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Questions for wiped lobe victims & engine gurus
What were your cam specs (adv. dur., .050 dur., valve lift)?
Was it the intake or exhaust lobe that wiped?
I've been doing some research & figuring...I'm not an experienced engine builder by any means, so if you think I'm barking up the wrong tree, please say so, and why.
I've made a list of a number of cams & specs from a number of manufacturers and used two formulae to try to come up with a "performance vs. reliability" factor. One is ".050 duration divided by valve lift should equal 47.5% or greater" which I saw here (sorry, cannot remember when or who, but thanks). Let's call it the "X factor".
The other is my own creation, "Advertised duration minus .050 duration", or "Y factor".
I realize I do not know where the adv. duration is taken from--.002, .006, or wherever. But that's what's published, that's what I used.
My theory: Both are ways to guage the steepness of the lobe ramp, which determines the stresses on the lifter & lobe, which has an effect on the reliability & longevity of the 'interface'.
Still with me? Here are a few samples:
cr 272H10 272 216 .454 47.6 56
cc HE268H 268 218 .454 48 50
cc XE262H 262/270 218/224 464/470 46.9/47.6 44/46
cc XE268H 268/280 224/230 477/480 46.9/47.9 44/50
lun 60101 256/262 213/219 454/468 46.9/46.8 43/43
chev L82 272/288 224/224 450/460 49.7/48.7 48/64
I know there are other factors to be considered,and with my inexperience I do not necessarily know what they are. But I believe I see a correlation: The the lower the X & Y factors, the lower the reliability....
Does this seem to have any merit? Or is it B.S.?
Comments and thoughts requested and welcomed.
well, ding dang it all! I spent a long time getting those numbers into nice neat columns but I can't make 'em stay that way!!! Sorry I guess you all will have to try to sort 'em out. S**t!
Other factors are important also. Valve spring pressures have great importance. Along with proper clearances in the valve train. Lifter types also can determine wear characteristics. Proper break in is the next big thing.
MOST wiped lobes I have seen on aftermkt cams in the last forty plus years of building are caused by the installer!! (yes! I have lost a couple myself)
As a matter of fact. Just yesterday I was called to do a check out on an Isky. The owners were experianced circle track guys.
But, here was the scenerio. They had no idea what kind of spring pressure they had. The aluminum roller rockers were binding on he valve retainers. They had an earlytiming set in a late model block and the poor double roller Cloyes had milled the center block oiling boss back at least 3/8".
The cam was too far forward when assembled because of the improper timing set. Lifters no rotate,, lifters wipe out cam..
You will notice that long gentle moderate lifts (most factory cams) promote long life. But if everything is not correct in the engine they will not last.
I wiped out my first cam a couple of weeks ago. I took out #4 and #8 exhaust. Installed in a 400 sb. Cam specs can be found here. The engine was not built by the machine shop. The cam was broken in for me by an experienced High Performance engine builder. All parts were new, engine was line honed, parallel decked, torque plate honed, balanced with ring gear and balancer. After disassembly we took the parts to the machine shop for their opinion. They said, that their cam failure rate has gone up 300% in the past 3 yrs. They blame it on poor quality control on lifters. According to them, lifters diameter specs have declined in recent yrs.
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IMO, there is just way to many factors to ever come up with a set answer..
Even if you would say that one out of 10 cams with X duration or with a factor y of such and such would wipe a lobe how would you ever know if the cam you installed was the 1st or the 10th cam?????
The biggest problem is with pin pointing what cause the failure... So if you blame 5 cams with x numbers for having failures and all 5 were caused by improper break-in all that data is flawed.....
The only way i could see collecting usable data is to do it all in controlled conditions... my guess would be that in controlled conditions there would be zero failures because you would eliminate all the options for other factors causing the failures......
Cam Failure
As stated by others there are way too many factors to do an accurate correlation. The majority of cams fail due to human error. You also need to look at the quality of the machine work, pushrods, valves etc... Way too many things to point the blame in any one direction.
One one hand it would make sense that there are more failures today then say 5 or 10 years ago since there are more parts coming from different areas. 5 or 10 years ago the majority of street guys were still using factory components. Now more, and more are using aftermarket components, and mixing and matching of brands. Block from one source, heads from another, parts of the valve train from who ever had the best deal, some machine work from one guy, some from another, and so on. Bottom line in a controlled environment cam failures are very small.
On the other hand it's normally flat tappet cams that fail. I would think the number of people using flat tappet cams has got to be declining with all of the standard, and hydraulic roller stuff around.
The majority of cam failures I've ever had were due to an unstable valve train. Once getting a look at it on the Spin-Tron you'd be scared of the valve train.
KISSing again
Mechanics and shops are trying to blame the cam or lifter manufacturers for a perceived problem that exists only in their particular state of mind.
more people are tending to routinely put stronger valve springs into their engines. Cam dynamics are improving, there is more lift with lesser duration, etc. Faster ramp rates need it, people like it for RPMs sake..... etc.
If somes good, more is better. Right?
Try breaking in the cams with "break-in" valve springs, then installing those heavy duty suckers..... it works much better in the long run. You'll be suprised how your cam failure rate drops to ZERO.
Thank You
Thank you all for your replies. I appreciate your helping me to understand this, and other issues. This grasshopper has much to learn, but I am enjoying the process.
"Information alone is not knowledge, knowledge alone is not wisdom."
Ok, I'll bite, what's a "spin tron"?
There has been no change in the quality of cams or lifters in the past 40 years.All the recent cam failures are being caused by the fact that the treehuggers have forced the oil companies to remove Zinc Disphosphate from their oil.The additive had been being phased out over the past few years,but in the last year or so it has become illegal to sell oil containing Zinc Diphosphate for normal use.You can still get the correct oil for flat tappet cams by running valvoline racing oil,or by adding GM E.O.S. to the current street oils.Some mechanics have had sucess with shell deisel truck oil but this isnt a known fact.Broken in passenger car engine with higher milage wont have issue with the non zinc oil.
