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Workshop A: DESIGNING CITY FUTURES THROUGH AUGMENTED PLACE
In the ever-growing debate and practice around the shaping of smart cities, much attention has been concentrated on projects and concepts of a technological nature which then get 'located' within an urban space. What has however received less emphasis is the conception of smart urbanism that stems from place itself, its characteristics, challenges and opportunities. The cities and people of the smart world tend to all look the same – homogenous buildings and people gazing at screens and into to their phones. We think that place matters in smart cities. We want to imagine a place-based, messy urban space where technology is contextualized and place specific- one for real people and real places We see this hybridization between urban and technological design as the next developmental step – and an important one – for those interested in how the digital can really contribute to our cities. So, we advocate an approach that starts from the city, not from technology.
Various aspects of urban change and opportunity in Oulu include the recent development of the central shopping centre and its internal street space, the need to partially re-invent the centre of town around this new situation – including ideas for street-level vacant shops – and the forthcoming reinforcement of the university pole with the addition of a new institution. This overlaps with a situation of worrying levels of unemployment, need to promote entrepreneurship (see for instance the business kitchen idea) and national austerity – doing more with less. Oulu has however also been at the forefront of urban high technology development for the past few years, punching well above its weight and benefiting from the Nokia heritage and influence. Can futures be imagined where urban development and high technology work together for the regeneration of the city? How can place, people and technology be harnessed to imagine new possibilities?
The workshop will look at this complex situation and potential to develop ideas and visions for the future of Oulu involving holistic, hybrid thinking about the city. These proposals can become useful suggestions for actual future developments and trajectories for Oulu. Students will be expected to consider and analyse the various layers that constitute the physical, socio-economic and technological fabric of the city, the issues and opportunities that the combination of these raise, and design original proposals and interventions for taking the town forward. They will work using a range of smart technologies in a specific urban context to develop design ideas for improving place in smart ways. These will be presented to the tutors, who will assess them, and at a final event involving city officials, local press and the general public. The workshop is therefore open to students from a variety of disciplines, certainly including architecture, urban design and planning but not excluding computing or technology. No architectural design skills are necessarily needed, but the key requisite is an interest in place, people and urban issues and living with a keen eye on a strategic, rather than operational, approach to problem-solving.
Maximum number of participants to be enrolled to the workshop: 20
Prof. Alessandro Aurigi, Plymouth University, UK
Dr. Katharine Willis, Plymouth University, UK
Alessandro Aurigi is Professor of Urban Design and Associate Dean for Research at the University of Plymouth. Alex has previously worked at Newcastle University as Head of the Architecture Department and at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London. His research focuses on the relationships between our increasingly digital society and the ways we conceive, design, and manage urban space, to enhance and support place quality. Alex has published the multi-disciplinary book Augmented Urban Spaces (Ashgate, edited with Fiorella De Cindio), and Making the Digital City (Ashgate). A new volume (with Katharine Willis) is forthcoming on Digital and Smart Cities (Routledge). He has also written in international journals, including the Journal of Urban Technology, the Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, Urban Design International amongst others, and given invited speeches in Brazil, Japan, South Korea, China, Singapore, The Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Portugal, Spain, as well as the UK and Italy.
Katharine S. Willis is a researcher who investigates the impact of ICTs on place-based settings and communities. She has worked extensively with participatory research within a range of spatial settings, and recent projects explores the implications of ICT projects for marginalized communities both in UK and the developing world. She is co-author with Alex Aurigi of two key Routledge volumes on Smart Cities, and in 2015 published her first monograph with Routledge; Netspaces. Katharine is part of the Digital Cities research theme at Plymouth University, which investigates augmented urbanism, smart cities and ICTS for placemaking.
Workshop B: VIRTUAL CITY MODELS
Virtual 3D cities are important for a variety of applications ranging from 3D navigation and tourist information, through urban planning and policy making to planning for evacuation and emergency response. A popular example is their integration in virtual globes like Google Earth or Bing Maps, however, 3D city models are available in various levels of detail (LOD), which ranges from textured 3D meshes to highly detailed architectural models. Furthermore, applications in the context of Smart Cities require the availability of both geometric, but also semantic information.
The workshop will focus on the collection of detailed, large-scale virtual 3D city models using structure-from-motion and dense multi-view-stereo. These processes frequently apply aerial images captured by large frame photogrammetric cameras or street-level imagery from mobile mapping systems. Course work uses aerial images captured from a UAV platform by a consumer-type camera. Processing results like meshed 3D point clouds and alternative building representations with embedded semantic information are then further enhanced for presentation in an off-the-shelf Virtual Reality environment.
Lectures will cover the theoretical aspects of photogrammetric computer vision while project work and hand-on activities will demonstrate exemplary collection of a virtual city model by UAV imagery. Applied software systems will allow both photogrammetric processing and urban point cloud preparation for integration in a VR environment. At the end of the workshop, students will have studied a Virtual 3D city pipeline and learned techniques to acquire, process and visualize urban data. This includes producing an exemplary building reconstruction as part of a virtual city model and presenting it in a (mobile) VR application using head mounted displays. Participants from different areas of expertise are welcome, including computer science geomatics and urban planning. No specific HW/SW skills are required.
Maximum number of participants to be enrolled to the workshop: 24
Prof. Norbert Haala, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Patrick Tutzauer, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Norbert Haala is Professor at the Institute for Photogrammetry, University of Stuttgart, where he is responsible for research and teaching in Photogrammetric Computer Vision and Image Processing. His main interests cover automatic approaches for image-based generation of high quality 3D data with a special focus on virtual city modeling. He is author of more than 200 papers and contributed in a number of projects both on basic research and commercial software developments. Norbert Haala is winner of the Carl Pulfrich Award in 2013 honoring his impacts to the development of photogrammetric restitutions, in particular in the areas of 3D City Modelling, Dense Multi View Stereo Image Matching and the use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) for Remote Sensing applications.
Patrick Tutzauer is a Research Associate and PhD Candidate at the Institute for Photogrammetry, University of Stuttgart, where he is responsible for research and involved in teaching (labs) in the field of visualization & modeling and pattern recognition. He is currently working in the collaborative research centre SFB-TRR 161 where his project topic is Perception-Guided Adaptive Modeling of 3D Virtual Cities. His main interests cover Photogrammetric Computer Vision for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, 3D Building Reconstruction and Modeling and Machine Learning Techniques for Urban Classification.
