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Q: Render one Twig template without cache Our Symfony project has a login widget, which I was told should loaded via AJAX so as not to mess with page caching.
It displays either 'Log In', or the users email address if he is already logged in.
The problem is, that twig template is also cached! So loading it via ajax didn't help.
How can I tell Twig to render my template from scratch every time, without disabling cache site wide?
The template itself if very simple:
    <small id="login-username">
        {% if is_granted('ROLE_USER') %}
            {{ app.user.username }}
        {% else %}
            {{ 'LoginWidgetElement.login' | trans }}
        {% endif %}
    </small>

The element's class is also very simple:
<?php

namespace Xyz\Sports\Element\LoginWidget;

use Xyz\Library\AbstractElement;
use Sensio\Bundle\FrameworkExtraBundle\Configuration as Config;

/**
* @Config\Template("@LoginWidgetElement/login_widget.html.twig")
*/
class LoginWidgetElement extends AbstractElement
{
    public function render()
    {
        return [];
    }

    public function renderPreview()
    {
        return $this->render();
    }
}

UPDATE

The twig template seems to be checking, therefore I tried sending a response telling the browser not to cache, but it still takes about 15 requests before the variable changes!!??
Twig cache:
<small id=\"login-username\">
            ";
        // line 9
        if ($this->extensions['Symfony\Bridge\Twig\Extension\SecurityExtension']->isGranted("ROLE_USER")) {
            // line 10
            echo "                ";
            echo twig_escape_filter($this->env, twig_get_attribute($this->env, $this->source, twig_get_attribute($this->env, $this->source, (isset($context["app"]) || array_key_exists("app", $context) ? $context["app"] : (function () { throw new Twig_Error_Runtime('Variable "app" does not exist.', 10, $this->source); })()), "user", array()), "username", array()), "html", null, true);
            echo "
            ";
        } else {
            // line 12
            echo "                ";
            echo twig_escape_filter($this->env, $this->extensions['Symfony\Bridge\Twig\Extension\TranslationExtension']->trans("LoginWidgetElement.login"), "html", null, true);
            echo "
            ";
        }
        // line 14
        echo "        </small>

So there is a isGranted('ROLE_USER') check. Now, in my render method:
$response = new Response();
$response->headers->set('Cache-Control', 'no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0, post-check=0, pre-check=0');
$response->headers->set('Pragma', 'no-cache');

$body = $this->twig->render('@LoginWidgetElement/login_widget.html.twig');
$response->setContent($body);

return $response;

Still no cigar however :'-(

A: Looks like setting cache headers has it's own method, and we shouldn't just use $response->headers->set($key, $val);
I moved the logic into a reusable trait:
<?php

namespace Xyz\Library\Traits;

use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;

trait NoCacheHeadersTrait
{
    public function disableBrowserCache(Response $response) : Response
    {
        $response->headers->addCacheControlDirective('no-store', true);
        $response->headers->addCacheControlDirective('no-cache', true);
        $response->headers->addCacheControlDirective('must-revalidate', true);
        $response->headers->addCacheControlDirective('max-age', 0);
        $response->headers->addCacheControlDirective('post-check', 0);
        $response->headers->addCacheControlDirective('pre-check', 0);
        $response->headers->set('Pragma', 'no-cache');

        return $response;
    }
}

And now I use the trait in the class, and in my render method it now looks like this:
public function render()
{
    $response = $this->disableBrowserCache(new Response());
    $body = $this->twig->render('@LoginWidgetElement/login_widget.html.twig');
    $response->setContent($body);

    return $response;
}


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Q: ¿Como puedo limpiar los campos de mi fomulario? Estoy utilizando PHPMailer, al enviar los datos al correo GMail pero luego de clickear "aceptar" en el alert que verifica que el correo fue enviado, mis campos siguen llenos de la informacion que mandé, ¿alguien sabe cómo puedo resetearlos?
Éste es mi código:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />

<title>Formulario</title>

<?php

    $Nombre = $_POST['Nombre'];
    $Email = $_POST['Email'];
    $Mensaje = $_POST['Mensaje'];
    $Telefono = $_POST['Telefono'];

    if ($Nombre=='' || $Email=='' || $Mensaje=='' || $Telefono==''){

        echo "";

    }else{

        require("archivosformulario/class.phpmailer.php");
        $mail = new PHPMailer();
        $mail->From     = $Email;
        $mail->FromName = $Nombre;
        $mail->AddAddress("ejemplo@gmail.com"); // Dirección a la que llegaran los mensajes.

        // Aquí van los datos que apareceran en el correo que reciba
        //adjuntamos un archivo

        $mail->WordWrap = 50;
        $mail->IsHTML(true);
        $mail->Subject  =  "Comentarios Tiendas El Golazo";
        $mail->Body     =  "Nombre: $Nombre \n
".
        "Email: $Email \n
".
        "Mensaje: $Mensaje \n
".
        "Telefono: $Telefono \n
";

        // Datos del servidor SMTP

        $mail->IsSMTP();
        $mail->Host = "ssl://smtp.gmail.com:465";  // Servidor de Salida.
        $mail->SMTPAuth = true;
        $mail->Username = "ejemplo@gmail.com";  // Correo Electrónico
        $mail->Password = ""; // Contraseña

        if ($mail->Send())
        echo "";

        else
        echo "";

    }
    ?>

Así se visualiza al enviar la información y deseo saber cómo limpiarlo después del alert:

Alguna sugerencia?

