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One Of The Biggest At-Home DNA Testing Companies Is Working With The FBI
22 days ago by jm
Family Tree reveal that they are providing access to customer-submitted DNA records:biometrics privacy dna family-tree via:antonio-regalado genealogy data-protection fbi us
(via Antonio Regalado)
"We are nearing a de-facto national DNA database," Natalie Ram, an assistant law professor at the University of Baltimore who specializes in bioethics and criminal justice, told BuzzFeed News. "We don't choose our genetic relatives, and I cannot sever my genetic relation to them. There's nothing voluntary about that."
Others aired similar concerns. "I would be very against Family Tree DNA allowing law enforcement to have open access to their DNA database," Debbie Kennett, a British genealogy enthusiast and honorary research associate at University College London said. "I don't think it's right for law enforcement to use a database without the informed consent of the consumer."
(via Antonio Regalado)
22 days ago by jm
'Stop hosting GDC in SF' twitter thread
march 2018 by jm
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The twitter thread is replete with scary stories of robberies, TSA hassling attendees, etc.
Emre Deniz: 'My GDC feedback was simple:
Stop hosting it in SF.
I'll be going back for tourist stuff but for the conference it needs to go. SF is a dangerous city and America is not welcome to non western developers.
The city hates us being there, we are worried being there, move it.'
The twitter thread is replete with scary stories of robberies, TSA hassling attendees, etc.
march 2018 by jm
Physical separation of cyclists from traffic "crucial" to dropping injury rates, shows U.S. study
may 2017 by jm
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Citing a further study of differing types of cycling infrastructure in Canada, the editorial writes that an 89% increase in safety was noted on streets with physical separation over streets where no such infrastructure existed. Unprotected cycling space was found to be 53% safer.
In 2014 there were 902 recorded cyclists fatalities in America and 35,206 serious injuries. Per kilometre cycled fatalities per 100 million kilometres cycled sat at 4.7. In the Netherlands and Denmark those rates sit at 1 and 1.1, respectively.
may 2017 by jm
Snowden Documents Reveal Scope of Secrets Exposed to China in 2001 Spy Plane Incident
april 2017 by jm
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april 2017 by jm
Mail-Order Kit Houses
february 2017 by jm
could be ordered by mail and built by a single carpenter. Pretty coolarchitecture history housing us kit-houses mail-order houses
february 2017 by jm
German Privacy Regulators Fined Adobe, Others Over U.S. Data Transfers
june 2016 by jm
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Adobe was fined 8,000 euros, Punica 9,000 euros and Unilever 11,000 euros. The regulator said they had put in place alternative legal mechanisms for transferring data to the United States following the fine. "The fact that the companies have eventually implemented a legal basis for the transfer had to be taken into account in a favorable way for the calculation of the fines," said Johannes Caspar, the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection. "For future infringements, stricter measures have to be applied."
june 2016 by jm
april 2016 by jm
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april 2016 by jm
Neutered RNG let man rig million dollar lotteries | Ars Technica
april 2016 by jm
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A forensic examination found that the generator had code that was installed after the machine had been audited by a security firm that directed the generator not to produce random numbers on three particular days of the year if two other conditions were met. Numbers on those days would be drawn by an algorithm that Tipton could predict [...] All six prizes linked to Tipton were drawn on either Nov. 23 or Dec. 29 between 2005 and 2011.
april 2016 by jm
US Lottery insider accused of stealing millions by hacking lottery machines across the US
january 2016 by jm
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Prosecutors believe that Tipton, 52, used his access to the machines to surreptitiously install software programs that let him know the winning numbers in advance before disappearing without a trace. They say he worked with associates such as his brother Tommy Tipton — a Texas judge — and Texas businessman Robert Rhodes to play those numbers and collect prizes dating back to 2005.
january 2016 by jm
Report: Everyone Should Get a Security Freeze
november 2015 by jm
"Whether your personal information has been stolen or not, your best protection against someone opening new credit accounts in your name is the security freeze (also known as the credit freeze), not the often-offered, under-achieving credit monitoring. Paid credit monitoring services in particular are not necessary because federal law requires each of the three major credit bureaus to provide a free credit report every year to all customers who request one. You can use those free reports as a form of do-it-yourself credit monitoring."us credit credit-freeze security phishing brian-krebs
november 2015 by jm
Tech companies like Facebook not above the law, says Max Schrems
october 2015 by jm
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"Big companies didn't only rely on safe harbour: they also rely on binding corporate rules and standard contractual clauses. But it's interesting that the court decided the case on fundamental rights grounds: so it doesn't matter remotely what ground you transfer on, if that process is still illegal under 7 and 8 of charter, it can't be done."
"Ireland has no interest in doing its job, and will continue not to, forever. Clearly it's an investment issue – but overall the policy is: we don't regulate companies here. The cost of challenging any of this in the courts is prohibitive. And the people don't seem to care."
october 2015 by jm
net.wars: Unsafe harbor
october 2015 by jm
Wendy Grossman on where the Safe Harbor decision is leading.safe-harbor privacy law us eu surveillance wendy-grossman via:tupp_ed
(via Simon McGarr)
One clause would require European companies to tell their relevant data protection authorities if they are being compelled to turn over data - even if they have been forbidden to disclose this under US law. Sounds nice, but doesn't mobilize the rock or soften the hard place, since companies will still have to pick a law to violate. I imagine the internal discussions there revolving around two questions: which violation is less likely to land the CEO in jail and which set of fines can we afford?
(via Simon McGarr)
october 2015 by jm
The Surveillance Elephant in the Room…
october 2015 by jm
Very perceptive post on the next steps for safe harbor, post-Schrems.ec cjeu surveillance safe-harbor schrems privacy europe us uk gchq nsa
And behind that elephant there are other elephants: if US surveillance and surveillance law is a problem, then what about UK surveillance? Is GCHQ any less intrusive than the NSA? It does not seem so – and this puts even more pressure on the current reviews of UK surveillance law taking place. If, as many predict, the forthcoming Investigatory Powers Bill will be even more intrusive and extensive than current UK surveillance laws this will put the UK in a position that could rapidly become untenable. If the UK decides to leave the EU, will that mean that the UK is not considered a safe place for European data? Right now that seems the only logical conclusion – but the ramifications for UK businesses could be huge.
[....] What happens next, therefore, is hard to foresee. What cannot be done, however, is to ignore the elephant in the room. The issue of surveillance has to be taken on. The conflict between that surveillance and fundamental human rights is not a merely semantic one, or one for lawyers and academics, it's a real one. In the words of historian and philosopher Quentin Skinner "the current situation seems to me untenable in a democratic society." The conflict over Safe Harbor is in many ways just a symptom of that far bigger problem. The biggest elephant of all.
october 2015 by jm
5 takeaways from the death of safe harbor – POLITICO
october 2015 by jm
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Reacting to the ruling, the [EC] stressed that data transfers between the U.S. and Europe can continue on the basis of other legal mechanisms.
A lot rides on what steps the Commission and national data protection supervisors take in response. "It is crucial for legal certainty that the EC sends a clear signal," said Nauwelaerts.
That could involve providing a timeline for concluding an agreement with U.S. authorities, together with a commitment from national data protection authorities not to block data transfers while negotiations are on-going, he explained.
october 2015 by jm
Daragh O'Brien on the CJEU judgement on Safe Harbor
october 2015 by jm
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Many organisations I've spoken to have had the cunning plan of adopting model contract clauses as their fall back position to replace their reliance on Safe Harbor. [....] The best that can be said for Model Clauses is that they haven't been struck down by the CJEU. Yet.
october 2015 by jm
EU court adviser: data-share deal with U.S. is invalid | Reuters
september 2015 by jm
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The Safe Harbor agreement does not do enough to protect EU citizen's private information when it reached the United States, Yves Bot, Advocate General at the European Court of Justice (ECJ), said. While his opinions are not binding, they tend to be followed by the court's judges, who are currently considering a complaint about the system in the wake of revelations from ex-National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden of mass U.S. government surveillance.
september 2015 by jm
3 Lessons From The Amazon Takedown - Fortune
august 2015 by jm
They are: The leaders we admire aren't always that admirable; Economic performance and costs trump employee well-being; and people participate in and rationalize their own subjugation.amazon work work-life-balance life us fortune via:ldoody ceos employment happiness
'In the end, "Amazonians" are not that different from other people in their psychological dynamics. Their company is just a more extreme case of what many other organizations regularly do. And most importantly, let's locate the problem, if there is one, and its solution where it most appropriately belongs—not with a CEO who is greatly admired (and wealthy beyond measure) running a highly admired company, but with a society where money trumps human well-being and where any price, maybe even lives, is paid for status and success.'