Workshop C: DIGITAL PRODUCT REALIZATION: MAKING THINGS THAT MATTER
How do makers—designers, engineers, and artists—use an ever-growing arsenal of accessible software, hardware, and informational tools to best realize their creative vision? In this workshop, students will explore the synergies between design and state-of-the art fabricating and manufacturing technologies to expand their product creation skills. How might we use and nurture our knowledge, skills, and empathy to make a positive impact in the areas that matter to us? This workshop will ask students to imagine the possibilities that arise from the new paradigm of digital manufacturing. We will cover not only the physical and conceptual tools of making, but also the benefits of contextual and project-based learning, as well as the potential for impact within these projects.
This workshop integrates traditional physical and conceptual tools of making with state-of-the art digital technology to expand participants' skills and confidence in the physical realization of meaningful objects. Students will be provided with a high level summary of state of the art software and hardware tools for makers, and an evaluation of their capabilities and limitations. The class will review a variety of example projects, and reflect upon their meaning based on context and implementation.
Students will choose a project area, come up with a suitable and well-scoped idea, then prototype, test, iterate, and realize it using the hardware and software tools and resources available at FabLab Oulu. On the final workshop session each student will present and demonstrate their work, along with an explanation of the context for which it was developed and criteria to measure possible success.
Each student in the workshop will have the opportunity to increase their fluency with physical making, 2D and 3D computer modeling, and computer programming skills. Philosophical discussions about establishing user/consumer empathy, how to appropriately scope projects, and a supportive and nurturing atmosphere of collaboration, reflection, and discussion among participants are also crucial features that contribute to participants' personal growth.
We are seeking a variety of students and professionals, to maximize cross-pollination of ideas. Each student will have access to the FabLab and ideally will be inquisitive and excited about the possibilities the tools and machinery provide. Students will be expected to perform basic programming tasks and develop computer models (2D and 3D) that can be used on the lab machines to create physical parts. Each student should have a personal laptop. Students may use software with which they are familiar, including FreeCAD, 123D Design, Blender, Autodesk Meshmixer, and Inkscape.
Maximum number of participants to be enrolled to the workshop: 16
Dan Somen, Stanford University, USA
Dr. Georgi Georgiev, University of Oulu, Finland
Dan Somen is an Adjunct Lecturer in Stanford University's School of Engineering and is the Manager of Room 36, the rapid prototyping and digital fabrication facility at the Stanford Product Realization Lab (PRL). Somen, who holds an MS in Product Design from Stanford and a BS in Engineering and Applied Science from Caltech, served as a Teaching Assistant in the PRL while pursuing his master's degree. In the role of TA and now as lab manager, Dan integrates conceptual and physical design and teaches techniques for how a student can physically realize a meaningful product through problem recognition and definition, ideation, prototyping, testing, reflection, and iteration. Before coming to Stanford, Somen was a design consultant and senior project engineer at Design Integrity and a mechanical engineer at Visualize Inc with over a decade experience as an engineer and designer, consulting on industrial, consumer, and medical products. Dan's personal interests and projects are at the intersection of engineering and art, combining technically crafted objects with perceptual and interactive elements, often musical in nature.
Georgi V. Georgiev is a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Ubiquitous Computing, University of Oulu. His research interests are in design creativity, digital fabrication and prototyping, design thinking, user interaction and experience, and design cognition. Georgi's research is focusing both on early stage of design process, when the new and innovative ideas are generated, and user's perspective on the design outcome, that is essential for understanding challenges for success of digital technologies. He is actively involved in foundation and development of the Special Interest Group Design Creativity at the Design Society, four International Conferences on Design Creativity, as well as in the editorial team of International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation since the inception of the journal. Georgi has experience from university-industry collaborative research projects in Japan and holds PhD in knowledge science from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.
Workshop D: AUGMENTED URBAN EXPERIENCE AND MEDIATED SPATIAL NARRATIVES
This workshop will offer a hands-on introduction to how to build urban AR experiences for Android and iOS devices. Participants will learn about the current state of the art for mobile AR, AR design principles, interaction techniques, and important areas for future research. Using the freely available Unity 3D platform and the free Qualcomm Vuforia vision-based tracking SDK, participants will build their own mobile AR applications and will gain knowledge of appropriate research methods for evaluation of UX with AR, holistic insights into the context-, user- and technology-related factors relevant for analysis of UX with AR and skills for data collection and analysis of UX with AR app.
Participants will work together in small teams to develop urban AR apps. Each team will require members with some programming experience and a basic understanding of 3D graphics, but we may be able to accept some students with UX or 3D modelling experience, but without a programming background. Students from different disciplines – engineering, computer science, design, and architecture are encouraged to participate in this workshop. Creative minds, team working skills and willingness to work in public spaces are a plus.
Maximum number of participants to be enrolled to the workshop: 16
Ava Fatah gen Schieck, University College London, UK
Dr. Simon Julier, University College London, UK
Dr. Ana Javornik, Newcastle University, UK
Petros Koutsolampros, University College London, UK
Ava Fatah gen Schieck is a Researcher, Architect and Educator. Her research in the area of Architecture, Interaction Design, Augmented Reality and Ubiquitous Computing that has developed over the last 15 years through teaching and research positions she held at UCL (London) with the overarching goal of developing a framework for the integration of digital media (situated and mobile) and architecture. Ava is the Principal Investigator of the 'Screens in the Wild', which explores the potential of networked urban screens for communities and culture through the development of an integrated network of four interactive public screens connecting different cities in UK. She Co-leads an International Research Network the 'smart city that critically address the smart city agenda, in India, Brazil and the UK, allowing unique prospects of international collaborations with centre of excellence in research for the Digital Environment. Currently, she leads AR in Whitechapel with applications of augmented reality cultural heritage in London. She is a chair and a member of the organising committee for the Media Architecture Biennale 2012, and 14 in Aarhus (DK) and 2016 in Sydney (Australia).