A: El problema está aquí:
if ($mail->Send())
echo "";

else
echo "";

Y en concreto en esta parte de aquí: location.href ='javascript:history.back() (que por cierto podrías simplificar para que fuese sólo history.back()), porque lo que estás haciendo es decirle al navegador que vaya un paso atrás en el historial (a la página del formulario). Entonces el navegador retrocederá un paso en el historial pero generalmente mantendrá la información introducida por el usuario (que es lo que quieres evitar).
Podrías solucionar esto de diferentes maneras:

*

*En lugar de hacer history.back(), usa el location.href para redireccionar a la página que contenga el formulario directamente (p.e.: location.href='pagina_formulario.php'). Este método hará que en lugar de cargarse la página que hay en la caché, se genere una nueva con el formulario en blanco.

*Usa el evento pageshow de la ventana para limpiar el formulario. Este evento se ejecuta siempre que se atraviesa el historial (al cargar una página nueva o al pulsar los botones de adelante/atrás).
El código JavaScript sería muy simple e iría en la página del formulario (después de que el formulario se haya cargado):

A: A traves de javascript el metodo reset(), para resetear el formulario por ejemplo:
document.getElementById("myForm").reset();

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text:
var chart = chart || {};
var dashboard = dashboard || {};
var realtime = realtime || {};

(function() {
  'use strict';

  dashboard.controller = function() {
    this.vendors = m.request({
      method: 'GET',
      url: '/api/cluster/vendors',
      initialValue: []
    });
  };

  dashboard.plotter = function(ctrl) {
    return function(element, isInitialized) {
      if (!isInitialized) {
        m.startComputation();
        chart.initialize(ctrl);
        realtime.initialize(new WebSocket(wsURL))
        m.endComputation();
      }
    };
  };
})();

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EDIT: Had to dig around in the support forums of this plugin. Found this from the author, "Did you activate the plugin? In which mode? (From Dashboard > WooCommerce > Settings > Woo Extra Options)" Nowhere was I notified of this in the instructions page. I have currently chosen the appropriate setting and will see if a product is auto-completed.
Currently this does not work for me in WordPress version 4.3.1. Two orders have been made today and both were not auto-completed.
Great concept of a plugin if it did work!
The topic '(Might) not work in latest version of WP' is closed to new replies.


