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Two gripes.
1: The SMT versions of the atmega328 have 8 analog inputs, but only 5 of them are used on the arduino. In a new design why not bring these pins out someplace, extend the Arduno footprint a bit. 2: Atmel now has a pin compatible upgrade, the atmega328B with TWO usarts, TWO spi interfaces, and TWO I2C interfaces. Plus the usarts can be used in SPI mode (so you have FOUR of them). True some pins are used in multiple ways so you can't use all of these things at the same time. Why not use this part in new designs?
For the benefit of those that are using KiCad, it would be nice if Sparkfun would also make their libraries available in that format.
There is also the limitation of how fast the RS232 interface can operate. While this depends on the length of the cable, 115300 is pushing it except for short distances, so most systems max out about there. RS422 can go faster, and I do recall an experimental fiber optic terminal interface back in the 70's at Digital that pushed something like 1 mega baud. That used a highly modified VT100 terminal BTW.
Your repair looks good! One thing I hope doesn't bite you, the DC voltage now available on the lamp power rails will be a bit higher than the RMS AC voltage was because of the filter caps charging up to the PP voltage. While you will get a 1.2 volt drop across the bridge rectifier, that will be more than made up for by the lower voltage drop in the transformer windings due to the lower current of the LED bulbs. Bottom line is that those 'fuse' based bulbs could see a bit more voltage than they were designed for depending on the design voltage output of that transformer winding. At least those are easy to replace. As for the soldered in LED's, I found that it's a bad idea to run LED's anywhere near their max rated current, especially if they came from China. My experience with that was a VERY short life time as the LED's got dim within a few weeks of operation (this was in an outdoor lighting application where the LED's ran about 6-8 hours a night, every night). Cutting the current in half made a huge difference in the aging rate of the LED's. I hope you sized the series resistors accordingly.
I went to the product page for the new IMU, and the link to the schematic pdf is dead.
I've managed to solder 0.5 mm QFTP parts with an iron. I actually use one of those thin tips, and I've never had them bend or break, in fact I've never even needed to replace them in years. Granted, I'm using a Weller, not a Chinese designed soldering station. I usually try to NOT make solder bridges, but I have no problems removing them with solder wick. A good magnifier is critical, especially for us older guys. I have a pair of close up glasses that my father used to use, their lenses look like coke bottle bottoms and they have a working distance of under a foot. I can see pimples on a fly with those!
A hot air station is on my want list, and there is Chinese one available on ebay for about $35 that got good reviews on the EEV Blog. I've seen videos showing soldering with paste and hot air that make it look easy. We'll see about that.
I wonder if the RPi Zero would work with this camera? A wifi dongle could be added (as the Pi0 doesn't have wifi). The combo might fit inside of some of the 'pinhole' camera bodies I've found on thingiverse, and be 3D printed.
I'm confused. According to the schematic the ONLY thing the 3/5 volt jumper changes is the level converter output for the reset/DTR signal. The tx, rx, cts, and other signals remain at 3.3 volts. Why?
This reminds of the prize raffle at some ham radio ham fests I've been too. Some well to do dude wins a brand new transceiver, and a luck less guy like me wins a 1 ohm 100w resistor. I KNOW which "prize" I'll probably get (if anything at all), the stupid spool of conductive thread (which for me will be as useless as that 1 ohm 100w resistor).
If you include the cost of the RP, then this "laptop" would cost me more than what I paid for my used Thinkpad T400. If the PiTop were a bit more friendly as a RP development setup, then maybe it would be worth the price, but if the keyboard is as bad as reported it's a fail out of the gate.
It DOES look like a well thought out bit of kit though, I can see why Sparkfun is carrying it, I just don't see you having it in stock very long.
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Margie, for whom we prayed, has mercifully died. Prayers for her and
for her family, especially, Jon, Gary and Thom, that all may find
Christ in this crisis. Prayers for the employment search of Andrea.
Please pray for Joey, severe depression, and for Jim, Anne and their
three sons, they have suffered a bad house fire. God's will is best.
All is mercy and grace. Thanks so much! JL
April 19, August 19, December 19
Chapter 63: On the Order of the Community
The juniors, therefore, should honor their seniors,
and the seniors love their juniors.
In the very manner of address,
let no one call another by the mere name;
but let the seniors call their juniors Brothers,
and the juniors call their seniors Fathers,
by which is conveyed the reverence due to a father.
But the Abbot,
since he is believed to represent Christ,
shall be called Lord and Abbot,
not for any pretensions of his own
but out of honor and love for Christ.
Let the Abbot himself reflect on this,
and show himself worthy of such an honor.
And wherever the brethren meet one another
the junior shall ask the senior for his blessing.
When a senior passes by,
a junior shall rise and give him a place to sit,
nor shall the junior presume to sit with him
unless his senior bid him,
that it may be as was written,
"In honor anticipating one another."
Boys, both small and adolescent,
shall keep strictly to their rank in oratory and at table.
But outside of that, wherever they may be,
let them be under supervision and discipline,
until they come to the age of discretion.
Abbot Fidelis, my late novicemaster, used to always say that
Benedictines were "gentlemen monks." At that time, the phrase annoyed
me a good bit, though I never said so. It seemed to have a ring of
faint middle-class respectability about it, not a little bourgeois,
as if we were monks who were "the right sort of people."
It would still annoy me today if, one meant by that phrase nothing
more than all those rather hollow social niceties. Not that there's
anything wrong as such with social niceties, just that I have grown
up in a country where courtesy, "civil" religion and the like had
precious little to do with faith itself. Such things, though
indubitably polite, always seemed to me to be the basically
disconnected veneer of an often mediocre faith.
Living among monastics will teach one (hopefully!) by osmosis that
many of the common courtesies which have become decidedly UNcommon in
the world are the order of the day here. We get so immersed in that
that often it is hard to even think of what they are, we just do
them. The best example I can come up with right now is that there is
FAR more restraint here against interrupting another's conversation
here than in the world at large. We do it sometimes, I do it too
much, but basically we do NOT "butt in."
There are many other little things, rising when a superior enters,
not sitting until the superior does in chapter, etc. These in
themselves may seem empty at first, but when linked to the charity of
Christ and His Divine Mercy, they become very real gestures of love.
The fact that we don't think of them much after a while in no way
diminishes the Treasure that motivates them, Christ Himself.
Relationships between seniors and juniors are a two-way street. The
behavior of one feeds (or stokes the fires!) of the other. Hey, this
is true of all relationships, in every area of life. Want to be
loved? Give respect. Want to be respected? Give love. It may not work
in every instance, but it must be the first means we try and the only
means we never abandon totally.
Though the Holy Rule clearly exempts (in this passage,) the Abbess,
because she represents Christ, the express command that the Abbess
remember why she is treated as Christ is underscored. The Rule is the
Rule and monastics are human. I have known abbots who treated their
subjects like fools and were rewarded accordingly! The treatment we
give to others tends to reflect back upon as from a mirror, often not
without very good reason!
So, yes, my dear Abbot Fidelis, hopefully we ARE gentlemen monks (and
gentle monastics period!) No, we are not like some terribly well-off
and proper alumni mixer at Yale, or Cambridge, or Harvard or Oxford.
But we ARE gentle and we are so because of Him Whom we seek and have
come to love.
Love and prayers,
Jerome, OSB
Petersham, MA
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"I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone."