To put this into perspective.guys are talking about how they rebuilt their basic 350 chevy street engine with .450" lift cams and basically stock springs,and their cams are wiping out in a few thousand miles despote everything seemingly being"on the money".The same engines these guys are rebuilding ran for a hundred thousand miles or more as a daily driver before being built as high performance engines,so lifter bore alignment issues are not suspect.
Now here is the funny part,I build all my bigblock Chevy drag engines with flat tappet cams.I have found that roller lifters break too often in drag usage,and it is impossible to get 300 or 500 runs out of a set of roller lifters like I can out of a set of flat tappets{actually the rollers need to be rebuilt.replaced after every 200 runs or so even with a mild solid roller while the flat tapets seem to have an infinite lifespan}.I run nothing but stock replacement parts store lifters.In my own personal car I run a bigblock with a flat tappet cam.The block is a million mile washed out junkyard 454 block with no lifter bore indexing or bushings,just plain old lifter bores.The cam measures 310 intake 320 exhaust duration at .004,266/276 duration at .050",and .600/.620" lift at the valve with 1.7:1 rockers.I run 1.550" springs that spec at 130# at 1.900" and 510# at 1.150,but since I installed these springs after the cam was broken in{actually the engine has over 500 passes at 7500rpm on it and the old springs wore out },I put the springs in at 1.850",which puts the seat pressure at about 165#.I run 20/50 valvoline racing oil.This engine like my others has no camshaft failure issues.
With that said,you need to make note of the fact that the bigblock chevy and smallblock chevy use the same part number lifter.If this combo can support the level of punishment that I impose on it,there is no reason why "bread and butter" street engines should be wiping cams with stock springs and small amounts of lift.Take my word for it,the problem is the oil{or some other mechanical issue such as improper engine assmebly}.Dont use synthetic without EOS,but if you really want to make your cam happy,run racing oil and EOS.
Good luck.
There has been no change in the quality of cams or lifters in the past 40 years.All the recent cam failures are being caused by the fact .....
.....Take my word for it,the problem is the oil{or some other mechanical issue such as improper engine assmebly}.
1) Isn't there a possiblity that there might have been some bad cam blanks or bad grindings?
2) Did anyone ever have to crank an engine for more than 2 seconds before it started the first time??? Is it possible that the continued slow cranking wiped the lube off the cam by the time it started?????
I have never seen an engine from a run-in machine lose a cam.
I have never seen an engine using break-in springs lose a cam.
OK..... 40 years.
Lots of good info here, I'll add some more....
1. One thing that needs considered here is the fact that 10 years ago there were fewer people using the auto message forums. So if joe cam installer lost a cam in the small town of anywhere USA he would never have known about another failure across town... Now with the internet everyone knows instantly about your cam failure...... So there is a very good chance there are no more cams going flat now then there was 10 years ago... it's just that now we all here about it!!!!! Something to think about...
2. The point about the zinc additive is a very good one and something that needs to happen. Back when i started building engines. ( the late 70's) i always used the gm EOS. Then for some reason i got away from it. I had 2 cam failures during the time i did not use it. One was 100 percent my fault, the other i blamed on lifter problems.... So i am not sure the EOS would have helped but i do know i went back to using it 4 or so years ago and have not had a flat cam since.....
3. There was a rash of bad lifters floating around... One company was bought by another and one went out of business..the one or 2 that were left had quality problems and had a boat load of bad lifters in the market... that has been resolved. So even if you do everything correct during the install and break-in if you have a lifter that has no crown on the bottom it's not going to spin and that will destroy a cam.... You can blame the cam but it was really the lifters fault...
The cam going flat deal is crazy!!!! I have seen guys with 150lb seat, crank and crank and crank engines to get them running, and then run them for 2 minutes, over heat it, flood the cylinder with fuel, run water through the pan, and on and on and never loose the cam..... There is just no easy answer to it.....
The EOS theory sounds interesting and I will consider that the next time I buy oil!
In the last few years I had three cams go flat on the break-in! Almost turned me off to hotrodding completely. I was considering hanging myself from my engine cherry picker! hahaha
But, I think most lobe failures that I had with my BBC's can be traced back to large clearances in the mains and rod bearing. I have since tightened up the bearings and had no problems since. Oil pressure also maintains better when warm.
0.0015 to 0.002 did the trick. 0.003 was too big!
Only use 0.003 on the rear main, 0.0015 to 0.0020 everywhere else.
The cam going flat deal is crazy!!!! I have seen guys with 150lb seat, crank and crank and crank engines to get them running, and then run them for 2 minutes, over heat it, flood the cylinder with fuel, run water through the pan, and on and on and never loose the cam..... There is just no easy answer to it.....
I never knew you seen one of my engines run.
But on a serious note.I agree that there have been issue with parts over the years,but not any more so now then 30 years ago.A lot of hot rodders are totally convinced that cam companies are making flat tappet cams and lifters out of recycled Toyota scrap metal,and that there is no hope for flat tappet cams.I came up in the sport learning from a guy who has been racing since the 60's and ran and held records in both pro stock and modified production back in th early 70's.Bigblocks used to eat flat tappet cams back then too.They used to buy GM cams and have them hardened by a local metal shop.Of course back then they were running 8000 rpm 427's with stock GM 3/8 stem valves and steel retainers and 7/16" pushrods and using 200# of seat pressure to keep the thing from dropping a valve when they shifted it with their foot to the floor.He switched to a roller back around 72 or 73,but back then just like today,the roller lifters would fail and destroy the entire engine,but the lure of an extra 40 or 50 hp was too great to pass up.I think that the future of flat tappet cams is geting better in recent years.Aside from this oil problem,we have been making more power with both older and newer grinds then they were just 10 years ago.Failed roller lifters and the high cost to power ratio have been turning of the little guy racers for a few years now.Valve spring technology along with the decrease in cost of lightweight parts as technology trickles down allows for better valve control,and I see potential for reliable bigblock flat tappet cams with .700" lift or more in the future.Since the vast majority of bracket race 509 and 540 inch chevy engines with roller cams are currently running either the .714 or .708" comp or crane roller grinds,the sucess of a flat tappet of equal size would have a big effect on the preferences of most bracket engine builders.One interesting relationship I see on this front is Bill Mitchell and World products.Mitchell has always had respect for the long term durability of flat tappet cams in his race motors,and if if he really wanted to,I could see him offereing his bracket crate motors with a large ford cam bearing size and 1" diameter lifter bores,and running 550"+ bracket engines with.750"+ flat tappet cams and making gobs of power with modest rpm's and outstanding reliabilty.This would be a big hit with the big money travel road show"pro bracket racers" who want to buy 1000 hp engines that last 500 runs between valve lash adjustments and only turn 6500rpm.The potential is there,but lets see if the idea takes off.