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text:
Equipment, measurement and dose—a survey for therapeutic ultrasound
Adam Shaw1,
Eleanor Martin1,2,
Julian Haller3 &
Gail ter Haar4
Journal of Therapeutic Ultrasound volume 4, Article number: 7 (2016) Cite this article
Dosimetry for Ultrasound Therapy (DUTy) is a large international project which addresses the development of a metrological infrastructure for the determination of ultrasound exposure and dose to tissue.
In order to seek the views of the wider therapy ultrasound community and to review dose and in situ exposure quantities that have been suggested or used previously, a web-based questionnaire containing a range of questions covering the type of ultrasound equipment that is used and the range of applications for which it has been developed was created at www.surveymonkey.com. This questionnaire was intended to cover any contemporary therapeutic ultrasound application (including physiotherapy, lithotripsy and drug delivery) and asked specific questions about quantification of in situ exposure and dose, especially as relevant to treatment planning, standardisation and/or regulation.
This paper summarises the 123 responses submitted between February and September 2014 to the questions on clinical applications, equipment, quality assurance (QA) and measurement and standards, as well as to those relating to an understanding of "dose" in the context of ultrasound. The full set of anonymous responses is available in an additional Excel file.
The results clearly demonstrate the need not only for further improvements in measuring devices and for measurement guidelines but also for a wider dissemination and higher awareness of existing standards. Whilst it is unlikely that a single definition of dose can be sufficient for all ultrasound treatment modalities, the answers clearly indicate that many aspects would benefit from clear definitions of relevant dose quantities and shed light on the preferred form of such definitions.
This work forms part of a project entitled Dosimetry for Ultrasound Therapy (DUTy) which is supported in part by the European Metrology Research Programme, jointly funded by the EMRP participating countries within EURAMET and the European Union. The project is coordinated by the National Physical Laboratory (UK) in partnership with eight other institutes (www.duty-project.eu). The aim of the project is to address the metrological infrastructure for the determination of ultrasound exposure and dose to tissue. One of its tasks required a review of the in situ exposure and dose quantities that have been suggested, or previously used, and sought to investigate the views of the wider therapy ultrasound community.
This paper summarises the 123 responses submitted to questions about clinical applications, equipment, QA and measurement and standards, as well as to questions related to understanding of "dose" in the context of ultrasound. The full set of anonymous responses is available in an additional Excel file [see Additional file 1]. Many of the questions relating to applications, equipment and measurement are similar to those in an earlier survey carried out by two of the current authors [1, 2]. A companion paper [3] covers in detail the questions on ultrasound dose from the present survey and also discusses a proposed framework for exposure and dose quantities: readers with an interest in the dose aspects are advised to refer to this earlier paper.
The set of questions was intended to help give a picture of the R&D currently going into therapeutic ultrasound. It covered equipment and measurements related to any contemporary therapeutic ultrasound applications (including, for instance, physiotherapy, lithotripsy and drug delivery).
The survey was advertised through the International Society of Therapeutic Ultrasound (ISTU) mailing list, by the Focused Ultrasound Foundation, by notices at the ISTU 2014 conference in Las Vegas and by emails to personal contacts of the DUTy team members. It was divided into four main sections which are as follows:
Your therapeutic ultrasound application (Q1–Q11)—this asked about the applications of therapeutic ultrasound with which the respondents had significant involvement and about the transducers and acoustic fields with which they worked.
Measurements you currently perform (Q12–Q24)—this was primarily related to the transducer input/output characteristics and the acoustic field generated in water.
Your measurement needs (Q25–Q26)—this asked about the respondents' perception of the shortcomings of the acoustic field measurements they currently make and what their priorities for future improvements were.
Your opinion about dose (Q27–39)—this enquired about the application of the concept of "dose" to therapeutic ultrasound.
However, the breakdown of results presented here is grouped slightly differently, in terms of respondents, applications, equipment used, QA and measurement, standards and dose. Detailed questions about specific exposure and dose quantities are not covered here, but they are available in the full dataset in the additional Excel file [see Additional file 1] and are presented in a separate paper [3] which also discusses a proposed framework for exposure and dose quantities.
The results for most of the questions are presented in this section. The complete questions as well as the possible answers and their response percentages can be found in the additional Excel file [see Additional file 1]. The additional file also contains a few questions that are not mentioned in this section.
There were 123 responses, with 90 completing the questionnaire fully, including the final questions on dose. The respondents covered most disciplines with approximately 30 % in each of biological effects research and systems development, and a further 10 % in measurement or QA; 5 % were clinical users, 5 % involved with standards/regulation and 5 % in modelling/treatment planning. The remaining 15 % were involved in "other" areas (Q42). There was a wide range in length of experience, with responses being quite evenly spread between 2 and 20 years (Q41); nearly half of the replies were from the USA (34 %) and UK (13 %), with the remaining respondents being from a total of 13 other countries including France, Germany and China (Q40).
The most common application area (Q1) was thermal ablation (including high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)) followed by drug delivery; next were generic areas not related to a specific treatment (for example, general field modelling or biological interaction mechanisms) and metrology/QA (Fig. 1a). The major mechanisms (Q2) thought to be involved were cell destruction by heat and by cavitation (Fig. 1b), but non-lethal cell modification was also substantial. Within those that did work on specific treatments, many tissue types were represented (Fig. 1c). We asked how much time was directed towards curative treatment of cancer and other categories of treatment (Q3): on average, 29 % of the effort went towards curative cancer treatment with 12 % giving palliative treatment and a further 15 % working with benign tumours (Fig. 2).
Responses to questions Q1 (a), Q4 (b) and Q2 (c) related to clinical applications. Multiple answers were possible ("Please tick all that apply")
Responses to question Q3. Each respondent's total does not have to add up to 100 %