Bjarne Stroustrup (originator of C++ programming language)
Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) is a collective name for a specific type of labour saving technologies that automate repetitive and inefficient tasks which otherwise call centre agents would need to perform in order to synchronise their software systems with their telephone. Whether it miraculously "pops" the correct customer's details on-screen or simply allows the agent to click on an icon to make or transfer a call, CTI technology makes call centre agents much more efficient by reducing call durations as well as the wasted time between calls. This is not only good for the bottom line but also for agent morale.
Synthesys™ provides two main options for handling voice calls:
Although both options provide similar functionality, the Synthesys™ Voice platform provides some additional benefits and also offers an excellent value for money alternative in cases where there is no existing PBX infrastructure or when such infrastructure is approaching end of life.
The following functionality is platform agnostic and is delivered through Synthesys whether using the Synthesys Voice platform or any PBX from the following vendors:
|Avaya (all platforms)
|Nortel Networks (Avaya)
|Inter-tel (Mitel)
|CosmoCom (Enghouse)
|Aastra (Ericsson)
|Interactive Intelligence
|N-Lynx Technologies
|Volt Delta
On most platforms Synthesys™ additionally provides:
On some platforms (Avaya, Mitel, Cisco, Aspect, Alcatel, etc.) Synthesys™ also provides:
In the absence of an existing modern PBX/ACD platform, Synthesys™ provides a native voice solution based around high quality and reliability ProsodyX range of voice hardware from Aculab. This platform can handle traditional ISDN circuits as well as SIP trunks or a combination of the two.
As all outbound activity is handled through the Synthesys™ Campaigns & Synthesys™ Dialler, it is interesting at this point to examine the inbound features that the Synthesys™ Voice platform has to offer:
Synthesys™ provides a low cost voice recording solution on the Synthesys™ Voice platform. The Synthesys™ Voice Recording solution provides a unique and extremely effective way of retrieving voice recordings by linking all recordings to underlying Synthesys™ CRM records where they simply become part of the customer history.
Of course, more traditional methods of retrieval by agent, time, phone number and so on are also available.
Synthesys™ Voice Recording integrates perfectly with Synthesys™ Scripting to allow the recording of calls to be stopped and started automatically (i.e. without agent intervention) as the agent progresses through a script. This is particularly useful for PCI compliance.
The Synthesys™ Voice platform also provides a "listening in" mechanism which allows supervisors and tem leaders to monitor the quality of calls as they happen. This mode of silent "eavesdropping" can be done either by selecting a specific agent or by selecting a campaign or team whereby the system will select agents at random for this purpose.
This is an invaluable tool for quality monitoring and continuous assessment.
Altogether, the Synthesys™ Voice platform provides a comprehensive and highly cost effective yet scalable and robust solution for call centres of all sizes eliminating the need to make heavy investments in products from specialist vendors which tend to be bloated with an endless array of features which are likely to remain unused.
Product Sheet
How Synthesys complements the Oracle cloud-based CRM solution
A great example of an outsourcer who has managed to exploit most of the benefits that Synthesys™ has to offer to achieve explosive growth


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B&H is excited to announce the new Sony UWP-V Series UHF wireless system. This compact, true diversity system is an outstanding value at $499.95 for the Bodypack Lavalier packages, and $699.95 for the Plug-in Transmitter/Lavalier packages. The UWP-V Series replaces the UWP-C Series, with enhancements that include: a rugged, all-metal chassis and Mic/Line switchable input at the transmitter. PLL-synthesized tuning, space-diversity reception, and all the professional wireless features that made the UWP-C series a popular choice. Components in this system include: the URX-P2 portable receiver, UTX-B2 bodypack transmitter, and the UTX-P1 plug-on transmitter.
The camera-mountable URX-P2 receiver features swivel antennas and space-diversity technology which stabilizes reception and minimizes RF interference by selecting the strongest incoming signal. It features a convenient auto channel scanning function that automatically detects unoccupied channels, allowing operators easily to select the most appropriate channel to use. A stereo mini-jack output with monitor volume control is featured and both stereo, mini and XLR cables are provided. An LCD display provides channel & frequency information, battery life, RF-input level, audio-output status and accumulated operating time. The receiver operates on two "AA" batteries for up to 8 hours. The URX-P2s compact design and included shoe-mount adapter allows for easy mounting to most camcorders.
The improved UTX-P1 plug-in and UTX-B2 bodypack transmitters feature comprehensive LCD displays and a Mic/Line-level switch for standard wired microphones line-level sources. Selectable output power provides a choice between 5mW output, which is suitable for simultaneous multi-channel operation or 30mW output for long distance transmission. The 5mW output mode also helps conserve battery life. Like the URX-P2 receiver, the transmitters feature 188 selectable UHF frequencies and operate for up to 8 hours on two "AA" alkaline batteries.
There are several kits available in the UWP-V Series system, but the V6 kit is best suited for our ENG customer is the UWP-V6. This Kit Consists of UTX-B2 bodypack transmitter, UTX-P1 plug-on transmitter, and URX-P2 portable receiver, Omni-directional lavalier microphone, Shoe-mount adapter, belt clip, (2) cables (locking mini-plug/XLR type & locking mini plug/stereo mini-plug)
B&H sells several different levels of UWP-V Series complete kits; they're designed to take the guesswork out of building a wireless package for location sound applications. They act as a "value menu" of sorts�you get everything you need in one shot, and you'll save yourself some money, too. They are sold as Single or Dual systems and come in two levels: Basic and Deluxe. Our deluxe kits include broadcast-quality lavalier microphones that are significantly better than the standard mics included with the wireless system. Packages are available in two alternative channel blocks "3032" (UHF-TV channels 30,31,32 and 33) 566 MHz to 590 MHz or "4244" (UHF-TV channels 42,43,44 and 45) 638 MHz to 662 MHz.
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in one's cups — {adj. phr.}, {literary} Drunk. * /The man was in his cups and talking very loudly./ … Dictionary of American idioms
in one's cups — {adj. phr.}, {literary} Drunk. * /The man was in his cups and talking very loudly./ … Dictionary of American idioms
in one's cups — ► in one s cups informal drunk. Main Entry: ↑cup … English terms dictionary
in one's cups — phrasal : in a state of intoxication : drunk blurted out the story while in his cups * * * in one s cups Under the influence of alcohol, drunk • • • Main Entry: ↑cup * * * informal drunk … Useful english dictionary
in one's cups — idi in one s cups, intoxicated; drunk … From formal English to slang
in one's cups — adjective Drunk; in the act of consuming alcohol liberally. [T]he natives were an honest, social race of jolly roysterers, who had no objection to a drinking bout, and were very merry in their cups … Wiktionary
in\ one's\ cups — adj. phr. literary Drunk. The man was in his cups and talking very loudly … Словарь американских идиом
in one's cups — Drunk, drunken, intoxicated, inebriated, tipsy, fuddled, muddled, maudlin, disguised, mellow, in liquor, half seas over, three sheets in the wind, has had a drop too much … New dictionary of synonyms
in one's cups — informal drunk. → cup … English new terms dictionary
To be in one's cups — Cup Cup (k[u^]p), n. [AS. cuppe, LL. cuppa cup; cf. L. cupa tub, cask; cf. also Gr. ky ph hut, Skr. k[=u]pa pit, hollow, OSlav. kupa cup. Cf. {Coop}, {Cupola}, {Cowl} a water vessel, and {Cob}, {Coif}, {Cop}.] 1. A small vessel, used commonly to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English


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|95 m²
|Property type
|chateau / country house
|Minimum Stay
|2 nights
Holiday home Carpe Diem is built in 2014 with an eye for detail and the best materials, so you are assured of comfort during their stay.
