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Graffiti artists, for those inclined to call spray-painters something other than vandals, turned a 50-foot brick wall of a Gold Coast house into their canvas.
The taggers, who left at least three monikers, are believed to have scaled a fence at a construction site in the wee hours Monday, said the builder and neighbors. The street artists defaced the coach house in the 900 block of North Clark Street behind the protective cover of a tarp and then tore it off when they left to unveil their work.


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We are pleased to announce that Tina Tahir's The Impossible Alignment of two Fragments in close Approximation made it into the Finals for the Arte Laguna Prize in the installation/sculpture category, and will be exhibited at the Arsenale in Venice, Italy, March 19-April 3, 2016.
Arte Laguna Prize is an international art award, aimed at enhancing Contemporary Art. The Prize obtained a medal from the President of the Italian Republic, with the patronage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cà Foscari University of Venice among others. http://www.artelagunaprize.com/archive/10th-edition/finalist-artists
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Drawing on the Gestalt theory's notion of the "unified whole" and the idea that we frequently perceive separate elements as being joined together, The Impossible Alignment of Two Fragments in Close Approximation is about the contemplation of missing parts, probabilistic fates, destined events, and miscellaneous unknowns, for we rarely see a carpet in its entirety, as often large parts of it are covered by furniture or other, random objects. We thus ought to imagine, or stitch-together, the pattern that's concealed underneath—filling in the blanks.
These walkable fragments temporarily inhabit and transform the gallery space, while simultaneously conjuring their own disappearance, as they gradually disintegrate under the footsteps of the audience. For gravity alone holds the two together.
To be able to walk on an artwork, to damage it, to even commit art-theft, in the most literal sense, is an attempt to depart from the general "hands-off"-protocol of galleries and museums. Their titles, generated from their geographical GPS coordinates, remain the only existential anchors of their vanished physical appearances.
The Impossible Alignment of Two Fragments in Close Approximation, Spices and Fluorescent Pigments, 2015

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Game-Based Learning with VoiceThread- Part 1: Doodle Games
Game-based learning is one of the most effective ways to get students excited about learning. Educators have been experimenting with games as learning tools for decades, but it isn't always easy to design games using online tools. VoiceThread is not a gaming platform, but with a little creative lesson planning you can design activities that … Continued


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Alan L. Hale, 41, industry publicist, died Jan. 22 in New York of AIDS.
Hale was a principal and v.p. of Hale & Husted Associates, a Manhattan-based public relations and marketing firm. Hale handled publicity for three soap operas: NBC-TV's "Another World" and CBS-TV's "Guiding Light" and "As The World Turns."
For the past five years, he supervised publicity for the Pepsico Summerfare Intl. Festival of the Performing Arts at the State U. of New York at Purchase. Among his other accounts were the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, the American Festival Dance Theater and the Elisa Monte Dance Co.
Prior to opening Hale & Husted with Al Husted in 1985, Hale worked for Marvin Jenkins Public Relations, Alpert/Levine and March Five Public Relations. At March Five, he helped promote the Tony Awards for two years.
Hale was active in AIDS benefit performances and was a member of the National Assn. of Television Arts & Sciences.
Survived by his father, Malcolm, and a sister, Ann McWilliams.


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Located minutes from Sheraton Minneapolis Midtown, this is the perfect option to ensure you're health is taken care of. The entrance to the Children's Specialty Center parking ramp (West Parking Ramp) is off E 26th Street, west of Chicago Avenue. To access the hospital, take the ramp elevator or stairs to floor 2 and proceed through the skyway across Chicago Avenue. Children's Emergency Department drop-off and pick-up is off E 25th Street. Call (612) 813-6000 for any further information you need.
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Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, released on October 31, 1975, is one of the strangest, most inspired and least understood songs in the history of rock. More than 40 years on, it has remained one of the world's favorite rock songs, while baffling millions of fans with its wilfully obscure lyrics.
How well can you sing along to this classic hit? Take this quiz and put your lyrical memory to the test!


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Access stock market data generated by various participants in the Canadian capital markets through one source - TMX Datalinx.
TMX Datalinx is the Information Services division of TMX Group Limited. TMX Datalinx provides a broad range of real-time and historical data products and services to customers across North America and around the globe.
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All current court-related revenue being collected should be reevaluated to determine what portion of current filing fee revenue should be dedicated to court funding.
In addition to the filing fee revenue being directed into the State's general revenue fund, a substantial portion is being held by court clerks to pay for the court record keeping functions performed by the clerks. Pursuant to Article V, section 14(b), of the state constitution, the offices of the clerks of court are funded through filing fees, fines, service charges, and court costs. However, the clerks' budgets are not appropriated by the Legislature, but are instead overseen by a corporation created in section 28.35, Florida Statutes – The Florida Clerk of Court Operations Corporation – that reviews and certifies clerks' budgets as prescribed by law. All trial court clerks are members of the corporation whose functions are carried out by an executive council comprised of eight clerks of court elected by the member clerks of court. For those clerks who project the revenue within their county will be insufficient to fund their court-related activities, the statutory process established for the certification of the clerks' budgets provides for the shortfall to be funded from revenue "surpluses" from other counties. Further, the maximum budget amounts authorized for the clerks' court-related activities are a function of the total amount of revenue anticipated in a given fiscal year. (See s. 28.36, Fla. Stat.)
The Legislature should review the current distribution of filing fees to determine whether additional filing fee revenue currently distributed to the State's general revenue and to support clerks should be shifted to support court operations.


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Every beauty enthusiast would like to have brighter and beautiful eyes but the journey to making it a reality is not always simple. If that's what you also want to achieve, you need to get the best serum for use on a daily basis. If you use it correctly, it will help you clear wrinkles and have bright looking eyes. Besides that, here are other reasons why serum is the best eye product:
It's Easy to Apply
You don't need any special procedure to apply serum correctly. If you hate long procedures and instructions, then you won't have to worry about that when it comes to the use of serum. It's simple and straightforward to apply. What's important when it comes to their use is consistency and use of the right type. If you want amazing results, you only need to pay attention to the amounts and the right time to apply. It's advisable that for the avoidance of doubt, you should seek help from your dermatologist especially when you are using it together with other products. You can use aad.org to help you find a certified dermatologist in your area. Aside from doubts, a serum does a wonderful job.
It Contains Powerful Ingredients
Serums contain powerful ingredients that help clear wrinkles and lines around the eye region. You probably know that eyes are sensitive and can react to the ingredients contained in the products you use. If you want to avoid negative response, use serums to keep the area under your eyes beautiful and free from the common lines. Apart from being safe for use, serums also deliver results almost immediately hence giving you the beautiful skin you need around your eyes.Understand that no single product does it all. Make sure you use every resource you can to do your research about your skin type and tolerances before applying any topical serums.
You Don't Need Doctor's Prescription to Use
You already know that some products used in the face area especially around the eyes are only applied according to a doctor's advice. With serums, that's not necessarily the case because they do not have any side effects that can cause harm. Once you know the right amounts and time to apply, you are sure of getting the amazing results you want. That's why every dermatologist recommends them for brighter eyes and wrinkle free face.
Indeed, your essential beauty kit cannot be complete if you do not have serum. You need it for all the awesome reasons especially if you are aging and wrinkles are becoming a problem. The next time you are buying beauty products, make sure that they include serum. That's the secret to making your eyes look brighter and free from wrinkles. Be sure to always note the importance of the ingredients used in all of your products.


