/path/to/rest/service/", :params => params) end end object = RestClient.invoke(:irregular_id => 10) #=> service returns <data><name>reid</name><role>blogger</role></data> object.name #=> reid object.role #=> blogger
Passing Hashes to Partials September 13, 2007Posted by reidmix in Code, Example, Hash, Partial, Rails, Ruby, SimpleDelegator.
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Sometimes you need to pass a Hash or collection of Hashes to a partial. In either case, when render tries to determine if you are using the old style method (render_partial) or the new style. When it comes across your hash, rails believes it's dealing with all your supplied parameters to render. You can see this logic in action_view/partials.rb:
module ActionView module Partials def render_partial(partial_path, local_assigns = nil, deprecated_local_assigns = nil) #:nodoc: path, partial_name = partial_pieces(partial_path) object = extracting_object(partial_name, local_assigns, deprecated_local_assigns) local_assigns = extract_local_assigns(local_assigns, deprecated_local_assigns) local_assigns = local_assigns ? local_assigns.clone : {} ... end end end
You can see the last line shown in the method, where if it can't determine a local_assigns, it just uses an empty Hash. And so that's how it surfaces, you pass your Hash to the partial and nothing gets rendered. What we need to do is disguise that we are passing a Hash but have all the functionality of one.
Ruby gives us a few options but the easiest is SimpleDelegator. All we need to do is pass our object upon initialization and SimpleDelegator will delegate all methods to that object:
myhash = { :a => "test1", :b => "test2" } d = SimpleDelegator.new(myhash) puts d[:a] # => test1
If sometimes have collections of Hashes (or Hashes mixed in with my collection), I employ the following pattern:
collection = [collection] unless collection.is_a? Array collection = collection.collect { |i| (i.is_a? Hash) ? SimpleDelegator.new(i) : i } render :partial => "mypartial", :object => collection.compat
Patching Capistrano to use CVS over SSH September 11, 2007Posted by reidmix in Capistrano, Code, Command Line, CVS, Monkey Patch, Ruby, SSH.
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At work we still use CVS as our versioning repository and most of our systems rely on CVS to build and deploy into production. Currently there is no effort to transition to SVN, so we need to develop a patch to Capistrano to allow our projects to deploy to our development lab. We needed to extend Capistrano handle SSH logins to CVS and handle CVS repository directories.
Overall, both changes needed to be applied to the checkout method in Capistrano's Cvs class.
We use SSH as the underlying communication mechanism for CVS but there is a difference in the password prompt: SSH's is capitalized. We just need to make the prompt check case insensitive with the i switch:
if out =~ %r{password:}i
When setting up Capistrano (v1.4) for use in our development lab, the :application configuration is not sufficient to identify our rails project the CVS tree. We are not cool enough to setup or use modules to map into our repository directories, so our projects are usually in some form of webdev/project/appname. To handle this, i create an additional configuration parameter called :project in the deploy.rb:
set :project, "cvs/dir/to/myproj"
And we no longer use the application name for the CVS path, we use the project variable:
project = configuration[:project] || actor.application command = <<-CMD cd #{configuration.releases_path}; CVS_RSH="#{cvs_rsh}" #{cvs} -d #{configuration.repository} -Q #{op} -D "#{configuration.revision}" #{branch_option} -d #{File.basename(actor.release_path)} #{project}; CMD
The hardest part is patching Capistrano. Capistrano's code gets loaded well after any library or environment gets loaded. The trick is to use the method_added hook to wait for the checkout method to get loaded and then alias the method to the patched one, we need to keep a variable around to check if we've patched the method so we don't end up in an infinite loop:
@@checkout_patched = false def Cvs.method_added(id) if id.id2name == "checkout" unless @@checkout_patched @@checkout_patched = true alias_method :checkout, :checkout_patch end end end