The attractive house stands on an area of 4000m surrounded by arable and pasture in an oasis of peace and quiet, the cozy lounge area floating on the water and the Belgian bluestone outside table are always in the sun.
The proximity of the highway, it is an ideal base for visiting the Belgian cities.
The historic city of Bruges is 13km along a lovely cycle route to the water.
Fantastic Carpe Diem, absolutely amazing place with everything to an exceptional high standard. The garden is huge and so nice to sit in . The owners are so nice ,extremely helpful and so proud of their property with just cause. Do not have anything negative to say about this place , absolutely fabulous and cannot wait to return
This is a fabulous modern holiday cottage in a beautiful, peaceful location. It is very private and there is a large enclosed garden. The cottage has been lovingly furnished and is very clean, well equipped and cosy. Good cooking facilities - big cooker, dishwasher and lots of crockery and glasses. We were four hours late arriving due to closure of a motorway but the owner was very accomodating and extremely helpful. We were made very welcome.We only wish we could have stayed longer. There are bikes to use and lots of quiet roads and paths to explore. Bruges and Damme are within easy reach, as is the Belgian coast. An ideal place for couples. We had our dog with us and it was a perfect place for him - lots of space and walks. Excellant all round.
We stayed here for 5 nights.
Joke was very welcoming.The house was very clean and was very well equipped.
We visited Bruges 15mins drive away.Ghent and Ieper 30mins drive all well worth a visit.
The Chocolate House tearoom is a must to try the best hot chocolate in Brugge and the mini cake selection was so delicious.
We also did a tour of the WW1 area which was very informative and thought provoking..
Would certainly recommend this property .
We enjoyed a long weekend at this wonderfully cozy cottage. Evenings were spent cooking dinner at the cottage on the new stove, which also has a plate warmer and oven, followed by sitting on the comfortable sofa with a glass of wine enjoying the warmth of the fireplace. The bed upstairs is quite comfortable, and all the linens were clean and smelled fresh.
Visits to the museum, chocolate shop, waffles, and restaurants in Brugge are close and convenient. Our dog also enjoyed the large beautiful yard.
Joke provided great customer service showing us the way to the house, reviewing where items were located, how to use them, and then meeting us at the house to return keys. She is truly committed to providing the best customer service.
I would recommend this house to friends and relatives wanting a nice retreat, with the closeness of other Belgian cities to visit if desired.
We spent here just a few days, but we will remember this fantastic house and its
very nice and friendly hosts. Thanks Joke!
We stayed for a week in late August, the accommodation was fantastic, every detail in the house was finished with a lot of style and thought. The nearby town was peaceful and easy to get too, with lots of facility's.
This was our first time in Belgium and we found people very friendly and helpful (everyone was able to speak English perfectly!) We visited Brussels, Gent and knokke-heist, really interesting places but Brugge was for us the best place, only 50 minutes from here at a leisurely pace on the bikes, lots to see and do in a very relaxed city.
Joke and Dimitri are great hosts and were brilliant with us even when we turned up earlier than we though :) Thanks again for having us, Monika & Colin
We are rural and quiet, within walking distance there is a possibility of water sports ... you can make a nice bike route to the beautiful Bruges and the beautiful Damme ... not so far from Sluis to delicious stroll and eat well and shoppen..Verschillende museums and cinemas can be found in Bruges ... accessible by train, car or bike ...
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My Standard Rate
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Rupert Bates (born 30th August 1956) appeared on Coronation Street in June 1997 as Mr Hutton, a gynaecological consultant at Weatherfield General who diagnosed Judy Mallett as having blocked fallopian tubes.
His other credits include roles in It Ain't Half Hot Mum, Filthy Rich & Catflap, Ruth Rendell Mysteries, Red Dwarf, The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer, Class Act, Tilly Trotter, The Bill, Nature Boy, After You've Gone and the films Feast of July and The Commissioner. On stage he has appeared in productions of Oliver Twist and The Glass Slipper.


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Biosecurity measures for backyard poultry in developing countries: a systematic review
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Poultry represents an important sector in animal production, with backyard flocks representing a huge majority, especially in the developing countries. In these countries, villagers raise poultry to meet household food demands and as additional sources of incomes. Backyard production methods imply low biosecurity measures and high risk of infectious diseases, such as Newcastle disease or zoonosis such as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).
We reviewed literature on biosecurity practices for prevention of infectious diseases, and published recommendations for backyard poultry and assessed evidence of their impact and feasibility, particularly in developing countries. Documents were sourced from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) website, and from Pubmed and Google databases.
A total of 62 peer-reviewed and non-referred documents were found, most of which were published recently (after 2004) and focused on HPAI/H5N1-related biosecurity measures (64%). Recommendations addressed measures for flock management, feed and water management, poultry trade and stock change, poultry health management and the risk to humans. Only one general guideline was found for backyard poultry-related biosecurity; the other documents were drawn up for specific developing settings and only engaged their authors (e.g. consultants). These national guidelines written by consultants generated recommendations regarding measures derived from the highest standards of commercial poultry production. Although biosecurity principles of isolation and containment are described in most documents, only a few documents were found on the impact of measures in family poultry settings and none gave any evidence of their feasibility and effectiveness for backyard poultry.
Given the persistent threat posed by HPAI/H5N1 to humans in developing countries, our findings highlight the importance of encouraging applied research toward identifying sustained and adapted biosecurity measures for smallholder poultry flocks in low-income countries.
In 2009, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimated the global population of domestic chickens and ducks at over 18 billion and 1 billion, respectively. Based on the number of animals, poultry represents the largest domestic animal stock in the world
In several countries, poultry raising and consumption are also linked to socio-cultural factors such as religion or festivities
Recognizing the complexity of production systems and the fact that other terminologies have been used in various countries to describe backyard poultry depending on the differences in general husbandry and agricultural systems, we developed a protocol that consisted of the following items. Firstly, abiding by the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) requirements, we performed a systematic literature search using the United States National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health Medical Database (PubMed) and Google with no starting time limits, up until November 2011. As keywords we selected "poultry" associated with any of the following: "biosecurity", "risk factors", "knowledge", "attitude" or "practice". "Risk factors" documents were expected to provide recommendations on biosecurity measures against infectious diseases; we expected the studies on "Knowledge, Attitude and Practice" (KAP) to describe biosecurity practices, highlighting the needs for improvement.
Secondly, guided by several FAO staff members in the Livestock Production Systems Branch, we obtained additional unpublished documents and reports directly from the Agriculture department of the Animal Production and Health Division (AGAH) or their website devoted to avian influenza (
Finally, because the backyard poultry term is not universally used, we chose to inspect each identified article or report, including those that referred to backyard flocks and infectious agents or diseases. Our definition of backyard poultry encompassed (1) similar terms such as "indigenous poultry", "native poultry", "scavenging poultry", "village poultry", "local poultry", "traditional poultry" or "free-range poultry"
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Flow diagram of studies selection process, by database and keyword, to obtain the 62 reviewed documents
Flow diagram of studies selection process, by database and keyword, to obtain the 62 reviewed documents.