(via Lean)
'In the end, "Amazonians" are not that different from other people in their psychological dynamics. Their company is just a more extreme case of what many other organizations regularly do. And most importantly, let's locate the problem, if there is one, and its solution where it most appropriately belongs—not with a CEO who is greatly admired (and wealthy beyond measure) running a highly admired company, but with a society where money trumps human well-being and where any price, maybe even lives, is paid for status and success.'
(via Lean)
august 2015 by jm
Texting at the wheel kills more US teenagers every year than drink-driving
april 2015 by jm
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Texting while behind the wheel has overtaken drink driving as the biggest cause of death among teenagers in America. More than 3,000 teenagers are killed every year in car crashes caused by texting while driving compared to 2,700 from drink driving. The study by Cohen Children's Medical Center also discovered that 50 per cent of students admit to texting while driving.
april 2015 by jm
The US complains that others steal its technology, but America was once a tech pirate itself
december 2014 by jm
History repeating itself -- see the "Gongkai" story today for a modern analogue.china gongkai patents ip copyright history us uk textiles spinning
Hamilton used patents to lure immigrants with skills and knowledge to move to the United States. George Parkinson, for example, was awarded a patent in 1791 for a textile spinning machine, which was really just a rip-off of a machine he had used in England. The United States also paid his family's expenses to emigrate and re-locate to the US. [...]
The Brits were not happy about the attempts to steal their intellectual property. Severe penalties were on the books for anyone trying to take machines or designs out of the country, or even to lure skilled workers. It was actually illegal for such skilled workers to leave the country.
december 2014 by jm
Digital Rights Ireland files Amicus Brief in Microsoft v USA with Liberty and ORG
december 2014 by jm
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Microsoft -v- USA is an important ongoing case, currently listed for hearing in 2015 before the US Federal Court of Appeal of the 2nd Circuit.
However, as the case centres around the means by which NY law enforcement are seeking to access data of an email account which resides in Dublin, it is also crucially significant to Ireland and the rest of the EU. For that reason, Digital Rights Ireland instructed us to file an Amicus Brief in the US case, in conjunction with the global law firm of White & Case, who have acted pro bono in their representation.
Given the significance of the case for the wider EU, both Liberty and the Open Rights Group in the UK have joined Digital Rights Ireland as amici on this brief. We hope it will be of aid to the US court in assessing the significance of the order being appealed by Microsoft for EU citizens and European states, in the light of the existing US and EU Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty.
december 2014 by jm
IRS says free software projects can't be nonprofits - Boing Boing
july 2014 by jm
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In a disturbing precedent, the Yorba Foundation, which makes apps for [GNOME], has had its nonprofit status application rejected by the IRS because some of [its] projects may benefit for-profit entities.
july 2014 by jm
Internet Tolls And The Case For Strong Net Neutrality
march 2014 by jm
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings blogs about the need for Net Neutrality:consumer net-neutrality comcast netflix protectionism cartels isps us congestion capacity
Interestingly, there is one special case where no-fee interconnection is embraced by the big ISPs -- when they are connecting among themselves. They argue this is because roughly the same amount of data comes and goes between their networks. But when we ask them if we too would qualify for no-fee interconnect if we changed our service to upload as much data as we download** -- thus filling their upstream networks and nearly doubling our total traffic -- there is an uncomfortable silence. That's because the ISP argument isn't sensible. Big ISPs aren't paying money to services like online backup that generate more upstream than downstream traffic. Data direction, in other words, has nothing to do with costs. ISPs around the world are investing in high-speed Internet and most already practice strong net neutrality. With strong net neutrality, new services requiring high-speed Internet can emerge and become popular, spurring even more demand for the lucrative high-speed packages ISPs offer. With strong net neutrality, everyone avoids the kind of brinkmanship over blackouts that plague the cable industry and harms consumers. As the Wall Street Journal chart shows, we're already getting to the brownout stage. Consumers deserve better.
march 2014 by jm
Difference Engine: Obituary for software patents
december 2013 by jm
The Economist reckons we're finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel where the patent troll shakedown is concerned:the-economist patents swpats trolls us east-texas law
If the use of state consumer-protection laws to ward off frivolous patent suits were to catch on, it could give the trolls serious pause for thought—especially if their mass mailings of threatening letters to businesses were met by dozens of law suits from attorneys general demanding their presence in state courts across the land. One way or another, things are beginning to look ominous for those who would exploit the inadequacies of America's patent system.
december 2013 by jm
European Parliament passes a vote calling for the EU/US SWIFT agreement to be suspended
october 2013 by jm
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"the European Parliament has today sent a clear message that enough is enough. The revelations about NSA interception of SWIFT data make a mockery of the EU's agreement with the US, through which the bank data of European citizens is delivered to the US anti-terror system (TFTP). What is the purpose of an agreement like this, which was concluded in good faith, if the US authorities are going to circumvent its provisions?
"The EU cannot continue to remain silent in the face of these ongoing revelations: it gives the impression we are little more than a lap dog of the US. If we are to have a healthy relationship with the US, based on mutual respect and benefit, EU governments must not be afraid of defending core EU values when they are infringed. EU leaders must finally take a clear and unambiguous stance on the NSA violations at this week's summit."
october 2013 by jm
How not to stop spammers
september 2013 by jm
anti-spam spam law seattle us can-spam spamarrest sentient-jets
Spam Arrest is a company that sells an anti-spam service. They attempted to sue some spammers and, as has been widely reported, lost badly. This case emphasizes three points that litigious antispammers seem not to grasp:
Under CAN SPAM, a lot of spam is legal.
Judges hate plaintiffs who try to be too clever, and hate sloppy preparation even more.
Never, ever, file a spam suit in Seattle.
september 2013 by jm
Open Rights Group - EU Commission caved to US demands to drop anti-PRISM privacy clause
june 2013 by jm
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Reports this week revealed that the US successfully pressed the European Commission to drop sections of the Data Protection Regulation that would, as the Financial Times explains, "have nullified any US request for technology and telecoms companies to hand over data on EU citizens.
The article [...] would have prohibited transfers of personal information to a third country under a legal request, for example the one used by the NSA for their PRISM programme, unless "expressly authorized by an international agreement or provided for by mutual legal assistance treaties or approved by a supervisory authority."
The Article was deleted from the draft Regulation proper, which was published shortly afterwards in January 2012. The reports suggest this was due to intense pressure from the US. Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding favoured keeping the the clause, but other Commissioners seemingly did not grasp the significance of the article.
june 2013 by jm
The America Invents Act: Fighting Patent Trolls With "Prior Art"
march 2013 by jm
Don Marti makes some suggestions regarding the America Invents Act: record your work's timeline; use the new Post-Grant Challenging process; and use the new "prior user" defence, which lets you rely on your own non-public uses.swpats patent-trolls patenting us prior-art
many of the best practices for tracking new versions of software and other digital assets can also help protect you against patent trolls. It's a good time to talk to your lawyer about a defensive strategy, and to connect that strategy to your version control and deployment systems to make sure you're collecting and retaining all of the information that could help you under this new law.
march 2013 by jm
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Author: Leah Carroll
Genre: Nonfiction/Memoir
Release Date: March 7, 2017
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Like James Ellroy's, My Dark Places, DOWN CITY is a gripping narrative built of memory and reportage, and Leah Carroll's portrait of Rhode Island is sure to take a place next Mary Karr's portrayal of her childhood in East Texas and David Simon's gritty Baltimore.
Leah Carroll's mother, a gifted amateur photographer, was murdered by two drug dealers with Mafia connections when Leah was four years old. Her father, a charming alcoholic who hurtled between depression and mania, was dead by the time she was eighteen. Why did her mother have to die? Why did the man who killed her receive such a light sentence? What darkness did Leah inherit from her parents? Leah was left to put together her own future and, now in her memoir, she explores the mystery of her parents' lives, through interviews, photos, and police records.