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#VIVALU is a transparent trading desk - but what does it mean?
This means we offer our customers qualified know-how in digital marketing - especially in the areas of programmatic buying, real-time advertising, display performance and data-driven technology. VIVALU thus combines all relevant data-driven technologies in one system and offers a success-oriented digital 360° marketing.
#HOLLISTIC CONSULTING by VIVALU includes assessment of demands, campaign planning, goal setting and optimization. We help you on personalization of the digital transformation.
#DISPLAY PERFORMANCE is always at the top of the list. The basis for this is the approach and acquisition of new users as well as the reactivation of existing customers. Our goal is to make your advertising efficient and targeted without stray losses. As a transparent trading desk, we combine the in-house desire on the one hand, the agency needs on the other. This makes Media Buying more transparent and successful than ever before.
Mit #VI-TAG bietet VIVALU einen Zusammenschluss aller relevanten Technologien und nutzt automatisch die Effektivsten. Anhand der Zielsetzung und Smart Data schaffen wir es, User-Werte zu bilden und diese mit Lookalikes zu matchen. Mit unserem einzigartigen Datenaustausch machen wir Erfolge sichtbar und steuern Kampagnen wesentlich effektiver aus.
#CREATION starts with #INNOVATION. This is an essential part of an individual user response. As a carrier of your advertising message, product-based, attention-intensive and high-performance advertising media are used. The diversity of the digital landscape allows us to develop and link various forms of advertising.
#VI-TAG not only collects data in an intelligent way, it also processes them with highest precision. Only by this mean it is possible to steadily improve the existing data pool by targeted advertising measures steadily and thereby enrich efficiently existing segments through further aggregated and high-quality data while forming new segments and clusters simultaneously.
Our method is highly efficient, transparent and cost-effective.
With #VI-TAGVIVALU combines all necessary technical components in one system.
This enables a significantly better data collection, which delivers advertising fully-automated and user-precisely to relevant profiles. The result is consolidation of all advertising channels to a cost-sales ratio of maximum profit at a fixed Budget.
The precise definition of the user value and a special selection of specific valuable profiles, #VI-TAG creates independent statistic-twins.
These have at least a 80% match rate to the target-user-profile and for this reason a special high conversion-probability.
VIVALU is the only trading desk in Germany which combines all relevant technical components in one system: tracking, ad server, RTB, DMP, DSP and tag manager.
VIVALU offers its customers transparency at the highest level – including an Admin access to VI-TAG's system.
VIVALU generates cost effectively and efficiently itself user-profiles and cluster-segmentations and provides the customer with those subsequently - no additional purchase cost.
By using intelligent technology, it is possible for VIVALU to respond to the direct environment of a user. We measure in real-time, what advertising spots are played in the user's TV environment. VI-TAG responds directly and delivers targeted and matching advertising media on the second screen device.
This allows a direct second attention-response of the end-user within a short time. The combination of TV and online advertising can induce excellent results.
Further more it is also possible to track the aired spot of your own or even the competitor's product and meanwhile deliver a corresponding advertising banner on the relevant second screen devices. Moreover, even product categories, program categories, e.g. as big events like world championships or even specific TV formats can be used as a tracking basis.
An absolute must-have with every performance campaign is the standard banner set, consisting of 7 formats. As part of a TV-Sync campaign excellent results can be achieved with our top placements.
Pre-rolls usually turn out with notably strong performance. They attract a special high degree of attention, make a lasting contribution to brand awareness and promote the potential purchase intention of the user.
The delivery of display ads on mobile devices is especially essential in the context of Second Screen response. Therefore these formats should not be unattended even while performing TV-Sync campaigns.
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Welcome to WTF Studio
Our Services
We listen to both your contraints and objectives, and help you clarify with it. We then create a viable IT solution proposal to help you achieve it.
On a deeper engagement, we work as your CTO partner, helping you oversee your IT operations, monitor key metrics, and improve them.
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Our solutions may involved creating sophisticated websites integrated with payment gateway for clients, or custom applications. We use agile methodology to deliver the app in timely and cost effective manner.
In exploration phase, we recommend clients building products in phases, launching minimum viable product, getting validation from the market, and iterate.
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Sometimes the solution is better delivered in the form of mobile app. We deliver native apps that run on iOS and Android.
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Clients may want to visualize how the product looks before actually coding it. We help them to create wireframe to demonstrate the overall flow of the user experience.
We also create high-fidelity mockup so clients could use them as arsenal when pitching to investors and validating the market.
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We work with major cloud vendors to offer cloud architecture consultation and implementation. We help clients hosting their projects in a secure, scalable, and fault tolerant fashion, in either public, hybrid, or private cloud.
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As our client businesses grow, more and more data is collected. We help them visualizing the data in a meaningful way, generating insightful reports, and building tools to monitor them in real-time.
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As I assembled the ingredients I realized that I was lacking cumin seeds and I didn't have fresh, frozen, or dried coconut, but I did have coconut milk. I was also lacking tamarind concentrate and ended up substituting lemon juice. Here's my adjusted ingredients:
There are a lot of ingredients, but it is mostly just throwing them into the food processor and making a paste to cook the eggplant and chickpeas in. Here's what Thai eggplants look like cooking:
For some reason it took FOREVER for my eggplants to soften. I lost track of total cooking time. I kept setting the timer for five minutes, stirring, adding water, and cooking some more. Here's my Thai eggplants in a peanut masala:
Yummy! The sauce is very tasty even with my substitutions and missing ingredients. Now I don't want frost to come and take away my Thai eggplants. I want to make more of this! Next time I think I'll put it in the crock pot and let it cook away for hours.
Check out what others are making from their harvests at The Gardener of Eden's Thursday's Kitchen Cupboard.


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I was trying to figure out why I hadn't received my Safari Hat and logging onto all my toons. I've completed all 40 pet battles and have been farming Nishi regularly, as well as defeating all pet tamers around the world - I have unlocked all their dailies.
I jumped onto one of my Horde alts (I play Alliance) who was sitting in front of the horde pet battle trainer in Orgrimmar and found that I was able to pick up all the Account-wide quests again from this guy.
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The following pages inform you of current job openings at the TU and the various offers for further training parallel to your occupation or studies.
Beyond this, we introduce you to special initiatives and programmes that should assist you with getting started as a student and help with finding contacts in industry that can further your career. We also support those who want to assume leadership positions or even form their own company.
The TU also offers interesting possibilities for persons interested in vocational training. There is a great variety of training courses for numerous occupations both in industrial / technical fields and in the administrative / commercial area.