The literature search identified 62 different references relating to biosecurity issues in backyard flocks including 35 (56%) from PubMed, 18 (29%) from FAO reports and nine (15%) additional reports from Google search (Figure
The relevant documents were summarized and presented in Additional file
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Annex 1. Main characteristics and information of studies included in the review after the study selection process.
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The FAO and OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health) define biosecurity as the implementation of measures to reduce the risk of the introduction and spread of disease agents
No standardized classification exists to describe biosecurity measures. Based on the classification found in FAO documents, we present the result of this review using the following categories: flock management, feed and water, trade and stock, health management and risk to humans.
One recommended husbandry measure is to separate poultry by age and species or to consider raising one species instead of several
Many studies confirmed the potential risk of small backyard flocks roaming in or near waterlands and thus being exposed to Avian Influenza or ND virus-infected wild birds or contaminated environments
Within husbandry practices, restricting people movement limits the risk of introducing infectious agents into flocks (e.g. HPAI)
FAO recognizes food and water management as a biosecurity hazard to poultry, hence the need to account for it
Health management includes the management of outbreaks and the use of litter. When there is an outbreak in the flock, sick birds should be separated as they may be a potential risk for the transmission of infectious disease
Poultry trading is often viewed as a risk factor for HPAI or ND in the flock and the village
Lastly, recommendations are made to limit the risk to humans. This includes separating children from poultry
All the above recommendations are listed in different guidelines. Some were published by Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières (AVSF) as recommendations for Cambodia, Vietnam and the Caribbean
There are few publications (11) available that describe or analyse the impact of biosecurity measures on backyard flocks. Among these, three studies showed that information campaigns on flock management would improve the "general condition of the flock"
This review confirms the challenges of raising backyard poultry in such a way as to limit poultry deaths or morbidity due to well-known infectious agents, and discusses how to abide by biosecurity measures that are adapted and financially acceptable
Secondly, scientific articles looking at specific, adapted solutions to improve the control of infectious diseases in backyard poultry in developing countries are scarce. Despite the fact that 80% of the global poultry population is backyard-raised
Biosecurity implementation requires awareness, resources and the perception of higher risk and loss of profit. Unfortunately, as these conditions are not met, there is insufficient interest in the need to protect backyard poultry. This situation is likely related to multiple factors including a combination of the low economic importance of backyard poultry worldwide, absence of synergetic interests in zoonotic diseases between public health and livestock-related health, and the fact that backyard poultry is thought to pose little infectious disease-related risk to commercial farms
Although biosecurity is not a recent issue, the threat of HPAI A/H5N1 since 2004 to humans and poultry production (in terms of public health and economy) has underlined the lack of biosecurity in backyard farms in developing countries. Backyard flocks in high HPAI A/H5N1 virus transmission areas were initially thought as having a higher likelihood of HPAI A/H5N1 infection than commercial flocks because of higher frequency of exposure to wild birds
Admittedly, our review may not be exhaustive and complete. We may well have missed unpublished observations and studies, particularly those conducted at a small scale or as part of a community development project. Indeed, many of the latter projects may have involved assessing biosecurity measures that improved livestock production in rural areas. Nevertheless, should these data exist, the appropriate evaluation of measures for backyard poultry settings is lacking and practical information is not readily available.
To date, control of HPAI A/H5N1 in endemic countries has basically relied on poultry vaccination (e.g. China, Indonesia, Egypt or Vietnam) and massive culling whenever HPAI A/H5N1 is detected
Our review confirmed that biosecurity is considered as an indispensable tool to mitigate the spread of infectious diseases. However, many recommendations for backyard flocks are not entirely practical. No general guidelines were found for backyard poultry-related biosecurity in developing countries. Although biosecurity principles of isolation and containment remain, few documents were found about the impact of measures in backyard settings and none gave any evidence of their feasibility and effectiveness. Moreover, most of the studies were short-term research and lacked evaluations of the sustainability of the recommended biosecurity measures. Long-term national programs should be envisaged in the future. Given the persistent threat posed by HPAI A/H5N1 to humans in developing countries, our findings highlight the importance of encouraging applied research toward identifying sustained and adapted biosecurity measures for backyard poultry flocks in low income settings.
AGAH: Animal production and health division; AVSF: Agronomes et veterinaires sans frontieres; FAO: Food and agriculture organization; HPAI: Highly pathogenic avian influenza; KAP: Knowledge attitude and practices; ND: Newcastle disease; OIE: World organization for animal health.
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The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
AC and SV designed the study. AC conducted the literature review and wrote the manuscript. FG, SS and SV were instrumental in collecting data and the grey literature and reviewed the manuscript. All authors approved the final version.
We would like to thank Dr Philippe Ankers (Livestock Production Systems Branch, FAO), Dr Gwenaëlle Dauphin (Animal Health Service, FAO) and Dr Fallou Gueye (Livestock Production Systems Branch, FAO) for their information about published FAO documents. We are grateful to Angela Kent and Monica Naughtin for reviewing and checking the English language of the manuscript. The study was supported by DGAI-funded FRIA-08-009 REVASIA project.
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LONDON, June 2 (Reuters) - Actress Salma Hayek teams up with Italian director Matteo Garrone for fantasy horror film "Tale of Tales," a collaboration she describes as a "dream come true."
The actress plays a queen desperate to have a baby in the movie, which also stars Vincent Cassel and John C. Reilly.
"I was a huge fan of Matteo and it was kind of like a dream come true," Hayek said at the film's London premiere on Wednesday night of the "Gomorrah" and "Reality" filmmaker.
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Be Tech Savvy for Your Teen's Tech Safety - Parent Night
Presented by the Huron Valley School Counselors
This special evening event in 2014 focused on helping parents become more aware of their children's online behavior. We highlighted the role that parents play in promoting good digital citizenship and keeping their children safe online. Discussion included current trends in online behavior in children, legal and social consequences for at-risk online behavior, and resources available to help parents support their children. Topics such as sexting, self-injurious behavior, cyberbullying, and guarding against online predators was also addressed.
Our outstanding guest presenter was Ms. Julie Welch, a Child Abuse Training Director for the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan. She is an expert on child safety and will be sharing her expertise to help you keep your children safe online. Thank you very much for your time and expertise helping to keep our children safe online and using technology!
If you were unable to attend, you can access the Tech Savvy Presentation and review the information that was presented.
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- 94.85% of Huron Valley high school students surveyed reported that they use at least one form of social media.
- 86.21% of Huron Valley middle school students surveyed reported that they use at least one form of social media.
- 49.26% of Huron Valley high school students surveyed reported that they have seen others post online or text them about hurting themselves or considering suicide.
- 53.76% of Huron Valley middle and high school students surveyed reported having participated in at least one form of at-risk online behavior or being negatively affected by other people's online behavior.
- 29.68% of Huron Valley high school student surveyed reported that they intentionally hide their online behaviors from their parents or that they post information on their social media accounts that they would not want their parents to see.
- On average, Huron Valley high school and middle school students surveyed use 3 or more different social media programs.


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Christmas Theatre Breaks are a lovely idea, whether you take a break in the run up to the festival or actually over the Christmas and New Year period. There are some great shows on that will help you get into the holiday mood. London pulls out all the stops at this time of year too, so there is lots to see and do, whether you want to visit winter attractions, to do some serious shopping or just have a mooch round and window shop under the festive lights!