DOWN CITY is a raw, wrenching memoir of a broken family and an indelible portrait of Rhode Island- a tiny state where the ghosts of mafia kingpins live alongside the feisty, stubborn people working hard just to get by. Heartbreaking, and mesmerizing, it's the story of a resilient young woman's determination to discover the truth about a mother she never knew and the deeply troubled father who raised her--a man who was, Leah writes, "both my greatest champion and biggest obstacle."
"Leah Carroll's DOWN CITY drops us into a family story heavy with secrets and crackling with regret. Hers is a portrait of two parents straining desperately to find their better angels, and a daughter whose resilience is tested again and again. The fact that she proves herself both survivor and frank and generous curator of their story is a great gift, both to their memory and to readers alike." —Megan Abbott, bestselling author of The Fever and You Will Know Me
"Leah Carroll's writing is vivid and honest, and DOWN CITY is a clear-eyed act of regaining a father by artfully cataloging his loss." —Charles Graeber, New York Times bestselling author of The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder
"Quick and clear as glass, evocative and engaging, DOWN CITY is a story of a daughter's moving search for the truth about the parents whose dark complexities have left a mystery at the center of her existence." — George Hodgman, author of Bettyville
"Leah Carroll's Rhode Island is seedy, charismatic, broke-down, and irresistible: so much like the characters in her gripping heartbreak of a memoir. Only a writer as brave in her heart as she is on the page could make us love the ghosts she chases through police reports, memory, and the desolate landmarks of her own tragedy. Leah Carroll is that writer, proving that no matter who haunts you or for how long, only forgiveness can set you free." —Melissa Febos, author of Whip Smart and Abandon Me
"Driven by a ferocious demand for justice, Leah Carroll takes us with her as she extricates herself from layer after layer of lies, determined not only to find but to understand the truth about her parents' tragic lives. DOWN CITY is a riveting and heartbreaking inquiry, born of inner necessity, and written in a deceptively simple and deeply affecting prose that elevates its storytelling to art." —Richard Hoffman, author of Half the House and Love & Fury
"Carroll's understated prose complements this daunting material, and her struggles as an unhappy, rebellious teen seem almost idyllic in contrast to the dysfunction and tragedy that shadow her... Carroll's determined grappling with the burden of her past is honestly and skillfully done." —Publisher's Weekly (Starred Review)
Carroll's quietly powerful story offers a courageous, cleareyed vision of a broken family while exploring the meaning of forgiveness. An honest and probing memoir of coming to terms with family. —Kirkus
Leah Carroll lives in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated from Emerson College, and received an MFA in fiction from the University of Florida. She is the recipient of fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts and the MacDowell Colony.
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Chris Bryan is a filmmaker from Sydney, Australia, specializing in high-speed cinematography. His latest video captures surfing at 1000 frames per second.
The video features 15 different surfers, including American legend Kelly Slater.
• Brian Grubb takes wakeskating to New York's historic Erie Canal
Thanks to the remarkably high frame rate, each individual drop of water coming off a cresting wave is visible.
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2. The physical principles of PET.
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Positron emission and annihilation
2.3 Coincidence detection and electronic collimation
2.4 Photon interactions in human tissue and correction for gamma-ray attenuation
2.5 Types of coincidence events
2.1 Introduction
After injection of a tracer compound labelled with
a positron emitting radionuclide the subject of a PET study is placed
within the field of view (FOV) of a number of detectors capable of
registering incident gamma rays. The radionuclide in the radiotracer
decays and the resulting positrons subsequently annihilate on contact
with electrons after travelling a short distance (~ 1 mm) within the
body. Each annihilation produces two 511 keV photons travelling in
opposite directions and these photons may be detected by the
detectors surrounding the subject. The detector electronics are
linked so that two detection events unambiguously occurring within a
certain time window may be called coincident and thus be determined
to have come from the same annihilation. These "coincidence events" can be stored in arrays corresponding to projections through the
patient and reconstructed using standard tomographic techniques. The
resulting images show the tracer distribution throughout the body of
the subject. This section describes the physical principles
underlying PET and will discuss some of the intrinsic advantages that
PET exhibits over Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)
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2.2 Positron emission and annihilation
Proton-rich isotopes may decay via positron
emission, in which a proton in the nucleus decays to a neutron, a
positron and a neutrino. The daughter isotope has an atomic number
one less than the parent. Examples of isotopes which undergo decay
via positron emission are shown in table
Table 2. Properties of commonly used positron emitting radio-isotopes
(Raylman et al 1992, Bailey 1996).
As positrons travel through human tissue they give up their kinetic energy principally by Coulomb interactions with electrons. As the rest mass of the positron is the same as that of the electron, the positrons may undergo large deviations in direction with each Coulomb interaction, and they follow a tortuous path through the tissue as they give up their kinetic energy (figure 1).
When the positrons reach thermal energies, they start to interact with electrons either by annihilation, which produces two 511 keV photons which are anti-parallel in the positronís frame, or by the formation of a hydrogen-like orbiting couple called positronium. In its ground-state, positronium has two forms - ortho-positronium, where the spins of the electron and positron are parallel, and para-positronium, where the spins are anti-parallel. Para-positronium again decays by self-annihilation, generating two anti-parallel 511 keV photons. Ortho-positronium self-annihilates by the emission of three photons (Evans, 1955). Both forms are susceptible to the ìpick-offî process, where the positron annihilates with another electron. Free annihilation and the pick-off process are responsible for over 80% of the decay events. Variations in the momentum of the interacting particles involved in free annihilation and pick-off result in an angular uncertainty in the direction of the 511 keV photons of around 4 mrad in the observerís frame (Rickey et al 1992). In a PET camera of diameter 1m and active transaxial FOV of 0.6m this results in a positional inaccuracy of 2-3 mm.
The finite positron range and the non-collinearity of the annihilation photons give rise to an inherent positional inaccuracy not present in conventional single photon emission techniques. However, other characteristics of PET which are discussed below more than offset this disadvantage.
Figure 1. Positron emission and annihilation.
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2.3. Coincidence detection and electronic collimation.
In a PET camera, each detector generates a timed pulse when it registers an incident photon. These pulses are then combined in coincidence circuitry, and if the pulses fall within a short time-window, they are deemed to be coincident. A conceptualised diagram of this process is shown in figure 2.
Figure 2. Coincidence detection in a PET camera.
A coincidence event is assigned to a line of response (LOR) joining the two relevant detectors. In this way, positional information is gained from the detected radiation without the need for a physical collimator. This is known as electronic collimation. Electronic collimation has two major advantages over physical collimation. These are improved sensitivity and improved uniformity of the point source response function (psrf).
When a physical collimator is used, directional
information is gained by preventing photons which are not normal or
nearly normal to the collimator face from falling on the detector. In
electronic collimation, these photons may be detected and used as
signal. This results in a significant gain in sensitivity (typically
a factor of 10 for 2D mode PET compared with SPECT). This increase in
sensitivity means that typical realisable image resolution in PET is
around 5-10 mm, whereas in SPECT it is around 15-20 mm.
(a) (b)
Figure 3. Variation of point source response function (psrf)
with position P in SPECT and in PET.
In SPECT (a) the FWHM of the psrf increases with increasing distance from the collimator. In PET (b), the FWHM of the psrf varies from one detector width at the edge of the FOV to approximately 1/2 detector width at the centre of the FOV.
In SPECT, the full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) of
the psrf increases with increasing distance of the source from the
collimator (figure 3
(a)). This results in variable resolution
in the reconstructed images. In PET, a coincidence event may be
detected if the direction of the annihilation photons is constrained
to lie along a line-of-sight joining both detector faces. If the
annihilation photons are strictly anti-parallel, this results in a
psrf which varies in a similar way to that shown in figure
3(b). This constraint is relaxed somewhat
because of the small uncertainty in the direction of the annihilation
photons, and in practice the psrf changes only very slightly in the
central third of the FOV (Phelps
et al 1986). As a result, the
resolution of reconstructed PET images is more uniform than is the
case for SPECT images.
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2.4. Photon interactions in human tissue and correction for gamma-ray attenuation.