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Emmy Rossum Goes From Dressed Down To Done Up! Which Look Is Your Fave?
Does Emmy look better when she's dressing sweet or chic?
Emmy Rossum may be a screen starlet, but when it comes to running errands around town she throws on a basic t-shirt and button-down, just like you and me! Look at Emmy out and about in LA on March 17 — isn't it refreshing to see a celeb sport an everyday look? Emmy may know how to keep it casual, but when it comes to getting glam, she seems to have her red-carpet-ready look intact! Emmy stepped out in NYC for the ECCO Domani Fashion Party on March 24 looking super chic in an ice blue Christian Siriano sheath from the designer's spring 2010 collection. She completed the look with a pair of Christian Louboutin heels and a taupe clutch. While Emmy looked flawless on the carpet, she looked just as good when she was in her casual clothes! Which way do you think the starlet looks best?
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Love InspirationOur love and devotion.
Fast FactsFirst met: August 2008
First date: February 2009
Got engaged: July 24, 2011
Ceremony location: Port Jefferson
In Case You Were WonderingOur wedding colors: Black/White/Burgundy
We will be wearing: Dresses & Tux!
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Cool rise rolls, let rise overnight, no kneading needed.
These are the best and easiest rolls ever. I've been making them for several years now. I like to use 2 1/2 cups of wheat flour and 2 cups of white. I've also used 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup crisco...to cut down on the trans fat. It can't be any easier than stirring it all in a bowl and sticking it in the fridge. The dough can be left in the fridge for up to a week so you can have fresh warm rolls for dinner every night. - 02 Feb 2005 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
made these with butter instead of shortening, didn't roll them out, just formed balls. turned out good, kind of had the texture of a tea-biscuit, but people really liked them, and the no-kneading is a total bonus - 16 Jan 2011 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
When I want to make this rolls I was thinking why not I made this into a pizza base and I did! Half of the dough I make into rolls and the other half I make into 2 8" pizza base with topping consist of cheese, baked bean, sliced meat loaf and mayonise and it was yummy. - 26 Feb 2006 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)


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1. Jalepeno Cheese Bagels. A silly one but seriously one of my favourite treats. And the Costco here and the Tim Horton's both make excellent ones. Of course, it needs to be toasted and spread with garlic herb cream cheese! Sometimes for breaky, sometimes for lunch. Yum. Better stop talking about it now 'cause I am out of them at the moment.
2. Last batch of tomatoes from the garden. This last week we enjoyed the last of the tomato crop from my 3 plants in my mom's garden. It has been plentiful and so delicious. It doesn't compare to the sad, unripe, tasteless ones in the store. I will miss them, for sure.
3. Movie night out with the ladies bible study. We skipped out of the study and went and saw War Room on study night instead. It may not have been in the Hollywood block buster category but it was a good film and provided for much conversation afterwards. I love when a movie does that.
4. A gift from a friend. Just when I needed some encouragement a friend (from study group) handed me a totally unexpected and most precious gift. It was a real lifter upper, if there is such word, for me. I don't know what I would do without good friendships in my life or my study group ladies. Over and over I'm shown we cannot do this life alone and how important connections with others beyond surface aquaintance-ship is.
5. Tea in the evening. As the evenings get cooler, the tea pot calls my name. I really enjoy a nice hot cup of tea in the evenings. I've really gotten to love the loose leaf kind and have several varieties to choose from. Organic Peppermint is a favourite stand by but I've also been enjoying Lemon Meringue and Bluberry Lagoon. Pina Colada and Creamsicle is next on my list to try. It's relaxing and fragrant and cozy.
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End of Year Celebration > Register for Talent Show
May 16, 2017
LIFE@LKN seeks to glorify God in all we do. This event is held inside a church. Please make sure all talent is wholesome, modest, and family friendly with no sexual overtones. Any questions to appropriateness of intended talent, please contact a steering committee member. For specific questions on the talent show portion of the event, please contact Lynda Santoni.
- There is a 3 minute limit on all performances.
- All soundtracks/cds must be provided no later than Friday, May 5th. Please leave in LIFE drawer at Peninsula Baptist Church with name on the cd along with other info listed in the form below. You can pick up your cd at the soundbooth after the talent show.
- Soundtracks will not be accepted the night of the show. No exceptions.
- Please note: we may ask you to come in for sound/mic check prior to talent show. This should be brief, so please be available as requested.
- Any equipment used for a performance must be IN the Family Life Center by 5:30 p.m. (See Lynda Santoni for setup.)


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The HTC One X may be old news now that the Samsung Galaxy S III is making its way across the globe, but that doesn't mean HTC is simply going to sit back and accept defeat. The latest rumor would have us believe that a new HTC flagship device is already in the works which will eclipse Samsung's current offering.
According to an anonymous source, HTC is working on a new device which is powered by a 1.6 quad-core Qualcomm S4 SoC (possibly the APQ8064) with 2GB of RAM, LTE integration, 4.7-inch 720p display, 8 megapixel rear camera and a 1.8 megapixel front-facing shooter. The majority of the specs line up with the current HTC One X, but the quad-core Qualcomm S4 chip could easily make this new HTC device one of the most sought-after handsets later this year.
Unfortunately, there's an issue which throws the credibility of the anonymous source into question. The source claims the device will feature and Adreno 350 GPU while Qualcomm's documents claims that the APQ8064 is paired with the Adreno 320. We suspect there's a typo in there somewhere, but we suggest you digest this news with a grain of salt.
What are your thoughts on the new HTC rumor? Would you be willing to pass on the Samsung Galaxy S III if HTC has plans to release a quad-core Qualcomm S4 powered handset in the next 3-4 months?


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Faisca, you are right, people shouldn't discriminate because of your age. Just look at your post here. It's a lucid point. I've read points from members that are much younger than you that were extremely well put. I think that renting is just a different thing. Young people tend to party, I know I did, that scares landlords. They can make stipulations on who they rent to. No pets, no smokers, so it isn't that they are discriminating, they are protecting their investment.
Originally posted by specialasianXIf they declined a black guy because they were afraid that he might have gang wars in the house, because black people have had gang wars before, that would be discrimination (no offense meant to anyone on that, just an example to prove a point).
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Fifita denies on-field support for jailed friend
Cronulla Sharks prop Andrew Fifita has denied displaying a message on an armband during the NRL season calling for imprisoned friend Kieran Loveridge to be freed.
Loveridge was convicted of the manslaughter of 18-year-old Thomas Kelly in 2012 and is serving a 10-year jail sentence.
New South Wales police this week warned Fifita against further contact with childhood friend Loveridge due to concerns "about the potential for organised crime to infiltrate sport".
The Sharks and the NRL have affirmed their commitment to working with police in order to protect the competition from criminal elements.
Fifita meanwhile has denied reports the 'FKL' letters seen written on an armband stood for 'Free Kieran Loveridge'.
An official Cronulla statement read: "In relation to assertions that letters worn by Andrew on his armband earlier in the season in any way refer to Loveridge being freed, the player vehemently denies them."
Fifita acknowledged he has known Loveridge since childhood and added: "I fully understand and accept the seriousness of the crime committed by Loveridge, the devastating impact it has had on the Kelly family and the need for Loveridge to serve his time.
"I want to extend my sincere apologies to the Kelly family for any distress caused to them by having this tragic matter back in the media."
An NRL statement confirmed the integrity unit will conduct further inquiries into the matter, with chief executive Todd Greenberg adding: "Clearly it is inappropriate to use any club clothing or accessories to support someone with a criminal conviction.
"Players are generally free to support any person or cause they like. But in circumstances such as these, they cannot use our game as a platform to do that.
"We understand players have a life outside their club and the game and that may include mixing with people who have gone down the wrong path in life.
"But players must ensure they do not engage in any activity which damages our game."