I'm going to suggest 3 great shows and then we will have a look at what else you might like to do in the capital this Christmas.
3 Shows for Christmas Theatre Breaks
Matilda the Musical is not just for kids! It is a good story, well told, with great songs. Perfect for the Christmas season.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Another Roald Dahl classic and this time, well yes, a bit more child orientated. However like all Dahl it is full of sly, grown-up humour to horrify and engage us what ever age we are! The show is spectacular, just the sort of thing to cheer you and get you in the festive mood.
Another children's book adaptation? Well, yes, because War Horse is so much more. The show is magical, with stunning puppetry. The horses are totally convincing, but more than that it is an epic story, with great songs and an emotional plot. You will cry but ultimately there is hope.
And a couple of wild cards – if it was me I'd be very tempted to avoid the obvious, child friendly options and go for either Les Miserables or maybe the truly scary Woman in Black. Les Mis is the ultimate classic, a guaranteed good night out. The Woman in Black has also stood the test of time and is a great choice if you'd rather see a play than a musical. There is nothing more Christmassy than a good, terrifying ghost story!
Christmas Theatre Breaks – See London at its best
I think London is really at its best in winter. You have crisp, chilly days that fade into dark evenings, bustling shops, Christmas lights and displays. The whole city feels like something out of Dickens and you really wouldn't be surprised to see Mr Pickwick wandering down one of the side streets of the West End!
London puts on lots of special attractions for the season too, not just the decorations, everything from pop up ice rinks and a Winter Wonderland to special Christmas Markets.
What's on for Christmas Theatre Breaks 2014?
Attractions and the things you mustn't miss this year!
Hyde Park transforms into Winter Wonderland. It is easy to get to and really gets you into the Christmas spirit. This year it will have Christmas rides and attractions, a Giant Observation Wheel, two circuses, and an ice rink. The market sells all manor of Christmas knicknacks, fancy sweets and traditional German crafts and lots of glühwein. My advice – use the tube to get there so you can enjoy the apple wine! (Nov 21st to Jan 4th)
Christmas lights will appear mid November in Oxford Street, Covent Garden, Regent Street and most other London shopping areas.The London Christmas lights are great. They really change the way the city feels and as it gets dark quite early they are a very welcome addition to the city. With a different theme every year they transform the city into a magical space.
Window Shopping, and the other sort!
Shops you mustn't miss at Christmas include:
Harrods – The. Best. Window displays. Harrods Christmas windows have to be seen to be believed! Of course while you are there you might as well have a mooch round, and maybe even some of the best tea and cake in London!
Hamleys – The ultimate toy shop. Even if you don't have some special small person to buy for Hamleys Christmas set up is worth seeing. They always do something spectacular, sometimes including slightly mad things, like a whole herd of real, live reindeer!
Liberty – just one of the classiest shops in London and always does great window displays. Handy too for the Regent St Apple store and, of course Carnaby St. (Tatty but fun!)
Covent Garden and the Apple Market – great for proper Christmas shopping, lots of good shops both in Covent Garden and near by. The Apple Market has nice stalls with crafts and handmade soaps etc. The area is great for wandering round, lots of street entertainers, magicians, buskers, living statues. You can often hear impromptu opera buskers in the square of the interior cafe. You can find lots of nice places for tea and cakes, or nip upstairs in the West Cornish Pasty company to find yourself in a Cornish pub, with good beer and lovely hot Cornish pasties. Just the thing on a chilly day!
Check our Readers Offer site for these and many other theatre breaks available over the Xmas period.


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November Club is a performing arts company. We make site-specific productions that explore the stories of the local communities with whom we work. We work indoors and outdoors in all sorts of places to weave together historical and contemporary themes. Participation is central to what we do. We invite our audiences to share their experiences, heritage and creativity, to take extraordinary journeys into unexpected places.
A new musical for Northumberland, a midsummer shindig.
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Installations at Blickling Hall National Trust, Norfolk.
It's September 1928 and Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan has inherited Wallington. He moves in with his wife Lady Molly and their six children, aged between 8 and 22. Sir Charles' father, Sir George Otto Trevelyan, died aged 90 in August 1928 and left the house badly neglected and the whole estate run down.
On their first day as the new owners, the family gathers in the Central Hall to shout as loudly as they can to wake up the house, and inhabit the 13-bedroom mansion. Moving In: A House Reawakens is a story of how the Trevelyans begin to turn a rather cold and sombre house into a family home, before the National Trust took over it.
Seven Northumberland villages, a livestock auction mart, Sage Gateshead and Holy Island are all venues for Beyond the End of the Road, a new musical that explores the lives and stories that make up rural life in Northumberland, in collaboration with Highlights Rural Touring Scheme.
November Club are producing a brand new musical set across rural Northumberland thanks to generous funding from Arts Council England, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, The Joicey Trust, Northumberland County Council, Northumberland National Park and The Community Foundation.


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Newly furnished 5 bedroom, 4 bathroom home, featuring natural woods and the work of local artisans throughout. Custom master suite with walk in closets, bath and library with extra sleeping futon. 4 additional bedrooms serving your extended family. Library provides quiet space for business needs, wifi and printer. Direct bluff frontage on Lake Michigan with steps to beach and nearby public access to Lake Leelanau. Know that your rental dollars from this property will also be given back to the community. We have contributed a percentage of rental income to the Leelanau Conservancy for dune and water preservation and to programs for children with medical and psychiatric issues in the state of Michigan. Let your vacation make a difference!
We have been coming up north since my grandparents bought a home on a small lake near here 70 years ago. Some of my own fondest memories are of watching the stars, taking walks, kayaking the Crystal River, swimming, finding Petosky stones, skiing, eating ice cream and hiking the dunes. I hope that you and your family enjoy all that northern Michigan has to offer.
As a University of Michigan faculty member, active in children's health, I am also deeply committed to raising healthy and resilient children and supporting families. I bring this passion to both my work and my leisure.
I know how precious vacation time is with your family and friends. Savor the moment, these are truly some of life's most special memories. Take pictures, take a walk, take moment to enjoy the breathtaking view from the deck and to just 'be" with your family and friends.
Jackie Marcus-Humitz purchased this house in 2014
We hope to make a difference preserving the beauty of the local community and supporting youth and families in the state of Michigan; donating 5% of rental dollars to The Leelanau Conservancy and programs supporting medical and psychiatric needs of children and military families throughout the state. Know that your enjoyment of this property serves those in need and helps maintain the beauty of the Leelanau Peninsula.
Gorgeous bluff view and Lake Michigan frontage as well as public access to Lake Leelanau. Home well suited to needs of large family with many private spaces; and outdoor buildings for art work or children's play spaces. This home also features art and furniture of local craftsmen. This location provides your family with many options for hiking, exploring wineries, biking, water sports, great food and breathtaking natural beauty.
The house was beautiful and had an amazing view, perfect for sitting on the deck relaxing. However, if you have kids, that's not always what they want to do. The picture of the two chairs on the beach is NOT from the house, it is from the beach in town. The lake level was high this year, and there was no beach at the house. We had to put our chairs in the water. Also, having kids that wanted to explore, you have limited sight lines to sit and watch them. The amount of Petoskey stones was endless, and we had a lot of fun finding them.