The most important interactions which photons resulting from the positron annihilation undergo in human tissue are Compton scatter and photoelectric absorption.
In Compton scatter a photon interacts with an electron in the absorber material. In the process the kinetic energy of the electron is increased, and the direction of the photon is changed. The energy of the photon after interaction is given by (Evans, 1955):
where E is the energy of the incident photon, Eí is the energy of the scattered photon, m0c2 is the rest mass of the electron and q is the scattering angle. Equation 1 implies that quite large deflections can occur with quite small energy loss - for example, for 511 keV photons, a Compton scattering event in which 10% of the photon energy is lost will result in a deflection of just over 25 degrees.
In photoelectric absorption a photon is absorbed by an atom and in the process an electron is ejected from one of its bound shells. The probability of photoelectric absorption increases rapidly with increasing atomic number of the absorber atom, and decreases rapidly with increasing photon energy (Evans, 1955). In water, the probability of photoelectric absorption decreases with roughly the 3rd power of the photon energy and is negligible at 511 keV (Johns and Cunningham 1983).
The total probability that a photon of a particular energy will undergo some kind of interaction with matter when travelling unit distance through a particular substance is called the linear attenuation coefficient (m ) of that substance. If I0 is the initial intensity of a parallel beam of monoenergetic photons, then the intensity I(x) at a distance x through some attenuating object will be given by (Evans 1955):
provided scattered photons are removed from the beam. This relation has important consequences for PET. Consider a small volume v in an attenuating object, located at a distance x' along an LOR joining two detectors in the FOV of a PET camera (figure 4). Let the volume v contain some positron emitting substance, so that there is a flux of 511 keV photons along the line of response joining detector 1 and detector 2. If the linear attenuation coefficient at a point x along the LOR is m (x), and a is the distance between detectors 1 and 2, we can state the following:
Probability of a photon reaching detector 1 from
v is :
Probability of a photon reaching detector 2 from v is :
The probabilities are independent of each other, and both photons must reach the detectors for a coincidence to be recorded. The probability of a coincidence Pc, is the product of P1 and P2 :
So the quantity (1 -Pc ), which is the attenuation factor of the photons travelling along the LOR from v, is the same for any position along the line of response. By measuring the coincidence signal as a positron-emitting source is moved around the object within the FOV, it is possible to obtain attenuation factors for each LOR. In principle, this enables quantitative measurements of isotope distribution to be made. In SPECT techniques, where the attenuation factors increase with increasing distance from the detectors, there is no simple way to correct for photon attenuation.
Figure 4. Coincidence detection in an attenuating object
For 511 keV photons in human tissue the half-value
layer (the distance a beam of photons must travel before 50% have
interacted) is around 7 cm. Attenuation factors in human studies can
rise to around 50 for LORs crossing large dense areas, for example
those crossing the shoulders perpendicularly to the sagittal
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2.5 Types of coincidence events.
Coincidence events in PET fall into 4 categories: true, scattered, random and multiple. The first three of these are illustrated in figure 5.
True coincidences occur when both photons from an annihilation event are detected by detectors in coincidence, neither photon undergoes any form of interaction prior to detection, and no other event is detected within the coincidence time-window.
A scattered coincidence is one in which at least one of the detected photons has undergone at least one Compton scattering event prior to detection. Since the direction of the photon is changed during the Compton scattering process, it is highly likely that the resulting coincidence event will be assigned to the wrong LOR. Scattered coincidences add a background to the true coincidence distribution which changes slowly with position, decreasing contrast and causing the isotope concentrations to be overestimated. They also add statistical noise to the signal. The number of scattered events detected depends on the volume and attenuation characteristics of the object being imaged, and on the geometry of the camera.
Figure 5. Types of coincidences in PET.
Random coincidences occur when two photons not arising from the same annihilation event are incident on the detectors within the coincidence time window of the system. The number of random coincidences in a given LOR is closely linked to the rate of single events measured by the detectors joined by that LOR and the rate of random coincidences increase roughly with the square of the activity in the FOV. As with scattered events, the number of random coincidences detected also depends on the volume and attenuation characteristics of the object being imaged, and on the geometry of the camera. The distribution of random coincidences is fairly uniform across the FOV, and will cause isotope concentrations to be overestimated if not corrected for. Random coincidences also add statistical noise to the data.
A simple expression relating the number of random coincidences assigned to an LOR to the number of single events incident upon the relevant detectors can be derived as follows:
Define t , the coincidence resolving time of the system, such that any events detected with a time difference of less than t are considered to be coincident (see section 5.4). Let r1 be the single event rate (singles rate) on detector channel 1. Then in one second, the total time-window during which coincidences will be recorded is 2t r1. If the singles rate on detector channel 2 is r2, we can say that the number of random coincidences R12 assigned to the LOR joining detectors 1 and 2 is given by
R12 = 2t r1 r2 (4)
This relation is true provided that the singles rate is much larger than the rate of coincidence events, and that the singles rates are small compared to the reciprocal of the coincidence resolving time t , so that dead-time effects can be ignored.
Multiple coincidences occur when more than two photons are detected in different detectors within the coincidence resolving time. In this situation, it is not possible to determine the LOR to which the event should be assigned, and the event is rejected. Multiple coincidences can also cause event mis-positioning (see section 5.6).
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I´ve been tagged again with the book meme. This time by Die Sprachspielerin, a German blogger. So I´m taking the chance to post another one:
I picked up the autobiographical graphic memoir Fun Home by Alison Bechdel, which I just bought a few days ago:
1.) Pick up the nearest book of (at least 123 pages).A wonderful quote:
2.) Open the book to page 123.
3.) Find the fifth sentence. (I took sentences 1 to 3, as there weren´t enough sentences on that page.)
4.) Post the next three sentences.
5.) Tag five people. (Fell free to tag yourself.)
"Und in gewisser Hinsicht könnte man behaupten, dass das Ende meines Vaters mein Anfang war.I´ll try to translate this (Does anybody have an English copy of the comic?):
Genauer gesagt, das Ende seiner Lüge fiel mit dem Beginn meiner Wahrheit zusammen.
Denn auch ich hatte lange Zeit in der Lüge gelebt."
"And in a way, one could state that the end of my father was my beginning.
More specifically, the end of his lie coincided with the beginning of my truth.
For I had also long lived in falsehood."
If you want to read more about Alison Bechdel check out her blog Dykes To Watch Out For.


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The addition of the Onyx Room has brought events open to the public from within as well as outside the Western Avenue community. The Onyx Room is available for rent for events with a capacity of 180 persons. They have hosted music gatherings, wedding receptions, birthday celebrations, company meetings, regional networking, and more.
For more information visit their website www.theonyxroom.org.
The Onyx Room is the home stage for the Miracle Providers – and their various cabaret and themed shows that are hosted throughout the year. The Miracle Providers NorthEast, is a 501(c)3 corporation which provides support to local children and families impacted by HIV/AIDS.


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Peteano bombing
The remains of the booby-trapped Fiat 500.
|May 31, 1972
|Peteano, Italy
|Injured (non-fatal)
|A suicide bomb attack which lured 3 carabinieri to their deaths with a booby trapped car bomb. The cover up of this murder - and its later uncovering by Italian judge Felice Casson was a major event in the exposure of Operation Gladio.
The Peteano bombing of May 31, 1972 was a booby trapped car bomb claimed the lives of three carabinieri. This bomb broke the unspoken understanding that Operation Gladio would not target agents of the state. Its exposure after investigation by judge Felice Casson was a major step in the uncovering of Operation Gladio.
Following juridical investigations, it has been discovered that the C4 explosive used in the 1972 bombing came from a Gladio arms dump located beneath a cemetery near Verona, whose existence was revealed to judges Felice Casson and Carlo Mastelloni by Giulio Andreotti, former Prime minister of Italy.
Casson's investigations revealed that Marco Morin, an explosives expert who worked for the Italian police and a member of Ordine Nuovo far-right group, had deliberately provided a fake expertise, claiming that the explosives used were the same that the Red Brigades used. However, Casson demonstrated that the explosive used was in fact C4, the most powerful explosive then known, and one that was used used by NATO. A group of Carabinieri had accidentally discovered on February 24, 1972, an arms dump near Trieste, containing weapons, ammunition and C4 identical to the one used in Peteano the same year.
