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Amos Yee – When kindness died
27 comments:
The people are so sick but claiming Amos is sick. They should all be sent to IMH and be locked up permanently.
Where is humanity, where is human decency. Shame is the word. They can paste the millions on their faces but they cannot hide the shame all over them.
- May 16, 2015 10:34 am
All the low life out there, unbelieveable! The relentless persecution of a child without any sense of shame.
Vile anyone?
- May 16, 2015 10:38 am
Amos was sent to unveil the deceit and treachery of a breed of people filled with hate and intolerance, narrow minded nincompoohs, but preaching peace, kindness and graciousness, forgiveness....
- May 16, 2015 10:43 am
Aiya, on hindsight, I think the authorities should have left young and mischievous Amos alone right from the beginning lah.
He is definitely no Roy Ngerng, much less a Chee Soon Juan, tio bo?
That's why I think PAP really screwed up on many things, despite the high pay the ministers are getting, and really taking the support of the 60% for granted.
- May 16, 2015 10:53 am
- Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠ said...
As a certified Nerdy Geeky Lazy Beach Bum, I'm beginning to look at the Amos Yee "saga" as a "Black Box Experiment" of the cultural and social variety.
➠➠ INPUT Not the video or cartoon themselves but the SIGNALS those items generate in the mind of the individual viewer.
BLACK BOX ➠◼➠ The "system" under investigation. How these input signals are processed; what is their meaning, what are the implications, how do people feel after experiencing Amos's "creativity", what conclusions and behavioural choices do they make after the fact, and WHY.
OUTPUT ➠➠ What is manifested in the real world as an "output" from peoples' minds. Their comments/ feedback, their behaviour, the philosophical and moral positions they adopt, what they want their govt to do, or not do.
There are many interesting OBSERVATIONS from this experiment, and one can generate so many interesting hypotheses about the Singapore's present culture and societal proclivities.
Redbean hypothesises that "kindness" and "compassion" have failed in Singapore. However he neglects to appreciate the CONTEXT. Ordinarily, Singaporeans are reasonably kind and compassionate...i.e. "normal". However after viewing an "Amos creation", the individual MENTAL CONTEXT can radically change. Take into account the "shock value" of Amos releasing the "Lee Kuan Yew is Dead, Finally!" video 2 days before the state funeral, plus bring Jesus into the picture to "wallop" peoples' minds one more time, for good measure. 😂😂😂
Are you really that surprised that many people lost their fucking minds, or flipped their shit so bad they had ideas of harming the kid?
- May 16, 2015 11:05 am
Was PAP's Singapore ever about human kindness and decency?
Or was it just about making the rich even more rich?
Do you think PAP is on the side of rich people?
- May 16, 2015 11:12 am
- Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠ said...
@ clueless about the world, 1112:
>> Was PAP's Singapore ever about human kindness and decency?
For fucks sake lah. It is not the place of a political party, especially the dominant one in govt to be "kind" or "decent".
For govt to be effective is has to be UNKIND and TRAMPLE on decency when necessary. Govt is the agency of LEGALISED force and coercion. Its role is to swiftly HAMMER and OBLITERATE threats with cold efficiency.
- May 16, 2015 11:21 am
Hope China will soon overtake S'pore as 27th province. With China's swift & unrelentless justice, unkindness can be made a capital offence, just like software piracy was made a capital offence in the 1990s in order to attract Microsoft & Oracle. Everybody will be very kind then.
- May 16, 2015 12:01 pm
Is that all you know, a one trick pony? I mean one view?
- May 16, 2015 12:03 pm
"Its role is to swiftly HAMMER and OBLITERATE threats with cold efficiency."
May 16, 2015 11:21 a.m.
Oh for fuck's sake.
What threat does Amos Yee pose?
- May 16, 2015 12:09 pm
- Sickening Leeder and Country said...
When a country is led by a sick man suffering from cancer, the whole country is also sick and suffering from a cancerous disease like its leader.
When a country's leader is sick, you can hear its ministers uttering the word "SICKENING" to show you that the ministers are also sick.
When a minister of that sick country is sick, he will show you that he go for a heart by-pass for only $8.
When a minister has mental sickness, you can be assured that he will tell you cock and bull stories about how good he is and then make you vomit by saying that fake degrees are only unaccredited degrees .... that means it is okay to accept fake degrees deceptive dishonorable people to be your New Citizens and be employed in government positions as consultants in order to replace you from your good jobs.
When you have a sick leader, his political party is also very sick. You can see for yourself that IT will go all out to make use of the State's Machinery and Resources to FIX the Oppositions, even to the extent of FIXING ordinary citizens with law suits, even to the extent to FIX a young boy of 16 like Amos Yee.
When a country is very sick, the whole world can witness that its once honorable citizens turn into a horrendous monstrous sadistic and cruel lynching mob to attack a small boy who happens the SHAME THEM NO END AND HURT THEIR SUPER-EGO.
When a country, its citizens and its leader are very sick, her mass media, especially its main newspapers will also become very sick and produce sickening reports to make everybody very sick.
And so on and so forth ......
The only way for the country to become healthy again is to remove the sick leader and replace him with a healthy one.
- May 16, 2015 12:15 pm
The World Famous Amos Yee Saga is the Legacy your country's World Famous Father of Sickapore left behind - that is the beauty, the glory and the nightmare of his leadership for the past 50 years.
So don't left at other countries for being Corrupt. You have a different kind of Corruption. Others are corrupted in the Head, your country is corrupted in the Heart.
Other countries are corrupted under the table, your country is corrupted over the table.
Others are corrupted in darkness and behind closed doors, your country is corrupted in broad day light and in the open for the whole world to see.
Congratulations! Sickapore!
- May 16, 2015 12:25 pm
Amos Yee's crime was that he reminded Singaporeans what it is like to be free and human.
Instead of being an LKY digit, PAP slave and a slave to our HDB mortgage.
- May 16, 2015 12:29 pm
Tolerance begets tolerance
forgiveness begets forgiveness
punishing begets punishing
When LKY ruled with intolerance;
he begets a country n citizen with intolerance
(Neo cannot tolerate Amos );
When Lee Hsien Loong ruled with unforgivenss;
He begets a country n citizen with unforgivenss
(Amos cannot forgive Judges Power logic verdict)
When Khaw Boon Han ruled with punishing hands;
he begets a country n citizen who want to throw him out of parliament.
(AHPTC citizens cannot forgive PAP 2015/2016 GE)
Law of the Universe.
Nothing new under the sun.
- May 16, 2015 12:44 pm
Truly a country starts rotting from the head downwards.
I can forgive an incompetent and useless Prime Minister.
The idiot is too stupid to know that he is useless.
I can't forgive voters who keep voting for an idiot Prime Minister.
- May 16, 2015 1:00 pm
可怜 可怜 非常可怜 !
国和万事兴 !
大事化小事 小事化無事 !
- May 16, 2015 1:25 pm
- A Graceful Citizen said...
Uncle Red Bean,
You should write another article titled
Singapore - A Nation Sinking To Dis-Grace-Full Nightmare.
Thank you, Uncle.
Yours very sincerely,
A Graceful Citizen.
- May 16, 2015 1:26 pm
- Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠ said...
@ enlightened conscience 1209:
>> Oh for fuck's sake.
What threat does Amos Yee pose? <<
Here is the excellent question no one yet has BOTHERED to ask any of the authority figures in this "saga" DIRECTLY.
Actually, this is usually THE FIRST question to be asked---"to what extent is this defendant a REAL threat? Did he plan a terrorist attack? Did he use weapons? Did he take hostages? Did he kill or physically harm anyone?