I've not checked to see how these changes work or differ in Capistrano 2. But with all these elements together using Capistrano v1.4, I can drop this file in my lib directory or create a plugin with it. Together, here is the full patch which I have in a file called capistrano_cvs_ext.rb:
module Capistrano module SCM class Cvs < Base @@checkout_patched = false def Cvs.method_added(id) if id.id2name == "checkout" unless @@checkout_patched @@checkout_patched = true alias_method :checkout, :checkout_patch end end end def checkout_patch(actor) cvs = configuration[:cvs] || "cvs" cvs_rsh = configuration[:cvs_rsh] || ENV['CVS_RSH'] || "ssh" if "HEAD" == configuration.branch then branch_option = "" else branch_option = "-r #{configuration.branch}" end # cvs has a root and repository, repository is not the same as application name as it can be a path op = configuration[:checkout] || "co" project = configuration[:project] || actor.application command = <<-CMD cd #{configuration.releases_path}; CVS_RSH="#{cvs_rsh}" #{cvs} -d #{configuration.repository} -Q #{op} -D "#{configuration.revision}" #{branch_option} -d #{File.basename(actor.release_path)} #{project}; CMD run_checkout(actor, command) do |ch, stream, out| prefix = "#{stream} :: #{ch[:host]}" actor.logger.info out, prefix if out =~ %r{password:}i # SSH asks for "Password" with a capital P actor.logger.info "CVS is asking for a password", prefix ch.send_data "#{actor.password}n" elsif out =~ %r{^Enter passphrase} message = "CVS needs your key's passphrase and cannot proceed" actor.logger.info message, prefix raise message end end end end end end


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- politics
- Egypt
- مقالات بالعربي
- english posts
- black wednesday
- photos
- Jan25
- announecments and statements
- black saturday
- a7a department
- protests
- antitorture
Amazing eh? Ahdaf Soueif translated some slogans used in kefaya and co protests, instead of trying to explain the slogans, the cultural context and the play on words she creatively transformed them into english slogans that convey the same message even though they might use different expressions. I love how she retained the rythm of it all, sounds very natural.
this is ripped out of a longish article she wrote for the guardian about the democracy movement, elections and that kind of thing.
لا مش إنجليزي
She did a great jobb, it´s really hard to get the right sense and value of the word,and real meaning, especially in slogans with a sociopolitical context that is hard to relate to, outside of that particular framework. Ahdaf Soueif relays it in a very subtle way, where the authenticity of the original text is reflected and conveyed superbly.
ترجمة عبقرية
thanx but I did nothing, it was done by Ahdaf Soueif, read the article.
التنين البمبي بيمسي على العمرانية


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Cuba's digital destination
Buena Fe: Behind the scenes
About Buene Fe
Formed in 1999 in the province of Guantánamo, have released five studio albums: Déjame entrar (2001); Arsenal (2003); Corazonero (2004); Presagios (2006); Catalejo (2008) and Pi es 3,14 (2010).
The trova influences are present in all their lyrics, which contain thoughts about the contemporary life, with contemporary sonority, allowing arrangements that makes each song fit in many Cuban genres, with influences from pop and rock. They make fusion music based in the trova style; and, while having pop tendencies, they use other styles and influences as well, which allows them to present more elaborate ideas.
They try to avoid categories; trying to make prevail the poetry and the venturous verse; trying to wrap it with pop rock sonorities, but with a direct link to what used to be the intelligent songs that was made from the 60s to the 80s in Cuba.
Members of the group:
Israel Rojas: Director and lead singer
Yoel Martínez: Acoustic guitar and singer
Dairon Rodríguez: Electric guitar
Maikel Pérez: Batería
Ernesto Cisneros: Keyboard
Israel López: Bajo
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Let me get in This album is an invitation to think about contemporary Cuban issues. Stylistically it ranges from son and guaracha to reggae, pop rock, trova and flamenco.