"Casson's investigation revealed that the right-wing organization Ordine Nuovo had collaborated very closely with the Italian Military Secret Service, SID (Servizio Informazioni Difesa). Together, they had engineered the Peteano terror and then wrongly blamed the militant extreme Italian left, the Red Brigades. Judge Casson identified Ordine Nuovo member Vincenzo Vinciguerra as the man who had planted the Peteano bomb... He confessed and testified that he had been covered by an entire network of sympathizers in Italy and abroad who had ensured that after the attack he could escape. 'A whole mechanism came into action', Vinciguerra recalled, 'that is, the Carabinieri, the Minister of the Interior, the customs services and the military and civilian intelligence services accepted the ideological reasoning behind the attack.'[1][2]"
Daniele Ganser (February 11, 1998) -[citation needed]
|Peteano bombing
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- ↑ "Strage di Piazza Fontana spunta un agente USA" (in Italian). La Repubblica. February 11, 1998. Retrieved February 20, 2007.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles> (With original documents, including juridical sentences and the report of the Italian Commission on Terrorism).
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Silk Hair Scarves Square Painting Shawl - "Virgins" Gustav Klimt
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l Material: 100% Silk. Hand-rolled hems.
l Color: As shown in the pictures above.
l Size: Approx 35"*35" (90*90cm).
l Design: Gustav Klimt's famous oil painting "The Virgin" (aka "Die Jungfrau").
l It's not just a scarf but also an art piece. Frame it and decorate your home!
l Suitable for all formal, casual, and evening events all year long.
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My parents quite enjoyed both of my breakfast dishes. Mom was very impressed that I could make Chee Cheong Fun, and so was I :P My sister appreciated the effort I put into making her the Cheong Fun without shrimp, and she gobble it down. I enjoyed mine with some good old hoisin sauce and sesame seeds. Mom and dad like their's with soy sauce, sesame seeds, sambal olek and sesame oil. My sis just likes it plain, with maybe a little bit of hoisin. Whatever way you eat this dish, it's delicious... believe me!
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Chinese Breakfast
Jackie's B-day Outing!
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Bubble World
Jacqueline: "Cool"
Janessa: "They serve food and bubble tea? Amazing!"
Me: "Yup!" *drool*
Janessa settled on the rice noodle bowl... it was only $4.95 and as big as my face!!! She couldn't finish the whole thing (even with our help :P) so we packed half of it to go! P.S. it was really tastey
Jacqueline wanted to try out their Curry-yaki Udon. It was also a very large portion, and not too spicy. $6.95
Can't go to Bubble World without buying a milk tea. Since Jacqueline isn't too fond of milk tea, Janessa and I shared a banana one. It was only so-so, tasted like a banana smoothie... I could probably make it at home. $4.25 (pretty pricey for a drink... I think it's more expensive if you dine in, than if you take out)
I think these gyoza were the highlight of the meal, for my sisters anyways. They devoured these deliciously crisp and juicy pockets of pork + veggies like wild dogs :P $4.95 for eight, which ain't bad (pardon the pun)
I couldn't figure out what I wanted until the very last minute. Their menu has such a variety of dishes and flavours for quite reasonable prices. Eventually I settled on the Satay Lamb lunch set...
Which came with a beansprout salad...
Braised tofu...
And of course, the satay lamb. I had never tasted lamb before, and though it slightly reminded me of salted fish (you know, the one that smells like stinky feet). It had a very intense, yet addictive flavour and the satay sauce was very rich. For only $6.95, and coming with a bowl of rice as well, I thought that my dish was the best deal of the day.
Happy Birthday L'il Sis :D
I didn't make this beauty... it's courtesy of DQ, we love their ice cream cakes.
Yay! You're turning 12... getting on the old side :P Jkjk. Well, it was actually my sister's birthday yesterday, but I was working really late that day so we couldn't celebrate as a family :( So today, my mom bought a cake and I made a really cute cake for my awesome sis. At first I wasn't sure what to prepare; seeing as how was working everyday prior to her celebration, it would have to be something quick and simple. So I decided on a chocolate cheesecake... she loves chocolate and cheesecake too, so what better thing to give her? She also loves blueberries, so I decorated the cake with some fresh blueberries and strawberries... it gave this simple cake quite an elegant flare. I got the recipe from the philadelphia cream cheese website and the only alteration I made to the recipe was to divide all the ingredients by two, so that the cheesecake would fit into my cute 6-inch spring-form pan. I also prepared my own chocolate-crumb crust, using six (crushed) chocolate chunk cookies + 1 tbsp of butter.
Topping a regular old cheesecake with my sisters favorite fruits gave this treat a beautiful finishing touch.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Beef Rendang
You would not believe how many variations of Rendand they have posted on the internet. I know, I know, you're probably saying, "Then why use an internet recipe anyways?" I don't really know, but I'm sure that my laze factors into the equation somehow! That and I don't have a recipe for Rendang in any of my cookbooks.
I finally settled on the recipe from foodsafari.com and the only change I made was to double it. You know what probably sold me to this recipe? The fact that there's a "how to" video for this recipe! I love watching cooking shows... and when they're making things that I have all the ingredients for, it's the best :)
Looking at the Rendang I was thinking of a way to improve the presentation of my meal. I spent so much effort making it, and I didn't want to just slap it onto a bowl of rice and serve... that would not be worthy of my masterpiece. I had always wanted to make Nasi Lemak, and so that's what I decided to present my Rendang as.
"Nasi-Lemak" with Rendang
- Pickle some onions and cucumbers in a mixture of vinegar, salt and sugar (to taste)
- Hard-boil 2 eggs (or more if you like), quarter them and place two on each plate
- Mould some steamed rice in a bowl and place one mound on each plate
- Top rice with some pre-made ikan bilis
- Finally, just before serving, spoon the rendang onto each plate.
My parents were quite impressed with the full flavour of the Rendang. It tasted way better than the packaged stuff and the spice was extremely intense. Even my mom, who's use to eating spicy foods found my Rendang to be very hot.
Picnicing Fun at Buntzen Lake!
My contribution to the picnic was a Marbled Matcha Loaf and some Marbled Mini Matcha Cupcakes. I used the same old matcha cake recipe from matchasource.com but instead of adding green tea powder to all the batter, I added it only to 1/2 the batter. I then proceeded to add some vanilla extract to the "white" batter and then marbled the cakes as usual. I planned on making all of the batter into mini-cupcakes, but I only had one mini-muffin pan and making all the batter 12 cupcakes at a time was going to be tedious. I gave up and just made a loaf :P
Another lady from the church made these beautiful konnyaku jellies in the shape of koi. The taste was amazing, I must attempt this recipe sometime soon. But first I must buy some konnyaku!
The picnic was a success! If you take a close look at the first picture in this post, you'll see a KFC bucket of chicken :P Yup, I just can't escape the colonel and his deep-fried poultry. Well, since my boss goes to my church it was inevitable that he would bring his beloved chicken. I actually overheard another picnic-ing group talking about the chicken, they joked about coming over to join us and have some of the "Summer Picnic Meal". We were about ready to go home around 8:45pm since the park closed at 9pm, but the rain beat us to the punch. At first when it started to drizzle, we thought it was just the boys playing with their water-guns and spraying us... but then we realized that the down-pour was increasing. We grabbed our gear and made our way back to the cars as quickly as possible. Even with the rain, I must say I had a great time at the Lake.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
What's for Breakie?
Lunch-time Delight: Chicken Fajitas
Dim Sum in Vancouver
The food they wheeled around on the push-carts was well varied. They had noodles and many different types of baos, dumplings and vegetable dishes.
Braised Beef Tripe, I didn't find it flavourful enough. I thought it needed more ginger.
Almost like Har Gow, but the skin was a bit thicker. These were pretty good too!
My sisters called for the chicken wings... nothing to rave about.
I really enjoyed the stuffed eggplant, they're larger than the ones at Neptune and have more spice to them.
The water chestnut cake was my favourite dish. It was sweet, soft and chewy.
Their mango pudding was just okay, my mom makes a nicer one.