Simon Julier is a Reader in the Department of Computer Science, University College London. He has been studying the use of mobile augmented reality systems for more than 20 years, in applications that range from situation awareness to construction revisualisation and cultural heritage.Before joining UCL, Dr. Julier worked for nine years at the 3D Mixed and Virtual Environments Laboratory at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington DC. There he was PI of the Battlefield Augmented Reality System (BARS), a research effort to develop man-wearable systems for providing situation awareness information. He served as the Associate Director of the 3DMVEL from 2005–2006. His research interests include user interfaces, distributed data fusion, nonlinear estimation, and simultaneous localisation and mapping. Simon recently was the PI on a project called VisAge, which explored how to create experiences for cultural heritage in urban settings. He is currently a co-investigator on the H2020-funded project HUMAN, which will use AR to assist factory workers to complete complicated tasks. He was also co-chair of IEEE ISMAR 2008, Programme Co-Chair for ISMAR 2013-2014.
Ana Javornik is constantly looking for new insights into user experience with augmented reality. She has published work in international journals and at top conferences (CHI'17, DIS'16). She also received Best Paper Award at DIS'16 for the study on the use of AR Mirror in retail store. Ana is a recipient of numerous research grants, such as Swiss National Science Foundation grant for prospective researcher, and UCL Enterprise Funding. She is a Lecturer in Marketing at Newcastle University Business School, as well as a Research Associate at studio Holition and UCL Interaction Centre (London, UK).
Petros Koutsolampros has a background in Architecture and Computation and is currently a PhD student in the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, studying human behaviour in office spaces. He has worked on human-computer interaction in a variety of areas. These include physical interfaces such as touch surfaces and 3D motion sensing input devices, as well as media that provoke and enhance this interaction, such as games and graphics. Petros has worked with technologies such as the Microsoft Kinect and the Leap Motion using Unity, Processing and Java, all of which he teaches as a tutor for the MSc Architectural Computation course in UCL. He is a Research Assistant on Visage and AR in Whitechapel, two projects that deal with the applications of augmented reality in the field of social history and cultural heritage and the context of the city (UK).


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Bozeman - The documentary Most Likely to Succeed will be shown at MSU's Procrastinator Theatre on Feb. 7 at 5:00pm. The event is free and open to the public.
Including an appearance from Sir Ken Robinson, expert on creativity and innovation and the most-watched speaker in the TED Talk video series throughout the world, Most Likely to Succeed explores the story of High Tech High School, the promise of innovative education, and the ways in which the current education system can be improved.
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Robinson's appearance is sponsored by the MSU Leadership Institute, Office of the President, Office of the Provost, Honors College, College of Education, Health and Human Development, Office of International Programs, Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship, Office of Student Engagement, ASMSU, Gallatin Valley Furniture Carpet One, and Murdoch's Home and Ranch Supply.
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CMS wants 12% decrease in hospital readmissions by 2019
CMS wants 12% decrease in hospital readmissions by 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is seeking to cut the number of 30-day hospital readmissions by 12% over the next three years under a hospital improvement plan announced Wednesday.
The agency released its request for proposals for new Hospital Improvement and Innovation Networks, organizations that will work with hospitals, patients and other caregivers to "spread well-tested, evidence-based best practices," said Patrick Conway M.D., CMS acting principal deputy administrator and chief medical officer, in a blog post.
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Death Cafe, an open and honest discussion about death at Historic St. Agnes Cemetery this September
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MOLONEY, Lawrence William (Larry). Of GreytownOn 8th October 2017 at Arbor House. Aged 75 years.Dearly loved husband of the late Edna.Loved father and father-in-law of Terry and Lorraine, Sean, Robert, Danny and Jeana, Donna and Aaron George.Loved Grandad and Grandpa of Matthew, Adam, and Jacob; Emily; Karrisa, and Rachael; Katelyn, James, and Sarah.A special thanks to Dr Nathan and the staff of Arbor House for their wonderful care of Larry. In lieu of flowers a donation to the Wairarapa Cancer Society, P.O. Box 121, Masterton 5840 would be appreciated.In accordance with Larry's wishes a private family service will be held. Messages to the Moloney family C/- P.O. Box 185 Carterton 5743 or can be left on Larry's tribute book below.


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When Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia gave a high-five to a Newcomb Academy kindergartner Tuesday, it marked the start of a historic relationship between the city and top educators.
Instead of being just a cheerleader, the city took a big step in becoming a full partner with Cal State Long Beach, Long Beach City College and Long Beach Unified School District in supporting the Long Beach College Promise.
That Promise, which was started in 2008 by CSULB, LBCC and LBUSD, creates a path to college for local students. LBUSD graduates are offered a tuition-free semester at LBCC and guaranteed admission to CSULB if they meet minimum requirements at the university.
There were high-fives all around as Garcia, CSULB President Jane Close Conoley, LBCC President Eloy Oakley and LBUSD Superintendent Chris Steinhauser signed the agreement.
The mood, indeed, was festive as students from Ernest McBride High School, where the signing occurred, and nearby Newcomb Academy joined in with applause. Administrators noted proudly that these Newcomb kindergartners would be in the Class of 2027 when they entered college.
There is nothing more important in strengthening the local and national economy than investing in education. Young people in Long Beach are struggling to make the leap from poverty to the middle class.
The statistics are staggering. Thirty-two percent of children under 5 years of age and 33 percent of children ages 5-17 are living in poverty in Long Beach.
Seventy-nine percent of Long Beach adults have graduated from high school, but only 28.6 percent have received a bachelor's degree.
Garcia and the education leaders pledged to increase access to college and close the achievement gap among under-represented ethnic and socioeconomic groups.
Among initiatives to reach that goal, officials committed to offering assistance to students, starting in the fourth grade, where students will visit college campuses and begin learning about the admissions process and financial aid.
Despite record applications at CSULB, President Conoley told students the campus would "hold a seat" for them because the university's commitment to Long Beach is "completely solid."
Garcia repeated one of his top priorities, pushing for universal preschool in the city. He also challenged officials to double the number of student internships. He compared Long Beach — which has 80,000 public school students but just 1,500 internships — to Boston which has 50,000 public school students and 15,000 internships.
Garcia said the city will double its internships from 400 to 800, and he is encouraging businesses to do likewise.
The College Promise is an ambitious plan to upend the effects of poverty, race and limited educational opportunities.
The nationally recognized effort does a lot of things right, like bringing together all levels of education for a common goal. Now, it's getting stronger and expanding. That's a hopeful sign but only the realization of a real education and jobs will make it work.