The house does not have air, which made it unbearable a couple of nights, bringing a fan is a must because not all rooms had them. Having the windows open was nice for the natural breeze, but expect some little pesky bugs to find their way in.
Not sure if the description of the house changed yet, but we were told we had access to the lake across the street. Our group brought our own kayaks, brought them to the lake the first night, let the kids take a quick paddle, then were told that because of liability issues we couldn't use the kayaks or the lake across the street. Huge bummer, kayaking was something all of us were looking forward to.
Overall, our trip to Leland was five stars, we took advantage of everything this town/area had; shopping, wine tasting, sight seeing. This review is only on the house. I would not recommend this place if you have kids.
This is our second year of returning to Sugarbush Lane or as the kids call it " The Micigan House" The layout of the house is perfect for our 3 generations family.The kitchen is open to all three family spaces. The upstairs loft area is great for the kids to have their space.. The bedrooms are roomy. Air conditioning would be a plus.There are 4 bathrooms. The large mud room is a plus as well. The laundry room is quite ample. But this year the biggest plus was the private beach that is only 90 steps away and allowed for several sunset swims. A plus to that would be a fire pit on the beach
We loved this property and all the area has to offer. Great location and I would give it a 5 star rating!
This house was perfect for our trip up north. The location on the bluff was amazing, with the beautiful lake view and sunsets available from nearly every room and stairs down to the beach. Although the lake is high this year, and there wasn't enough beach space to lay out towels or build sand castles, there was more than enough sandy beach to play in the water and find petosky stones (we found many!). We used the beach here every single day, playing in the waves and using the stand up paddle boards that we brought with us. The 100 stairs were not a problem for our group. I was a bit worried about that, as we had a toddler and other small children with us, but the landscaping and path to the stairs made it so that our children never got close to the stairs without supervision.
The location on Leelanau is also wonderful. We went into Leland several times for shopping and dinner, and also drove to the dunes, Traverse City, local wineries, and Suttons Bay. Everything was very close. A nice surprise was the Clay Cliffs natural area right down the road. We are runners, and every morning members of our group enjoyed running out the front door straight to this beautiful trail run.
The house is nicely decorated and very comfortable. We had three couples and four small children, and the layout of the house was ideal; each family had their own group of rooms and personal bathroom. The kitchen was nicely stocked and there was plenty of living space and dining space for our group of 10. It was a relaxing home to come back to each day after exploring Leelanau. I definitely recommend this house, and will consider renting it again if we come back to this area!
This is a beautiful home with a great floor plan for a larger group to spread out. Landscaping around the secluded house is charming and the high bluff view of Lake Michigan is framed with trees. It was all clean and well maintained. The beds were very comfortable. The only drawback for us was that the 95 steep steps to the lake made it difficult for our family with 6 young children plus an infant to go down there. The VRBO photo actually shows only half the steps. But since Lake Michigan is up this year there was little beach frontage and we mostly drove to nearby beaches. The area has lots to do - we biked and hiked and canoed. The area towns are full of quaint shops and restaurants. We had a great vacation here.
We came with our extended family and had a wonderful time over the Christmas holidays. The home has so many lovely and artistic touches; and has great spaces for family togetherness and board games as well as quiet reading nooks and crannies. The views are breathtaking and the home is sparkling and the beds are super comfortable. The stargazing from the master suite is great!
The wineries are terrific in Leelanau and the opportunities for cross country skiing as well as snow shoeing are so beautiful . Can't wait to return for biking and swimming in the summer. Jackie was on top of everything
Breathe. Relax. You are now Up North.
Enjoy the beauty of the Leelanau Peninsula all four seasons with stunning views over Lake Michigan. In summer, travel by bike through lush cherry orchards and vineyards; walk the beach, swim and fish. In winter, cross-country ski and enjoy family time by the fire as you enjoy the early sunset over the lake.
Our home sits on a bluff above Lake Michigan, with stairs leading to a sandy beach. Its wooded lot provides plenty of privacy. The property is also within short walking distance to shared frontage on North Lake Leelanau.
An airy 5BR/4BA retreat, our home can easily accommodate a family or a group. It features three fireplaces, maple wood floors, large bay windows, a back deck overlooking the lake, and finishes and furniture featuring local craftsmen. The kitchen has granite counter tops, custom cherry cabinets, and a gas range. The master suite contains its own fireplace, library and a lake view. Lovely details include ash beams and paneling, and several skylights. The rooms provide some quiet spaces for those wishing to read or for business needs.
In addition to the main house, the property has a large detached garage.
We hope that you and your family enjoy all that northern Michigan has to offer. It is truly a special place! In an effort to give back to this wonderful community, yearly, we plan to donate 5% of all rental dollars to help support its farmlands and dunes, and Michigan families with medical and mental health issues. Your choice in renting this home will provide monetary support to the Leelanau Conservancy, and to high risk children and families served by the University of Michigan in outreach programs throughout the state. Thank you for selecting this home to both provide you with a wonderful vacation and to bring back to the communities of northern Michigan.
Now, kick back and enjoy!
Take an early morning swim in Lake Leelanau or Michigan if you are brave.
Take an early morning walk on Lake Michigan and look for Petoskey stones.
Enjoy your coffee from the deck.
Watch the sunset.
Ride a bike. Great maps provided.
Go to Leland –if you like the tiles in our home buy a few to take home (Spork).
Explore the wineries.
Kayak the Crystal River
Hike the dunes.
Grab that holiday photo on Pyramid Point or Stocking Pierce Outlook
Check out Cherry Republic in Glen Arbor.
Pick up some art in Suttons Bay
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Microscopy of bacterial translocation during small bowel obstruction and ischemia in vivo – a new animal model
Existing animal models provide only indirect information about the pathogenesis of infections caused by indigenous gastrointestinal microflora and the kinetics of bacterial translocation. The aim of this study was to develop a novel animal model to assess bacterial translocation and intestinal barrier function in vivo.
In anaesthetized male Wistar rats, 0.5 ml of a suspension of green fluorescent protein-transfected
Bacterial translocation into the submucosa and muscularis propria took a mean of 36 ± 8 min and 80 ± 10 min, respectively, in small bowel obstruction. Intestinal ischemia significantly accelerated bacterial translocation into the submucosa (11 ± 5 min, p < 0.0001) and muscularis (66 ± 7 min; p = 0.004). Green fluorescent protein-transfected
Intravital microscopy of fluorescent bacteria is a novel approach to study bacterial translocation in vivo. We have applied this technique to define minimal bacterial transit time as a functional parameter of intestinal barrier function.
Bacterial translocation has been defined as the passage of viable bacteria from the gut lumen to extraintestinal organs
We describe a novel animal model to study bacterial translocation under conditions of intestinal obstruction and ischemia in vivo. Translocation of
Animals and experimental design
Translocation of GFP-transfected
Transfection and cultivation of E. coli
DH 5a-
Animals were anaesthetized by i.m. administration of xylazine hydrochloride 100 mg/kg (Rompun, Bayer AB, Leverkusen, Germany) and ketamine 2.5–5 mg/kg (Hostaket, Parke-Davis, Freiburg, Germany). A silicone-catheter (27 G) was placed into the carotid artery to measure arterial blood pressure and monitoring blood gases. A second catheter was inserted into the contralateral jugular vein for continuous infusion of saline during experiments. An abdominal cavity chamber was implanted via an abdominal midline incision as previously described
Figure 1
Small bowel obstruction is simulated by proximal and distal ligation of the gut lumen two cm in length and two cm proximal to the ileocecal junction.