Questions were asked about the range of ultrasound characteristics for equipment used: output power, frequency, negative pressure, pulsing, transducer diameter, focal length and F-number. The responses are summarised in Figs. 3 and 4: the typical system had a transducer with a diameter between 2 and 10 cm (Q9), focused at 5 to 10 cm (Q10) and operating at frequencies between 0.5 and 2 MHz (Q6). Output power was between 10 and 100 W (Q5) with a peak negative pressure between 0.5 and 5 MPa (Q7) and with either a continuous wave or a burst length between 5 cycles and 1 ms (Q8). These results clearly demonstrate the great diversity of the ultrasound sources employed for therapeutic purposes and, therefore, the complexity of appropriate characterisation for this range of sources.
Responses to questions Q5 to Q8 (a–d) related to equipment characteristics. Multiple answers were possible ("Please tick all that apply")
Responses to questions Q9 to Q11 (a–c) related to equipment characteristics. Multiple answers were possible ("Please tick all that apply")
QA and measurement
The equipment used for measurement under different circumstances, the parameters measured, the phantoms and biological models used and the approach taken were also of interest: these questions and responses are shown in Fig. 5. For acoustic measurements such as pressure, intensity or power, 46 % of respondents said they made measurements at, or close to, typical settings for use and 28 % made measurements at lower settings and extrapolated to high levels (Q16). For measurements of heating, cavitation or other effects, an even higher percentage (69 %) measured at, or close to, typical settings for use (Q18).
Responses to questions Q13 to Q15 (a–c) related to measurements made. Multiple answers were possible ("Please tick all that apply")
As might be expected, fresh ex vivo animal tissue is the most common biological model used (Fig. 6) followed equally by small and large animal models and cell cultures (Q20). One in six respondents was involved with human studies. Ex vivo tissue also tops the non-biological models ahead of agar, polyacrylamide and gelatine gels (Q19).
Responses to questions Q17 (a), Q19 (b) and Q20 (c) related to the measurements made. Multiple answers were possible ("Please tick all that apply")
We also asked about how the effectiveness of a therapy was assessed (Q21): post-treatment imaging (MR, CT or ultrasound) was the most widely used, closely followed by histology (Fig. 7).
Responses to questions Q21 related to the determination of the therapeutic effectiveness. Multiple answers were possible ("Please tick all that apply")
Recently, two new IEC Standards (IEC 60601-2-62 [4], IEC 62555 [5]) and a technical specification (IEC 62556 [6]) have been published, following a strategy laid out in an earlier technical report (IEC 62649 [2]). In order to test awareness of these documents, the respondents were asked about these (Fig. 8a, Q22) and other IEC publications relevant to some aspects of medical ultrasound (Fig. 8b and c, Q23–Q24). The full list of the standards listed, including their titles, is given in Table 1. The highest numbers for awareness and regular use were found for IEC 61161 and 62127-1. This correlates with the answers to two other questions we asked about routine tests (Q13) and measurement equipment (Q15), where hydrophone measurements (63 %) and output power measurements (48 %) were found to be the most common measurements, and the most common measurement devices were needle hydrophones (69 %) and radiation force balances (51 %).
Responses to questions Q22 to Q24 (a–c) about the awareness of IEC standards related to ultrasound
Table 1 Full list of the standards given in the questionnaire
Questions were also asked about the perceived shortcomings of the measurement methods being used (Fig. 9) as this should indicate where improvements are likely to be of most benefit in future standards and guidelines (Q25). It is noteworthy that less than 50 % of the respondents felt that they could characterise their equipment satisfactorily. The answers clearly indicate that the development of more robust sensors and/or sensors for use in clinical systems, and of guidelines for measurements in situ (i.e. not in water), or for nonlinear derating, should be of highest priority.
Responses to question Q25 about perceived shortcomings of current measurement methods
Another question asked (Q12) was "Is there a particular exposure geometry in your application that makes acoustic field measurement difficult?" Forty-six percent said that the geometry for their work was straightforward, but the other answers indicated that future work should be directed towards measurements in acoustic fields with multiple foci or complex focal distributions (22 %), multiple independent beams (15 %) and specially formed transducers (14 %) (such as intraluminal or intravascular devices): the need to measure close to the transducer surface or "inside the bowl" was also noted.
What is "dose"?
Within this section of the questionnaire, the participants were asked about their own usage of the term "dose" with respect to therapeutic ultrasound (Q28) as well as whether they thought that it has a generally understood meaning (Q27). Although responses about the general understanding were widely spread with "There are several different views none of which predominates" being the most common answer (33 %, Fig. 10a), the question about the respondents' own understanding of the term yielded a clear "winner", as more than one third (36 %) chose "It means something quantifiable about the amount of energy absorbed by the target tissue" as the answer that most closely described their opinion (Fig. 10b).
Responses to questions Q27 (a) and Q28 (b) about general and personal usage of the word "dose"
In agreement with that, the two potential definitions based on energy ("Absorbed energy per unit mass" (Q36) and "Applied total acoustic energy" (Q37)) were always among the top three, when rated against relevance to the respondents' own application, relevance to other applications and acceptability (Q34–Q39, see Additional file 1 or [3] for further details). When "Familiarity" was assessed, "Absorbed energy per unit mass" yielded the highest percentage on "Seen in other literature", indicating that this term is much more common in radiotherapy and the quantification of electromagnetic waves. This preference for "energy" was also reflected by the answers to Q33, where "Acoustic power" and "Exposure time" (whose product is energy) were both believed to be important for the effectiveness of their application by 79 % of the respondents.
For all of the four criteria mentioned above, "Thermally equivalent time" was the most popular option—52 % claimed to "Use it regularly" under the "Familiarity" section, 40 % found it "Very relevant" when asked about its "Relevance to my own application", 52 % thought that it was "Generally acceptable" and 30 % assumed that it was "Relevant to most" when asked to comment on "Relevance to other applications". For the last category, "Applied total acoustic energy" had a slightly higher score (34 %).
The strong relationship between the understanding of the term "dose" and thermal mechanisms is also shown by the answers to Q29 (86 % thought dose (as they understood it) is relevant to effects mediated by thermal mechanisms) and Q32, where 70 % thought that "thermal mechanisms" should be of highest priority for the development of future standards.