NO? seriously, right...NO?
Ahem....then why the fuck put on cuffs and leg shackles on him!?!??
See, Singapore society for all its "smarts" couldn't even get the simplest, most fundamental, MOST OBVIOUS question asked.
How lidat?
- May 16, 2015 3:34 pm
- Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠ said...
P.S. The state can do anything to anyone for any reason. They can even make up a reason if they need to. Or change reasons if they choose to. And all this...suka suka by State: perfectly LEGAL.
Don't like it? Neither do I!
But there are people who like it. Especially the ones who "call police" every time their sensitivities get "offended".
What to do? You can't do SHIT. Accept it and just be happy ;-)
- May 16, 2015 3:38 pm
The whole Amos Yee saga has brought shame and disgrace to Singapore. A country where such intolerance is so prevalent cannot be a first world country. ALL Singaporeans should hang their heads in shame.
- May 16, 2015 4:03 pm
ALL Singaporeans should hang their heads in shame.
May 16, 2015 4:03 p.m.
Actually hor.
I think ALL Singaporeans who voted PAP should hang their heads in shame.
- May 16, 2015 4:12 pm
It's a shame that Sinkies cannot make their opposition strong, united and ready to be govt.
That's why those daft and only know how to kpkb Sinkies deserve the kind of govt like PAP to tekan them jialat jialat.
- May 17, 2015 7:52 am
What about LKY?
Did kindness die with LKY?
- May 17, 2015 7:54 am
Are Leaders In Sin gracious
kind ?
Thot they are the most
sickening, greedy and
- May 17, 2015 8:00 am
Uncle Red Bean,
Why are you still so naïve? You so old already some more?
Since PAP took power, has IT (refer to animal or object) ever show any kindness to anybody?
As far as I can remember, observed, read and feel, it has been RUTHLESSNESS ALL THE WAY, man.
IThas always been using the KNUCKLE DUSTER IN THE CUL DE SAC, man.
IT has always been SUE UNTIL BANKRUPT, man.
IT has always been FIXING THE OPPOSITION, man.
AND lately, under the even more RUTHLESS Cancerous Leeder, IT has always been FIXING EVEN THE LITTLE PEOPLE, ORDINARY PEOPLE, man.
IT has always been YOU DIE YOUR OWN BUSINESS, man.
IT has always been STAY IN POWER FOREVER, man.
IT really cares for the PEOPLE?
Has it really been about CARING FOR THE PEOPLE?
IF so then WHY PAY THEMSLEVES MILLIONS WHILE THE PEOPLE ARE HAVING A HARD TIME FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS?
IF SO, then WHY KILL AN ANT WITH SUCH A HUGE HAMMER?
- May 17, 2015 8:07 am
I think the ministers and the whole justice dept should be ashamed that they are so afraid that Amos Yee satires will bring the whole country and people down. We the people in this small island are more mature and smarter than the ministers anticipated lah. Do provide us with some bbc level of entertainment.
- May 17, 2015 5:17 pm
We in this small island are small minded. We are scare of small things and small boys like Amos.
- May 17, 2015 6:00 pm


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Monday, May 7, 2018
Birthday Bicycle(s)
30 comments:
- Dawn T said...
what a great card. The tin was a great idea too.
- May 7, 2018 at 7:31 PM
- Glennis F said...
Love the card Maxine, the background bicycles are so effective
- May 7, 2018 at 8:13 PM
- Monika Reeck said...
any boy will love this bike card
and that tin look sweet too
great decoration Maxine
sweet set of gift
- May 7, 2018 at 9:00 PM
- The Red Mullet Band said...
Nice card! Love it!
Thanks for joining us at Corrosive Challenge blog.
Ana Isabel DT Coordinator.
- May 7, 2018 at 9:34 PM
- Lovely Linda said...
Happy birthday to Asher - how fast those years have gone by! Such a great card for him and love the tin idea - I am sure he loved it! xo
- May 7, 2018 at 9:47 PM
- Monica said...
Hi Maxine,
How perfectly you have matched those tiny green cycles with the big green cycle that your grandson will receive. I also like how nicely you have explained the layering of the sentiment and the number 6. Super card.
- May 7, 2018 at 10:18 PM
- Jeanette (Forest Ranger) said...
Maxine, this is a great birthday surprise for Asher! Love your card!
- May 8, 2018 at 12:05 AM
- Quillish said...
Wishing Asher a very Happy Birthday. I am itching to do a repetitive stamping now Maxine... so cool your card is! And that decorated tin too..also I loved your photo props those screws.. awesome :)
- May 8, 2018 at 12:56 AM
- Cathy A said...
So cute and a perfect match for his present x
- May 8, 2018 at 3:18 AM
- froebelsternchen said...
Happy Birthday to Asher and I bet he will love this fabulous card and the tin- what a fantastic idea!
Happy and creative new week Maxine!
Hugs, Susi
- May 8, 2018 at 3:24 AM
- Mac Mable said...
What a thoughtful and unique card for your grandson who is getting a green bike for his birthday. Such a fun and creative idea to do the tin with the wee gifts in it...love it x
- May 8, 2018 at 3:31 AM
- MiamiKel said...
Aw happy birthday Asher! Wonderful card and hidden gift tin, Maxine! Such a fun idea! Blessings ♥
- May 8, 2018 at 5:12 AM
- bolletjelucky.blogspot.com said...
What a great idea to match the card with the gift he is about to receive. I love those little green bikes. Your diecutting looks great by building it up this way.
Thank you for joining the challenge at Addicted To Stamps Challengeblog.
Greetings Miranda (dt-ATSC)
- May 8, 2018 at 6:29 AM
- Veerle said...
Lovely card Maxine, I love the silver touch on it. Thank you very much for entering our challenge. Greetings from Veerle DT-ATSC
- May 8, 2018 at 8:09 AM
- Vicki Dutcher said...
Fun stamped background, and lovely shadowed HB. Thanks for joining in at JUGS
- May 8, 2018 at 9:36 AM
- Becca Sadler said...
(1) It's terrific you were able to personalize the birthday card in a specific allude to his feature gift! (2) And the innovative recycling gift package is a super idea! Thanks for sharing with HIMCR! Becca~DT
- May 8, 2018 at 4:25 PM
- aussie aNNie said...
Gorgeous Maxine, your grandson will certainly love this. The green bike stamping background is adorable.xx[aussie aNNie blog]
- May 8, 2018 at 9:15 PM
- Sylvia said...
Really lovely card for your grandson,Maxime.I think he was happy with his gifts.
Gr,Sylvia x
- May 8, 2018 at 11:39 PM
- Gerrina said...
What a difference; the modern CAS-card and the fesive present! Both look so fresh and beautiful! Hugs, Gerrina
- May 9, 2018 at 2:19 AM
- Fran said...
Absolutely perfect! I love the idea of how your card matches the bicycle he is getting for his birthday. And the tin gift is awesome.
I know he will love it all! Hugs, Fran
- May 9, 2018 at 5:31 AM
- Melanie said...
Grandchildren are special and so is this card! Great work. Thank you for playing along at the Brown Sugar Challenge.
- May 9, 2018 at 5:00 PM
- brenda said...
A super card for your Grandson Maxine, sure he will love all those cycles. Many thanks for sharing with us at Penny Black and More challenge.
B x
- May 9, 2018 at 6:24 PM
- Leanne Harris said...
A lovely card for your Grandsons birthday and green bike! Thanks for sharing this with us at Penny Black and More Challenges xxx
- May 9, 2018 at 8:23 PM
- aussie aNNie said...