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I was looking through some of my computer photo albums from 2014-15 this morning, which was a time before I got the camera I now use. Since Vancouver is presently sitting in somewhat of a cold-snap, I decided to stay in, and use a few of those old pictures I was looking at to make a new post. (I also find that I'm somewhat irritated with the mainstream press as they help their more corrupt Democrat candidates, try to convince the world that Jill Stein from the Green Party is now a Russian agent. I happen to both like, and respect Dr. Stein.) So since posting pictures is something that I find to be quite soothing to my soul, and because I was quite happy to see that the pictures from back then actually do a good job of holding their own against those that I now take with the much better equipment, I picked out a few to show you. Then I realized that the similarity in the quality of the pictures from then, and those from now, might also just mean that my photography skills are not improving at all. Thus, before I completely depress myself, I think I'll just post these darn pictures, and wish you folks all a Merry Christmas.
Alright, this is just not my day! I got all the way down to here, before I discovered why the old pictures look almost as good as the new…they were taken with the same camera. That's why I'm using red ink, it matches my face. It seems I got this camera further back then I thought I did, but as soon as I clicked on one of the pictures where it appeared on my page after publication, it showed up in the larger form, along with all the details about what camera was used, as well as the other settings. Oh well, I've done dumber things, I just can't remember when. So just ignore everything I said above the pictures, except for the fact that I still think Jill Stein is awesome. And while we're here, you can add a great big Happy New Year to that Merry Christmas I wished you earlier. Take care and stay safe.


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The Canada Goose Women's Rowan Parka is a down filled jacket for staying warm in the cold temperatures. Falling past the hip to mid thigh, you'll be toasty warm as you explore the city. A fur ruff edges the hood, surrounding your face to help block the wind. Zip up and buckle the belt to take on the chill of winter.
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MANILA, Philippines – While the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) officials may now be shaking their heads over the P1,000 budget approved by the Lower House, the constitutional body will certainly not suffer the same fate in the Senate.
This after Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson vowed to defend during the bicameral conference committee hearing the P678-M budget it earlier approved for the CHR.
"Of course we will stand our ground on this matter and more. Once we get hold of the House version of the General Appropriations Bill, we will scrutinize it as we always do year in and year out," said Lacson in a text message to Rappler.
"I happen to be the sponsor of the CHR budget in the Senate, along with a few other agencies like the DND ARMM, etc. I accept the challenge," the lawmaker also tweeted.
Senator Risa Hontiveros also echoed Lacson on supporting the CHR budget; saying the human rights body will not meet the same fate in the Senate as it did in the House of Representatives.
On Tuesday, lawmakers at the House of Representatives voted 119-32 in giving the CHR the P1,000 annual budget for supposedly criticizing the government and for not doing its job.
Speaker Pantaleaon Alvarez even went to the extent of saying in an interview that if CHR would continue defending the rights of the criminals, then the latter should get their budget from them instead.
But CHR chairperson Chito Gascon, despite the disappointment, remains hopeful that "reason, necessity, and rational minds will prevail both in the Senate and in the bicameral committee."


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Nick is only 20 but looks very mature and believe me he acts it. He is totally straight and I don't think he has ever really met that many gay guys.. Nick works as a trainer and has started to really get interested in the adult business as well. He loves the idea of people admiring his body and the attention he might get! And I do find his body sexy. It's manly and his ass is amazing. I mean really amazing its high and tight. Nick also has an amazing cock. Not too big and definitely not small. Just right!


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I was also lucky enough to get my hand on the first advance copy of the White Fox and read it ( I had to hand it back, though!)
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Hello and welcome to The Compost Bin. I'm Compostwoman and I live with my family in rural Herefordshire. We have nearly four acres of garden and woodland, all managed organically, which we share with Chickens, Cats, Guinea Pigs and assorted wildlife. We also grow a lot of our own food, run courses in all sorts of things and make a lot of compost!
I work as an environmental educator, lecturer, writer and Forest School leader at Moors Wood . I am a Master Composter and have spent the last 11 years as a volunteer Community Compost adviser with Garden Organic and my local Council. I offer talks and run workshops and events where we talk about compost, veg growing, chicken keeping, cooking, preserving and sustainable living. We also make crafts and have fun.
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"My main concern was space, and in particular, cupboard space. Marc provided detailed specifications and computer drawings showing us accurately what the finished kitchen would look like.
The finished kitchen was exactly as I had expected from the drawings I was shown and I now have a great place to cook and relax."
For this project, we were asked to increase storage and design a well-balanced kitchen suitable for entertaining. Lights were used to create a 'water fall' effect on the glass, which showed off the main cooking area beautifully.
Symmetry in the cooking area was the order of the day for this kitchen; therefore we created two distinct areas without making them look disjointed in any way. As with all the kitchens we design, every detail of the internal arrangement of the units was designed out to meet Joanne's exact requirements.
The whole project was managed from beginning to end, co-ordinating all trades and making sure it was completed on time. The other works included a full kitchen rewire and full skimming of the room. Every detail was managed by Denson Blake, right down to the floor finish.
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Today Open Road Films and Five Star Feature films announced that the new Steve Jobs film dubbed 'jOBS', will be released this coming April.
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Adobe Discontinues Adobe Flash For Android 4.1 And Above
While most Android users are happy to have Flash on their smartphones, they many have to come to the realization that that may soon change. According to Adobe Flash Player blog, Adobe will discontinue development of Flash for Android 4.1 starting August 15th.
Apple iTV Seemingly Confirmed By Foxconn's Chief Terry Gou … 'Book It'
If you needed more confirmation that Apple is planning on launching a television, listen up. The Apple iTV, as it is being called, recently got a daring confirmation from Foxconn's Chief Executive, Terry Gou. According to the report, Gou states that "Foxconn is making preparations for iTV, Apple Inc's rumored upcoming high-definition television, although development or manufacturing has yet to […]
Apple's iTV Won't Have 'It' At Launch, Samsung Executive Thinks 'It's Not A Great Concern'
It's been long rumored that Apple will release a TV this year, and quite possibly call it the Apple iTV. While many would expect this to be taken seriously and a major concern to all current manufacturers of televisions, it appears that the same story could be written again – only with different products and competitors. I'm sure we all […]


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Quality In and Out of the OR
The team is strong when all its players are at the top of their game. At Safe Passage Neuromonitoring, we know that having both members of the team be as sound as possible is the only model that should exist. Our team of highly skilled neurophysiologists are expertly trained in their craft. Additionally, we have a team of remote physicians who are available in real-time for clinical consultation on every single case.