It won a prize at the Cuban Cubadisco awards in 2002. 2003 Arsenal Released in 2003 Buena Fe's second recording was a mxture between popular music and social commentary. It won awards at both Cubadisco 2003 and EGREM 2004. 2004 Corazonero
(HeartFixer) This album was nominated for the Cubadisco 2005 award in the category Pop/Fusion. It won the award EGREM 2005 in the category Pop rock and the award Cubadisco 2005 in the category Graphic design 2006 Presagios
(Premonitions) This album won the award Cubadisco in 2007, in the Pop Rock category 2008 Catalejo
(Telescope) The album contains social thinkings about the Cuban way of life and the world's; being also present the topic of love, in ballads such as Lástima. 2010 Pi 3,14
(Pi equals 3,14) In their 6th album Israel Rojas, continues to reflect on contemporary Cuba and international issues while maintaining an upbeat tone which continues to attract new followers.
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Scientists warn once-common species are disappearing faster than they can be counted as North America's ash trees join IUCN's list of endangered species due to threat of an invasive beetle.
Native ash trees, abundant across North America, are on the brink of extinction as an invasive beetle ravages forests, according to the new red list of threatened species from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The list now includes more than 25,000 species at risk of extinction and the scientists warn that species, such as the American ashes and five African antelopes, that were thought to be safe, are now disappearing faster than they can be counted.
The new red list declares the Christmas Island Pipistrelle bat extinct, but also reports that conservation efforts have improved the prospects for snow leopards and the Rodrigues flying fox from Mauritius.
In July, scientists reported that a "biological annihilation" of wildlife in recent decades means a sixth mass extinction in Earth's history is under way and is more severe than previously feared. Half of all animals on the planet have been lost in the past 40 years, due to the destruction of wild areas, hunting and pollution as the human population grows.


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CAT (CT) Scan Overuse in Emergency Rooms
Are you being over-radiated?
Radiation exposure is not something people think about every day. That is, unless you're a radiology tech or someone who works in the field of radiation. These days, people are getting exposed to far more radiation during medical visits than necessary.
During a trip to the hospital, you can expect quite a few tests to be run. Blood work, a chest X-ray, and possibly a CT Scan. Emergency room physicians are using CT Scans (Computer Tomography or CAT Scans) more and more frequently to help diagnose and treat patients. They like them because they are very quick, they are more detailed than a standard X-Ray, and they are relatively inexpensive compared to an MRI. A CT Scan of the brain can take between 2-5 minutes, and an abdomen and pelvis scan can take about 10.
CT imaging is a vast improvement over standard X-Rays, but the radiation exposure is much higher. The great irony is that in an attempt to diagnose cancer, the scan itself may be causing it.
It has been proven in multiple studies, though professionals disagree on what studies on radiation actually show, but they do know radiation can cause cancer. Most will agree that the benefits of having a scan will outweigh the risk. Which is true, but only on a case by case basis. In some hospitals, there are patients that practically live in the emergency room. Some are drug seekers, and some are just people who are very sick. Patients, and mostly hypochondriacs (people who feel minor abnormalities are serious conditions, despite reassurance by physicians) want proof that they are fine. The only way that doctors can prove this is by showing them pictures and lab results.
Another reason why doctors will order so many CT Scans is because of the speed in which they can be done. If a patient comes in for a minor head injury or headache, it is easy to get them a CT Scan and send them home when everything is normal. That way they can tend to the real emergent cases such as heart attacks, stroke victims, and major trauma cases.
CT Scans are about the equivalent of at least 50 X-rays. Some can be compared to 400 X-Rays. Proper shielding for the scans are still unknown. Some physicists say that if you shield a patient, you could expose them to more radiation. The scanner has a few "cameras" in it that circle around the patient taking picture after picture. Some say that if you place a shield over top of a patient, the radiation will go through the patient, bounce off the lead and go back through the patient where it is absorbed again. There have not been enough studies to show if this is accurate, but shielding a patient is the widely accepted protocol in most hospitals.