Small bowel obstruction is simulated by proximal and distal ligation of the gut lumen two cm in length and two cm proximal to the ileocecal junction. Ischemia of the small bowel reservoir can be induced by selective clamping of the terminal mesenteric vessels (
Intravital microscopy
Video analysis
Minimal transit time was quantified on-line. Measurements were confirmed off-line by frame to frame computer-assisted image analysis (Capimage, Zeintl, Heidelberg, Germany). Minimal transit time was defined as the time period between GFP-uv
Bacteriological examination
Samples of mesenteric lymph nodes and stool from the non-obstructed and the obstructed terminal ileum were homogenized in sterile isotonic saline using Tenbroeck tissue grinders (Wheaton, Millville, USA). Each sample was plated quantitatively on MacConkey and Columbia blood agar plates (Oxoid, Wesel, Germany) according to standard methods for culture of aerobic and microaerophilic bacteria. Smears of the abdominal cavity were cultured in the same manner. Anaerobic bacteria were not assessed. After 48 hours of incubation at 37°C, the colony-forming units (CFU) per gram of stool were determined. Bacterial species were identified by gram staining, by their characteristic biochemical pattern in a commercial system for biochemical identification of bacteria (API32E, bioMerieux, Nürtingen, Germany) and their characteristic susceptibility to antibiotics.
Specimens of the obstructed small bowel segment, mesentery, liver and spleen were taken two hours after GFP-uv
For HE histology 10 μm slices were deparaffinized with ethanol (99%, 96%, 80%), stained for 10 min with hematoxylin, washed and counterstained with 0.1% eosin before being fixed in ethanol. Slides were embedded with glycerol. Specimens of the obstructed small bowel were examined for ischemic injury after HE staining, as suggested by Meddah and co-workers
Statistical analysis
Minimal transit times of GFP-uv
All animals survived the experimental period of two hours. Mean arterial blood pressures and heart rates remained constant and did not show marked differences between groups. GFP-uv
Transit time of bacterial translocation
During non-ischemic obstruction bacterial translocation into the submucosa and muscularis propria took a mean of 36 ± 8 min and 80 ± 10 min, respectively (Figure
Figure 2
Time intervals of bacterial translocation to the submucosal stroma and the muscularis propria during ischemic and non-ischemic small bowel obstruction in minutes after intraluminal administration of GFP-uv
Time intervals of bacterial translocation to the submucosal stroma and the muscularis propria during ischemic and non-ischemic small bowel obstruction in minutes after intraluminal administration of GFP-uv
Small bowel microflora and bacterial examination of tissue
The variety of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria per ml of stool from the small bowel proximal of the obstructed bowel segment and from the obstructed loop of terminal ileum did not show any quantitative nor qualitative differences in any groups. The most common bacteria found in the terminal ileum were fermentative and non-fermentative gram-negative rods, Streptococci and Staphylococcus aureus. GFP-uv
Table 1
stool from the terminal ileum
stool from obstructed terminal ileum
Sham operated
non-ischemic obstruction
ischemic obstruction
non-ischemic obstruction
ischemic obstruction
GFP-E. coli
E. coli
S. aureus
Strept. spp.
Past. spp.
Bac. spp.
Ischemic lesions
No or minor mucosal lesions (grade 0–1) were found in HE stained specimens of obstructed terminal ileum in non-ischemic animals. Severe lesions (grade 3) were present in all animals subjected to ischemic small bowel obstruction. Specimens from unaffected terminal ileum proximal to the obstructed loop and from sham operated animals demonstrated no mucosal lesions in both groups of animals (grade 0).
Bacterial translocation to distant organs
Bacterial translocation to distant organs was confirmed by fluorescence microscopy on crossections of frozen tissue taken from the obstructed small bowel segment, liver and spleen two hours after injection of GFP-uv
Figure 3
Photomicrograph (630×) of GFP-uv
Photomicrograph (630×) of GFP-uv
Table 2
number of GFP-uv E. coli per HPF (mean + s.d.)
sham operated
non-ischemic obstruction
1.8 ± 0.7
2.9 ± 1.2
2.0 ± 0.9
ischemic obstruction
2.0 ± 0.9
2.8 ± 1.0
1.8 ± 0.7
MLN = mesenteric lymph nodes; HPF = high power field
Translocation of intestinal bacteria has been observed as a spontaneous event in humans
In order to understand its pathophysiological relevance, bacterial translocation has been studied in animals subjected to various pathological conditions such as hemorrhagic shock
In contrast to these more indirect approaches to demonstrate and investigate bacterial translocation, we developed a rat model allowing us to observe the passage of viable fluorescent
Intestinal obstruction in our model was associated with translocation of GFP-uv
The specific effect of segmental ischemia of the obstructed small bowel, in our study, was a marked acceleration of bacterial translocation. Ischemic mucosal injury, as detected by histopathological examination probably correlates with a breakdown of the intestinal barrier function. The concept that intestinal hypoperfusion and ischemia promote bacterial translocation is well established in literature
The presented animal model allows an online assessment of bacterial translocation by means of intravital microscopy. In addition to previous animal models of bacterial translocation, our novel approach defines minimal bacterial transit time as a function of the intestinal barrier and demonstrates a significant influence of ischemic injury of the gut on bacterial translocation. This novel parameter of intestinal barrier function can contribute to the understanding of bacterial translocation. The model allows studies of bacterial translocation under various pathological conditions, e.g. acute pancreatitis or increased intraabdominal pressure. Furthermore the impact of pharmacological agents on intestinal barrier function can be examined in this model. However, further studies are needed to determine the clinical significance of this novel kinetic parameter.
Competing interests
None declared.
Author's contributions
SS designed the animal model, performed animal experiments, microscopy and statistical analysis of data and drafted the manuscript. KM performed animal experiments and microscopy and co-drafted the manuscript. KM and LS performed animal experiments and microscopy. GN participated in design and co-ordination of the experimental work. HM performed GFP-transfection of
We thank our medical technicians, Mrs. B. Heidrich and Mrs. C. Jost for preparing the histological specimens. Bacteriological examinations were kindly performed by PD Dr. T. Nichterlein and microscopic photographs were taken by Dr. H. Hein, both from the Department of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene at our institution. Special thanks to Dr. E.A. Schober, who has reviewed language and style of the manuscript.
Translocation of certain indigenous bacteria from the gastrointestinal tract to the mesenteric lymph nodes and other organs in a gnotobiotic mouse model.
Colonization resistance of the digestive tract in conventional and antibiotic-treated mice.
Relationship between intestinal microecology and the translocation of intestinal bacteria.
Bacterial translocation from the gastrointestinal tract.
Role of M cells in intestinal barrier function.
Proposed mechanisms for the translocation of intestinal bacteria.
Bacterial translocation across enterocytes: results of a study of bacterial-enterocyte interactions utilizing Caco-2 cells.
Bacterial translocation from the gastrointestinal tract.
Transmucosal passage of bacteria across rat intestinal epithelium in the Ussing chamber: effect of nutritional factors and bacterial virulence.
Assessment of intestinal permeability in rats by permeation of inulin-fluorescein.