The participants were given a further list of eight aspects of ultrasound therapy with the request to score whether these would benefit "substantially" or "a little", or are "likely to become worse" from a common understanding of "dose" (Fig. 11a). Most aspects received the highest responses for "Likely to benefit substantially" (with 64 % for "Better planning of treatment parameters in advance" being the highest). The exceptions were "Greater acceptability for new treatments" (where 45 % selected "Likely to benefit a little") and "Better education of patient before treatment" (where 38 % selected "Not likely to make any difference").
Responses to questions Q30 (a) and Q31 (b) about possible benefits of a better understanding of "dose" and possible characteristics of "dose"
As a step on the route towards a common definition of "dose", the participants were given pairs of characteristics for which they were asked to favour one (Fig. 11b).
The majority of the questions in the first three sections were straightforward to understand and to answer. The answers on the topic of acoustic conditions used on the one hand not only show the challenging great diversity of conditions (from P < 0.1 W to P > 1000 W, from f < 0.1 MHz to f > 5 MHz, from p r < 0.1 MPa to p r > 20 MPa, from less than five wave cycles to continuous wave) but also clearly indicated the most common regimes for most of the quantities, on which further development of standards, definitions and measuring devices should focus.
However, the section about dose was more problematic because, although the word "dose" is widely used in different areas of medicine, it is not always used in exactly the same way. This makes it difficult to decide what is most appropriate for ultrasound therapy and to compare responses on an equal basis. It was necessary, therefore, to provide some guidance to respondents whilst trying not to bias the answers in any way. The respondents were given descriptions of the usage of "dose" based on wording from Wikipedia entries:
In biochemistry, dose is the quantity of something (chemical, physical, or biological) that may impact an organism biologically; the greater the quantity, the larger the dose.
In medicine, the term is usually applied to the quantity of a drug or other agent administered for therapeutic purposes.
In toxicology, dose may refer to the amount of a harmful agent (such as a poison, carcinogen, mutagen, or teratogen), to which an organism is exposed.
For ionising radiation absorbed dose is a measure of the energy deposited in a medium by ionizing radiation per unit mass of the medium.
It is not necessary for there to be a single-dose quantity which is suitable for all therapeutic ultrasound applications. For instance, dose for lithotripsy may be very different to dose for physiotherapy. The participants were asked specifically about several quantities which are sometimes used in ultrasound but which are dimensionally very different:
Total acoustic energy output (SI unit: joule)
Absorbed energy per unit mass (SI unit: joule/kg)
Intensity-time-integral (SI unit: joule/m2)
Local cavitation index (SI unit: dimensionless or MPa/√MHz)
Thermally equivalent time (commonly called "thermal dose" or "cumulative equivalent minutes at 43 °C") (SI unit: s)
The responses to these questions are covered in detail in a separate paper [3], but some basic results will be briefly discussed here as well. The two quantities which are most used by the participants were thermally equivalent time and total applied energy, and these were also the quantities that were seen as being of most direct relevance to the individual's own work and also of most general relevance. They were also, therefore, the quantities likely to be most acceptable to the wider community. Absorbed energy per unit mass was generally the next highest scoring, but it should be noted that this quantity (coupled to the thermal properties of the tissue, local blood flow and other aspects) is what governs the temperature rise and therefore the thermally equivalent time. So, although not directly important in itself, knowledge of these distributions is a critical step in planning a treatment.
Summary and conclusions
This paper summarises the 123 responses submitted to online survey questions about therapeutic ultrasound, which was prepared as part of the EMRP project "Dosimetry for Ultrasound Therapy" and hosted at www.surveymonkeycom. There were questions on clinical applications, equipment, QA and measurement and standards, as well as some questions related to understanding of the term "dose" in the context of ultrasound. The full set of anonymised responses is available as an additional Excel file and a separate paper [3] has been published which discusses exposure and dose in more detail and presents a framework for underpinning future standards and improved metrology in this area.
A clear result from this survey is that less than 50 % of the respondents felt that they could characterise their equipment satisfactorily, clearly demonstrating the need for further improvements in measuring devices and for measurement guidelines.
Another finding is that, among the respondents, only 50 % are aware of the relevant standards dealing with therapeutic ultrasound devices or ultrasound in general. On the other hand, an encouraging 45 % of the respondents expressed their willingness to participate in future development of standards (Q43).
Another result worth emphasising is that the answers clearly indicate that the respondents assume that many aspects would benefit from clear definitions of dose quantities for therapeutic ultrasound (Q30). Concerning the particular "form" or characteristics of such a definition, it is a noteworthy result that for all pairs in Q31, a clear "winner" was obtained. On balance, there was a preference for dose to be a spatially and temporally variable quantity which is related to absorption of energy in the exposed medium. Its role should be more directed towards improving treatment than in addressing safety concerns. Only the pair "Related to measurable physical quantity" vs. "Related to tissue effects" was unclear, perhaps reflecting the lack of traceable quantities that are biologically based.
Availability of supporting data
The data set supporting the results of this article is included within the article's additional file:
File name: "Shaw et al. 2015—Additional File 1.xlsx"
File format: Microsoft Office Excel,.xlsx
Title of data: Full set of anonymous responses to the survey
Description of data: The file contains an overview sheet and 44 sheets for the 44 questions of the survey
Shaw A, Ter Haar G. Requirements for measurement standards in high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) fields. Teddington, Middlesex, UK: NPL Report DQL AC 015. National Physical Laboratory; 2006.
International Electrotechnical Commission: "IEC/TR 62649 Requirements for measurement standards for high intensity therapeutic ultrasound (HITU) devices", Edition 1.0, Geneva, Switzerland, 2010
Shaw A, Ter Haar G, Haller J, Wilkens V. Towards a dosimetric framework for therapeutic ultrasound. Int J Hyperth. 2015;31(2):182–92.
International Electrotechnical Commission: "IEC 60601-2-62 Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-62: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of high intensity therapeutic ultrasound (HITU) equipment", Edition 1.0, Geneva, Switzerland, 2013