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In the world of social networking sites like Facebook, a friend is someone who you declare some kind of connection with by allowing them to link to your profile. Social networkers then have 'friends lists', a group of people with whom they have some kind of virtual (and often real) association or friendship. To defriend someone then, is to cross them off the list, denying them access to your profile and throwing them out of your virtual friendship box. This well-established practice has also spawned a related activity noun defriending. The verb is often used in the passive, and predictably there are many and varied reasons for deciding who should be defriended, from someone whose irritating comments you're fed up with, through to the person that stole your boyfriend.
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Basically, he's hated for things that are out of his control for the most part.
Tebow is hated because he actually sucks. College Basketball? That sucks more than Tebow. Guess you're just mad you didn't even know what the words I used meant.
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Nothing you've said in this entire thread has had anything to do with anything I've said. You've been talking to yourself this whole time, melting down because you couldn't even form an argument against anything Ive said. Why is that? And you are aware that you're using a new fallacy now, right?
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You are aware you're referring to a straw man you've created through affirming the consequent and denying the antecedent, right?
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Brains: not just for zombies anymore!
To Chuck Norris, a zombie apocalypse is just a bonus round (sorry Straw Man).
Not to be confused with The Original Patrickspens Zombie Shirt
I LOL'ed xD
somehow though, the scarecrow is (a lot) creepier than the zombies, I dunno.
Regular zombies can be destroyed if you shoot them in the head. Does anything happen if you shoot this guy or do you need to use a flamethrower?
a heart...
a home...
the nerve...
At least it is comforting to know that we can still use fire.
I've heard some cultures eat flying monkey brains, but that really has nothing to do with this scenario. In for one.
Personally I'd go with the Tin Man during the zombie apocalypse to avoid just this kind of incident.
Blonde moment alert : When I first saw it, I thought "I've seen this before"...then I rememeber "DUH, it's from the derby"
This writeup would make Harold Arlen proud. (the Oz songwriter, for those who don't know!)
How did a dude made of straw break down a whole freakin door?
This is the BEST shirt I've seen on here in months, literally. Great job!
Thank god he wasn't a zombie when he met Dorothy!
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spilzer wrote:Not to be confused with The Original Patrickspens Zombie Shirt
Yeah I've got that shirt. I can't buy this one cause having the same zombies and brains chat bubble thingy would be weird.
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Since I also have Acquired Taste, purchasing this one too was a no-brainer ...
... and thus, there will be no point for zombies (or a scarecrow) to come after me. ^_^
Dorthy Gripped the shotgun tightly in her hands, read to make her last stand in the old home from Kansas. If it could take out a witch, then maybe the old homestead could protect her one last time. She breifly remembered the grim events.
At first, the Wizard said the virus could be contained. When munchkin land fell to the zombie plague though, all of Oz knew that the end was only a matter of time before the end came.
She cursed the lion for his cowardice, he fled the for the hills at the first sign of trouble.
The tinman was more noble about the whole thing and went down swinging his axe while trying to protect her. She used the bits that the zombies didn't take and melted it down for extra material for the nails.
And Scarecrow. Scarecrow that scumbag. He was the source of the plauge.
She should have seen it coming.
Their coming to get you Dorothy...
Zombie 1: Now which way do we go?
Scarecrow: points to the window on the left Pardon me, this way is a very nice way.
Zombie 2: Who said that?
Zombie 1 points at the Scarecrow
Zombie 2: Don't be silly. Scarecrows don't talk.
Scarecrow: points to the other window It's pleasant that way, too.
Zombie 1: That's funny. Wasn't he pointing the other way?
Scarecrow: points at the door Of course, some people do go both ways.
(based on my favorite scene from the movie)
Anybody who sees this shirt, run for your brain in the opposite direction.
Assassin15 wrote:How did a dude made of straw break down a whole freakin door?
And that's exactly why you should be afraid. Very afraid.
He huffed & he puffed & he blewwww the door down. Don't you know your fairy tales?
He may have had assistance from the zombies beside him. Just saying.
I love the attention to detail. The glass on the floor isn't just randomly drawn, which he could've done and gotten away with. Most pieces actually fit together with the pieces next to it. Very nice.
Shirt reminds me of "Kino der Toten" area in COD: Black Ops Zombie Mode. God, hated those zombies.
Where does that arm on the top left come from? Is it attached to a zombie somewhere? Seems like it's missing a body.
Great googly moogly, check out that vote count! That's one of the highest in a while.
Congrats to the Pats!
Is another shirt sellout soon to follow?
Will it make it past noon?
If and when it sells out, will people be upset that it's no longer available?
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Scarecrows!? The Zombie Survival Guide said nothing about scarecrows!
Happy Earth Day, everyone! Remember last year when there was an awesome derby of earth-day related shirts? What happened to that this year? That was one of my favorites, I think I bought all 3 of those shirts - and I was looking forward to more of them this year.
I feel as though this would be a great psychological examination tool:
Imagining yourself in the situation depicted here, what would you rely on to survive:
a) shotgun
b) cardio
c) slippers and a chant
If you choose a - you are a fighter.
If you choose b - you are a flighter.