Lovely card and thanks for sharing at our 'RIBBONS GALORE ' challenge at Addicted to Stamps, hope to see you again next challenge..♥
{aNNie}DT Addicted To Stamps Challenges
- May 9, 2018 at 8:50 PM
- Neet said...
Lovely card - gorgeous green bicycles and what a lovely idea the die cut wish is. The whole card is so effective - each part coming together so well.
Love the idea of the tin too.
Blessings, Neet xx
- May 10, 2018 at 4:07 AM
- Sue VanDeVusse said...
Great background using the bicycle stamp and your stacked and shadowed sentiment and #6 look amazing using the glitter paper on top of the stack. Thanks for playing along with us at JUGS!
- May 10, 2018 at 1:49 PM
- stampingbowd said...
Oh, how cute!!! So fun to personalize the birthday card for your grandson with green bikes in the background!!! I love the sparkle too! Love the gifts!
- May 11, 2018 at 3:00 PM
- Danoesja said...
This is beautiful and very special to make it so personal with the green bikes for your grandson.
Thanks for joining us at Addicted to Stamps.
Greetings, Danoesja
- May 12, 2018 at 1:29 AM
- Daniela said...
Such a cute card! Thanks for joining us at Penny Black & More and good luck!
x Daniela (DT)
- May 15, 2018 at 4:19 AM
- Ines said...
Wonderful :)Thanks for playing with us at Brown Sugar Challenge:)Ines DT
- June 4, 2018 at 6:50 PM

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Thursday, October 6, 2005
this stands in stark contrast to the varying shades of black found in my closet.
needless to say, my mother called this afternoon to tell me, with great excitement, that an exact copy of one of her particularly favorite tassled sweaters is now hanging in the Orlando Museum of Art.
"mom," says i, "clothes hanging in a museum is never good. it either means you're dead or you should never have worn it in the first place." to which my mom replies, "i like it. i always knew that sweater looked artistic."
3 comments:
- Amanda Lomonaco said...
Wait, do you link to yourself?! You freakin' freak;). This was a funny one. Your mom sounds like a riot...that explains a lot. Glad to have you blogging again my former running friend. Wanna join me for a 1/2 marathon in Feb? Maybe you can plan your trip around it and train for it. Then you will be former no more and you can stop linking to yourself. Finally you took down Raffy and Annette. They don't blog anymore!
- Thursday, October 06, 2005
- running shoes said...
i knew your mom in middle-school when she was our art teacher but that of course was when "bright" was in. does she still have all those big earring that she would coordinate with the sweaters?
p.s. good to have you back
- Friday, October 07, 2005
- Anonymous said...
Who is Jen R who lovingly remembers ME from middle school art.
You crack me up dearie, and you have a great way with words. You must write! More More more!
When you get tired of black...call me for a shopping date. I CAN HELP!
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Port of Spain, Aug 14: Rishabh Pant, the India wicket-keeper batsman, is determined to stick to his natural game, even as he aims to produce match-winning performances for his team.
Pant, who has almost cemented his spot as the first-choice wicket-keeper in the Test side, is seen as a front-runner to replace MS Dhoni in India's limited-overs set-up. However, as a natural stroke-player, he has often been criticised for his shot selection and pulled up for giving his wicket away. Of his five innings so far on the tour of the West Indies and the US, his only significant contribution came in the third and final T20I game, where his breezy 42-ball 65 not out powered India to a convincing seven-wicket win.
The Delhi batsman realises the importance of scoring big, but wants to stick to his natural game. "As an individual, I would like to have a big score at my back but I am not focusing on that every time I go in," the 21-year-old said. "I just want to play normal, positive cricket. Hopefully I can help my team to win matches. Every match is crucial for me."
As against his natural aggressive approach, Pant got off to a slow start in the second ODI at Port of Spain. He then played a false cross-batted shot to Carlos Brathwaite, which ended his 35-ball stay at the crease. As both sides meet at the same venue for the series decider on Wednesday, Pant believes a patient approach is required to play a long innings, on a surface he reckons is not conducive for batting, an ICC report on Wednesday said.
"The pitch is slightly on the slower side, it's not a very flat wicket," he said. "You need to give yourself time when you go in, but after that you can score more runs." Pant has been backed to take up the problematic No.4 position in India's line-up. However, Shreyas Iyer's fluent 71 in the second ODI has prompted many to believe that Iyer could be a better option to take up the two-down spot.
"In my view, Rishabh Pant is much better like an MS Dhoni at 5 for 6 as a finisher because that's where his natural game and natural flair will come into play," India batting legend Sunil Gavaskar had said. "If it's a question of batting for 30-35 overs, then I think it should be Shreyas Iyer at No.4 and Pant at No.5."
Pant, meanwhile, played down the idea that the team were experimenting too much. "We are just giving a chance to everyone," he said. "Everyone is confident about their position thanks to the team management's support." (UNI)


text: It appears logical to me that in some unspecified time in the future in time the human technological civilization will discover all of the useful information there's to discover and quickly transition into a interval of technological stasis. Mycelia makes use of the blockchain to create a peer-to-peer music distribution system. I think a better time period could be an Occasion Horizon and I might outline this as being the cut-off date where the smartest humans (not the common folk) change into aware that a machine has surpassed human skill to cause and create. Most of those smartphones have social functions like twitter , fb , Youtube and Pinterest; students have a tendency to use these social purposes on their smartphones for entertainment functions whereas in the classroom. For instance, researchers have positioned small microactuators on the leading edge of airfoils of an plane and have been in a position to steer the aircraft using solely these microminiaturized units. Many academics are allowing college students to hold out personal research on specific subjects; the outcomes will be shared with different students or the whole classroom through a sensible white board. But here is a larger thought: Is it potential to assist our AI descendants purchase and refine a paradigm that dictates that all choices should begin with What's finest for the youngsters and their planet?" If that isn't hard-wired into the AI code right now we're doubtless doomed.]]>


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Video-assisted thoracic surgery double sleeve bilobectomy of right upper and middle lobes
The evidence on the advantages of minimally invasive approach, represented by video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), in surgical treatment of both benign and malignant pulmonary diseases is mountain. Currently, VATS major pulmonary resection is routinely performed in many centers worldwide for patients with non-small cell lung cancer. However, hilar tumor invasion requiring bronchial sleeve or bronchovascular double sleeve lobectomy is generally considered as a contraindication of VATS (1). Even though the VATS bronchial sleeve lobectomy was reported more than one decade ago (2), VATS bronchovascular double sleeve lobectomy remained blank until our first report in 2014 (3). In recent years, a few high-volume centers have tried to perform such operations through the VATS approach (4-7). The results of VATS double sleeve lobectomy in our center were summarized recently (7). Most of the previous reported cases were the operations on the left side. Here we focused on the description of technical aspects of this challenging operation with a more detailed video which depicted a case of VATS bronchovascular double sleeve right upper and middle bilobectomy (Figure 1).
Surgical procedures
This is a 61-year-old male patient with 60 pack-years of cigarette smoking. He was diagnosed as adenosquamous cell carcinoma involving both the right upper lobar bronchus, main pulmonary artery (PA) and middle lobe. After the systemic assessment, the operation was carried out under general anesthesia with double-lumen intubation. The patient was placed in the right lateral decubitus position with the operation table flexed to a 30-degree angle. A 1-cm long thoracoscopic port was made in the sixth intercostal space (ICS) at the midaxillary line. The other two surgical ports were made in the third and eighth ICS on the anterior axillary line and subscapular line with 3- and 2-cm in length, respectively. After thoroughly exploring the chest, the right upper lobe was grasped and pulled posteriorly using the endoscopic ring forceps. The operation started from the anterior of the hilum using an endoscopic suction incorporating with the electrocautery.