International Electrotechnical Commission: "IEC 62555 Ultrasonics - Power measurement - Output power measurement for high intensity therapeutic ultrasound (HITU) transducers and systems", Edition 1.0, Geneva, Switzerland, 2013
International Electrotechnical Commission: "IEC/TS 62556 Ultrasonics - Field characterization - Specification and measurement of field parameters for high intensity therapeutic ultrasound (HITU) transducers and systems", Edition 1.0, Geneva, Switzerland, 2014
International Electrotechnical Commission: "IEC 60601-2-5 Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-5: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of ultrasonic physiotherapy equipment", Edition 3.0, Geneva, Switzerland, 2009
International Electrotechnical Commission: "IEC 61689 Ultrasonics - Physiotherapy systems - Field specifications and methods of measurement in the frequency range 0,5 MHz to 5 MHz", Edition 3.0, Geneva, Switzerland, 2013
. International Electrotechnical Commission: "IEC/TS 62462 Ultrasonics - Pressure pulse lithotripters - Characteristics of fields", Edition 1.0, Geneva, Switzerland, 1998
International Electrotechnical Commission: "IEC 61846 Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-62: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of high intensity therapeutic ultrasound (HITU) equipment", Edition 1.0, Geneva, Switzerland, 2013
International Electrotechnical Commission: "IEC 60601-2-36 Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-36. Particular requirements for the safety of equipment for extracorporeally induced lithotripsy", Edition 2.0, Geneva, Switzerland, 2014
International Electrotechnical Commission: "IEC 61161 Ultrasonics - Power measurement - Radiation force balances and performance requirements", Edition 3.0, Geneva, Switzerland, 2013
International Electrotechnical Commission: "IEC 62127-1 Ultrasonics - Hydrophones - Part 1: Measurement and characterization of medical ultrasonic fields up to 40 MHz", Edition 1.1, Geneva, Switzerland, 2013
International Electrotechnical Commission: "IEC 62127-2 Ultrasonics - Hydrophones - Part 2: Calibration for ultrasonic fields up to 40 MHz", Edition 1.1, Geneva, Switzerland, 2013
International Electrotechnical Commission: "IEC 62127-3 Ultrasonics - Hydrophones - Part 3: Properties of hydrophones for ultrasonic fields up to 40 MHz", Edition 1.1, Geneva, Switzerland, 2013
International Electrotechnical Commission: "IEC 61847 Ultrasonics - Surgical systems - Measurement and declaration of the basic output characteristics", Edition 1.0, Geneva, Switzerland, 1998
International Electrotechnical Commission: "IEC/TR 62799 Models for evaluation of thermal hazard in medical diagnostic ultrasonic fields", Edition 1.0, Geneva, Switzerland, 2013
International Electrotechnical Commission: "IEC 62359 Ultrasonics - Field characterization - Test methods for the determination of thermal and mechanical indices related to medical diagnostic ultrasound fields", Edition 2.0, Geneva, Switzerland, 2010
International Electrotechnical Commission: "IEC 61949 Ultrasonics - Field characterization - In situ exposure estimation in finite-amplitude ultrasonic beams", Edition 1.0, Geneva, Switzerland, 2007
International Electrotechnical Commission: "IEC 61828 Ultrasonics - Focusing transducers - Definitions and measurement methods for the transmitted fields", Edition 1.0, Geneva, Switzerland, 2001
International Electrotechnical Commission: "IEC 61205 Ultrasonics - Dental descaler systems - Measurement and declaration of the output characteristics", Edition 1.0, Geneva, Switzerland, 1993
This work was done with funding by the European Union. The EMRP is jointly funded by the EMRP participating countries within EURAMET and the European Union. The authors would like to thank the rest of the DUTy team and the participants of the workshop "DUTy—Dosimetry for Ultrasound Therapy" held in Heidelberg, Germany, on 14/15 June 2012 for their fruitful discussions and contributions that partly went into formulating the survey.
Acoustics and Ionizing Radiation Division, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, Middlesex, UK
Adam Shaw & Eleanor Martin
Present address: Biomedical Ultrasound Group, University College London, London, UK
Eleanor Martin
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig, Germany
Julian Haller
Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute for Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, UK
Gail ter Haar
Adam Shaw
Correspondence to Adam Shaw.
AS, EM, JH and GtH compiled the questions and reviewed the responses. EM designed the layout and formatted the questions for the website. AS compiled this paper. EM, JH and GtH reviewed and revised the paper. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Full set of anonymous responses to the survey. The file contains an overview sheet and 44 sheets for the 44 questions of the survey. (XLSX 154 kb)
Shaw, A., Martin, E., Haller, J. et al. Equipment, measurement and dose—a survey for therapeutic ultrasound. J Ther Ultrasound 4, 7 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40349-016-0051-1
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Chapter 2: Upton
Br Umberto joined the Rosminians in the mid-1940s. He made his perpetual vows eight years later. He was posted to Upton as an Assistant Brother in the mid-1950s, and remained in the School for approximately three years until he was transferred to Kilmurry to work on the farm.
St. Patrick's Industrial School, Upton
Br Umberto
It is clear from Fr Placido's letter that it was not the first time that Br Umberto had offended, but there was no evidence that dismissal was considered.
Fr Placido
Fr Lucca approved the decision to remove Br Umberto, and he remained in Kilmurry until the early 1960s when he was sent back to Upton. Although there was a new Rector, who may not have known the recent history at the time when Br Umberto returned, Fr Placido was still Provincial and in residence at Upton. On this occasion, the Brother remained for approximately six years, until he was transferred to Omeath. He continued to be a member of the Order until his death.
Fr Lucca
This Brother was found to be committing sexual abuse with boys notwithstanding a previous warning, and the Provincial reacted by moving him to the Novitiate House 'where circumstances are different'. This decision appears to have been a short-term expedient, because the Provincial returned the Brother to Upton five years later, notwithstanding the danger that he represented to the boys. The case of Br Umberto is interesting because he left Upton while Br Alfonso was Prefect, yet he is not mentioned by Br Alfonso. It is surprising that Br Alfonso, a relentless pursuer of sexual abusers, did not hear of this case, particularly because of the reference to Br Umberto's having been previously warned by both the Rector and the Provincial. It illustrates the secretive way in which abusers could be removed. Returning Br Umberto to Upton in the early 1960s amounted to reckless disregard of the safety of the boys, particularly as at that time a known sexual abuser who had served years at Upton had recently been uncovered. There should have been an appreciation of the need to eliminate the risks the boys faced. The Rome file: Br Constantin36
Br Alfonso