If you choose c - that'll be $200, I'll see you next week.
Conversation between zombies and scarecrow in the Land of Woot as authored by patrickspens.
Scarecrow: I haven't got a brain...only straw.
Zombie: How can you talk if you haven't got a brain?
Scarecrow: I don't know...But some people without brains do an awful lot of talking... don't they?
As good as the first Zombie shirt!!!
turtlegir1 wrote:Happy Earth Day, everyone! Remember last year when there was an awesome derby of earth-day related shirts? What happened to that this year? That was one of my favorites, I think I bought all 3 of those shirts - and I was looking forward to more of them this year.
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So, I'm over in the Kids thread and I gotta tell you, it's a bit lonely over there. So I'm just gonna lure some of over there.
I'll even bribe you! Go over to the the Kids thread and write me some slogans for this butterfly factory.... uhm, garden. If I like your slogan, I just might give you a quality post!
The extra arms (and hands) with no apparent bodies remind me ominously of The Last Supper...
Narfcake wrote:Since I also have Acquired Taste, purchasing this one too was a no-brainer ...
... and thus, there will be no point for zombies (or a scarecrow) to come after me. ^_^
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People tend to go out of their minds with praise for PSpens shirts, and 90% of the time, I don't agree with it. One of those things I guess; his shirts just don't do much for me.
However, I dig this shirt. Clever use of the theme. It's also a rare pop culture reference that it is well integrated with the theme, as opposed to being awkwardly shoehorned in while paying lip service to the theme.
My one worry is how small it looks on the Woot example. Prints often end up being larger than their Woot decals, however.
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Ok, So, I take adderall for ADD. I feel that through meditation my concentration has gotten better. The medication helps me out tremendously outside of meditation. However I feel like I am using this medicine almost as a crutch, and sometimes it is difficult to meditate under the influence of adderall. (however sometimes it does help)
I would love to be off this medicine, honestly. But when I start thinking about how much it helps me, it makes me nervous to not be on it. But when I am on it, it makes me feel guilty because I feel that I might be able to concentrate without it.
I don't know what to do, I am torn between both worlds. Does anyone have some words of wisdom they can bestow upon me? Something in the next 40 minutes would be nice, because I have to work
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A Logan man has been sentenced to a year in jail, after attacking his brother -- with a knife -- because he was angry about a Facebook posting.
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Bosutinib (Bosulif®)
Pronounced: bo-SU-ti-nib
Classification: tyrosine kinase inhibitor
About Bosutinib (Bosulif®)
Bosutinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor. It works by blocking proteins that cause the rapid growth of certain types of leukemia cells. This helps the bone marrow to start making normal blood cells again.
Classification: tyrosine kinase inhibitor
How to Take Bosutinib
Bosutinib comes as a tablet to take by mouth. It should be taken once a day with food. Take bosutinib at around the same time every day. Do not crush, break or chew bosutinib tablets. If you miss a dose and it is more than 12 hours until the next scheduled dose, you should skip the missed dose and resume the medication with the next scheduled dose.
Bosutinib is broken down in the body by an enzyme called CYP3A4, which is affected by certain foods and medications. These foods and medications should be avoided while taking bosutinib and include: grapefruit, grapefruit juice, dexamethasone, ketoconazole, rifampin, phenytoin, St. John's wort, and modafanil. Be sure to tell your healthcare provider about all medications and supplements you take.
Bosutinib is best absorbed by your stomach, in the presence of stomach acid. Medications called proton pump inhibitors (Prilosec, Prevacid, Nexium), which reduce stomach acid, can interfere with bosutinib absorption and should not be taken. You can take medications that neutralize acid up to 2 hours before or 2 hours after bosutinib. These medications include: cimetidine, famotidine, ranitidine, Tums or Rolaids (or similar products).
Storage and Handling
Store your medication in the original, labeled container at room temperature and in a dry location (unless otherwise directed by your HCP or Pharmacist). This medication should not be stored in a pillbox. Keep containers out of reach of children and pets.
If a caregiver prepares your dose for you, they should consider wearing gloves or pour the tablets directly from their container into the cap, a small cup, or directly into your hand. They should avoid touching the pills. They should always wash their hands before and after giving you the medication. Pregnant or nursing women should not prepare the dose for you. Ask your oncology team where to return any unused medication for disposal. Do not flush down the toilet or throw in the trash.
Where do I get this medication?
Bosutinib is available through select specialty pharmacies. Your oncology team will work with your prescription drug plan to identify an in-network specialty pharmacy for distribution of this medication and shipment directly to your home.
Insurance Information
This medication may be covered under your prescription drug plan. Patient assistance may be available to qualifying individuals without prescription drug coverage. A co- pay assistance program, which reduces the patient co-pay responsibility for eligible commercially (non-government sponsored) insured patients, may also be available. Your care team can help you find these resources, if they are available.
Possible Side Effects
There are a number of things you can do to manage the side effects of busutinib Talk to your doctor or nurse about these recommendations. They can help you decide what will work best for you. These are some of the most common side effects:
Nausea and/or Vomiting
Talk to your doctor or nurse so they can prescribe medications to help you manage nausea and vomiting. In addition, dietary changes may help. Avoid things that may worsen the symptoms, such as heavy or greasy/fatty, spicy or acidic foods (lemons, tomatoes, oranges). Try antacids, (e.g. milk of magnesia, calcium tablets such as Tums), saltines, or ginger ale to lessen symptoms.
Call your doctor or nurse if you are unable to keep fluids down for more than 12 hours or if you feel lightheaded or dizzy at any time.
Your oncology team can recommend medications to relieve diarrhea. Also, try eating low-fiber, bland foods, such as white rice and boiled or baked chicken. Avoid raw fruits, vegetables, whole grain breads, cereals and seeds. Soluble fiber is found in some foods and absorbs fluid, which can help relieve diarrhea. Foods high in soluble fiber include: applesauce, bananas (ripe), canned fruit, orange sections, boiled potatoes, white rice, products made with white flour, oatmeal, cream of rice, cream of wheat, and farina. Drink 8-10 glasses on non-alcoholic, un-caffeinated fluid a day to prevent dehydration.