Quality Assurance & Risk Management (QARM)
Our QARM program was implemented with the goal of defining and exceeding best-practices. In healthcare, it is important to collect quality measures in order to demonstrate efficacy, identify trends and constantly hone clinical services to evolve with the needs of our surgeons. SPN has made a commitment to identify and mitigate the risks involved with care, allowing the clinical focus to remain on patient safety and optimal outcomes.
Research & Publications
At SPN we take great pride in the contributions we make to the profession. We are always looking for opportunities to collaborate in clinical research, publications, and speaking engagements. The following are a select listing of recent projects by the SPN clinical team:
Chaudhary K, Speights K, McGuire K, White AP. Trans-cranial motor evoked potential detection of femoral nerve injury in trans-psoas lateral lumbar interbody fusion. J Clin Monit Comput. 2015 Jun 17. [Epub ahead of print]
Martin, E., Doan, A.T., (2014, in publication). Intraoperative Monitoring During Spine Surgery. In A.R. Vaccaro, J.D. Koerner, D.H.Kim (Eds.), Recent Advances in Spine Surgery (1st Edition), pages TBS.
Doan, A.T., Vogel, R.W., and Sestokas, A.K. (2013, in publication). Intraoperative Neuromonitoring during Spine Surgery. In A.R. Vaccaro, B.W. Su, K. Chiba et al (Eds.), The Spine (1st Edition), pages TBD.
Lang, M.J., Doan, A.T., Harrop, J.S. (2013, in publication). Cauda Equina Monitoring. In C.H. Loftus (Ed), Intraoperative Neuromonitoring. Chapter 38, pages TBD
Singh, H., Lober, R.M., Vogel, R.W., Doan, A.T., Matsumoto, C.I., Kenning, T.J. & Evans, J.J. (Submitted, 2015). Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring for Extended Endonasal Approaches to the Skull Base: A Technical Guide.
Vogel, R.W., Amundson, J.C., Lindquist, D.H., & Steinmetz, J.E. (2009). Eyeblink conditioning during an interstimulus interval switch in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) using picrotoxin to disrupt cerebellar cortical input to the interpositus nucleus. Behavioral Neuroscience, 123(1), 62-74.
Lindquist, D. H., Wheat, E., Vogel, R.W., & Steinmetz, J.E. (2008). Associative and non-associative blinking in classically conditioned adult rats. Physiology and Behavior. 96(3), 399-411.
Vogel, R.W., Green, J.T. & Steinmetz, J.E. (2004). Post-training inactivation of the cerebellar interpositus nucleus disrupts performance of the classically conditioned eye-blink response and some learning-related activity of Purkinje cells in the anterior cerebellar cortex. Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science, 39(1), 76-77.
R. Buchli, A. Ndoye, J. G. Rodriguez, S. Zia, R. J. Webber and S. A. Grando: Human Skin Fibroblasts Express m2, m4, and m5 Subtypes of Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 74:264-277 (1999)
V T. Nguyen, T X Lee, A Ndoye, L D. Shultz, M R Pittelkow, M V Dahl, P J. Lynch and S A. Grando: The pathophysiological Significance of Non-desmoglein antibodies in pemphigus autoimmunity: Target on Keratinocytes Cholinergic Receptors. Archiva of Dermatology. 1998 Arch Dermatol. 1998; 134:971-980
Cheung ATW, Young LJT, Chen PCY, Chao CY, Ndoye A, Barry PA, Muller WJ and Cardiff RD: Microcirculation and metastasis in a new mammary tumor model system. International Journal of Oncology. 1996. 11:69-77.
Heiss C, Horas U, Kilian O, Popa RB and Schnettler R. "Biorigid interlocking after unreamed intramedullary nailing of tibial shaft fractures" Unfallchirurg 2002 Sep; 105(9): 797-803
Andalib P.. Wood M.J.. Korn S.J. Control of our vestibule dynamics and current magnitude in the Kv2.1 potassium channel. Journal of General Physiology 2002 Nov: 120(5):739-755
Trapani J.G.. Andalib P.. Consiglio J.F.. Korn S.J. Control of single channel conductance in the outer vestibule of the Kv2.1 potassium channel. Journal of General Physiology 2006 Aug. 128(2):231-246.
Stern, Jack; Whelan, Margaret A.; and Correll, James W.: Spinal Extradural Meningiomas. Surgical Neurology 14: 155‑159, 1980.
King, Lucille W.; Molitch, Mark E.; Gittenger, John W.; Wolpert, Samuel M.; and Stern, Jack: Cavernous Sinus Syndrome Due to Prolactinoma: Resolution with Bromocriptine. Surgical Neurology, 19: 280‑284, 1983.
Stern, Jack: Neurological Evaluation and Neurological Sequelae of the Spinal Cord Injured Patient. IN: The Spinal Cord Injured Patient. Comprehensive Management, Ed: Lee, B.Y.; Ostrander, L.E.; Cochran, G.V.; Shaw, W.W.; Saunders, Phil. 1991, pp 115-123.
Schirmer, Clemens M., Shils, Jay L., Arle, Jeffrey E., Cosgrove, G. Rees, Dempsey, Peter K., Tarlov, Edward, Kim, Stephan, Martin, Christopher J., Feltz, Carl, Moul, Marina, Magge, Subu. "Heuristic map of myotomal innervation in humans using direct intraoperative nerve root stimulation." Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine. April 2011
Li Huang, M.D., Ph.D., Jeffrey Oppenheim, M.D., Daniel E. Spitzer, M.D., G. Alexander Jones, M.D., Jeffrey W. Degen, M.D. Multimodality Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring During Microsurgical Resection of Cervical and Thoracic Spine Tumors: Analysis of 28 Consecutive Cases and Results. The 24th Annual Meeting, American Society of Neurophysiologic Monitoring. May 2-5, 2013. Boston, MA.
Li Huang, MD, Ph.D., Jeffrey Oppenheim, MD, G. Alexander Jones, MD, Jeffrey W. Degen, MD. Intraoperative D Wave Monitoring During Intramedullary Tumor Resection Utilizing a Subdural Contact Strip Electrode – A Report of 3 Cases. The 23th Annual Meeting, American Society of Neurophysiologic Monitoring. May 4-6, 2012. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Li. Huang, Ph.D. CNIM, G. Alexander Jones, M.D., Daniel E. Spitzer, M.D., DABNS, Jeffrey S. Oppenheim, M.D. DABNS , Jeffrey W. Degen, M.D. DABNS. Multimodality intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring during cervical spine surgery: analysis of 261 consecutive cases. The 21th Annual Meeting, American Society of Neurophysiologic Monitoring. May 13-15, 2010. Nashville, Tennessee.