Professor Ilan Pappé's paper at the Balfour Project conference in October 2013, was entitled "Perfidious Albion" The British Legacy in Palestine. Many participants thought it was very inspiring. He revealed that British involvement in the Middle East and Palestine specifically can be traced back to the explorations of the 4th century Empress Helena, mother of the Emperor Constantine, followed by the 11th century Crusaders. Then came 17th century millenarianism with the idea that "the local people are not good enough – we need new people!" All 3 elements – the will, the power and the resources – came together to get Palestine for the Jewish people. And the Balfour Declaration represented this moment as well as a continuation of British imperial policy of replacing indigenous people with others, deemed superior!
His final point – which was crucial – was that even in this room – and Britain in general – there was great support for the Palestinians: yet, in general, we have not succeeded with politicians and policy makers in gaining support for Palestine. Not much has changed in this respect since the 19th century.
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Charles "Charlie" Ray Wright, age 73, of Rocky Road in Pikeville, KY. passed from this life, Monday, January 28, 2019 at Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg, KY. Charles was born February 3, 1945, to the late William and Nora "Webb" Wright in Johnson County, KY.
Besides both parents, Charles was preceded in death by one daughter, April Dawn Wright; three sisters, Carol, Lillian and Flema Wright; two brothers, Mitchell Wright and Lonas Elwood Wright.
Charles is survived by his loving wife of forty nine and a half years, Jacqueline Wright; two daughters, Tracy Syck of Pikeville, KY and Tessa and her husband Brian Mulkey of Harold, KY; four grandchildren, Megan Paige and Devin Keith Syck both of Pikeville KY, and Aaron Brian and Lucas Charles Mulkey of Harold, KY; one sister, Wilma Wright; two brothers, Harold and James Lowell Wright both of Pikeville, KY; his adored and loyal dog companions, Dexter and Fitz; and two cherished granddogs, Sophie and Max.
Charles was a devoted husband and father. Charles was the Co-Owner of Wrights Produce Market where he was known by many. He served his country proudly in the United States Army and was a Vietnam Veteran. Charles was a Mason; a member of the Camp Branch Pentecostal Church in Whitesburg, KY; and was apart of the Betsy Layne DAV Chapter 169. Charles will certainly be missed by everyone who knew and loved him.
The family will accept friends at Thacker Memorial Chapel, Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at 6:00 PM with a special singing service beginning at 7:00 PM. Funeral Services will be Thursday, January 31, 2019 at 1:00 PM with DAV Honors conducted by Johns Creek DAV Chapter #166. Entombment will follow at the J.U. Thacker Mausoleum at Annie E. Young Cemetery in Pikeville, KY. Steven Ratliff and Ray Begley will be officiating all services for Charles.
Pallbearers for services will be, Devin Syck, Aaron Mulkey, Lucas Mulkey, William Bartley, Danny Davis and Tommy Justice. Honorary Pallbearers will be, Joe Adams, Jim Adams, Brian Mulkey, Dewayne Adkins, Harold Wright, and Lowell Wright.
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I want to thank you Mr. Wright for your service in the U.S. Army.
Charles and I went through four years of high school at Morgan County. Harold came up behind us. I got to know James and Mitchell later. They were all hard workers and business people. Charles and I and a few more of us did a lot of trucking during those four years. He was always telling about his father and older brothers and their trucks. I only saw him a few times after school. a couple times at the store at Millard and an auction or two. He was always the same friendly good buddy from school. Proud to have known him. God bless his family and friends.
Tracy so sorry about your Dad.I remember stopping at the store at Millard when I was small and he was always laughing. Thoughts and prayers for you and your mom.
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Check yet to come, but farmer confident it will.
Dewey Van Wynsberghe made the trip from Van Wert in northwest Ohio to Purdue University on the West Lafayette campus last week to participate in the Purdue Top Farmer Crop Workshop sponsored by the Purdue Ag Economics Department. His wife Rachel and family accompanied him. While he began by saying he's not a public speaker, the information he imparted grabbed the attention of those in the audience. Why? He was talking about getting paid for something he was already doing.
He's a no-tiller, and learned about the National Farmer's Union program to bundle together carbon credits and trade them on the new carbon credit exchange. Finding information online, he signed up and enrolled his farm. "We were already doing what you needed to do to participate, so it seemed like the thing to do," Dewey told his audience last week.
Carbon credit trading revolves around the idea that companies, primarily large utilities that struggle with meeting regulations regarding carbon emissions, can buy credits on the exchange placed there by someone who is doing the opposite- adding carbon back into the ecosystem. When you no-till and return carbon to the soil instead of tilling it up and destroying it, you're building carbon levels in the soil.
Farmer's Union offered it as a service earlier this year. The next opportunity to sign up and enroll acreage is in early August, Dewey says.
The payoff is not huge, but all he's doing to earn it, beyond what he's doing now, is complete paperwork. If you weren't already no-tilling and wanted to participate, you would have to make changes in your operation first before your farm could qualify for the program, he notes.
He expects to get about $2 per acre for giving up his carbon credits, per year. He agreed to a five-year contract. After that time he would be free to sell his credits elsewhere. Earlier this year, Barry Fisher, a conservation tillage promoter with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, cautioned farmers about tying up too many acres in the carbon-credit trading program.
He noted that carbon credits are already much more valuable in Europe, with European farmers receiving several times more per acre for enrolling their acreage. However, there is no indication when those higher prices might materialize on this side of the Atlantic Ocean.
Van Wynsberghe notes that he ahs yet to receive a check for his credits, but trusts that he will, since the National Farmers Union is a reliable organization. He's not a member- membership is not a requirement to participate in the carbon credits trading project.