Low White Blood Cell Count (Leukopenia or Neutropenia)
White blood cells (WBC) are important for fighting infection. While receiving treatment, your WBC count can drop, putting you at a higher risk of getting an infection. You should let your doctor or nurse know right away if you have a fever (temperature greater than 100.4), sore throat or cold, shortness of breath, cough, burning with urination, or a sore that doesn't heal.
Tips to preventing infection:
- Washing hands, both yours and your visitors, is the best way to prevent the spread of infection.
- Avoid large crowds and people who are sick (i.e.: those who have a cold, fever or cough or live with someone with these symptoms).
- When working in your yard, wear protective clothing including long pants and gloves.
- Do not handle pet waste.
- Keep all cuts or scratches clean.
- Shower or bath daily and perform frequent mouth care.
- Do not cut cuticles or ingrown nails. You may wear nail polish, but not fake nails.
- Ask your doctor or nurse before scheduling dental appointments or procedures.
- Ask your doctor or nurse before you, or someone you live with, has any vaccinations.
Low Red Blood Cell Count (Anemia)
Your red blood cells are responsible for carrying oxygen to the tissues in your body. When the red cell count is low, you may feel tired or weak. You should let your doctor or nurse know if you experience any shortness of breath, difficulty breathing or pain in your chest. If the count gets too low, you may receive a blood transfusion.
Low Platelet Count (Thrombocytopenia)
Platelets help your blood clot, so when the count is low you are at a higher risk of bleeding. Let your doctor or nurse know if you have any excess bruising or bleeding, including nose bleeds, bleeding gums or blood in your urine or stool. If the platelet count becomes too low, you may receive a transfusion of platelets.
- Do not use a razor (an electric razor is fine).
- Avoid contact sports and activities that can result in injury or bleeding.
- Do not take aspirin (salicylic acid), non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs) such as Motrin®, Aleve®, Advil®, etc. as these can all increase the risk of bleeding. Unless your healthcare team tells you otherwise, you may take acetaminophen (Tylenol).
- Do not floss or use toothpicks and use a soft-bristle toothbrush to brush your teeth.
Liver Toxicity
This medication can cause liver toxicity, which your doctor may monitor for using blood tests, called liver function tests. If you develop elevations in your liver function tests, your healthcare provider may need to lower your dose or stop the medication. Notify your healthcare provider if you notice yellowing of the skin or eyes, your urine appears dark or brown or pain in your abdomen, as these can be signs of liver toxicity.
Fluid Retention
Bosutinib has been reported to cause fluid retention. This may result in swelling of the arms or legs, fluid in the lungs (pleural effusion) or heart (pericardial effusion). Notify your healthcare team if you develop swelling in your arms, legs, feet or abdomen, have an unexpected weight gain, racing heartbeat, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, or if you develop a dry cough.
Kidney Problems
This medication can affect your kidney function. Your healthcare team will monitor your kidney function throughout your treatment with busutinib. If you experience changes in the frequency or amount of urination, contact your care team.
Some patients may develop a rash, scaly skin, or red itchy bumps. Use an alcohol free moisturizer on your skin and lips; avoid moisturizers with perfumes or scents. Your doctor or nurse can recommend a topical medication if itching is bothersome. If your skin does crack or bleed, be sure to keep the area clean to avoid infection. Be sure to notify your healthcare provider of any rash that develops, as this can be a reaction. They can give you more tips on caring for your skin.
Fatigue is very common during cancer treatment and is an overwhelming feeling of exhaustion that is not usually relieved by rest. While on cancer treatment, and for a period after, you may need to adjust your schedule to manage fatigue. Plan times to rest during the day and conserve energy for more important activities. Exercise can help combat fatigue; a simple daily walk with a friend can help. Talk to your healthcare team for helpful tips on dealing with this side effect.
Reproductive Concerns
Exposure of an unborn child to this medication could cause birth defects, so you should not become pregnant or father a child while on this medication. Effective birth control is necessary during treatment. Even if your menstrual cycle stops or you believe you are not producing sperm, you could still be fertile and conceive. You should consult with your healthcare team before breastfeeding while receiving this medication.


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Mo Marley's U19s rounded off a perfect Euro 2011 First Round Qualifying campaign in Moldova with a 2-0 victory over Finland.
With both the Young Lions and their Finnish counterparts already guaranteed qualification into the Second Qualifying Round following victories over the hosts and Armenia, the afternoon fixture in Orhei would decide who would finish top of Group 1.
And it was the 2010 runners-up who came out on top. Everton's Alex Greenwood gave Marley's charges the lead on 27 minutes, following a corner from Chelsea's Drew Spence and they were able to hold on to their advantage going into the half-time break.
Just two minutes after the restart captain Jordan Nobbs doubled England's lead and made it an uphill struggle for the Finns that they simply could not overcome.
The three qualification performances will please Marley greatly, having witnessed her young players score 15 goals and concede none.
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Linux® is being adopted by an increasing number of embedded systems developers, who have been won over by its sophisticated scheduling and networking, its cost-free license, its open development model, and the support offered by rich and powerful programming tools. While there is a great deal of hype surrounding the use of Linux in embedded systems, there is not a lot of practical information. Building Embedded Linux Systems is the first in-depth, hard-core guide to putting together an embedded system based on the Linux kernel. This indispensable book features arcane and previously undocumented procedures for:
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This book is a very good tutorial on the methods for building embedded linux systems from open source. It provides examples for several commonly used cpu's which are very helpful when testing the end build on a target. The book provides much of the background concepts & methods for working with open source code & making it work for your needs. It was written in the 2002 timeframe and so it's 2.4.x kernel centric. However, the concepts are all the same & it is a great learning tool for beginners & veterans alike. I have also taken Karim's week long class & highly recommend it as well. EB
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Home DePot in the plumbing section. I believe it's called a flare nut.