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The robbery took place just after 2:40 p.m. at the bank branch located at 1818 Market Street.
Police say a man entered the bank and passed a demand note to a teller. After obtaining an undisclosed amount of cash, the suspect fled the bank.
He is described by police as a black male in his mid to late 50s, approximately 6', medium build, with a medium complexion and full "salt and pepper" beard.
He wore a black baseball hat with a purple brim and unknown logo, a black coat, and brown-framed eyeglasses.
The suspect is considered armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information about this robbery or the suspect is urged to call the FBI at 215-418-4000 or the Philadelphia Police Department.
Police say there may be a reward for information leading to the suspect's capture.


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CAD/CAM Fabricated Crowns Used to Esthetically Mask Teeth Stained by Tetracycline
Richard Trushkowsky
Appearance has become an important aspect of dentistry in recent years as evidenced by the rapid growth of bleaching products and the success of total makeover shows.1,2 Patients may desire to change their smile because of a variety of factors including shape, imperfections (such as chips), size, wear, and color of the existing dentition. A comprehensive diagnosis requires radiographs, photographs, and study models. The selection of the appropriate treatment will depend on the patient's desires and the dentist's determination of the best technique to satisfy the patient's needs. Treatment of tooth discoloration will be emphasized in this article.
The correct diagnosis of the cause of discoloration is paramount as it may effect the final treatment. Teeth possess a number of colors, and each tooth will usually be darker at the gingival aspect than the incisal edge because of the thinness of the enamel in this area.1 Canines are usually darker than the central or laterals. Aging is also a cause of darkness due to the laying down of secondary dentin, extrinsic stain, and wear of the enamel. The color of the tooth is best assessed with a standardized light source1 such as the Rite-Lite LED Shade Matching Light (AdDent, Inc, Danbury, CT), which provides 5500° K light for shade matching, or the Demetron Shade Light (Kerr Corporation, Orange, CA) to reduce the effects of metamerism.
The coronal portion of the tooth consists of enamel, dentin, and the pulp. Any changes manifested in these components will change a tooth's appearance caused by light's transmitting and reflecting properties. Discoloration can be intrinsic, extrinsic, or internalized.2 Temporary stains, such as food dyes, tobacco, and alcohol, are easily removed by a prophylaxis. Extrinsic discolorations existing only in the enamel layer may have been caused by hypoplasia, fluorosis, and aging. White or brown spots are usually caused by hypoplastic enamel. Excessive fluoride intake during tooth formation can result in mottled enamel. Enamel permeability increases with age, allowing staining to occur more readily. Older enamel is thinner and more translucent, permitting the darker dentin to be more visible. A variety of metabolic diseases, systemic factors, and local factors (such as injury) can affect the developing dentition and result in discoloration. Amelogenesis imperfecta, dentinogenesis imperfecta, fluorosis, tetracycline staining, and pulpal hemorrhagic products are examples of this phenomenon. Internalized discoloration can be a result of either developmental or acquired defects such as tooth wear and restorative materials. Intrinsic discoloration can be caused by trauma, endodontic therapy, metallic restorations, and tetracycline.1
In the early 1960s, it was determined that tetracycline use could result in tooth discoloration.3 Tetracycline becomes bound to calcified tooth structure if it is ingested during the calcification stage of tooth development. The mineralization of the permanent dentition is not complete until 8 years of age. Tetracycline forms complexes with calcium ions on the surface of hydroxyl apatite crystals within bone and dental tissue; this occurs more in dentin than enamel. Tetracycline crosses the placental barrier and should be avoided from 29 weeks in utero until full term. The color change depends on the medication used and the dosage over time. Tetracycline and oxytetracycline both cause a yellow discoloration. Chlortetracycline results in a grey-brown discoloration. Minocline is a semi-synthetic tetracycline derivative that is often used to treat acne vulgaris and rosacea. Staining may result in the adult dentition of 3% to 6% of patients on a long-term course of minocycline therapy. The discoloration may start from the first month to many years after treatment is initiated. The precise mechanism is still under investigation.2
Various techniques have been used to address the discoloration caused by tetracycline ingestion, including long-term nightguard bleaching, chairside bleaching,4 porcelain veneers,5 and crowns. The use of ceramic restorations is the most predictable for its lasting effect. Opaque porcelains or opaque luting cements are sometimes incorporated.6 Unfortunately, their use often creates a very bright white and a dull artificial manifestation that looks unnatural. Color neutralization using a complementary color to the stain is the best way to achieve a more natural appearance. This can be accomplished through the selection of the luting material or various porcelain modifiers. The value of the restoration has to be increased to achieve the final effect.7,8 Another technique of masking the color is the use of an opaque core in the ceramic. Aluminum oxide, lithium disilicate, or zirconium can be used.9,10
The zirconia11-16 material used by most manufacturers is a tetragonal polycrystalline zirconia, partially stabilized by yttrium oxide. This structure is referred to as a transformation-toughened material and has the special property of inhibiting fractures. Tensile stresses acting at the crack tip induce a transformation of the metastable tetragonal zirconium-oxide phase into the thermodynamically more favorable monoclinic form. This transformation is associated with a local increase in volume. This will result in com-pressive stresses generated at the tip of the crack which counteract the external stress acting on the crack tip.12,14 This leads to high initial strength and fracture toughness and low susceptibility to stress fatigue. The strength values allow lower frame thicknesses of 0.3 mm to 0.5 mm. This permits less aggressive tooth reduction compared to other systems.
There are varieties despite the same chemical composition. There are differences in the strength and translucency depending on the powder type and production condition. Some zirconia materials have a strength of 900 MPa while others have strengths over 1,100 MPa. Some zirconia materials have bright white opaque color while others do not. Cercon® Zirconia (Dentsply Ceramco, York, PA) and DCS-Precident (DCS Dental AG Allschwill, Switzerland) use a white-colored core; however, Lava™ (3M ESPE, St. Paul, MN) uses a yttria-tetragonal zirconia polycrystal (Y-TZP) core which is more translucent but can be colored to match the VITA® Lumin shade guide (Vident, Brea, CA). This is useful as the veneering porcelain can be eliminated in areas where interocclusal space is limited (lingual of maxillary anteriors).
The Y-TZP frameworks can be designed by wax-ups or CAD/CAM. Cercon uses the conventional waxing techniques and DCS-Precident and Lava incorporate different CAD technology. Cercon and Lava used partially sintered blanks that are processed by the CAD/CAM system. IPS e.max® ZirCAD blocks (Ivoclar Vivadent®, Amherst, NY) are made of yttrium-oxide–stabilized zirconium oxide. In the partially sintered, chalk-like state, IPS e.max ZirCAD can be easily milled in the inLab unit (Sirona Dental Systems, Charlotte, NC). The milling process is conducted by enlarging the framework by 20%. A specially designed fluorescent zircon liner provides an optimum bond and is used to apply the basic shade on the frameworks. Subsequently, IPS e.max ZirPress is pressed in a fully or partially anatomical manner onto the crown copings and bridge frameworks, or IPS e.max Ceram layering ceramic is used to apply the veneers. DC-Zirkon copings (DCS Dental AG) are milled from fully sintered Y-TZP–based blanks.
Zirconia can be formed by two processes. The green machining approach is achieved by using a spray-dried zirconia powder. This powder is isostatically pressed, pre-sintered, and a holder is used to mount it into the CAD/CAM system. It is milled in this pre-sintered state and then sintered pressureless in a furnace at 1,350° C to 1,500° C. Milling fully sintered zirconium oxide blanks may induce cracks and damage the microstructure of the zirconium oxide. The porous pre-sintered zirconia is initially enlarged but shrinks by approximately 20% linear after sintering. Hot isostatic pressing (HIP) is another technique using a closed system, high temperature, and pressure to densify the material. This allows a 20% gain in strength over a non-HIP zirconia. However, this material is difficult to mill and needs to be sprayed with water and slowly milled so that cracks are not induced. Ceramic restorations fail as a result of surface tension. Cracks and flaws propagate by slow growth of the crack until the applied load exceeds the load-bearing capacity of the restoration. Ultimately, catastrophic failure occurs.
The Lava system uses a framework with a veneering ceramic that is fabricated specifically to be used together. They should not be combined with other materials. The Lava system's range of veneer ceramics is coordinated to the shades which are applied to the Lava system framework.15-18 No light-absorbent opaquer or opaque dentin layer is necessary for the build-up of Lava all-ceramic restorations.
Case Presentation