The main culprit in the overuse of the CT Scan is the emergency room. Nobody can really blame them, as it's necessary to use them. People need to educate themselves. They need to ask questions to the emergency room physician or their nurse. Do not wait until you're on a CT table getting ready to have the procedure. The technologist can't do much. They will and should always side with the physician and nurse. Your nurse is your advocator! Some questions to ask are "Is there an alternative?" or "Do you feel this is absolutely necessary?" 9 times out of 10, it really is. If someone has been having abnormal headaches, seizures, trauma, dizziness, change in mental status, or swelling, that is justifiable for a brain scan. They can be used to detect brain tumors, cysts, bleeding, strokes, aneurysms, swelling, fractures, and fluid in the head. However, there are other tests available to detect most problems that a CT Scan can. An example is kidney stones. If the doctor thinks you have a stone, an ultrasound may be able to detect it. The same with appendicitis. Or a blood clot in the lungs (a pulmonary embolism) can be detected by a VQ Scan (a nuclear medicine study). Doctors do not like VQ scans because they show the probability of a blood clot rather than if one actually exists, but if there is a high probability, the CT scan could be done afterwards to verify.
Do not let this article talk you out of visiting the emergency room. Definitely do not let it talk you out of getting a CT Scan. Educate yourself now before you have to make the trip to the ER. Also, take into consideration that the best treatment you will get is from your family physician. He or she knows your medical history. They take personal care of you. They know what is best for you and they don't have 30 other patients rushing them around in a hurry. If a patient is having minor symptoms, they should call their family doctor. They will give advice and even refer them to the emergency room if it is needed.
Don't know about all that...
I was in a lethal accident 3 years ago, bled out for 8 weeks...didn't get any radiation till 2 months after... then two months after that... That first and second year I had more CT scans, MRIs and Xrays than I've had my picture taken. Every two weeks? Was that ever necessary? As a result of too much radiation too soon, the radiation locked my injuries into place, I lived in a basically dead body, 15% alive for 3 yrs, only by the grace of god did I survive. My mitochondria stopped functioning, my organs went into atrophy, sight changed, I was acting like a mentally challenged person when I'm the exact opposite...Every time of the month would be a trip to the ER for a normal person, me, I crossed my fingers and hoped to live... Because of the organs shutting down, I couldn't take any pain killers or drink like I wish I could have to ease the pain... Finally I found the right doc 3 yrs later who brought me back to life with a diet of anti-radiation homeopathic meds. They work perfectly! At the hospital, they diagnosed me with every whack thing under the sun when really I only had two problems, cranial dislocation C2 through C5 and radiation poisoning. All these tests add up!!!!!! One CT scan is 3-5xms the amount of radiation the government says is ok...if you have 3 in a year or 7 in a year that's like getting several THOUSAND xrays in a year if 1CT scan=400 xrays The thing that sucks is, and what they don't tell you unless you've had too much radiation is all your teeth explode... Yup... I had over a hundred dental repairs in 2 years root canal or tooth explosion on every tooth... some hair loss but major metal retardation, wide spread pain everywhere, total lethargy to the point of narcolepsy...couldn't process food or have bowel movements... Getting too many diagnostic tests DOES!! cause some deadly health issues that medical professionals attach any other name to besides what it really is. Like fibromylagia... you get fibroids from radiation, autonomic neuropathy, you get wide spread pain from your organs going into atrophy because of the change in the bodies chemistry from radiation, orthostatic intolerance meaning blood stops circulating correctly so you start blacking out and can't get air... also caused by the effects of radiation on the heart...violent continuous vomitting also a sure sign...
When that code was cracked, that I had radiation and not all this other bs..,. I got right up and started rollarblading like I was never ill... with a Miami J neck brace on as an exoskeleton to protect C2-C5 while they recover but still, I'm doing 10 mile a day sessions racing cars!! with my antiradiation bug juice...I got my mojo back broken neck and all!! Don't tell me that its impossible to get too much radiation, anyone who says so is not so smart as they think. If I hadn't found that doc in the nick of time, I'd be dead, instead of chatting here on this page. No thank you ER you suck! Never again!! I'd rather fly to china and go nonwestern med, next catastrophe(hopefully never)!