Goto, Y, Tseng, K.Y., Lewis, B.L. and O'Donnell, P. Dopamine modulation of prefrontal cortical neural ensembles and synaptic plasticity: Potential involvement in schizophrenia. In: Prefrontal Cortex: from Synaptic Plasticity to Cognition. S. Otani, Ed. Kluwer Academic Publishers, (2004) 61-84.
Lewis, B.L. and O'Donnell, P. Blockade of the GlyT1 glycine transporter prolongs response to VTA stimulation in nucleus accumbens neurons. In: Glutamate and Disorders of Cognition and Motivation. B. Mogghadam and M.E. Wolf, Eds. New York Academy of Sciences, Vol 1003 (2003) 431-434
O'Donnell, P., Lewis, B.L., Weinberger, D.R., and Lipska, B.K. Neonatal hippocampal damage alters electrophysiological properties of prefrontal cortical neurons in adult rats. Cerebral Cortex 12 (2002) 975-982.
Abstracts and Poster Papers:
Bhalodia VM, Sestokas AK, Glassman D, Loftus W, Levin S, Contratti J, Vogel RW, Sharan AD (2013). Use of Intraoperative Collision Testing versus Electromyography for Predicting Postoperative Foot Paresthesias During Spinal Cord Stimulation. Congress of Neurological Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Bhalodia VM, Sestokas AK, Glassman D, Loftus W, Levin S, Contratti J, Vogel RW, Sharan AD (2012). Use of Intraoperative Collision Testing versus Electromyography for Predicting Postoperative Foot Paresthesias During Spinal Cord Stimulation. Annual Meeting of the North American Neuromodulation Society: Las Vegas, NV, USA.
Lewis, B.L., Lipska, BK, Weinberger, DR, O'Donnell, P. Neonatal hippocampal damage alters physiological properties of the mesocortical system in adult rats. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 27 (2001) 876.14
Lewis, B.L., Lipski, W.J., Weinberger, D.R., Lipska, B.K. and O'Donnell, P. A neonatal hippocampal lesion increases VTA cell firing in adult rats. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr.26 (2000) 1224.
Speights, Katharine. NASS Spine Summit 2012, Scoliosis Research Society, 2012 – Efficacy of TceMEP during transpsoas LLIF.
Speights, Katharine. NASS 2011- A new testing method for accuracy of percutaneous pedicle screw placement.
Certification & Training
The IONM community is comprised of many different backgrounds, each of which brings unique strengths to the field. At SPN, a large portion of our team of neurophysiologists have advanced or terminal degrees in the health sciences. Many of these members possess the D.ABNM, the highest credential awarded in IONM. 100% of our clinical staff is CNIM credentialed or is eligible to sit for the examination. We tap into the knowledge of each team member per their educational background to create clinical best-practices and core knowledge.
Continuing Education
Healthcare is fluid and ever changing, and IONM is no exception. We not only strongly encourage our clinical team to participate in as much continuing education as possible, we also teach a lot of it. SPN has expertise to lend to the clinical field, and our people have been invited by hospitals, nursing groups and the IONM community to speak as part of continuing educational events. We regularly attend and present at industry conferences and encourage our team to participate in talks, poster presentations or roundtable discussions.
One (Growing) Team
SPN takes great pride in its staff retention. We have dedicated a major part of our mission to quality of life and have afforded our clinical staff a work-life balance that allows them to remain focused and refreshed. In an industry with rapid turnover, we are committed to providing a familiar, local team to our surgical partners, thereby creating familiarity and trust. We proudly boast an unprecedented 95% retention rate in an industry with considerable turnover numbers.
Care You Can Trust
Providing quality care, meeting the needs of our surgeons, and our commitment to providing a familiar, local team have allowed us to forge lasting clinical partnerships. Our dedication to our partners' satisfaction, dependability and 24/7/365 capabilities ensures that we will always be there when there is a need. Our key to surgeon retention is simple: we take great care of our surgeons' patients by delivering the highest quality service with a clinician that they know and trust.
The dynamic nature of the operating room demands a flexible team that can adapt to an ever-changing schedule. At SPN, we understand the importance of anticipating the needs of the hospital and have a "PlusOne" policy with many of our busier partners that makes sure that we are ready when the schedule inevitably changes. This policy allows us to cover add-on cases, schedule changes and emergency situations without delay.


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People talk about the 'shrinking middle class' without assessing what contributed to the growth of that middle class. My suspicion is that the middle class is an artificial phenomenon propped up by government programs originally, and then sustained by unions which no longer have their clout. Thanks for providing the names of those government programs: GI education bill, federal mortgage programs, and interstate highways.
How it is that mortgages which were so wonderful for one generation turned out so bad for another? I know the answer, but just think it is interesting to point out generational differences.


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We are back and stronger than ever!!! We are super excited to bring you great content this year and give you a little more of us together!! As you may know Dayna lives in Baltimore and Brittany lives in North Carolina; so it was a little challenging getting style posts together last year, but this year we have a plan and we are ready to deliver CHICNaturalistas fierceness!! This past weekend Brittany visited Baltimore and of course we had to serve in the city!! We absolutely love our casual chic looks featuring one of our favorite trends, longline jackets!! Brittany styled a chic burgundy vest, while Dayna sported a super tailored plaid jacket!!! Check out how we made the streets of Baltimore our runway!
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Battered by recent losses following years of rising revenues and profits, Radice Corp. is forming a committee to study future directions of the company, the president of the publicly held real estate company said.
The committee will study options including merging with or acquiring other firms, going private, or forming a master limited partnership, according to Robert Radice, president of the Fort Lauderdale development company.
A master limited partnership means certain assets are spun off for sale as an investment to reduce federal tax payments under the new tax law. The shares can be publicly traded and thus are more liquid than traditional partnerships. Walt Disney Co. is reportedly considering splitting its Arvida Disney Corp. into a master limited partnership.
``We`re reviewing to see what if any changes should be made in the current environment,`` Radice said Tuesday, referring to a soft commercial real estate market clouded by questions with the new tax law. The company has been hurt by low profit margins on housing sales and an inability to sell certain office buildings.