The superior pulmonary vein was mobilized first, followed by en bloc removal of the level 2 and level 4 lymph nodes with the non-grasping technique as we previously described (9). The lung was then pulled anteriorly. The posterior mediastinal pleura were incised to remove level 7 lymph nodes. The main structures of the hilum were "hollowed out" till now. We then transected the superior pulmonary vein and the truncus anterior using endo-cutter. Further mobilization of distal PA confirmed that it was invaded by the tumor. The right main PA was mobilized and clamped using a releasable Bulldog clamp (Aesculap, Inc., Center Valley, PA, USA). We continued to incise the oblique fissure and transected the middle lobe vein and bronchus one by one. The common basal artery was then mobilized and clamped with another Bulldog. Further sharp dissection found that the right superior segmental artery was also invaded by the tumor, and was ligated after suturing. The posterior part of oblique fissure was opened with an endo-cutter. After dissecting the surrounding soft tissues, the intermediate bronchus and right main bronchus were cut with a scalpel and a pair of scissors. Furthermore, the diseased right upper and middle lobes were retrieved using a bag made from surgical glove.
Bronchial reconstruction was carried out firstly with running suture using 3-0 Prolene stiches with two needles. Water-seal test was applied to check for air leak after the anastomosis. PA anastomosis was also performed with running suture using 5-0 Prolene stiches between the common basal artery and the right main PA after rinsing with 0.02% heparin solution. The operation was finished in 305 min with 200 mL of blood loss. The patient recovered well after surgery.
In patients with centrally located non-small cell lung cancer involving both the bronchus and PA, bronchovascular double sleeve lobectomy is the more preferred surgical option than pneumonectomy. These patients may have better quality of life after surgery for the preservation of more lung parenchyma than undergoing pneumonectomy. However, surgical procedure requiring bronchovascular reconstruction is usually performed through open thoracotomy. The advantages of VATS encouraged us to expand its application in thoracic surgery. In recent years, we performed several cases of VATS double sleeve lobectomy (7). Most of the reported cases who underwent VATS double sleeve lobectomy were on the left side. The present video depicted the details of this challenging procedure for a case on the right side.
The key technical points of VATS double sleeve lobectomy included the design of surgical approach and procedure, main PA controlling, and bronchovascular reconstruction. The distribution of the incisions was modified from our routine VATS lobectomy (10) to adapt VATS bronchovascular reconstruction. The thoracoscopic port and assistant port were both moved up one ICS on the right side when comparing with our routine VATS lobectomy. This was aimed to achieve better exposure of the hilum during suturing. In addition, an appropriate surgical process was required. We designed the "Hollow-out" process for this challenging operation. The important point is to remove the lymphatic tissues and connective tissues surrounding the hilar structures and in the sub-carina area to facilitate subsequent isolation of the main PA and bronchus. How to safely control the main PA is another important issue of this operation. With the "Hollow-out" process, the main PA was mobilized without difficulty and enabled us to clamp it with releasable Bulldogs. In Huang's case series, some surgeons used an additional port to place a standard vascular clamp which was used during open surgery (5). This could be avoided with the use of releasable Bulldog clamp without interfering further surgical manipulation.
Bronchovascular reconstruction is the main technical difficulty of VATS double sleeve lobectomy. The right main bronchus is anatomically beneath the main PA on thoracoscopic view. For this reason, the bronchus was reconstructed firstly, which also avoided the tension on more fragile PA when suturing the bronchus. Running suture is the more preferred technique for the anastomosis because of saving time when comparing with interrupted suture. In this video, the anastomosis was performed with the two needle-holder style, which was lately developed and named as the "two-needle-holder suturing technique" (7). Currently, two needle-holders are recommended for the suturing during VATS bronchovascular reconstruction. This is more convenient for the avoiding of exchanging surgical instruments between the two operative ports. Both of the needle-holder can be used to do suturing and holding the needle through different directions when necessary.
In conclusion, thoracoscopic bronchovascular double sleeve lobectomy is technically difficult, but feasible. This video demonstrates the practicability of VATS double sleeve lobectomy on the sight side with surgical details.
Funding: This study was supported by the Key Science and Technology Program of Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China (2016FZ0118 to Dr. L Liu).
Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Informed Consent: Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this manuscript and any related video.
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- Santambrogio L, Cioffi U, De Simone M, et al. Video-Assisted Sleeve Lobectomy for Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Left Lower Lobar Bronchus: A Case Report. Chest 2002;121:635-6. [Crossref] [PubMed]
- Liu L, Mei J, Pu Q, et al. Thoracoscopic bronchovascular double sleeve lobectomy for non-small-cell lung cancer. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2014;46:493-5. [Crossref] [PubMed]
- Gonzalez-Rivas D, Delgado M, Fieira E, et al. Double sleeve uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2014;3. [PubMed]
- Huang J, Li J, Qiu Y, et al. Thoracoscopic double sleeve lobectomy in 13 patients: a series report from multi-centers. J Thorac Dis 2015;7:834-42. [PubMed]
- Qiu T, Zhao Y, Xuan Y, et al. Robotic-assisted double-sleeve lobectomy. J Thorac Dis 2017;9:E21-E25. [Crossref] [PubMed]
- Mei J, Guo C, Pu Q, et al. Video-assisted thoracic surgery double sleeve lobectomy for non- small cell lung cancer: a report of seven cases. Video-assist Thorac Surg 2018;3:1. [Crossref]
- Mei J, Ma L, Pu Q, et al. Three-portal VATS bronchovascular double sleeve right upper and middle bilobectomy. Asvide 2018;5:662. Available online: http://www.asvide.com/article/view/26249
- Liu C, Pu Q, Guo C, et al. Non-grasping en bloc mediastinal lymph node dissection for video-assisted thoracoscopic lung cancer surgery. BMC Surgery 2015.38. [Crossref] [PubMed]
- Liu L, Che G, Pu Q, et al. A new concept of endoscopic lung cancer resection: Single-direction thoracoscopic lobectomy. Surg Oncol 2010;19:e71-7. [Crossref] [PubMed]


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Interzone 279 (Nov-Dec, 2018)
Posted in Reading Reviewed, Science Fiction at 12:00 on 10 April 2019
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Sean McMullen's guest Editoriala argues real life has not, quite, caught up with Science Fiction. Andy Hedgcock's Future Interruptedb riffs on the drawbacks of repetition and sequels in art while noting the originality of recent radio works by Stephen Bacziewicz and Anita Sullivan. Aliya Whiteley's Climbing Stories ponders the writer's relationship with and duty towards morality via her life experiences with role-playing games. In Book Zone Andy Hedgecockc comes round to Anthomy Burgess's Puma despite the author's disparagement of SF, Ian Hunterd appreciates Suzannah Evans's poetry collection Near Future, Duncan Lawie finds reacquainting himself with Dave Hutchinson's Fractured Europe series in Europe at Dawn a warm, comforting experience, Juliet McKenna says Our Child of the Stars by Stephen Cox is whooly fresh and intensely gripping, Barbara Melville is charmed by the reprint of Starfield edited by Duncan Lunan, Stephen Theaker's initial reservations about The Sky Woman by J D Moyer are overcome by the tory's development into a "solid three-star book", while Ian Sales finds Derek Kunsken's The Quantum Magician naggingly familiar.