A 45-year-old woman presented with a chief complaint of dark, chipped, short, and malformed anterior teeth (Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3). The patient had fixed porcelain-fused-to-metal bridges in the upper right and lower right quadrants with single crowns in the lower left quadrant. Photographs, full-mouth radiographs, and study models were obtained. Examination of the mounted models, photographs, and clinical records demonstrated a deep overbite, collapsed vertical dimension of occlusion, loss of canine guidance, and wear of the anterior teeth with super-eruption of the lower anterior teeth. The gingival heights of the maxillary teeth were uneven. The suggested treatment plan included restoration of her vertical dimension of occlusion with restorations, periodontal surgery to correct gingival heights, and osseous contour. Treatment could also have included a possible intrusion of the lower anterior teeth and restoring them with porcelain veneers after more incisal space was created. However, the patient's finances and busy work schedule did not allow her to proceed with more comprehensive treatment. She elected to have teeth Nos. 4 through 13 restored with Lava crowns to mask the dark teeth. She was informed that neglecting her other problems may compromise the longevity of the restorations and lead to further breakdown.
The laboratory provided a diagnostic wax-up of the projected restorations (Figure 4). The teeth could have been made longer if the vertical had been restored. The laboratory provided a preparation guide to check for adequate facial/buccal (Figure 5 and Figure 6) and incisal/occlusal reduction (Figure 7). An index of the diagnostic wax-up could be used to fabricate provisionals after the teeth were prepared (Figure 8). Teeth Nos. 5 through 13 were prepared for Lava crowns (Figure 9), and full-mouth impressions were obtained. Provisional restorations provided by the laboratory were then relined and temporarily placed in the patient's mouth. The patient was given the opportunity to assess the appearance, function, and phonetics of the final restorations. At the next visit, the teeth were isolated and the crowns were cemented with PANAVIA (Kuraray America, Inc, New York City, NY) after receiving the patient's approval (Figure 10, Figure 11, Figure 12, Figure 13). Impressions were obtained for a nightguard and a lower bleaching tray. The nightguard was subsequently inserted but the patient did not proceed with lower bleaching tray.
The optimal preparation is a shoulder or chamfer with a circumferential step or chamfer which must be applied at a horizontal angle of > 5°. The vertical angle of the preparation should be 4° or larger. The inside angle of the shoulder preparation must be given a rounded contour. A feather-edge preparation is contraindicated as it does not provide adequate reduction for the porcelain build-up or the trough shoulder because the outer edge may not be detected when scanned.
Laboratory Fabrication
The laboratory should pour the model with a colored type IV or V die stone (white, beige, buff, or green) without plastic additives. A light, dull (non-reflective) surface works best for the scanning procedure. The model bases should be flat and have minimal thickness and size to ensure optical accessibility. All segments of the saw-cut model must be removable from the base with a double, triple, or block-pin die system to prevent rotation or movement of the die(s) and tissue (pontic) areas. Dies should be ditched directly below the margin. The margins should not be marked and no die spacer or hardener should be placed on the die preparation area. This would cause a reflective surface on the die that will compromise the scanned data of the die surface. Undercuts should be blocked out or based out with a resin block-out material or light-colored wax.14
The sectioned model is then positioned in the Lava Scan, which is a PC-based system. The preparations are automatically scanned and then displayed on the monitor as a three-dimensional (3-D) image (Figure 14A and Figure 14B). The tooth preparations, antaglio surfaces, and the opposing casts are scanned and used to create a virtual design of the framework. The space needed for the luting material is incorporated into the design. Block out of any remaining undercuts can also be incorporated.
After the design is completed, the suitable zirconia block with its unique plastic holder and barcode is selected. This design of the unit is registered with the barcode. If a bridge was being fabricated, the pontic and connections can be inserted using the keyboard and mouse and displayed on the monitor (Figure 15). The mandatory minimal size of the connectors is 9 mm. A true CAD/CAM system, a wax-up is not required with the Lava system. The data is then transferred to the Lava form milling unit and then framework coloring is accomplished according to the prescription. The average milling time for a coping is 35 minutes, and 75 minutes for a three-unit bridge. The individual units or framework is then sintered for approximately 8 hours. Twenty percent shrinkage occurs during sintering and the CAD process allows for a 20% expansion. Then the selected shade of veneering porcelain is applied and fired. The frameworks are available in eight shades and the veneering porcelain is available in 16 VITA® Classic shades. A variety of intensive materials, incisal materials, enamel effect materials, and transparent materials allow the technician to achieve the outcome described in the dentist's prescription.14
The internal surface of Procera® AllZirkon (Nobel Biocare USA Inc, Yorba Linda, CA) has a rough surface caused by the manufacturing process. This roughness may create a micromechanical attachment of resin cement. Traditional silica-based ceramics can be acid-etched and treated with a silane coupling agent to increase wettability. However, high-strength aluminum oxide and zirconium oxide ceramics are not silica-based and have to be treated differently. Kern and Wegner19 found that air abrasion and the use of PANAVIA21 containing 10-methacryloyloxydecyl dihydrogen phosphate (MDP) provided a durable bond to zirconium oxide. Blatz and coworkers20 found that the ceramic material and internal surface for the several commercial zirconia systems are different.21-23 The same adhesive technique may result in different results with each system. The study seemed to indicate that the application of a MDP-containing bonding/silane coupling agent is the cause of the consistent bond to Procera AllZirkon. Air abrasion with Al2O3 increases surface energy and wettability. However, the microporosities that are created may act as crack initiators and weaken the restoration. On the other hand, resin luting materials may "heal" minor surface flaws and significantly strengthen the ceramic material. Long-term water storage and thermal cycling are the best way to simulate intraoral conditions that stress the bonded surfaces. Zhang and colleagues22 found that damage by particle abrasion can reduce the strength of Y-TZP ceramics, and fatigue testing demonstrated a reduction in strength of 20% to 30%. Trace moisture greatly increased the damage. Various crack modes can occur, resulting in crown failure depending on the thickness of the ceramic and porcelain layers.
RelyX™ Unicem (3M ESPE) has demonstrated higher bond strengths than PANAVIA after water storage and thermocycling. The compressive strength and microhardness of RelyX Unicem were also found to be higher than PANAVIA. Kumbuloglu et al23 found that air abrasion caused a transformation of the monoclinic phase of zirconia, resulting in a layer of compressive stresses on the surface that counteracts flaws caused by air abrasion. Light-curing glass ionomer cements should not be used because water absorption may cause the cement to expand after placement, resulting in fracture of the restoration.
The variety of zirconia materials available respond differently to various luting protocols. Conventional cementation with glass ionomer or resin cement without air abrasion is usually all that is necessary. Subgingival preparations that cannot be isolated should be cemented with glass ionomer cement.24-28
There has been a strong desire for a non-metallic restorative material that could be used both in the anterior and posterior for single crowns and for three- to four-unit bridges. Ceramics provide biocompatibility, color stability, high wear resistance, low thermal conductivity, and excellent esthetics. However, ceramics are brittle because of atomic bonds that do not allow atomic planes to slide apart upon being loaded.27 This is an important point in selecting the appropriate ceramic material. Zirconia Y-TZP cores are glass-free, as they have a polycrystalline microstructure. With glass systems there is a decomposition of the glass structure and increased crack propagation as saliva reacts with the glass in the system (stress corrosion). This does not happen with zirconia Y-TZP. However, tensile failure between the veneer of relatively weak porcelain may still be a problem.28-31 Finishing and grinding of the sintered zirconia are both contraindicated especially in the connector area. The concentration of heavy stresses in the connector areas increase the risk of failure; therefore, an abutment should not have increased mobility.18
Heavy bruxers who have severe parafunctional activity that cannot be controlled are not good candidates for all-ceramic bridgework. If proper guidelines in case selection, preparation, and cementation are followed, Lava and other zirconia restorations should provide years of service and excellent esthetics. It is especially useful in masking any underlying discoloration as in the case presented.
The author would like to thank Adrian Jurim, MDT, of Jurim Dental Studio for the excellent laboratory work, and 3M ESPE for the graphic slides.
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About the Author
Richard Trushkowsky, DDS
Private Practice
Staten Island, New York