Radice attributed the company`s losses in its 1986 fiscal year, which ended June 30, to timing. The company was unable to sell office buildings worth about $80 million.
In fiscal 1986, the company lost $4.9 million on revenues of $120.8 million, compared with profits of $7.5 million on revenues of $119.7 million in fiscal 1985. In the quarter ended Sept. 30, Radice earned $595,000, down from last year`s first quarter earnings of $929,000.
Radice is continuing its plan to get out of residential housing. The company has stopped building new houses and condominiums, although company officials said they wouldn`t rule out getting back into residential housing if the market improves.
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Mobile Apps, App Stores and the Mobile Internet - the new technology phenomenon. An App for this, an App for that. You name the task - there is an App for that. The Mobile Internet has arrived and arrived big time, riding the bandwagon of Mobile Apps. Apple iPhone revolutionized the concept of App Stores and now all major Tech behemoths have picked up on that theme. Whether it is business, marketing, entertainment, customer care or literally anything else, everything and everybody has an App for that (or is working on creating one).Where is this going ? App Economy is the new Economy. People, Institutions, Companies, Media - all are consuming Apps, developing Apps or orchestrating Apps. Social Networks are getting appified, Businesses need App Marketing, Agencies are using Apps for Audience Engagement, People are living their lives on Apps. It is all about Mobile Apps, App Stores and the new face of the Global Internet - The Mobile Web. The most ubiquitous and personal Digital Channel of all times - the Mobile Device has unleashed the next wave of creative evolution - the Business of Apps and App Stores.Come and join us today at the Mobile Apps Conclave to hear from the top Mobile App Experts, Mobile Web Visionaries and Mobile Media Leaders of India. If you are interested in Mobile Apps or the Mobile Web and how this effects all of us going forward, you want to be here.
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Twitter is continuing its crackdown on "abusive behavior" and "hate speech" on the platform as the company struggles to attract new users.
Breitbart previously covered Twitter's latest attempts to curb abusive speech on the platform, as users across Twitter reported that their accounts were being "limited" as a punishment for the violation of Twitter's rules. Their tweets would not appear on people's timelines and only their current followers could view the tweets on their profile, effectively acting as a temporary shadowban.
On Wednesday, Ed Ho, Twitter's Vice President of Engineering, published a blog post announcing Twitter's new anti-abuse measures: "We aim to only act on accounts when we're confident, based on our algorithms, that their behavior is abusive."
"Since these tools are new we will sometimes make mistakes, but know that we are actively working to improve and iterate on them everyday," said Ho.
Making Twitter a safer place is our primary focus and we are now moving with more urgency than ever.
— Ed Ho (@mrdonut) January 31, 2017
Twitter has made efforts to allow users to tailor their own Twitter experience by allowing users to mute certain keywords, phrases, or conversations from their timeline. This feature can be activated for a time-based period of a day, a week, a month, or indefinitely. Twitter is also allowing users to disable notifications from specific types of accounts, such as newly created accounts or those without profile pictures or verified email addresses and phone numbers.
"Twitter has been proceeding carefully and thoughtfully in thinking through and rolling out tools designed to help harassment victims," said Danielle Citron, a University of Maryland law professor who advises Twitter on abuse issues. "Those tools aim to put victims in the driver's seat but also tackle how overwhelming it can be when attacked by a cyber mob. The newest tool helps ensure that a harasser's provocations of others don't fill up victims' notifications."
Twitter is also focusing on user feedback, introducing a notifications feature for complaints made by users to Twitter's anti-abuse team. "You will be notified when we've received your report and informed if we take further action. This will all be visible in your notifications tab on our app," Ho said.
Twitter's stock crashed following the release of the company's fourth-quarter earnings report early in February, and analysts have made grave predictions for the future of the social media company.
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By Cain Lavigne Hospitality and Tourism Timeline Early Civilization The Development of Civilization 4800 BC - 300 AD The Roman Era The Middle Ages The 17th - 19th Century 1800-1939 1903-1930 WWII and after WWII September 11, 2001 Hospitality and Tourism Today Hospitality and Tourism in the Future Travel was done by foot and people were exposed to many dangers (i.e weather, animals, etc.)
Travel was usually just for necessity and to find new food sources, to follow climatic changes, or to get away from other threatening tribes.
Occasionally, business and pleasure were reasons for travel and certain tribes would meet at specific times of the year for celebrations, to conduct business, to trade and simply socialize. Stronger tribes would control resources of an area.
Armies would travel to different areas and conquer entire regions, enslaving the inhabitants and stealing their possessions.
Trading also became a big part in these times.
Sumerians and Phoenicians focused on increasing their wealth through industry (not killing other tribes).
Sumerians developed the first coinage to pay for goods and the Phoenicians created the first maps. People now began traveling to conduct trade, government business, and for educational and social reasons.
The Egyptians had large, flourishing cities, which attracted travelers.
By 900 B.C., the Grecian empire. Greek philosophers began traveling for education and to discover new things.
Greeks loved to shop, eat, and drink. They also loved theatre and sports, so they would travel great distances to see these events.
They also created the Olympics! The Roman Empire were great conquerors and wherever they went, they built roads; more than 80 000km of them!
Roman coinage became the first universally accepted currency.
Inns and taverns actually started in this era and were created all over towns to take care of travelers.
The Romans developed spas to take care of their physical well-being, and even came up with the first "fast-food" style restaurants. Changes in modes of travel were a common theme in this era, starting with steamships and steam trains being made so that crossing the oceans and continents was easier.
The invention of the automobile helped the tourism industry greatly, as it provided a means for people to travel independently and they could choose their own times and destinations. With wars, called the Crusades, large armies of knights and warriors would go away and bring back many interesting stories of different lands and cultures.
Marco Polo, one of the best known early traveling merchants, traveled from Europe to the Far East, bringing back lots of souvenirs which created great interest. England's nobility began sending their children away to the Continent to be educated.
This event was called "le grand tour."
"Le grand tour" is still a part of tourism today, but modern tourists complete it in days, not years. Finally, in 1903, the era of air travel was born.
By the late 1920's, travel across the ocean had been reduced to days rather than months.
With fast and accessible modes of travel now available, tourism was growing rapidly. With the outbreak of WWII, safe travel became nearly impossible.
Bigger, faster planes and automobiles, faster and more comfortable ships and trains were created and necessary to the Allied victory.
After the war, these modern machines fueled a new growth in tourism. On September 11, 2001, more than 2800 people , representing 86 different nations, were killed in what is known as 9-11.