My sister loved the mai lai koh. The push-cart carrying this cake had a giant bamboo steamer (probably 18-inches in diameter) holding that 18-inch cake!
Although the food was fair, the service was very poor. Albeit, the restaurant was very busy at the time (never go around noon, unless you want to wait long to be seated) but they still need to work on their customer service. This one lady in particular must've been having a crappy day, or something. When we asked her for some chili sauce, she begrudgingly gave us one tiny dish. We then asked her for a second one (because one was for sure not enought for the 5 of us) and she gave us one more, but with a frustrated face. After about 3 dishes, we ran out of chili (yes, my family is renouned for our chili using abilities) so we asked for some more chili. The closest server to our table was, unluckily, the same lady who gave us chili the first time. My mom held out the dish, and the lady walked right past her! When my mom asked again, the lady grabbed her chili bottle and angrily squirted my mom's dish and then quickly stormed away.
It wasn't just the server that made the atmosphere tense, but the whole restaurant seemed to be in a "rushed" mode. The push-carts were being wheeled around like race cars, and the servers were talking so quickly you could barely make out what they were asking. It was as if they wanted you to eat-and-leave ASAP. It was a bit more expensive than Neptune. We were lured to East No. 1 because of it's sign, "Dim sum for $2.00 everyday until 3pm". But when we got the bill, the only dish that was $2.00 was the mango pudding! The false advertising was quite disappointing. Being that this place was more expensive than Neptune, and the service was much, much worse, I do not think we will be returning to East No. 1 in the future.
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Way Past Mooncake Season
Durian Flavoured Bean Filling
- 1 1/2 cups white beans (I used black-eyed pease), soaked for 3 hrs
- 2 tsp durian paste
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp oil
1. Drain the beans and place in a pot of boiling water. Boil for 1-2 hrs, or until the beans are soft enough to mash.
2. Strain the beans and place in a wok, use a potato masher or fork to mash the beans into a paste. Add in the durian paste and sugar.
3. Add oil to the wok and fry the bean paste on medium heat for about 2 minutes.
4. Remove paste from wok and allow to cool. Once able to be handled, use filling as directed in mooncake recipe.
My youngest sister was turned off the mooncakes because of the durian, but my other sister found it tasty. My mom isn't particularly found of mooncake, but my dad liked them alot! Personally, I found these mooncakes okay, they weren't awesome (the best ones are with the egg yolk inside) but they weren't bad. I also had some left-over so I brought them to work. My co-workers were intrigued by the durian flavour... some liked it, and some didn't. I chose this recipe because I'd never had a chocolate mooncake before and was also craving some durian flavour. Durian has been freakishly expensive lately, but when it's on sale I will have to buy one... maybe two, who knows. Next time I might try an agar-agar mooncake or a ping-pie (snow-skin) moooncake.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Kwik-E-Mart in Coquitlam
We did manage to grab ourselves some refreshing Squishees though. I decided to try out the new Blue Wohoo Vanilla. It was actually pretty good. It tasted almost like a vanilla sherbert, and the best part is that it gives your tongue a dashing blue hue.
Seemed like a very busy day for the Kwik-E-Mart. I had to hang out with Marge and Comic-book Guy while drinking my Squishee... jkjk I just wanted a picture with these two :P
Hey Ralph! Where's your dad?
There he is! Chief Wiggum and his beloved donut... I want one!
And a donut I shall get. Heck! Why not make it 2?
Apu's watching you... remember, "A mounds bar is not a sprinkle. A Twizzler is not a sprinkle. A jolly rancher is not a sprinkle sir. Perhaps in Shangri-la they are, but not here!" ~ Apu
Oh, Apu... such smart marketing strategy. Blatantly rip off the customer so that they don't think they're being ripped off!Over all the trip was fun. Although they didn't have Krusty-O's (which I really wanted to try), Buzz Cola, the collectable cups/straws, the Radioactive Man comic or practically anything I did enjoy myself. Whoever came up with this marketing ploy (probably not Apu) was a genius... I just wish that they would have anticipated the excitement that this promotion would create and stocked up on more of the Simpsons merchandise. I asked around and it seems that they're not getting anymore shipments in anytime soon... which is a bummer, but don't worry the 7-eleven in Coquitlam is not the only one that sells the Simpsons merch. I decided to stake out the 7-eleven in Cloverdale and I managed to grab the 5 collectable cups and a 6-pack of Buzz Cola. Sadly, I am still in search of Krusty-O's... I hear that they'r just like Fruit Loops but 10 times more artificial. So maybe it's a good thing I didn't find it :P
I am definitely going to go see the movie on JULY 27TH!!! It's gonna be great... hopefully I'll get to watch it on the IMAX screen *crosses-fingers*. I should probably buy my tickets soon!


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Amazon launches new site for handbags, shoes
Endless.com offers free overnight shipping
Amazon.com Inc. has started a separate Web site catering to those passionate about buying handbags and shoes, marking the first time the Internet shopping powerhouse has launched a new online brand.
Amazon.com quietly started testing Endless.com on Dec. 11, featuring 250 brands and 15,000 styles and dangling an unusual offer in the online world: free overnight shipping.
Meanwhile, the online retailer also is trying to beef up its user-driven research site, just weeks after Google Inc. abandoned its four-year-old effort.
Amazon's Askville.com site, like others in the online answer service niche, allows visitors to post questions to be answered by other users. Askville has been in testing for a few months and opened to the general public in December. Like leader Yahoo Answers, Askville is free, and participants can earn points based on the quality of answers they provide.
The ventures are the latest efforts by Amazon.com, which began as a bookseller and has transformed into an online shopping mall with more than 30 different stores, to expand its ever-growing reach. The Seattle-based company has spent the past few years leveraging its computer know-how to become an emerging technology company, and last fall it released Unbox, a movie-download service.
Despite the constant tinkering, Wall Street has not been impressed. Amazon.com's stock closed Wednesday at $38.70 on the Nasdaq stock market, down nearly 2 percent.
Amazon.com's stock lost 16 percent last year, making it the 10th-worst-performing stock among major publicly held companies in Washington.
The inspiration for Endless.com came from Amazon's customers themselves, said Steven Goldsmith, vice president of apparel and accessories for Amazon.com and vice president of Endless.com.
Shoppers looking for accessories said they wanted speedier service and were particular about how they search online for such items as only brown handbags and Donald Pliner boots with a particular heel height, he said.
"We started with a blank sheet of paper. ... We started with the customers and worked backwards," said Goldsmith, who declined to discuss sales goals.
Amazon.com began selling handbags and shoes in 2002.
Goldsmith said that Endless.com, which uses Amazon's distribution centers, developed a different navigational search engine, allowing consumers to shop by price, style, brand, size and color all at the same time or separately.
The site also allows shoppers to zoom in on details of the product. Based on consumer feedback received so far, Endless.com also plans to allow consumers to shop by heel height, Goldsmith said.
Endless.com also is aiming to differentiate itself by providing other services. If a customer finds another site that offers a lower price within two weeks after the date Endless.com ships an order, the company will refund 110 percent of the difference. And if Endless.com lowers the price on its own site within 14 days of the shipment date, Endless.com will refund the customer 110 percent of that difference as well.
Endless.com is aiming to make a dent in an increasingly competitive online handbag and shoe market.
The online shoe category in particular, once dismissed by naysayers as difficult to market, has become extremely hot, attracting newcomers such as Gap Inc. to the field.
Online shoe sales were estimated to reach $2.9 billion in 2006 and are expected to almost double to $5.7 billion by 2011, according to Forrester Research Inc.
In November, Gap officially launched a new online shoe site called Piperlime. Meanwhile, established rival shoemall.com has redesigned its Web site to make it more user friendly, while online shoe leader Zappos.com has expanded into other accessories such as handbags and most recently eyewear. Goldsmith said handbags and shoes have been "very popular" on the regular Amazon.com site.
Like some of its rivals, Endless.com offers 24-hour customer service, free return shipping and up to 365 days to return items.
But the new site's free overnight shipping on the next business day is unusual and should give it a big competitive advantage, said Heather Dougherty, an analyst at Nielsen/NetRatings Inc., an Internet research company.
Rivals Zappos.com, Piperlime.com and shoemall.com all offer free standard shipping.