As to the fiction:-
In The Backstitched Heart of Katharine Wright1 by Alison Wilgus, Katharine, the sister of Orville and Wilbur Wright, is able to unravel time and retsitch it to prevent Orville's early deaths.
The Fukinaga Special Chip Job2 by Tim Chagawa has its narrator travelling to all the world's floating cities seeking out the mythical crisps of the title.
This Buddhafield Is Not Your Buddhafield3 by William Squirrell is printed sideways and tells the tale of a cleaner on a structure in the clouds of Uranus, a structure whose owner never lives there.
For the Wicked Only Weeds Will Grow4 by G V Anderson is set on a kind of interplanetary hospice called Requis. A curmudgeonly Terran tests the narrator's soothing powers. The story displays an idiosyncratic approach to personal pronouns, use of which seems to depend on species but is inconsistent.
In Seven Stops Along the Graffiti Road by David Cleden survivors of an unspecified catastrophe wend their way along a road bedecked with graffiti – all of it encouraging. The road however becones strange at night, when they are all safely off to the side at way-stations.
Terminalia by Sean McMullen5 is a cod-Edwardian piece of fiction about cardiac resuscitation, a mechanical lady and the elimination of ghosts. The story is good but its execution feels more than a bit rushed.
Pedant's corner:- adiscrete adultery (discreet that would be.) bidentify (identity makes more sense,) "there are a different set of irritations" (there is a different set.) cdisks (discs, please.) dEvans' (Evans's,)
1Written in USian, "[she] lays on her bed" (lies,) 2Written in USian; the story refers to a seal eating a penguin in the Arctic. (Well, I suppose the penguin might have escaped from a Norwegian zoo, otherwise tha's one hell of a journey it took,) nautilus' (nautilus's.) 3Simplicius Simplicissmus (Simplicius Simplicissimus,) "Her mother's anxiety at this abundance are compressed on the pages" (either 'anxieties' or 'is compressed'.) 4sanatoria is used throughout as a singular noun, lieftenant (lieutenant,) maw (it's on a plant. Plants do not have stomachs.) 5the contents page says Seam McMullen. "Quite possibly none of them were" (none of them was,) a photo (I doubt Edwardians used this contraction,) "I have a suite questions" (a suite of questions,) "a household electricity socket" (in 1905? Unlikely but just about possible,) "'Word will be discretely put about'" (discreetly.)


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Friendships Day is celebrated all over the world on the first Sunday in the month of August. This day celebrates relation between two or more strangers i.e.; FRIENDSHIP.
This might be the time when you are hunting for the perfect way to make your friends feel special, you must know that nothing beats the midnight SMS.
In 2018, Friendship Day will be celebrated on 5th August 2018.
Happy Friendship Day 2018 WhatsApp, SMS, Text Messages & Wishes:
You are 95% Beautiful,
You are 96% Sweet,
You are 97% Nice,
You are 98% Cute,
You are 99% Lovely,
and most importantly
You are 100% True Friend.
No Shadows To Depress You
Only Joys to Surround You
Many Friends to Love You
God Himself to Bless You
These are my Wishes for You
Today, Tomorrow & Everyday.
Crazy days and screwed up nights,
Tons of Crushes and stupid fights,
Secrets we will take to the grave,
Pictures we will forever save.
Through thick and thin,
Always true.
Friends forever,
Me and You!
A coin is easy to earn,
a friend is hard to find.
The coin depreciates but a friend appreciates.
I lost a coin when I smsed you,
but it's okay because I got you.
I admit I'll never be the perfect friend.
I'll never be there always.
I may not make you smile at times
but there is one thing I admit I could do.
To be the person I could be for you.
I always thought loving someone is the greatest feeling,
but I realized that loving a friend is even better.
We lose people we love,
but we never lose true friends.


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Future quizzes could well feature a trick question which will ask in which year since it was first run back in 1943 was the Puppy Derby not run?
The simple answer will be 2015 because, due to a technicality, the event this year will be known as the Dublin Coach Juvenile Derby and the closing date will now be at the end of business on Tuesday night with the draw to be made at 10.30am on Wednesday.
The reason for the dramatic late change concerns the decision to extend the qualification age for the 'Puppy Derby' to take in September whelps.
This effectively means that the September entries will be 25 months old instead of the accepted puppy description of 24 months.
A side benefit of the Derby has been the higher quality cards on offer at the Thursday meeting and tonight's is a prime example.
The Novice 750 is the most interesting race on the card but there is an Open 525 as well as a host of A1 and A2 contests.
The Novice 750 includes three runners that were fancied to do well in the Derby, last year's finalist Vulturi, the big-finishing bitch Priceless Lassie and last year's Joe Dunne Memorial winner Deanridge Pennys.
Liam Dowling's Vulturi will probably go off favourite but one wonders will it be too late in his career to try this new six-bend distance. He looked a natural six-bender this time last year but his progress in the Derby and the St Leger put an end to any such thoughts.
I will side with Priceless Lassie (8.13) which only made her exit from the Derby last week and would appear to be just ready for the step up in distance. Paul Hennessy's bitch has all the attributes of a successful marathon runner and this is her golden opportunity.
Murt Leahy can bounce back from recent reversals with his BIF Produce Stakes winner Ballybough Mondo (9.13) which can make his early pace tell in the A1 sixth contest from a favourable outside draw.
The final of the Gain Leinster Oaks will be run at Enniscorthy and Geashill trainer Tommy Bolton must have a great chance of landing a valuable event with his two runners Cromwellian Kid and Coonoughkerrylas.
In the semi-final last week Cromwellian led all the way and won by two-and-a-half lengths from her kennel companion in 29.29. She is again drawn to run a big race on the inside but Coonoughkerrylas (9.15) missed the break last time and can be much slicker this time.
Hopper McGrath's Willmount Jewell and Noreen Weir's Kildallon Jessie look the dangers.
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It has been quiet since the last one.
That last one was on December 3rd and concerned a recall for Dave's Pet Food.
Well two days ago Purina announced a recall but it was only alerted by Dog Food Recall yesterday. Here are the details that you can also read here.
March 10, 2016 — Nestle Purina has announced it is voluntarily recalling select lots of its Beneful and Purina Pro Plan wet dog foods because they may not contain the recommended level of vitamins and minerals.
Purina discovered through its own testing that the affected dog foods did not contain the recommended level of vitamins and minerals and voluntarily recalled the product.
What's Being Recalled?
The recall includes select lots of wet dog food 10-oz. tubs under the Beneful Prepared Meals, Beneful Chopped Blends and Pro Plan Savory Meals brands.
No other Purina products or sizes are affected.
A complete list of included products by "Best Before" date and production code ranges are listed below:
Purina is conducting this voluntary recall as a precaution for those dogs who may have eaten the affected product as their only meal for more than several weeks.
If you have questions about your pet's health, the company suggests that you contact your veterinarian.
Although most of the recalled product contains all of the vitamins and minerals your dog needs, Purina recommends that you discard any of the affected product you may have.
For more information or to request a refund, please call the company at 800-877-7919.
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All city utilities to site.
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All About Fringes
We had a customer a few months ago who came to our store looking to purchase a tufted rug even though she did not really like their quality or the styles we had available. I asked her questions about her purchase to try to reveal the reason why she was making this choice. The reason ended up being because she wanted a rug without fringes. We had a whole conversation about the things we are particular with in our homes and it became clear that fringes bother her because they never lay straight. Different personalities have different reactions to fringes, but fortunately for everyone there are always solutions.