Home DePot in the plumbing section. I believe it's called a flare nut.
Okay. I'm ready to start painting my Jango gauntlets. What
is the general consensus as to the best paint/clearcoat combo
to use for them? I have made mine out of sintra/bondo and have primed them with krylon sandable primer. I used Testors
Metalizer (the kind you buff to a nice luster) on the armor and it came out really nice, but have been afraid to clear coat it for fear of dulling it up. The only thing I added over it was R&B (which i'm also afraid to try and clear coat!). Should I use the same method on the gauntlets, or is there some better stuff out there that I can use? I would think I would need to clear coat the gauntlets since they are such a high traffic piece of the costume.
I just took the end of an ink pen, the plastic pointed part and painted it, looks the same to me
Try the brush N leaf stuff.
This what I just spent the last hour and a half machining, a set of 4 darts and grappling dart!
Arturo, youre gonna cry when you find out what I made these from....of course, you'll probably spot it.
I believe they are replacement tips for a center punch, somewhat like the ones pictured here http://www.tools-plus.com/gen79p-2.html but the knurl isn't there or it is covered by a small rubber washer? But I thought they were pretty close
Yeah those leather punches look good, Im not sure what to buy now!
Are you talking about the flamethrower tips?? If so they are called "Flared Funnel Nuts". Man that kinda sounds bad don't it
I found them near the plumbing section in Lowes. Took me forever to find them though.
OK, now I've located the flare nuts for the flame thrower.
Now where can I find something for the pointy end of the
rocket thing on the left gauntlet?
Honestly, I went to Home Depot expecting to find the pointy
thing. Oh well, I needed the flare nuts too.
I know that this has been covered already.
What is everybody using??
Is it confirmed what hose is used??
Diameter of hose??
i used braided steel hoses found in the plumbing section...they screw right into my gauntlets and they are painted gunmetal in color now
Same here. Braided steel hose from the plumbing section of Home Depot.
I used permament black magic marker to color mine black...however, it
does tend to rub off a little.
How is everyone attaching them to the jumpsuit?
Actually, I didn't attach mine at all. I duct taped the hoses together at the ends
and tucked them way up into my second sleeve...which I had my girlfriend sew
so that there was a gap in the stitching between the top and middle back of my
shoulder. That way, when I put my arms straight out or rotate them up, the hoses
feed into that gap and into the back of my vest instead of bunching up.
Do we know if Braided steel hose is what was used on the real suit?? From the pics taken at CII it looks different.
I think that I will buy some of the Clear PVC Braided hose and experiment with some black coating of some sorts. I will get back with you all with what I find.
I used blue tube lighting from Target. The hoses looked blue to me in the AOTC Visual Dictionary. Just gut it and it looks pretty good. Granted, I don't have it hooked up yet (I'm saving up for some RA gauntlets), but it looked right to me. Anyone ever think that these aren't really gauntlets? Gauntlets are a type of glove-like armor, covering the hands. These are more like bracers. Anyway, just a thought.
Black PVC hose from Home Depot.
yup, that's what i used. Search the threads for gauntlet hose, there's a big thread somewhere, just look, i dare you
I also used the HD black hoses...
I used coax cable. I glued two coax connectors into the flame thrower box on the left gauntlet and just screwed the cable into those.
I am using Lowes fuel line. I think that Jangos is the line like on a sink sprayer. Just with black vinyl dye, or Candy apple black.
Hoses look blue to me too. Ive searched *EVERYWHERE* for translucent Dark blue hose. Impossible to find. The closest I came was this
It's nowhere near the right color, so I painted my own sink hose with blue ink. I only did a few inches, using a large Pilot marker, but what I want to do is use some liquid ink poured on the inside. This way, I dont have to worry about it rubbing off.
So what size PVC hose should I use for Jango? 1/8", 1/2",etc. ??


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Surprise! During an action-packed Saturday at VGX in Los Angeles, we finally got to reveal a couple of new projects Telltale will be working on in 2014.
First off, we're partnering up with our friends at Gearbox Software and 2K to create an all-new episodic game series, Tales from the Borderlands. More details to come later in 2014, but for now, check out this announcement trailer for a taste of what's about to go down on Pandora...
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Check out the four new Mondo prints of Guillermo del Toro science fiction movie's Pacific Rim that will be made available for sale at the Mondo booth at Comic-Con from Wednesday, July 17 to Sunday, July 21.
Mondo has always been instrumental in cementing world creation in pop culture these posters by Ash Thorp and Kevin Tong and Vania Zouravliov capture perfectly the wild, gleeful spirit of Pacific Rim heres to a mad world of Mecha and Kaiju!! said del Toro in a statement.
I love monsters. I love robots. I love Guillermo del Toro. When he asked us to do posters for a movie he was directing with both, how could we say no? GDT wasnt a bystander in the process, though. As he did in our previous directors series, he helped hand pick the artist and gave notes on the designs. Were all very proud to have worked on this project with him, said Justin Ishmael CEO of Mondo.
Source: Entertainment Weekly
Didn't know about the extra scene after the closing credits? Now you can see the scene with the closing and opening credits, thanks you Imaginary Forces for being them online.
When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanitys resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroesa washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi)who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankinds last hope against the mounting apocalypse.
Oscar nominee Guillermo del Toro is directing Pacific Rim from a script by Travis Beacham. Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni and Mary Parent are producing, with Callum Greene serving as executive producer.
The film stars Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day , and Ron Perlman. The ensemble cast also includes Max Martini, Robert Kazinsky, Clifton Collins, Jr., Burn Gorman, Larry Joe Campbell, Diego Klattenhoff, and Brad William Henke.
Del Toros behind-the-scenes team includes Academy Award®-winning director of photography Guillermo Navarro, production designer Andrew Neskoromny, editor Peter Amundson, and costume designer Kate Hawley.