New method for the detection of bacterial translocation using intestinal permeability with polyethylene glycol 4000.
Acute pancreatitis and bacterial translocation.
Plasmid labeling confirms bacterial translocation in pancreatitis.
Bacterial translocation and multiple system organ failure in bowel ischemia and reperfusion.
Gut dysfunction in critically ill patients: a review of the literature.
Obstructed intestine as a reservoir for systemic infection.
Intestinal obstruction promotes gut translocation of bacteria.
Mucosal injury induced by ischemia and reperfusion in the piglet intestine: influences of age and feeding.
The effects of mesenteric ischemia on ileal colonization, intestinal integrity, and bacterial translocation in newborn piglets.
Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
A new abdominal cavity chamber to study the impact of increased intraabdominal pressure on microcirculation of gut mucosa using video microscopy in rats.
The gut-origin of bacterial pancreatic infection during acute experimental pancreatitis in rats.
Green fluorescent protein as a marker for gene expression.
The prevalence of gut translocation in humans.
Bacterial translocation in multiple organ failure: cause or epiphenomenon still unproven.
Clinical significance of translocation.
Hemorrhagic shock-induced bacterial translocation: the role of neutrophils and hydroxyl radicals.
Endotoxin-induced bacterial translocation and mucosal permeability: role of xanthine oxidase, complement activation, and macrophage products.
Specific inhibition of iNOS decreases the intestinal mucosal peroxynitrite level and improves the barrier function after thermal injury.
Frequency and time course of pancreatic and extrapancreatic bacterial infection in experimental acute pancreatitis in rats.
Bacterial translocation in experimental intestinal obstruction.
Hemorrhagic shock induces bacterial translocation from the gut.
Disruption of the intestinal barrier and bacterial translocation in an experimental model of intestinal obstruction.
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A "Hi-Fi Serious"
Disco micidiale. Di quelli dove tutto fila via alla perfezione. Si sono caricati nei lavori precedenti, hanno mostrato più di una volta di avere le carte in regola ed ora eccolo qui il colpaccio. Va alla grande l'indie pop rock degli A, che tra rimandi al pop punk americano e uno sguardo ai Police (con gli steroidi!) piazzano melodie vincenti inserite in chitarre rumorose ma perennemente pronte a spingerti a cantare e a saltare. Ritornelli immediati, linee melodiche facili, un pò di (finta) cattiveria che non fa mai male...e il gioco è fatto! (2002 London)
Great pop-punk records are actually a fairly rare creature in the overall picture of alternative rock. Despite the high volume of releases, whole years go by without a significant or exciting album being made in the genre. That is why the blissfully sweet Hi-Fi Serious is such a wonderful surprise. Whereas in the past A always showed potential, on this record they took that step forward that so many of their contemporaries are afraid to take. And what a step forward it is; gorgeous hooks, excellent production, and anthemic choruses that border on hair metal at times all add up to an irresistible sound that should appeal to any fan of the genre. By cutting away the snotty Green Day worship that makes so many of these groups obnoxiously coy, the group can explore other genres without any concern over sounding too ironic or goofy. They have definitely moved in a more commercial direction on this record, adding elements like synthesizers and heavily processed backup vocals that might damage their credibility, but make their music just that much better. The booty-shaking title track may be the best pop song the group has ever crafted, moving from the tense and driving verses to a swaggering chorus with such ease that it's a wonder they never displayed this sort of songwriting talent before. The fantastic "Nothing" feels like it could burst apart at any moment, but instead it holds together with a chorus that burns its way into your brain and refuses to leave. "Took It Away" feels like it's breaking apart toward the middle, then it makes a dramatic turn into a breezy Southern California section that brings the song to the next level. "Starbucks" is almost too catchy to be likable, but they manage to turn the song into a cutesy-but-endearing pop nugget by the end. And "The Distance" is either a pleasantly unique punk-pop anthem or the best hair metal song written since Poison's "Ride the Wind," and that is really the only way to describe it. Any fan of this genre who isn't afraid of a little experimentation should find themselves highly rewarded by giving this a shot. In a genre that is hideously oversaturated, it is a genuine relief to hear albums like this. It reminds the listener of how good this genre has the potential to be when in the hands of musicians that aren't afraid to be poppy first and punk second. (Bradley Torreano - All Music Guide)
If you were unfamiliar with A's pre-'Hi-Fi Serious' CV (and there's quite a few of you) you'd be forgiven for concluding that Britain's answer to the US rock invasion were nothing more than a cynical marketing ploy. Not so.
We've only got ourselves to blame for largely ignoring them first and second time around ('How Ace Are Buildings' and 'Monkey Kong'). We exiled them to sunnier climes and who would blame them for staying away after being roundly snubbed at home despite a fervent if niche following. Third time lucky and you'd be a fool to ignore this early candidate for rock album of the year.
So what's changed? Rock is pretty popular if you hadn't noticed but there's more to it than that. Fundamentally A have toned down their buffoonery (to a degree) and produced their most honed and powerful album to date.
The supersonic paced, rocket-fuelled romp of 'Hi-Fi Serious' surely exceeds its EU quota of riffs, harmonies and melodies. They're also spoiling us with 12 potential singles that ricochet around your skull.
'Something's Going On', '6 O'clock', 'Took It Away' and the title track let rip with blow after blow. 'Starbucks' will surely do for A what 'Buck Rodgers' did for Feeder last year and 'Shut Yer Face' makes some hilarious genre comments while simultaneously cramming all your air guitar needs into one handy track. 'Took It Away' takes a sly dig at mediocrity while featuring some schizophrenic electronic effects. Even the slowie, 'The Springs', is bravely promoted rather than being anonymously buried.
'Hi-Fi Serious' is far more than a US rock pastiche or one-dimensional rock album. A have evolved into an English Blink 182 or The Police with a preference for power chords fronted by a raspy voiced hyperactive loon. More importantly though, A are an English rock band not afraid to take risks or their maintain self-belief. It's a gamble that's paid off.
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As Hi-Fi Serious so ably demonstrates, sometimes it's just a matter of waiting for the rest of the world to catch up with you. Round about the time of their second album Monkey Kong, A were pegged as perfunctory Brit-rock chancers, a poor substitute for their angst-heavy Stateside peers. Come their third album, though, A sound every bit the globe-straddling international rock band.
Marking out the crucial mid-point between the impassioned emo-pop of Jimmy Eat World and the dumb-assed gross-out punk splatter of Blink 182, Hi-Fi Serious is a cackling, cartoonish descent into fearlessly tuneful power-pop larkery. It's saturated in an obvious love for beach-bum Americana: "It's an endless summer/ It's the summer forever" breezes the bronzed power-punk of "Pacific Ocean Blue". And while the five are frighteningly eager to dally like playful puppies through all rock's cheesiest cliches--just check out guitarist Mark Chapman's Eddie Van Halen-style fretwork on "The Distance"--it's always performed with enough charm to win the day. Think the Brits can't do rock? Crank up Hi-Fi Serious and let A put a smile back on your face. (Louis Pattison - http://www.amazon.co.uk/)
- Nothing
- Something's Going On
- Six O'clock On A Tube Stop
- Going Down
- Took It Away
- Starbucks
- Springs
- Shut Yer Face
- Pacific Ocean Blue
- Distance
- Hi Fi Serious
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