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San Diego Harbor Police are investigating the death early today of Matthew Nichols, a 22-year-old Irvine man who fell or jumped from the roof of the San Diego Convention Center.
Witnesses told police the man was seen on the roof at about 12:30 a.m., shortly after the beginning of the New Year. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His name and residence have not been released pending notification of next of kin.
No events were scheduled at the time at the Convention Center, but several parties were going on at nearby hotels. Authorities don't yet know if he was attending one of those or how he got on the roof.


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The JHB series consists of 6 events, and if your child participates in a minimum of 4 , they will earn their 'series champion shirt'. All pre-entries receive a goody bag, and all children, a unique badge after their ride.
These fun kids cycling and duathlon events are hosted at child friendly cycling venues across Gauteng.
When: 10 March 2019, Sunday. Premises will open at 06h30, first distance will start at 08h00 SHARP
Late Entries & Number Collection: Late/Line Entries & Number Collection will take place at the venue from 06h00 until 5 minutes before the race starts (Cash, Credit Card, SnapScan & Zapper Only). R50 Surcharge on Late Entries
Where: Riversands Farm, Gauteng
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Whilst this is a fun series, we aim to entrench good riding etiquette while fostering a love for the sport. Skills courses are also offered whereby we teach valuable riding skills in small focused groups.
Your entry will include the following
If you haven't purchased a timing board at the 1st event, you will need to do so for this event. It's a once off cost, and is your very own number board with timing chip affixed to the back. This you will keep and bring to the next Like2Bike event. All participants will need to purchase a board, and everyone will receive a time and result at the end of each event. Do not loose it, otherwise you will need to purchase another one!


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Ooaraho Chasen (Black Bamboo) – Kubo Komakichi
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Friday, June 12, 2009
Poetry Friday: The Logic of the Gun
He wrote in letters plain to see,
That all could understand;
And through his hundred-acre woods,
To stay through calm and breeze,
He nailed his minatory sign
Upon two hundred trees.
So all who wandered through those wilds
Could read and understand:
Ben Bean, the Nimrod of the town,
Went shooting through the land;
His vocal musket banged in tones
That all could understand.
And then the owner of the woods
Who placed the warnings signs,
Went after Ben and talked to him
Of penalties and fines.
"Do you now see these signs?" he said he,
"A child can understand,
"All persons carrying firearms
Forbidden on this land?"
"But how'll you get me off?" asked Ben,
And spoke without a wince,
"A person carrying firearms
Ain't easy to convince."
"Go off!" the farmer cried; "Begone!"
"Come drive me off," Ben said,
And raised his musket toward the man,
And aimed it at his head.
"Why, I have right upon my side,"
The farmer said, "Now run!"
"You may have right, I don't deny't,
But I have got the gun."
And there are empires, just like Ben,
Who hunt the world around,
Whose purpose 'tis to use the world
For their own hunting ground.
And there's no potentate or power,
No premier or prince,
Who's well-equipped with firearms,
That's easy to convince.
And when their victims prate of rights
They say to every one,
"You may have right, I don't deny't,
But I have got the gun."
From Songs of the Average Man, 1907
I have seen that gun-control advocates use this titular phrase in their arsenal, but I think the poem exposes an interesting view into both the very purpose of government, the protection of individual rights, and an indictment against the abuses of its force.
4 comments:
- Amy said...
Love that poem.
- June 12, 2009 at 10:52 AM
- Lynne said...
You might also enjoy the poem that introduced me to Foss this morning, "The Coming American" written July 4, 1896. I certainly do.
Until 2003, the first three words of that poem graced an arch on the Air Force Academy grounds. Apparently the words "Bring Me Men..." were thought to have somehow contributed to the rape scandal that plagued the Academy and the removal of the offending words was an important step in changing the behavior there.
- June 12, 2009 at 3:47 PM
- Amy said...
Wow. What amazing poems. I like the cadence of the one you posted better, but I love the sentiment of The Coming American. I wish I could write music so I could make a song out of that. I'm not good at "getting" poems - I only understand the simple ones - but I do know what I like. Thanks.
- June 12, 2009 at 10:19 PM
- Lynne said...
I feel the same way - on all counts. I'm glad you enjoyed it too.
- June 13, 2009 at 9:50 AM


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Invisible House, NSW – Peter Stutchbury Architecture
Located in the New South Wales Megalong Valley, Invisible House by Peter Stutchbury Architecture occupies a vast and ancient landscape with a "jaw-dropping" view. "Architect Peter Stutchbury has designed an appropriately wild and daring temple of a house," Trish Croaker wrote in her review.
The house was named Australian House of the Year by the judges of the 2014 Houses Awards and in 2016, it was one of 20 projects worldwide to receive a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Award for International Excellence.
"There is something absolutely Australian about this project, not just its connection to an undeniably spectacular setting, but also its modesty, clarity, resourcefulness and consequential delight," said the Houses Awards jury. "Its magic is created through balance, such as the gridded rigour of the plan balanced with the fat curve of the long section, or the transparency of the simple exterior balanced with the solid, albeit sliced, nature of the interior rooms.
"This elegant building, looking out from its position nestled into the hilltop, has left us drawn to see more."
Rent the house on Contemporary Hotels.
Durham House, Qld – Vokes and Peters
Formerly known as West End Cottage, this Brisbane house designed by Vokes and Peters has already become an Instagram darling thanks to its owner Caroline Novinc, who documented the renovation of a tiny worker's cottage via a blog and Instagram.
Coincidentally, the architects also employed a self-described process of the "narrative brief" to create a building with inventive spatial relationships. The result, as Sheona Thomson described in her review, is "an expansive experience of dwelling that feels much larger than its poised footprint."
The house was the winner of the House Alteration and Addition under 200 m2 category at the 2015 Houses Awards. "The new work preserves and extends the pattern of rooms in respect of the existing plan," said the jury. "The modesty of this work belies a greater contribution to the re-use and preservation of our existing vernacular and the role of neighbourhood streets in the civic hierarchy of our cities."
Vokes and Peters carefully and confidently transformed this cottage in inner suburban Brisbane into a hard-working contemporary home for a family of six, and now a sophisticated home base for a Brisbane getaway.
Rent the house at durhamhouse.com.au
Rozak House, NT – Troppo Architects
Designed for a retired IT specialist in 2001, the Rozak House realizes the original owner's dream of camping in the country. The house is located on a parcel of virgin bushland on the edge of Lake Bennett in the Northern Territory. This seminal project designed by the 2014 Gold Medallist Troppo Architects comprises three rectilinear pavilions that fan out into the landscape.
The house has received numerous accolades, including an Award for Sustainable Architecture and a Commendation for Residential Buildings at the 2002 National Architecture Awards.
"The architect was challenged to produce a work poised between being an ephemeral shelter and permanent digs," said the jury. "The result is a piece of architecture-in-the-raw in an almost surreal landscape. The house is a gem. It belongs in its landscape and appears as the right response for the needs of its owner."
Rent the house on Airbnb.
Boyd Baker House, Vic – Robin Boyd
Described as "one of Australia's most important post-war houses" by The Age newspaper, the Boyd Baker House is a seminal work by the late modernist architect Robin Boyd. The house is one of three structures located on a property in Bacchus Marsh, which also includes a second house by Robin Boyd and a library designed by Roy Grounds.
The house is a square building formed around a central courtyard and pond. The house is built from local stone and a series of cylindrical stone water tanks surround the house and support the edge of the roof.