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Sharon writes:
Hello fellow virus lovers,
I first want to comment about Vincent's pick of the week a few weeks back, the book "Polio" by David Oshinsky. I am currently studying poliovirus in Julie Pfeiffer's lab (as you revealed many moons ago with a previous email I sent), and I received this book as a gift from my mother. David Oshinsky was in San Angelo, TX (my home town, and in the first sentence of the book) speaking about his book and receipt of the Pulitzer Prize and doing a signing. My mom attended the event and subsequently purchased a book for she and I. I love it! This is a wonderful historical perspective of the societal impact of poliovirus and impending vaccine "arms race" between Salk and Sabin that you don't necessarily get from Pubmed. This book has been circulating in our lab for a while now and I recommend it to anyone.
I would like to recommend a pick of the week that I think hasn't been suggested yet. It's a PBS special called "Naturally Obsessed" (http://naturallyobsessed.com/). The film (~1 hour long) is a documentary that follows 3 graduate students in the pursuit of their PhDs and the divergent routes they take. We watched the video for a lab meeting, and all sympathized with the students in the video in regards to the rigor (and dissapointments of mountains of negative data) of graduate school. It does have a happy ending!
One more short mention. I have listened to every TWIV podcast and have heard you all ask several times if anyone is studying gastrointestinal (commensal) bacterial effects on viruses. No one to date has published on this subject, but keep an eye out. :)
As always, I love the podcast! Thank you for broadening my virology knowledge!
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Dear TWiV,
I'm an second year undergraduate in Genetics at the Queens University in Belfast, Northern Ireland. I've been listening to TWiV for about a year now and I find it fascinating! I had not been much interested in viruses until I discovered your podcast and took a introductory virology module this year, but now I'm considering the field of virology as a long term career.
What caught my eye the most within my Virology course is the idea of virus-mediated gene therapy, something that (and I could be wrong) I don't remember you talking about on the show. My sister is affected by Type 2 Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a condition which is caused by the loss of the SMN1 (Survival Motor Neurone 1) gene and my question is,
How far away are we from being able to successfully carry out gene therapy for genes such as this?
My thoughts are: that one of the main problems would be the size, from my basic knowledge I know we have successfully put GFP (Green Jellyfish Protein) into a measles virus and had it express GFP in ferrets etc, but genes like the SMN1 gene are considerably bigger (28kbp as supposed to the 1kbp GFP) so, what are the current and theoretical limits of gene size we can integrate into viral genomes?
And finally, what would be stopping us from simply building our own viruses to deliver the genes? I've heard about the poliovirus which was built from scratch because the sequence was known and it was simply ordered as primers and put together to create a live virus, but with lots of different strains of different viruses being sequenced and publicly available, wouldn't it be possible to engineer and build a fit to purpose virus? It seems locigal to me that you could take different sequences from wild viruses and create a viral genome of your own. A capsid protein from here, a reverse transcription enzyme from there, a replicase enzyme from somewhere else and so on. Could it be possible that we could greate a virus that would give a persistent infection of the appropriate tissues that shows little or no harmful cytopathic effect and delivers your missing gene?
I would love to hear you talk about this on the show, look forward to my TWiV fix every week,
Andrew in Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Hi Guys, excellent podcast for IT business analyst with no virus knowledge. Just wondering about flu/cold transmission in the household. Would sharing toothpaste be a valid way to transmit easily. I figure it would ie person with cold , toothpaste tube to brush, mouth to brush, next person has toothpaste tube to brush, brush to mouth. or it this paranoia :). or does tooth paste kill it? interesting :)
Would it be a high chance of catching the cold?
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Hello Twiv,
Thank you for putting together a great podcast. My question refers to the podcast "Gators go Viral," in which you talk about viruses attacking cancer cells (jaw dropper). I was wondering and it might be a little early to talk about this but is there any chance of evolution/resistance in these cancer cells when you expose them to this virus treatment.
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I recently spoke with Tim Tuttle, the CEO of Expect Labs, a company that operates at the vanguard of two computing categories: Voice recognition (a field populated by established vendors like Nuance Communications, Apple, and Google) and what we can call the Intelligent Assistant space (which is probably most popularly demonstrated by IBM's "Jeopardy"-winning Watson). In their own words, Expect Labs leverages "language understanding, speech analysis, and statistical search" technologies to create digital assistant solutions.
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Steamboat Springs — Two years ago, Peggy Epstein had a hard time keeping up with her biking buddies.
A bike upgrade and many more rides later, she holds her own while riding county roads with other older adults — and continues to surprise herself.
"Today I must have biked about 26 miles, which I think is shocking," Epstein said after a recent ride in Strawberry Park with members of the Over The Hill Gang.
The Gang, a recreation and social group for adults ages 50 and older, contributes to a strong cycling community for older adults — from casual riders acquainting their legs to riding rhythms to adventurers addicted to the thrills and perils of singletrack.
Advantages of living in a biking community — clubs and advocacy organizations, bike shops, health professionals and experienced riders eager to help — make the sport less intimidating and more accessible to beginners interested in biking toward better health.
"After my rides, I feel absolutely wonderful," Epstein said.
Reaping the benefits
Anyone who has tackled a hill, harsh head winds or a longer than expected route can attest to cycling's challenges. It's those challenges, however, that help make cycling physically and mentally fulfilling.
The cardiovascular benefits of cycling make it a good form of exercise for those looking to maintain or lose weight. It also tends to be easy on the joints, especially the knees, explained Jennifer Kerr, a physical therapist at SportsMed.
"I think biking can be a lot gentler than other forms of exercise," she said.
The freedom of spinning along the river, among green hills or through a forest, and the satisfaction of reaching a goal, clears the mind and helps ward off depression.
This, in addition to the camaraderie and encouragement of sharing the sport with others, keeps many riders in the saddle.
"All this stuff keeps you younger and feeling good, not like a lump of lead," said Frannie Mervis, who bikes alone and with others in the Over The Hill Gang.
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There are many things cyclists can do to ride comfortably and also reduce risks.