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Edge: Celtics
POWER FORWARD: KEVIN GARNETT vs. PAU GASOL
Garnett is one of the most intense competitors in the last 15 years of the NBA. He is a defensive stud, and very skilled offensively, but he has become Boston's fourth option on offense with the emergence of Rondo and his balky knee. Gasol is an incredibly skilled offensive big man. He has an array of moves that he can go to at any time in any game – and they usually work. He also is an excellent passer with great vision, and an underrated rebounder. Will Gasol shed his reputation as "soft" in this series?
Edge: Lakers
CENTER: KENDRICK PERKINS vs. ANDREW BYNUM
Perkins is huge. His size down low can be a game-changer, but against Bynum who is equally as big, it shouldn't be as much of a defensive advantage. Saying that, Perkins is a great interior defender and shot-blocker who is not afraid the hard foul, but he must temper his emotions in these Finals. Bynum is much more gifted offensively than Perkins, but his aching knee has kept him to a shell of his healthy self, and he has been inconsistent throughout the playoffs.
Edge: Even
The Celtics' bench has been very solid in the playoffs, providing a spark for the team throughout. With the revelation of Nate Robinson in Game 6, an already effective Celtics bench just got a little better. If Big Baby and Sheed are both healthy enough to bang with the Lakers' bigs, it will be a huge lift for Boston. L.A.'s bench has been very inconsistent throughout the playoffs, and got overshadowed by Phoenix's bench in the Conference Finals. The Lakers have the most talented reserve in the series in Lamar Odom, but he needs to get help from Jordan Farmar, Shannon Brown and the rest of the crew.
Edge: Celtics
COACHING: DOC RIVERS vs. PHIL JACKSON
Doc Rivers has done a great job with this Celtics team. The team looked unmotivated and lackadaisacal in the regular season, including a loss to the Nets, but Rivers has gotten his team to play inspired basketball since the playoffs began. Rivers also has defensive guru Tom Thibodeau at his side to scheme against Kobe. Phil Jackson is the one of the best coaches in NBA history. He has 10 NBA titles, and has done a great job managing his teams over the years.
Edge: Lakers
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Soviet officials promise a six-month delay between passage and implementation of the reform to allow for issuance of passports and the like. Prospective host nations will need all that time and more. Some are close to panic.
Poland and Hungary, losing their own citizens as economic refugees to Western Europe, fear a deluge of Russians. Western countries that encouraged political asylum now doubt the concept is valid. The millions of North African and Turkish immigrants and workers in Europe fear being pushed out by workers who will accept wages just as low, and who are European.