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Happy Easter! Despite the winter-like days we've been having recently, it's actually in the low 50s here and we are ready for Easter weekend!
I am really happy to have finally made the Coraline Dress! This adorable tutorial from Jess over at CINO is another winner! I've had the fabric in my stash and the tutorial bookmarked for quite some time and I love how it all came together.
There are some beautiful details on this dress. It's very feminine with the ruffles but they aren't overwhelming. The bodice of this dress takes a bit of time because of the ruffles, bias bindings, the button placket, etc., but it's so worth it!
We may have to sport leggings and "regular" shoes this weekend, but come summer, this will be such a lovely and light dress. Also good for baby karate? I'm not sure what this pose is!
The fabric is a quilting cotton from JoAnn's and even though I've had it for awhile, I think I've actually seen it there recently. Tiffany blue and pale pink? Definitely perfect for spring!
So, we photographed a couple of different outfits this day and while sometimes this super cuteness happens...
Most of the time, this happens.
Happy Easter, everyone :)
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Easter Dresses 2013
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I *do* think you have an unfair advantage in the cute model department, given the double-adorable vision here, but what a nice job you did with this! Great execution and I love that fabric. I'm not a huge fan of pink, but it's so nice in these spring-y, ice cream-y pastels with a great compliment in the blue.ReplyDelete
Adorable dresses!! I have twins too and have to sew double although they are 8 now and don't want to dress the same.... And they wear different sizes. Great job!!ReplyDelete
Cute, cute, cute! Hope your Easter was wonderful!ReplyDelete
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Its seems lately all I have been blogging about the same thing.
Decorating our new home.
Decorating for the Seasons.
Crafting, Crafting and more Crafting.
There is another part.
Me being a MOM
To the 5 year old.
I decided to try and organize my Picasa account.
Boy I have alot of pictures.
Some good, Some bad, Some well.... need to be deleted.
I started looking at years past of Halloween pictures.
And some of them just make me laugh.
First Visit to a Pumpkin Patch
Butterfly.....First Trick or Treating Adventure
Fairy.....Ready to GO!!!!!
Fairy (repeat) she wanted make up on...lol
She has grown up fast.
She can not wait for Halloween.
She is not in it for the fun.
She is in it for the CANDY.
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Jamie's recipe for Braised five hour Lamb with wine, veg and all that from his book "The Return of the Naked Chef". I've cooked it: it's spectacular. Perhaps better for winter though. Posting it here just because food is part of the collection of things about which I wax lyrical.
This is a real hearty and trouble free dinner. There's barely any preparation, just a nice long cooking time which will reward you with the most tender meat and tasty sauce. Large legs of lamb are ideal for this dish as they benefit from slow cooking. If using a smaller leg of spring lamb then consider cooking for an hour less. Serves 6.
1 large leg of lamb
salt and feshy ground black pepper
olive oil
6 rashers of thick streaky bacon
3 red onions peeled and quartered
3 cloves of garlic peeled and sliced
2 good handfuls of mixed fresh herbs, thyme, rosemary, bay
4 large potatoes peeled and cut into chunks
1 celariac peeled and cut into chunks
6 large carrots peeled and halved
3 parsnips scrubbed and halved
1 bottle white wine
Preheat the oven to 170C/325F/Gas 3.
In a large pot or a deep sided roasting tray, fry your well seasoned lamb in a couple of good lugs of olive oil until brown on all sides. Add the bacon, onions and garlic and continue to fry for 3 more minutes, throw in your herbs and veg. Pour in your wine plus an equivalent amount of water, bring to the boil and tightly cover with kitchen foil. Bake in the preheated oven for 5 hours until tender, seasoning the cooking liquor to taste. To serve, pull away a nice portion of meat, take a selection of veg and serve with some crusty bread to mop up the gravy.
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The bottom one marks digital painting number two...
Is there a book that tells you how to do this stuff or what?
Am I allowed to ask impossibly dumb questions on my own blog or what?
Anyways, I will keep at it. Painting, that is. Not asking dumb questions. Though, I sense I'll end up doing both.
I started out wanting to draw a pretty, festive snow queen. But, my neurons apparently misfired, leading me to create..........an elegant plague doctor...thing. *sigh* I do have a recurring fascination with plague doctors. I've also been looking at a lot of bird skull jewelry lately. So, I guess it's just in me.
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Free Inspirational Printable!
One thing I have learned over the last few years is that a positive mind will attract positive things to your life. Now, I'm not an expert on laws of attraction or affirmations, this is all new to me and it has taken me a while to understand the importance of a positive mind frame and how thoughts can affect you, but as a way to help myself stay on track, I started to write uplifting messages on my planner. Today, I decided to share these messages with you.
You can print these on regular paper or card stock on your home printer and use these to decorate your office or home! Download your file below.
Please note, these images are for your personal use only, not for re-sale. If you would like to share, please direct your friends to my blog.
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Wing Earrings diy Tutorial
Aren't these cute? Check out my first proper tutorial! These earrings are not only fun to make, they are also fun to wear and super trendy.
What you will need:
(2) 8 mm beads - choose whatever you like.
(2) Wing Charms
(2) Rhinestones (either with the cup or flatbacks)
22 ga wire ( I used copper wire with a silver color coating, you can use any color that compliments your beads)
G - S Hypo Cement Glue ( or any strong glue)
And your pliers, round nose pliers, chain nose pliers and flush cutters.
Feel free to leave any comments or questions bellow. And If you make these, show me! Go to my Hecmi's Jewelry on Facebook and post a pic ;-)
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Flats and Flip Flops Hangers DIY
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Saturday, May 17, 2014
Purple and Gray Strata Quilt
I decided to make a quilt, as the unit was too large for a pillow. A large amount of negative space, using peppered shot cotton in charcoal, provided a nice space for some interesting quilting. I used matching aurifil thread and my walking foot to create a spiral from the center of the strata unit, outward.
I absolutely love the hand of the peppered shot cotton. You can see a bit from the photos, how the warp and weft vary slightly from one another, since I cut the side and top borders the same way. The warp and weft show slightly differently. If this bothers you, pay attention to keeping the warp and weft oriented consistently in your border strips.
Shot cottons have a looser weave, in most cases, than quilting cottons, and in my experience can shift more when quilting. As you may know, spiral quilting using a small home sewing machine requires a great deal of pushing and pulling through the machine throat and can result in a bit of distortion in a loosely woven fabric, especially if the quilt back is a quilting cotton which does not shift quite as much.
Tiny Log Cabin quilt, with no problem, so I surmise it the shot cotton made the difference. I think straight-line in a single direction or free motion quilting would have gone over much better, but the manipulation required by spiral quilting a large quilt (60 x70) was not the best choice for the peppered shot cotton fabric.
I'm linking to the Blogger's Quilt Festival for the first time. Check out the link for so much inspiration.
15 comments:
- Debbie said...
Thanks for the bit of info about the shifting...This looks fantastic though! I REALLY like it! I love those strata bits and the negative space + spiral quilting set them off perfectly!
- May 17, 2014 at 5:35 PM
- CitricSugar said...
So gorgeous, Alex! That shot cotton just looks like fabric butter.
You're my improv hero. :-)
- May 17, 2014 at 8:57 PM
- Vicki said...
Beautiful quilt. I've tried the spiral quilting one time and had a lot of shifting. I can pin pretty loosely for FMQ and maybe more dense pin basting would help me... I'm not sure on that though. Thanks for sharing your experience with the quilting!
- May 17, 2014 at 11:38 PM
- Sarah @ mila+cuatro said...
It looks great, and that's interesting that you feel the peppered cotton shifted more, I haven't used them enough to notice that. Good luck for the festival.
- May 18, 2014 at 12:15 AM
- Barbara said...
Beautiful! Great colors.
- May 18, 2014 at 9:25 AM
- Krista Schneider said...
Interesting observation about the border. Just one of those unintentional design elements that I think looks pretty rad! Thanks for the info on the quilting too, I'll keep that in mind.
- May 18, 2014 at 10:46 AM
- Carla said...
I wouldn't have thought about the spiral quilting being an issue with the Peppered Cotton, but I really like the look of it with the straight lines of the quilt.
- May 18, 2014 at 8:10 PM
- Annabella said...