There was an excellent series of articles on CT Scan overuse and horrible errors in the NY Times last month. You have put your finger on an important issue.


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Two Bossier City Police Officers Promoted
Bossier City Police Chief Shane McWilliams has promoted two police officers. Mayor Lo Walker joined the chief this morning in promoting Jeff Gaydos and Jay Johnson to the rank of sergeant. Gaydos has been a member of the Bossier City Police Department since 1997, and Johnson since 1998. Both are assigned to the patrol division.


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Here is part of my parlor coffee table vignette.
Hall table decorations...kept neutral.
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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From extremadura.com we have had the pleasure to talk to the Chef Fikret Özdemir, thanks to his participation in the International Food Fair (FIAL) at Don Benito.
From extremadura.com we have had the pleasure to talk to the Chef Fikret Özdemir, thanks to his participation in the International Food Fair (FIAL) at Don Benito.
This particular chef is half Turkish, half Portuguese and he has managed to blend the finest cuisine with which he has lived throughout his life.
To contextualize and to know him better from Spain, because he is an institution in Turkey, he told us about his work and future expectations.
Chef Özdemir began in Portugal, then he travelled throughout Europe and he was able to increase his life with cultures like the French one or the German one.
Among the hotel chains in which he is Chef we find Marriott Istanbul Asia. The Marriott International Hotel company is well known worldwide and Fikret Özdemir is chef of the headquarters from Lisbon, Hamburg, Monaco and Istanbul. They are all five-star hotels with great recognition and where the quality of the kitchen it has to be brilliant. When we asked about the menus of these diverse restaurants, the answer was clear: the product is the base. Depending on the place the menu varies from country to country, there can not be two identical menus because there are no two equal countries, and he personally handles to elaborate them with great care and knowing the taste of each country to do the best from it.
If all this information were not enough, we continue with his broad curriculum, that is worth knowing. Özdemir is Executive Chef of the Radisson Blu Sisli Hotel in Istanbul. The restaurant is called "Steak and More Istan'Bull", and you can enjoy the delights of this genuine city.
Between the variety of the Spanish cuisine, paella is his favorite choice and he tells us that he loves all tapas he actually know, and of course, he can cook it all. From Extremadura he currently used in his kitchen Paprika from la Vera. Chef Özdemir used primarily with baked or marinated meats, mainly. Quite a delicacy.
From FIAL it is clear that his best discovery has been the fig chocolates. Along with cheese, they are two of the foods that he will not hesitate to incorporate to his kitchen.
Chef Özdemir insists that Spanish and Turkish cuisines are very similar. The aromas, spices and passion that is made with when cooking (besides the love for eating) are just some of the similarities noted between us.
On his website www.cheffikretozdemir.com we can see that he is the image of the popular Knorr brand, dedicated to the manufacture of soups and broths. With a wide variety of videos, we learn how to combine Knorr products in a rich cuisine.
Also at his website we can see the great influence that international food has within their specialties. However, his highlights are two that he assure are his favorite ones. On one hand, a Mixfish in which he uses two or three different types of fish, with a vegetables sauce and from the desserts, a combination of apricot, apple, walnuts and goat milk ice cream.
To Fikret Özdemir cooking is an art, as it is poetry, and he says that an empty plate for him is like a naked woman. It is beautiful by itself and when we finally compound the plate it has the elegance of a woman and the most importantly, a heart.


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In Sickness and in Health: the History of Nursing in Mississippi
Nursing has always been crucial to the sickness and health of the community, yet the development of nursing as a profession is much more recent than one might think.
Using materials found in the collections at McCain Library & Archives, this exhibit showcases the history of nursing in Mississippi. Highlights include a student nurse's uniform from the 1950s, excerpts from a Civil War nurse's diary, and photographs from the early 20th century.