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James E. Cox, 39, is charged with aggravated driving under the influence, causing a death. Cox was driving a minivan southbound on Kostner Avenue on Oct. 21 when he allegedly ran a red light, striking a vehicle in the intersection at Washington Boulevard, and causing both automobiles to careen into a group of pedestrians on the sidewalk, prosecutors said.
Judge Maria Kuriakos-Cesil ordered him held on $500,000 bond.
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By Sonja Trocke The Salem Witch Trials What Were They? The Conditions Of The Imprisoned Witchcraft The Accused The Trials Salem Witch Trials Map The Salem Witch Trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts Prisons were overflowing with people awaiting hearings and trials Sometime during February of the exceptionally cold winter of 1692, young Betty Paris, age 9, became strangely ill. She dashed about, dove under furniture, contorted in pain, and complained of fever. The first three to be accused of witchcraft were Tituba, Sarah Good, and Sarah Osborn. Tituba was Rev. Paris's Black slave, and did many poultry things like divine the future for the girls. Talk of witchcraft increased when other playmates of Betty, including Ann Putnam, age 11, Mercy Lewis, age 17, and Mary Walcott, began to exhibit similar unusual behavior. Took place between February 1692 and May 1693. Took place in Salem Village (now Danvers), Ipswich, Andover and Salem Town. The stench of unwashed bodies, waste buckets, and disease, was extreme. Prisoners often contracted illness in the prisons, before they were condemned. Proper medical treatment was often not given to the prisoners. Rats, lice, and other parasites were rampant. Over 150 People were accused, arrested and imprisoned. Her cousin Abigail Williams, age 11, the niece of Reverend Parris, began to have similar fits. The girls screamed, threw things about the room, uttered strange sounds, crawled under furniture, and contorted themselves into peculiar positions. The girls complained of being pinched and poked with pins. A doctor, historically assumed to be William Griggs, could find no physical evidence of any ailment. Other young women in the village began to exhibit similar behaviors. The Accusers When his own remedies failed to cure, William Griggs, the doctor called to examine the girls, suggested that the girls' problems might have a supernatural origin. The widespread belief that witches targeted children made the doctor's diagnosis seem increasing likely. And that's when the Accusations started... Other villagers came forward to offer stories of cheese and butter that had mysteriously gone bad or animals born with deformities after a visit by one of the suspects. When hundreds of people showed up for the trials they were moved to the meeting house. At the examinations, the girls described attacks by the 'specters' of the three women, and fell into their, by-that-time-perfected pattern of contortions when in the presence of one of the suspects. Bibliography Linder, Douglas O. "The Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692." The Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692. Missouri-Kansas City Law School, 01 Sept. 2009. Web. 08 Jan. 2013 Stone plaques Like this one have been made in memory of the People who were hanged during the Salem Witch Trials The People Who Hanged Bridget Bishop Rebecca Nurse Alice Parker Mary Parker John Proctor Ann Pudeator Wilmott Redd Margaret Scott Samuel Wardwell Sarah Wildes Susannah Martin John Willard George Jacobs, Sr. Elizabeth Howe Sarah Good Mary Easty Martha Corey Martha Carrier George Burroughs Because of the nature of their alleged crime, victims were not allowed to be buried in consecrated ground-->(A real Grave) . Unofficial records have it that families came to Gallows Hill to claim their relatives and buried their bodies privately. A memorial honoring the victims of the witch trials was built in Salem in 1992. "Salem's Most Visited Museum." Salem Witch Museum. Salem Witch Museum, n.d. Web. 08 Jan. 2013. Electronic: Book: Kent, Kathleen. The Heretic's Daughter: A Novel. New York: Little, Brown and, 2008. Print. Video: History Channel, "Salem Witchcraft Trials" (50 minutes)(1998). Discovery Channel, "The Salem Witchcraft Trials"
(50 minutes) ""The cases of Sarah Good, Sarah Wilds, Elizabeth How, Susannah Martin, and Rebecca Nurse were heard next by the court on June 29, 1692. Unlike Bridget Bishop's trial, spectral evidence was a key in the conviction of four of the five accused. The one accused who escaped a guilty verdict was Rebecca Nurse. However, when the jurors announced a not guilty verdict in her case, the afflicted girls howled, thrashed about, and rolled around on the floor. With the courtroom in an uproar, the judges asked the jury to reconsider its decision. When they did, a guilty verdict was returned. Rebecca Nurse, along with the other four convicted women, were hanged July 19, 1692, on Gallows Hill. "" ---Tim Sutter © 2000-2003
Salem Witchcraft: The Events and Causes of the Salem Witch Trials Spectral Evidence ( the 'fake-but-credible')---- is a form of evidence based upon dreams and visions. Spectral evidence was testimony that the accused witch's spirit appeared to the witness in a dream or vision (for example, a black cat or wolf). The dream or vision was admitted as evidence. Sutter, Tim. "Salem Witchcraft: The Events and Causes of the Salem Witch Trials." Salem Witchcraft. N.p., 2000-2003. Web. 08 Jan. 2013. Spectral Evidence was admitted in court during the Salem witch trials by the appointed chief justice, William Stoughton. Thus, witnesses (who were often the accusers) would testify against the accused and it was taken as evidence that the accused were responsible for the biting, pinching and choking even though they were elsewhere at the time. http://www.newsrealblog.com/2011/04/07/great-moments-in-multiculturalism-the-saudi-black-magic-edition/ http://moderncollecting.wordpress.com/ http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Salem-Witch-Trial-1692-Posters_i8674218_.htm http://news.lib.uchicago.edu/blog/2012/10/29/the-salem-witch-trials-a-legal-bibliography-for-halloween/ http://pinterest.com/bellanichole75/music-and-movies/ http://www.salemweb.com/memorial/chronology.shtml http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2010/06/anniversary-of-salem-witch-trial.html http://people.tribe.net/b2697e2b-fde9-471b-8b82-eb81add5cde5/blog/9cc8628a-2098-4c99-9684-d6d83c537668 http://kenanomon.deviantart.com/art/Witchcraft-Rework-274236012 http://cmapspublic2.ihmc.us/rid=1H2HC1CP8-DLRJWP-2G1C/Salem%20Witch%20Trials.cmap http://stmravens.wordpress.com/2011/12/01/stma-drama-playing-to-a-full-house-in-the-crucible/ Because of the guilt and shame that the town of salem felt for it's horrible deed many of the members of the legislature that condemned the Salem citizens, signed a formal apology a couple years later. A Memorial was dedicated by Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel in August 1992 as part of the Salem Witch Trials Tercentenary Many innocent people were murdered during the salem witch trials because of Religion and the false accusations of others. http://www.salemwitchmuseum.com/tour/danwtm.shtml Bonus Video :) "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMqqjTY8uu8"
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how to see active internet connections
I was playing around with some ways of detecting active network connections to add as a function in one of my apps — didn't really work out, so far — but as I was prototyping the code in AppleScript I came up with this little ditty which some of you might be able to make use of:
1. Open the Script Editor
2. Paste the code below into it and hit 'Run'
#start of script
on getConnections()
set theCmd to "lsof +c 0 -i -n | grep -i established | cut -d \" \" -f 1 | awk '!_[$0]++'"
set theMsg to (do shell script theCmd)
display dialog "The following apps & processes are actively using your internet connection: " & return & return & theMsg with title "Net Tattler" buttons {"Refresh", "OK"} default button "OK"
set theRes to button returned of the result as string
if theRes = "Refresh" then
end if
end getConnections
If you need more information than just the names of the process, you can play around in Terminal with
lsof -i. Here's a great little tutorial.
For something a bit more heavy-duty, check out either Little Snitch or Charles Web Debugging Proxy, both of which are paid-apps but offer free trials. If even those aren't enough to satisfy your network monitoring desires, head on over to MurusFirewall.com and check out their packet filter GUI offerings for the Mac.
Enjoy 🙂
Thanks to the folks over at Etresoft for additional suggestions.
Transmission – Port is closed
I don't often get into 3rd-party software or non-Mac hardware issues, but here's a little trick I discovered today that could prevent a situation that adversely affects Safari and other network software.
Not so long ago I bought a new router, and everything was working fine. However, when I recently fired up Transmission, I found that not only were my downloads not so fast as I'd normally expect, but that all internet browsing was completely throttled. Basically, Safari would just get stuck half way into loading a page and eventually timeout. Killing Transmission would immediately restore Safari's connectivity.
Looking in Transmission's preferences 'Network' pane revealed that the port was either closed (red button) or the port could not be checked (yellow button). Now there are a number of reasons this can happen, but since I knew nothing had changed except my router since the last time Transmission was successfully used, I decided to go check out some of the router's settings.
To do this, quit Transmission if it's running, then enter your router's IP address in Safari's search bar. Typically, this will be something like
192.168.1.1, but if you're not sure, you can find your router's IP using my free utility 'FastTasks'.
Once you're in your router's admin pages, look for Advanced network settings. In my router, I found a bunch of firewall and network protocols (see the first screenshot below). Neither disabling
NAT nor
UPnP had any effect (those were my first thoughts about the likely culprit), but turning off the
ipSec PassThrough option sure did, with the upshot that Safari and Transmission are not only playing nicely together again, but Transmission's download speeds have markedly improved. 🙂
Here's the settings I used to get back up and running; see if you can find similar options if you're experiencing the same problem.
Turning off 'ipSec PassThrough' in my Router's Advanced Settings:


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I've heard for so many super duper times the following question "What do you really want in life?" Some people have answered comfortably, even though a counter reply of "are you really sure ?" will give in some silent moment in the air. But yet, still so many people can't seem to answer it.
I wonder if it helps to change the previous question to "What does life really want in you?"
Perhaps by focusing more on what we can give to life, we may someday can easily give an answer to the question "What do you really want in life?"


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San Diego, CA, Aug. 12, 2008 -- They've coped with leaks, navigation problems and a few minor explosions, but the San Diego iBotics team — based at UC San Diego and funded by the Jacobs School of Engineering — had the most beautiful underwater craft in this year's competition of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI). Their sleek, carbon-fiber entry, dubbed the "Stingray," features a lightweight shell that resembles a small stingray and provides very little drag.
"A lot of teams in the competition can be very successful with a Tupperware can, a little computer and two thrusters," said San Diego iBotics team president Gideon Prior, a Ph.D. student in electrical engineering at UC San Diego. "We've kind of outdone ourselves making this biomimetic, hydrodynamic vehicle with really novel propulsion capabilities. It gives us a lot of cool points, but making it work has been kind of a black magic that we had to figure out. We started by designing the hull and choosing a novel propulsion system, and then went backwards and tried to figure out how to control the thing."
After failing to make the semi-finals in 2007, the team finished in the top half, placing 11th out of 25 teams from around the world in the 2008 competition. The Stingray beat out unmanned vehicles from the University of Southern California, Georgia Tech and Japan's Kyushu Institute of Technology. The top three winners in the competition were the University of Maryland, the University of Texas at Dallas and the École de Technologie Supérieure, based in Quebec. A team from San Diego City College placed 10th.
The action took place over three days earlier this month in a large pool at the Space and Naval Warfare System Center's TRANSDEC Facility, located on the cliffs above the Pacific, just north of the Point Loma Lighthouse. In keeping with the theme for this year's competition -- "Underseas Eleven," a play on the film "Oceans Eleven" -- the TRANSDEC pool was converted to a high-stakes casino, where teams had to use vision recognition software and navigational algorithms to maneuver their vehicles past underwater "slot machines" and "blackjack tables" and into a narrow air duct, where an acoustic pinger pointed the way to the casino's "safes." Teams had to follow the pinger, retrieve the safes and make their way to the "rooftop" (i.e. a PVC octagon at the water's surface) to make their getaway.
The iBotics team certainly wasn't hedging its bets in this competition, having taken extra measures to make the craft more water-tight and improve its maneuverability. Of crucial importance this year were the Stingray's "servos" or servomotors — small motors whose position can be precisely controlled and are used to change the attitude of the hydrofoils in the propulsion system. Prior says the servos kept leaking during last year's competition, leading the team to spend quite a bit of time and money this year on improving their reliability. The solution proved to be low-tech but quite effective: The servos themselves were wrapped up in multiple latex plastic bags and were zip-tied and epoxied around the motor shaft. The team also got a little waterproofing help from their friends at UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
"They custom-built a water-tight lid for the electronics housing in exchange for two cases of beer," laughed Prior. "They were very cool to us. They were even offering to make it out of titanium!"
To improve the craft's propulsion and maneuverability, Prior and his team equipped the Stingray with two Voith-Schneider propellers (VSPs), which are mounted on the hull bottom and allow the craft to maneuver on a horizontal plane. The VSPs consist of a rotating ring of hydrofoils that can be precisely oriented as it spins providing thrust in any direction in a plane be it forward or backward, turning in place or strafing from side-to-side.
Explained Prior: "What's really neat about these things is that you can get a force vector in any direction you want. People use these for tugboats, but they've recently become popular among radio-control boat hobbyists. We're the first ones I'm aware of who have ever used these for an underwater vehicle. With the VSPs, the Stingray can behave just like a helicopter, only underwater."
Aside from its eye-catching design, the iBotics craft is also equipped with forward- and down-looking cameras, a high-intensity lighting apparatus, a piezoelectric film-based sonar system (typically found in acoustic-electric guitar pick-ups), inertial navigational sensors and custom-designed software, all of which was written in C and C++ programming languages, and runs in Ubuntu-based Linux distribution. A dockside control station (DCS) works in a client-server configuration with the Stingray as server and the DCS as client, and all communication is done over standard TCP/IP connections.
Next year the team plans to forego any more work on the mechanical design and instead look into making the Stingray, which currently weighs 22 pounds, slightly larger. "Its compactness is its downfall. We get a lot of points for our low weight, but it is hard to get everything we need into such a small space," Prior said.
It would also be nice, he added, if it didn't explode during next year's test runs (as it did this year).
"We use lithium polymer batteries and lithium explodes when it gets wet. Several times, it looked like a small bomb went off in our computer case. We successfully transformed several hundred dollars worth of motor controllers into soot."
Explosions or no, Prior said the AUVSI event is well worth the long hours his team has put into making the Stingray seaworthy and ready for competition
"This competition is multi-purposed," Prior observed. "The primary benefit for the autonomous robotics community is the development of 'extremely autonomous robots'. Unlike ground and air vehicles, underwater environments prohibit the use of the traditionally most relied upon sensors: GPS and Laser Radar (LADAR). To boot, vision works poorly, if at all, and communication with the vehicle is difficult, as radio-frequency communication is very limited. Tackling these challenges not only contributes to the advancement of underwater vehicles, but to furthering the robustness of all autonomous robotic platforms.
"In addition, a big thing for me has been networking with students from all over the world. Even though this is a competition, there's been nothing but support. All the teams are cheering for each other. Our hydrophones weren't working very well and the team from North Carolina State said they had some lying around, and we had people writing code for other people. Everyone's pulling for one another."
"The autonomous robot community is pretty small so this is a good opportunity to meet all the up-and-comers in the industry," he continued. "Almost all of us have had job offers. I feel like we're advancing our understanding of how real engineering problems get solved. This process has been astounding, and something I've never been able to learn in a classroom on a whiteboard. It comes from pounding your head against a keyboard for hours and hours at a time before serendipity strikes and you figure out what the problem is. It's really good real-world experience for students who have never seen anything like this. "
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