This stunned the world, and really caught the attention of everyone in the tourism industry.
Nowadays, travelers choose destinations with greater concern for their personal safety. Tourism today is a lot more complex than it used to be.
Airport security has been beefed up since 9-11 and it is impossible to get on a plane without a proper baggage check, passport, or a criminal background check. In the future, tourism will continue to grow as long as we can keep the peace and keep it all interesting and exciting.
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It's no exaggeration to say that this might just be one of the most significant contracts for the health of the nation – and of the UK's NHS – ever let. Manchester's health leaders have launched a tender process, they want a "local care organisation" to provide of "out of hospital" health and care services across the city under a contract worth nearly £6bn – almost certainly the largest NHS services tender ever advertised.
Now the current provision no doubt involves many different organisations, some NHS, some private and some voluntary sectors. So this will be presumably a "prime contractor" type arrangement, with someone managing those various providers to actually deliver the front-line services. Now that isn't necessarily a model that is wrong, but it does raise some obvious questions, even more so when budgets are getting tighter. There is also the question of whether Manchester has the capability to manage the tendering process, and indeed to the manage the provider effectively.
We asked for a comment from a friend who is a genuine and deep expert when it comes to what is going on in the NHS. He pointed out that the closest comparators are the elderly care contract that collapsed in Cambridge (UnitingCare), the Circle Hinchingbrooke contract (also collapsed), a cancer care contract in Staffordshire that NHS England paused last year (not sure on the latest on that one). So there is a track record that does not inspire confidence! Virgin Care has won contracts to provide community services, but nothing on this scale.
Our source says that the likely bidders are NHS organisations (acute trusts or community trusts) or large private sector health providers such as United Healthcare, and the objectives will be around providing an integrated health pathway, and shifting resources towards public health and prevention (and hence saving money in the long run).
It will almost certainly be an outcomes-based commissioning venture, which is fine in theory, but we saw how that can go wrong in some of those other cases. If the "financial envelope "is very tight, who will be able to deliver the outcomes that are being sought, take on the real risk of not hitting the targets, and settle for what might not be very generous returns even if all goes well?
Roy Lilley, another real expert, hates the whole idea (see his article here). We'll keep an eye on this anyway, and it raises again the question of the role of Cabinet Office and the government Chief Commercial Officer, Gareth Rhys Williams. Does he have any remit over this or is it too distant from Westminster for people there to worry about? What we can say is that it is far more significant to the taxpayer, the citizen – and perhaps the government's own future – than any contracts for "common goods and services" being let by the centre. Does that suggest something about allocation of skilled commercial resource? It's a tricky one …


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Neuroscientists and engineers at North Carolina's Duke University have pioneered a method with which the effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) on the brain can be measured. The Duke team has made it possible to measure the response of a single neuron to an electromagnetic charge–something that has not before been possible. The work offers the potential to improve and initiate novel TMS therapy approaches.
"This report focused on the innovative methodology that allowed us to record from single neurons," Duke professor of biomedical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, and neurobiology and lead researcher on the team, Warren Grill, told The Speaker. The team was able to record an increase in a neuron's firing rate in the wake of the short, rapidly varying magnetic field created by TMS. The increase in firing lasted approximately 100 ms after the TMS pulse, according to Grill.
The report, "Simultaneous transcranial magnetic stimulation and single-neuron recording in alert non-human primates," was authored by Jerel K Mueller, Erinn M Grigsby, Vincent Prevosto, Frank W Petraglia III, Hrishikesh Rao, Zhi-De Deng, Angel V Peterchev, Marc A Sommer, Tobias Egner, Michael L Platt, in addition to Grill, was published in Nature and was supported by a Duke Institute for Brain Sciences Research Incubator Award and by a grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation is a widely-used procedure wherein electromagnetic coils are held up to the skull and short electromagnetic pulses are run through the coil. It has long been understood that neurons react to TMS, and the procedure has been used to treat psychiatric disorders, substance abuse and other health conditions. Although preferable to other treatment methods because TMS is noninvasive, its mechanisms have always been poorly understood, making improvements difficult.
In part, the barrier to understanding the mechanisms of TMS is due to the difficulty of measuring neural responses during the procedure. The neural response is electric,and the current charging the TMS bears an overwhelmingly stronger electric charge.
Grill said of the difficulty in understanding TMS without measuring its effects, "Nobody really knows what TMS is doing inside the brain, and given that lack of information, it has been very hard to interpret the outcomes of studies or to make therapies more effective. We set out to try to understand what's happening inside that black box by recording activity from single neurons during the delivery of TMS in a non-human primate. Conceptually, it was a very simple goal. But technically, it turned out to be very challenging."
Although thousands of times smaller than the charge of the TMS, the neural response can be measured by the research team's hardware. The team also overcame the obstruction posed by the recording device, which also emitted an electric current.
"Studies with TMS have all been empirical," said Grill. "You could look at the effects and change the coil, frequency, duration or many other variables. Now we can begin to understand the physiological effects of TMS and carefully craft protocols rather than relying on trial and error. I think that is where the real power of this research is going to come from."
The Duke team's research is open to anyone with a lab, according to the researchers. "[A]ny modern lab working with non-human primates and electrophysiology can use this same approach in their studies," said Grill. The team said they hope others would pursue this line of research, and contribute to improvements in TMS therapy.
"This research will allow us first to quantify and understand the effects of TMS on neurons, and subsequently to design novel approaches, including stimulation waveforms and stimulation coil design to amplify or modify those effects," Grill told us.
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In almost any windows application there is a command in the FILE dropdown menu that is labeled "Print..." It's usually right above "Print Preview". To print multiple copies click "File" then click "Print..." and you will get the following Window Just select the number of copies you want by clicking the up/down arrows where it says "Number of copies"
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You select how many copies you want printed in the printer settings. when you press "Print" on whatever you want to print, you get a message that tells you which printer you want to use, there you select how many copies you want printed
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SOURCE: ImageWare Systems, Inc.
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SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwired - Mar 9, 2017) - ImageWare Systems, Inc. (ImageWare or IWSY) (OTCQB: IWSY), a leader in mobile and cloud-based, multi-modal biometric identity management solutions, has been invited to present at the 29th Annual ROTH Capital Partners Conference being held March 13-15, 2017 at The Ritz-Carlton in Dana Point, California.
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