The exhibit will be available June 12 - September 5, 2007, from 8:00-5:00 Monday through Friday on the 3rd floor of McCain Library.


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Rich and the guys working to pour a beam at the hospital addition.
Laying block for the house.
My beloved morning glories.
Keith was sick again, but is much better again now.
Tomatoes in my garden
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Random Pictures from the Last Week
Rich and the guys working to pour a beam at the hospital addition.
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I just posted for Mike's birthday, and it published below last night's post. I am not going to try to change it lest something worse happen. So scroll down, and don't miss it. =)
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Two Days Late, but Happy Birthday, Mike!
Mike's 21st birthday was the 29th, so I'm a couple of days late here, but wanted to post a couple of pics anyway.
Thanks, Mary, for letting me borrow some recent photos. =)
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Monday, October 22, 2007
Trip to Port de Paix--well almost
Last Thursday, Rich and I took Faith over to Port de Paix for a medical meeting. We found the river quite high and decided not to try to cross with our pickup. Faith got a boat to take her across.
After she crossed, we sat and watched as this pickup tried to cross, started to spin, stalled, and then stopped in the middle of the river. When we left it was sitting there with water up into the cab, and the hood up. We were very glad we had listened to that little voice of caution.
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Saturday, October 20, 2007
The Roof
Putting up the forms for the hospital roof.
An inside view.
All formed and ready for the first stage--it will take three pours.
The actual pour took four hours.
Hard at work.
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Tyler's Pictures
Tyler, Jacob, and Linda went on a hike last Saturday. Ty got some great scenery pictures. I love the light on this one.
It started to rain, so they tried to get a good picture of the rainbow. This is the best one.
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Rain and Grass
Lots of skies like this, and the resulting rain...........
has made this necessary. Rich was mowing last Saturday, and it smelled so good, like home on a June day.
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Pouring the Last Post at the Hospital Addition
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Monday, October 15, 2007
More Cement Work on the House Footers
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The Cement Haulers
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One More Try
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Friday, October 12, 2007
The crew digging the foundation for the new mission house. They were in a good stretch when I took the picture; there were no rocks--whoever heard of that!
The foundation trenches filled with concrete and rock.
The rebar "forest"
Today they are forming and pouring the first section of foundation. There is no cement mixer, so it is mixed by hand and poured with buckets.
Work continues at the hospital addition, also. I'll try to post some pictures of that when they form and pour the first section of roof.
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Z. Brown, created Isle's 1st mutual fund
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Zadoc White Brown, who created the first mutual fund in Hawai'i, will be remembered for his generous contributions, his zest for helping the community on boards and commissions and his love of history.
Brown, 89, died Monday. Private services were held Wednesday at the O'ahu Cemetery, said his son, DeSoto Brown.
"My dad was one-quarter Hawaiian and was aware of both sides of his heritages," Brown said. "Because of his family background he was always interested in the the history of Hawai'i."
Brown said his father co-published his great-grandfather John Papa I'i's writings in "Fragments of Hawaiian History," a snapshot of life under the Kamehamehas published in 1963. Zadoc Brown also studied English and European history.
"While he wasn't a scholar, he was very well-read and informed of many things," Brown said. "He was aware of his position in the community and was very generous and conscious of his obligation to the community."
After retiring in the 1970s from managing the Brown Fund of Hawai'i, Zadoc Brown became involved in the community by participating on boards and commissions, Brown said. Zadoc Brown was a member of the board of directors of The Honolulu Advertiser, the Friends of 'Iolani Palace, the Hawaiian Historical Society, the Mission Houses Museum and Bishop Museum.
Thurston Twigg-Smith, former owner of The Honolulu Advertiser, said Zadoc Brown played a key role in the paper's history. In 1959, the paper was experiencing a financial crisis and Zadoc Brown came through with an infusion of cash.