"Somehow it was like designing a building for Robinson Crusoe. This would be the only manmade thing to disturb the calm of the bush. So despite the romantic materials, a classical closed formality seemed called for in the form of the structure," wrote Robin Boyd in Living in Australia.
Rent the house on Airbnb.
House A, WA – Whispering Smith
Completed in 2017, this compact home in the Perth suburb of Scarborough designed by Whispering Smith is at once a prototype and a political statement. It's also a newcomer to the Airbnb scene.
Despite its diminutive footprint, the house "explodes with natural light, thanks to its sunny courtyard and soaring ceilings that amplify the space," wrote Rachael Bernstone. The three-storey mini-tower form takes advantage of the views across the neighbourhood toward the Indian Ocean and prevailing breezes.
The house represents an economical approach to spatial planning, a sustainable approach to materials and a novel approach to densifying the suburbs. It received an award for Small Project Architecture at the 2018 WA architecture Awards.
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2016 Audi A7 Redesign, Changes and ConceptCategory : Audi
2016 Audi A7 Redesign, Changes and Concept – Welcome to Newcarsuv.com, we will provide the latest information about the Audi A7 Concept. 2016 Audi A7 changes is one brand new car from Audi that was released in 2016. We will also review about the price, interior, exterior and engine of the 2016 Audi A7 Release Date.
The Audi A7 Sportback is a mid-size luxury car, which was originally launched in 2010. It is based on the Audi Sportback concept and it features a five-door lift gate body style. This model is offered on the many markets all over the world and it is very well accepted and marks excellent sales results. After few years of productions, company decided to make some modifications. Refreshed model already came in Europe, while North American model will come this year as 2016 Audi A7. Restyled model will come with many improvements. It will feature not only improved look, but also many other improvements such as upgraded interior or better engines.
The 2016 Audi A7 seats five, while the S7 and RS7 have seating for four. Standard features include leather upholstery, heated power-adjustable front seats, four-zone automatic climate control, a tilt and telescopic steering wheel, a power liftgate, a rearview camera, a 10-speaker audio system, Bluetooth, HD Radio, satellite radio, iPod integration, navigation, a 7-inch color display screen and Audi Connect, which provides Wi-Fi for up to eight mobile devices. Heated rear seats, a heated steering wheel, a 15-speaker Bang & Olufsen sound system, a redesigned head-up display, adaptive cruise control, blind spot warning, an upgraded night vision system, lane keep assist and front and rear collision warning with automatic braking are available.
2016 Audi A7 Price
Pricing for the new 2016 Audi A7 has been set at $70,000 – $75,000 based on current exchange rates. If there are changes on the 2016 Audi A7 we will notify you as soon as possible, so keep follow our blog Newcarsuv.Com.
2016 Audi A7 Redesign
Standard equipment on the Premium Plus includes 19-inch wheels, Audi Drive Select (providing adjustable settings for steering, accelerator and transmission response), Audi Pre Sense Basic and Rear (see "Safety," below), a blind-spot warning system, automatic adaptive LED headlights, LED running lights and taillights, a power liftgate, automatic wipers, auto-dimming power-folding heated mirrors, a sunroof, front and rear parking sensors, an adaptive rear spoiler and keyless entry and ignition.
Inside you'll find four-zone automatic climate control, a power-adjustable steering wheel with shift paddles, leather upholstery, heated eight-way power seats (with four-way driver lumbar adjustment), driver memory settings, an 8-inch motorized pop-up display screen, a rearview camera, a navigation system with voice controls, Audi Connect (providing Google Earth-enhanced navigation, Google search functions, smartphone-app integration and 4G LTE with mobile WiFi hotspot capability), the MMI infotainment system with console-mounted controls, Bluetooth and a 10-speaker audio system with a CD player, satellite radio and USB audio connectivity.
2016 Audi A7 Specs
This year, Audi's signature LED headlights have been updated for the A7 lineup, and tweaks to the front and rear bumpers, aerodynamic elements, and minor details inside the cabin all combine to offer a fresh look to the car while preserving its standout attractiveness.
As with even the most sexy of Audis, the interior of the A7 is understated, cool, and simple. Updates to the switchgear and newly available materials (Beaufort walnut wood trim and Valcona leather) across the range, plus a new selection of interior upholstery hues, offer a range of customization, however. The theme is borrowed from the A8 flagship, with smooth surfaces, a wide horizontal dash layout, and elegant materials and accents making for a business-like feel that's given just a hint of aggression for the A7.
The 2016 Audi A7 will continue to ride on the same Volkswagen Group MLB platform, but it will come with several novelties. When it is about exterior look, it will come with several modifications which will definitely improve car's presence and give more than enough freshness. The most of the changes will be made, naturally, on the front end. The 2016 Audi A7 will get new front fascia, which will be adapted to the company's new design language. This includes new more angular LED headlights and slightly modified grille, but those are things that we already saw on the models like 2015 A8 or 2016 TT, so you won't see anything unfamiliar.
At the front of the car, the most visual changes are to the head lights, which now bear a more angular shape, with a new daytime running light shape and standard LED lighting. The grille is also updated, with a slightly more angular profile and new lower spoiler area for a more modern, cleaner look. Inside the updated A7 family, buyers will find a new Valcona leather option and Beaufort walnut wood trim, among other new material and color choices. An all-new version of MMI is also available, running on substantially upgraded Tegra 30 hardware for improved visual impact already a strength of the previous A7. High-speed LTE connectivity, MMI Touch input, and an optional Bang & Olufsen sound system further upgrade the A7's features.
2016 Audi A7 Engine
The 2016 Audi A7 offers a choice of two engines: a supercharged 3.0-liter V6 (3.0T) and a turbocharged 3.0-liter diesel V6 (TDI). The supercharged, gasoline-fueled engine generates 333 hp and 325 pound-feet of torque, while the diesel TDI pumps out 240 hp and 428 lb-ft of torque. All A7s come with all-wheel drive and an eight-speed automatic transmission.
The 2016 Audi A7 will feature same engine line up but it will still come with some improvements. When it is about diesel units, things are pretty much already known. It will use 3.0 liter TDI engine, which is available in three configurations with 200, 242, 309 horsepower. When it is about petrol engines, it is important to mention that TFSI units are now Euro 6 emission standard compatible. All models for North American market will use 8-speed automatic transmission.
Opt instead for a gasoline engine in the A7, and you'll find the 3.0-liter supercharged V-6 rated at 333 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque a rise of 23 hp over the previous A7, yet still rates 20 mpg city, 30 mpg highway, and 24 mpg combined, thanks in part to its eight-speed automatic transmission. For the sport-seeking, there's the S7, which uses a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 engine to generate 30 hp more than last year, now rated at 450 hp and 406 lb-ft of torque. For improved shift quality and manual control, the S7 comes paired with the S tronic seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox with paddle shifters. The RS 7 continues forward unchanged (as yet) for the 2016 model year, still generating 560 horsepower, ridiculously small 0-60 mph times, and huge grins.
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You can donate now by clicking on the 'Donate' button to pay by PayPal or Card, or if you prefer, you can donate by bank transfer (Account Name: The Friends of Didsbury Park; Account Number: 65887954; Sort Code: 08-92-99; Name of Bank: The Co-operative Bank; Reference: "Donation & Name".) Finally, if you wish you can make your donation in person by cheque or card in the park on Monday mornings.
Donations can also be by way of; plants, tools or time (by becoming a volunteer or member) or in any other form. For example, why not sponsor a bench. This costs just £250.oo plus the cost of a stainless steel plaque which we will permanently attached to the bench.