As with any exercise, older adults, especially those with conditions affecting their vision, balance or cardiovascular health, should check with their doctor before starting a biking routine.
Beginners should take it slow and focus on enjoying the activity, gradually working up to more challenge.
"Just set a goal every single day and try to push yourself a little further every time you go out," Epstein said.
Accessories and specialty bikes can make cycling possible for many.
For example, mirrors that hook on to handlebars, helmets or glasses can help people with neck or back strain. Wide tires, recumbent bikes or trikes can be more comfortable and safer for riders with sensitive balance.
Some physical therapy offices offer bike fitting services and suggestions for bike modifications to ease or prevent neck or low back pain, numbness and tingling in the hands and other discomforts, Kerr said.
Having a bike in good working condition and knowing how to operate that bike and do minor repairs can make the different between a miserable and great ride. This is where local bike shops are a great resource, said Robin Craigen, president of Routt County Riders, an advocacy group for local cyclists.
"The bikes today are able to do incredible things, but you need to learn how to use them to get the benefit of that," he said.
In addition to getting bikes serviced annually, it's a good idea for beginning riders to take advantage of bike shop clinics, which provide tips on skills such as braking, using gears and tackling obstacles on the trail, as well as how to change a flat tire and perform a basic tune up.
Self-sufficiency — carrying adequate water and food, wearing a helmet, gloves and proper clothing, carrying tools and supplies and being able to fix minor problems, can go a long way, especially on a backcountry road or trail.
Common sense can be a rider's best ally. Avoiding heavy traffic and busy routes, watching weather reports and obeying traffic laws and trail etiquette are just a few ways to reduce the risk of injury or worse while riding.
While traffic laws are leaning more in favor of cyclists, this should not lead riders to a blasé attitude on the road.
"You should always be considerate of other road users — remember, we (cyclists) are the vulnerable road users … you have to make smart decisions," Craigen said.
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Using Data to Manage and Optimize Your (Content) Brand's Value
One of the benefits media companies enjoy from using an integrated platform like Cisco Eos to deliver their social entertainment experiences is having a singular data view on how audiences are interacting with and around their branded content. This data can be extremely valuable in helping enhance or optimize the value of the content experiences for both the consumer and the business — or, it can be just another distraction.
As an ex-data wonk (and now a marketer trying to leverage a multitude of measurement systems), I know that more data is not always more useful. With the overwhelming amounts of data available from your online channels, the more rare asset is actionable insights that can be derived from all that raw data. Many times insights can come from simply putting individual data points (e.g. a 10% increase in traffic) into context — which helps me understand if a 10% increase is a good outcome relative to what I'm trying to achieve, or some external benchmarks. The ability to provide context around individual metrics gives marketers and website operators a robust platform for testing and evaluating the value each web experience is delivering to its audience.
Introducing the Cisco Eos Brand Value Index (BVI)
We've generated a significant amount of data across the 100 Eos-powered web sites, and we recently put on our data spelunking caps to dig into this data to find actionable best practices our customers could use today, as well as to define a framework for contextualizing the broader data landscape generated by Eos interactions.
What I'd like to do now is to introduce you to some early thinking on a contextual analytics framework in Cisco Eos that we're calling the Brand Value Index (BVI).
Before you ask, a couple of points on the data:
1) We only have access to the anonymous, behavioral data generated when audiences interact with, and around the content on a Eos-powered web site or mobile application. In the Eos data structure, Personally Identifiable Information (PII) about users is held separately from the behavioral data and is owned by the Eos customer whose site generated that data.
2) A similar caveat for the transactional data (for example, ecommerce shopping cart data, advertising click thrus, etc) generated on Eos sites but fulfilled by another system.
3) The contextual framework introduced below is still in development (comments welcome!) and is complementary to the descriptive, embedded analytics currently available in the Eos administrative application.
What we Found and the Brand Value Index
To simplify our data mining efforts we took a subset of Eos data, focusing on 65 Eos sites that were live between Dec 2009 and July 2010. This data set represented about:
- 26+ million site visits
- 14.5+ million unique visitors
- 4+ million hours on site
- 23+ million media plays and 70+ M Page Views
To date we've found a number of interesting findings, but I'm going to focus on the broader theme of how media companies can use Eos data to enhance or optimize the "value" of their branded web site.
One insight from my past life in market research is that each customer defines "value" differently depending on their objectives, business and perspective. To some, "value" may be greater audience engagement, or promotional reach, while others will focus solely on the direct revenue a particular site generates.
As a result, our objective of creating a framework for providing actionable, contextual insight to customers needed to accommodate multiple business outcomes, as well as different levels of granularity for analysis. The Cisco Eos Brand Value Index therefore incorporates metrics from three dimensions:
1. Audience: overall traffic each site is generating in terms of one-time visits, repeat visits and site registrations
2. Content: the audience's consumption of content on your sites as measured by metrics such as Page Views, Media Play, time on site
3. Context: the point of social entertainment sites, like those delivered by Eos, is to get people to engage with your brands and premium content via social features. These "social" interactions around your premium content are represented in the BVI by metrics such as commenting, sharing, rating, etc.
Rolling these individual factors into a single, composite Brand Value Index score gives managers a way to evaluate the relative performance of their individual sites, and overall portfolio — which gives them a vehicle for having a fact-based discussion about where to allocate their scarce resources — either to improve underperforming sites, or to extend over performing sites.
This is the first level of granularity accessible through the BVI. In addition to the single index, the individual metrics can be visualized on a radar or spider chart to allow you to quickly assess how a site is performing against your objectives, portfolio, against the average across Eos sites — and even over time as you tweak your sites. I'll discuss in a future post how you can use this next level of BVI detail to evaluate and optimize the value of your sites and online brands.Tags:
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I really enjoyed this post. You explain this topic very well. It is imperative to develop a rich understanding of the consumer. Translating that knowledge into strategic recommendations for all aspects of advertising and qualitative marketing research is also important to the consumer. It is important to be devoted to knowing both client and target consumers through qualitative marketing research consultancy.


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