So beautiful - I love the proportions of the improv.pieced panel and the negative space. Just gorgeous.
- May 19, 2014 at 12:55 AM
- quilthexle said...
Lovely quilting - your spiral is sooo beautiful ! who cares for wrinkles on the back ;-))
- May 19, 2014 at 5:05 AM
- Kristie said...
Great pop of colour and texture!
- May 19, 2014 at 6:44 AM
- Kelly said...
This just screams modern quilt at me. I love the improv with all that negative space. Just gorgeous!
- May 19, 2014 at 6:44 AM
- SewPsyched! said...
i just love the spiral quilting and I think it adds more than the straight line quilting would have. Thanks for the pointers!!! Great advice. I love the peppered cottons and even glue basting doesnt completely eradicate the stretching/shifting. but maybe that is also my skill set at fault;))
- May 19, 2014 at 1:02 PM
- stitchingandbacon said...
I love this! It has so many of my favorite things: the pink, the spiral quilting, improv, and shot cottons. Beautiful work, I am loving your strata.
- May 20, 2014 at 6:13 PM
- Katelyn Vawter said...
I love this. Beautiful colors. I love how you used the negative space to offset all of the brights.
- May 20, 2014 at 7:23 PM
- liz said...
Gorgeous in every way!
I adore the look of spiral quilting but there is no way I have the neck/shoulder stamina to make it happen. It perfectly sets of your fabulous quilt here!
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Celebrate Earth Day Every DayApril 22, 2013, 08:00 am Posted by Lark
Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 every year, both held annually during spring in the northern hemisphere, and autumn in the southern hemisphere. Many cities now extend the schedule of Earth Day observance events to be an entire week or month. These events are designed to encourage environmentally aware behaviors, including increased recycling, improved energy-efficiency, and reduction in disposable items.
In the spring of 1970, Senator Gaylord Nelson, inspired by the grass-roots momentum and energy behind anti-Vietnam War demonstrations known as "teach-ins," announced the inception of a day devoted to a nationwide grassroots demonstration on behalf of the environment and invited everyone to participate. The event soon took on a life of its own with 20 million demonstrators and participation from thousands of schools and local communities.
Earth Day has done so much to bring environmental causes into the spotlight and to motivate people en masse to take action. While it remains a wonderful way to have an annual check-in on our progress and push citizens and government to take further action, shouldn't we consider giving the environmental a permanent spotlight in our thinking? In today's rapidly changing world when the urgency of large-scale shifts in our modes of thinking and behavior are required, it seems useful, even necessary, to consider every day Earth Day.
As crafters and DIY-ers, I think it's important to bring these practices into our creative processes, from the materials we use to the projects we make. Lark is a strong proponent of eco crafts with a variety of books that provide a wealth of inspiration to look at your crafting in a new environmentally-minded light. Check out the following books: Buildling Green, Candlemaking the Natural Way, Soapmaking the Natural Way, Eco Craft, Fantastic Recycled Plastic, and Eco Books. Projects from these books can help better connect you (as well as your crafty friends and family) with the need to view your crafting materials with new eyes.
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 21, 2013) - Tyhee Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:TDC) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that Richard ("Dick") B. Evans has agreed to accept nomination as a member of the Board of Directors at the Company's upcoming Annual General Meeting.
A well recognized and respected business leader in Canada and internationally, Mr. Evans has served as a director and/or senior executive for a number private and publically traded companies over a 45-year career primarily in the metals and resource sector. He currently serves as Chairman of the boards of Montreal based Resolute Forest Products and Amsterdam based Constellium, and is an independent director of Montreal based CGI and New York based Noranda Aluminum Holdings.
He recently served as interim Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of privately held Constellium, formerly Alcan Engineered Products, from November 2011 to February 2012. He was President and CEO of Alcan Inc. from 2006 until its merger with Rio Tinto Aluminum in October 2007. From 2007 through 2009, he served as Executive Director of Rio Tinto PLC and Rio Tinto Ltd., and CEO of Rio Tinto Alcan (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto.) He joined Alcan in 1997 after a 27-year career with Oakland, California based Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Company.
From October 2005 to March 2006, Mr. Evans was Chief Operating Officer of Alcan Inc. and, from 1997 to 2005, he held several executive positions with that company, including President of Alcan Aluminum Corporation. Prior to 2009, he had served on the boards of Alcan Inc. (NYSE; TSX prior to its merger with Rio Tinto and Rio Tinto plc (London Stock Exchange; NYSE [ADRs]) and Rio Tinto Limited (Australian Stock Exchange) following the merger. Mr. Evans has also served as Chairman of the Washington, D.C. based Aluminum Association and the London based International Aluminum Institute and on the Advisory Boards of the McGill Desautels Business School and the Kiel, Germany based Global Economic Symposium. He is a graduate of Oregon State University and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
"I and the other members of our Board are extremely pleased that Dick has accepted our invitation to join us at this critical time in Tyhee's development," said Denis Taschuk, Chairman of the Board. "His experience, reputation and financial acuity can only enhance the significant strengths that we already have at both the Board and Executive levels."
"During my recent discussions with Dick, I was able to see why he is so highly sought after as a Board member," said Brian Briggs, P. Eng., Tyhee's President and Chief Executive Officer. "He has helped guide several of the world's best known resource companies through challenging periods of development and growth and we are honored to have him agree to bring his experience to our team."
Richard Evans commented: "I have been impressed by the strength and integrity shown by the Tyhee Board and its senior management as it continues to advance the Yellowknife Gold Project in a difficult investment market. I look forward to contributing in whatever way I can to seeing this exciting gold project brought successfully into production."
Tyhee will also nominate Denis Taschuk as Chairman, as well as Dr. Hans Black, Michael Sonnenreich, Dave Nickerson and Brian Briggs as Directors at the upcoming Annual General Meeting, scheduled in Vancouver on May 9, 2013.
All statements in this news release, other than statements of historical facts, that address events or developments that the Company expects to occur, are "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results and future events could materially differ from those anticipated in such statements. Factors that may cause actual results to vary from those made in the forward looking statements described in this document include: changes in general economic conditions and conditions in the financial markets; changes in demand and prices for minerals; delays in obtaining approvals, litigation, legislative, environmental and other judicial, regulatory, political and competitive developments; delays in completion of work necessary to complete the feasibility study, whether as a result of adverse weather conditions, contract or labour disputes, equipment failure, or response to regulatory enquiries in respect of permit applications; technological and operational difficulties encountered in connection with the activities of the company. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect the forward looking statements. These and other factors should be considered carefully and readers should not place undue reliance on the companies' forward-looking information. The Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, events or otherwise, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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"We Grew Our Own Wedding"
Katie Watts, 33, married Ian Sanderson, 33, at Crowland Abbey in Peterborough, followed by a reception at Vine House Farm in Spalding, Lincolnshire, on 21 June 2014. She says:
"We wanted our wedding to have an organic feel with lots of detail. We spent endless hours making signs, and filling teapots and vintage bottles with blooms.
The flowers were the first thing that we chose. I wanted delphiniums and peonies from Matthew Naylor's farm (the friend who introduced us), so the final date was worked around their three-week blooming window.
My father is a farmer, so he wanted the menu to be made up of British produce using ingredients grown on our farm. We began with scallop canapés and an asparagus starter, followed by monkfish with seasonal vegetables and a delicious berry soufflé.
I wanted pink (my favourite colour!) to feature heavily in the day. To avoid things going too 'candy', I complemented it with touches of magenta and antique gold.
The marquee's statement piece was the suspended cake covered in flowers. I'm a cake-maker, so the pressure was on to find something no one had seen me do before.
My top tip: Imagine being a guest at your own wedding and stick to trusted suppliers."
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Another of the many, many things on my to-do list is to make some etched copper findings to add to my shops. I made a start a couple of weeks ago with these pre-cut copper "diamonds" - I call them diamonds as I never know quite how to describe them - squares on the diagonal maybe.... Anyway sold in pairs they'd be great to add to earrings or with another hole at the opposite point they could be used as links. Oxidized. Of course.
I also made some small etched 9mm discs with hanging hole. They would be perfect to add to the ends of earrings or onto bracelets or necklaces to create some movement as charms. They could go just about anywhere you can hang things! Sold in packs of 6.


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