Didsbury Park is a community park and its future success depends on Donations from local people and the generosity of local businesses
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Here we have it - the best time of the year is back with us again! And oh, are we glad.
Everything is sparkly, shiny and the people are happy inside and out.
Oh, and there are festive drinks aplenty. Which definitely help.
Try tick all of these dreamy activities off by the big day - they'll definitely help you get into the Christmas Spirit.
1. Candy Cane Latté, Bewleys
Simply life-changing.
2. Visiting the live animal crib scene outside The Mansion House
Also - the animals are brought to the crib every morning and are returned to a farm on the south of the city in the evening. So it's goodness all round.
3. Carol service, Christchurch Cathedral
There are plenty of carol services to choose from in Dublin as well as Christchurch, such as at St. Teresa's Carmelite Church, St. Patrick's Cathedral and the National Concert Hall.
But Christchurch is the nicest.
4. Volunteer
Because, this is exactly what the Christmas Spirit is all about, right? You can volunteer for the Christmas Day Dinner here, and general volunteering here.
5. Check out the Christmas windows
Brown Thomas and Arnotts - both absolutely incredible windows this year. Arnotts' handprint activated windows especially blew us away.
6. Ice-skating
Dundrum, Liffey Valley, Smithfield and everywhere in between - there is nothing Christmassier than a good 'ol ice-skating day out.
7. Christmas Markets
There's a whole list of them right here. Look at that, nice 'n' neat.
8. The panto
Love them or loathe them, pantomimes are essentially Christmas in thespian form.
Whether you're an Olympia lover or Gaeity die-hard - they're both fantastic and fun for all the family!
9. Winter Funderland
Open for business on December 15. And we're so excited!!!
10. Go to the Powerscourt Centre
One of the most iconic places for shopping in the city - with quirky little boutiques and great food they make extra effort at Christmas with their design and live music.
11. Hot port, Keogh's
One of the city's best pubs, and it also provides the best hot port in town.
12. Listen to Bono et al busk on Grafton Street
The best night of the year.
13. Leopardstown races
The Leopardstown Christmas festival is a not-to-be-missed traditional highlight of the season, spaced over four deadly days full of everyone's best winter coats.
Plus, ponies.
14. The 40ft on Christmas Day
Well, obviously.
The Christmas Day Swim at the 40ft is something of ritual amongst Dubliners each year. Whether you're partaking in the dip, or simply watching the nutters plunge starkers into the water, it's a great way to work up an appetite before the best dinner of the year.
15. Switching on the Christmas Tree and crib lights on O'Connell Street
So shiny and sparkly. We wouldn't miss it for the world.
16. And finally, the Christmas House on Bath Avenue
In all its brightly coloured glory.
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Hi guys.. hope this is the right forum for this problem..
anyway, im trying to hook up my Yamaha PSR-260 Keyboard to my PC - I use Reason 1.0 at the moment - and it doesn't work.
The operating system (Win XP) recognizes the midi port (MPU-401 compatible) but i get no midi input signal. I've tried all 16 possible channels and it's still no good. what could be the problem? (I don't think Reason is the problem cuz i also tried to get midi input with SoundForge - no success)
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Medicare's in Good Health
Will future workers accept higher taxes to buy their grannies insulin? Or will they say, 'Let her rot'? (I'm betting on the grannies here.)
By Jane Bryant Quinn
May 24 issue – The way the pessimists talk, you'd think that America couldn't afford the future. Exhibit A is medical care for baby boomers. As they age they'll supposedly break the bank. By 2050, we may have to pile the old and sick onto ice floes and float them off. Otherwise they'll devour our treasure (assuming we have any, after all the deficit spending).
advertisementAnyway, that's how you spin the story if you want Medicare chopped or dropped, as many conservatives do. They're backing a raft of proposals to make the elderly pay more of their future medical costs.
The optimists, on the other hand, give future Medicare funding a cheerier spin. No need for ice floes, they say. Our standard of living will boom over the next 45 years. GDP will grow, grow, grow. In 2050, today's Medicare program will indeed take a larger slice of the pie. But the pie is going to be so big that workers will be twice as prosperous as they are today, even if they're paying a higher Medicare tax.
Before I lay out the competing plans, let me mention some things you might not know:
Boomer retirements are not the driving force behind soaring medical costs. The aging of the population will add only .5 percent a year to costs between 2000 and 2030, says economist Uwe Reinhardt of Princeton University. The true culprits are technology, prescription drugs and our preference for consuming ever more medical care.
Medicare isn't doomed just because fewer workers will be supporting each beneficiary. By 2030, only 2.4 workers are likely to stand behind each Medicare beneficiary, down from 3.9 today. But new technologies will make those workers far more productive—raising their incomes and their ability to pay.
Medicare won't go broke. The only trust fund in Medicare covers Part A, which pays your hospital bills. The fund is still growing, thanks to the interest earned on the Treasury securities it holds (6.2 percent last year). It's supported largely by payroll taxes and, on paper, lasts until 2019. After that… well, I don't even want to think of the fate of the Congress that quits paying hospital bills for the elderly.
None of the rest of Medicare has a similar trust fund to worry about. Part B, which pays doctor bills, is 25 percent funded by monthly premiums that retirees pay. The rest comes from general tax revenues. Part C covers privately managed Medicare HMOs, which the government subsidizes lavishly. The new drug benefit, Part D, will also be funded by retiree premiums plus the general taxes everyone pays.
On paper, there's money available to pay full Medicare benefits to future retirees. But they're competing with many other wants, such as tax cuts, farm subsidies and wars. So what are the priorities? Will future workers accept a higher payroll tax so their grannies can get insulin and hip replacements? Or will they say, "Let Granny rot—I want a tax subsidy to buy my own private rocket"? (I'm betting on the grannies here.)
Even so, Medicare has to trim its sails. For the lefties, a favorite goal is to wring more efficiency out of doctors and hospitals. For example, some states (primarily in the sun belt) spend far more per capita on Medicare patients than do other states (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Oregon). If the sun belt were weaned from its wasteful ways, Medicare would stretch a lot further than it does now. The drug companies will be pushed to cut their costs as well, says Robert Reischauer of the Urban Institute. The lefties also say, "Cut the budget deficit." By 2030, the interest on today's deficit will cost more than Social Security and Medicare combined, Reinhardt says.
The righties tackle spending directly, by privatizing Medicare and shifting more of the medical costs to seniors themselves. (In these scenarios, the taxpayers save money but seniors don't.) Michael Cannon at the Cato Institute, a conservative think tank, likes Medicare personal accounts. Part of your Medicare contribution would go to an investment account to help you pay future medical bills. You'd get less from Medicare, so you'd have to cross your fingers that your personal savings would grow.
Cannon also backs "premium support," which is basically a voucher plan. The government would pay seniors a fixed amount toward health care every year that they'd use to purchase a private plan. If the voucher isn't large enough to buy comprehensive care, they'd have to settle for a high-deductible plan, paying the smaller bills themselves. Seniors would have to decide how much health care they could afford.
The irony is that private plans are more expensive and less efficient than traditional Medicare, which remains America's most popular program. In a study covering the years 1970 to 2000, Marilyn Moon of the American Institutes for Research found that Medicare did a better job of containing costs than private plans did. In fact, private HMOs can't even compete with Medicare unless they get large government subsidies. (The righties love government handouts, as long as the hands are theirs.)
Whatever we do about Medicare, we know this for sure: health-care costs won't go away. Who will look Granny in the eye and say she'll have to pay or do without? Especially as she approaches the voting booth.
Reporting Associate: Temma Ehrenfeld