"He (Zadoc Brown) was at Harvard Business School when we suddenly needed a good-sized investment to acquire a key block of stock that gave us control," Twigg-Smith said via e-mail. "Without hesitation, Brown said yes and the rest is history."
Virginia Brown, Zadoc Brown's wife of 64 years, said her husband had a great sense of family and a sense of humor. "People valued his advice," she said.
Zadoc Brown is survived by his wife, Virginia; sons, Zadoc White Brown Jr., Alan Lowrey Brown and David "DeSoto" Brown; daughter, Cynthia Brown Quiesenberry; brother, Kenneth Francis Brown; six grandchildren; and two great-granddaughters.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Zadoc W. and Lawrence N. Brown Foundation that supports Hawaiian organizations and others dedicated to healthcare, education and historic preservation. Send donations to P.O. Box 3170, Honolulu, HI 96802.
DeSoto Brown said his father taught all his children to have a sense of history
"He loved the idea of knowing about history," DeSoto Brown said. "He was fascinated by history and said that it was important because of how it affected today."
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The French Association for Artificial Intelligence (AFIA) is organising a day of presentations and Artificial Intelligence Forecasting in honour of French ECCAI Fellows elected in 2014. This includes Jerome Euzenat, a research director at Inria and the head of the Exmo project-team in Grenoble.
Place : Université Paris Dauphine, salle A709
Guest(s) : Andreas Herzig, François Pachet, Hélène Fargier, Jérôme Euzenat, Leila Amgoud
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History of Inria
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MoGo on top of its game!
The game of Go, a breeding ground for technologies for a number of fields. MoGo, a project coordinated by Olivier Teytaud from the Tao project-team, was invited to attend the 2009 Taiwan Open. It beat the world record for the best performance in 19x19 Go.
Combining innovative Artificial Intelligence and multi-core, message-passing parallelisation, it has been notching up victories against professional players. In addition to its application in the game of Go, this parallel algorithm can also be used to address a vast range of problems.
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Logiciel Taaable
Taaable is an application that uses case-based reasoning to produce cooking recipes tailored to exactly what the user wants to cook. Research Lecturer Emmanuel Nauer was involved in developing the software as part of his work with the Orpailleur project team. The software won three awards in the Computer Cooking Contest 2015.
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European Research Council 2016
Transforming data into knowledge: Julien Mairal's ERC project
A member of the Thoth project team, Julien Mairal has recently been awarded a Starting Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). For a period of five years, the researcher will be able to devote himself to research on big data processing algorithms that are simpler to use and more efficient.
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Links team received a prize at the IJCAI conference on artificial intelligence
The 24e International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI) was held from June 25 to July 31 in Buenos Aires. On this occasion, Links team submitted an article named Reasonsable Highly Expressive Query Languages, which was awarded and received an honorable mention.
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Michal Valko deciphers machine learning
Can machines learn for themselves? INRIA researcher Michal Valko is convinced of it. It's an idea he is passing on to his students in the prestigious MVA Master's course run by ENS Cachan.
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With GuessWhat?!, when humans play, the computer learns the language
Locating an element in an image by asking a series of questions. That is the purpose of GuessWhat?!, an interactive game created by researchers in the Sequel project team, in collaboration with a Canadian team. More than just a simple game, it is a real technical challenge: teaching a computer to dialogue naturally starting from an image. The first - promising - results have earned the team a publication at the very prestigious CVPR, the biggest international conference in the field of computer vision.
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Startup Weekend Artificial Intelligence
The very first Startup Weekend dedicated to artificial intelligence in France took place from 4-6 November 2016. With 83 participants, 13 projects selected out of the 40 ideas presented and 10 committed mentors, this first edition was a great success.
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European Big Data Value Forum 2017
This year the European Data Forum (EDF) and the BDVA Summit join forces to bring you the European Big Data Value Forum that will be held in Versailles (Palais des Congrès), France from 21st to 23rd November 2017. A focus will be given to the topic of «Trusted AI in Smart Industry».
Place : Palais des Congrès, Versailles, France
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