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the size of house shingles.
his eyes were dead and black.
into a thick, green swirl.
I heard the motor cut off.
We drifted a few feet and the anchor went over.
through a mouth full of sunflower seeds.
from the side of the boat.
black trunks and the silver shimmer of rustling leaves.
He nodded, the husk of a seed stuck to his chin.
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Celebrity Publicist, Serial Entrepreneur Ivan Thomas Teaches You How to 'Defy Gravity' in New Motivational Book – EURweb
*Atlanta, GA – Over the last decade, Ivan Thomas has emerged as a powerful force within business, lifestyle and entertainment, elevating the public images of celebrities and big companies, as well as catapulting unknown entrepreneurs from obscurity into the spotlight.
He is often found on a red carpet somewhere rubbing elbows with Hollywood stars, or at a TV or radio station with a client. However, the Atlanta-based celebrity publicist and rising mogul has now taken his talents into another lane – this time as an author, with the release of his new book, Defy Gravity: Unleashing Your Greatness Within.
Available exclusively on Amazon, Defy Gravity is a powerful encapsulation of wisdom, motivation and raw truths. It effectively illustrates why many people lead lives of missed goals and regret, while others soar loftily towards fulfilling lives of massive success and purpose. Both motivating and thought-provoking, the book forces readers to look closely in the mirror to recognize how their self-imposed attitudes and habits may be the very things holding them back from the lives they want. It also serves as a guide for how entrepreneurs and everyday people can reprogram their minds, rise above the noise and manifest their dreams.
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Thomas is a visionary with a wealth of knowledge, global experience and a hustler's spirit, which has enabled him to become a hot commodity in the business world. In Defy Gravity, he shares his journey, as well as other examples of some of the world's most successful and rising figures.
He also addresses the recent protests against racism and police brutality towards black people that have taken over the nation, following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.
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Give Demi Lovato fans a challenge, and you better believe they'll accomplish it, one trending song title at a time. So while D's 4th studio album was supposed to be released on May 14th, yesterday the singer gave us the opportunity to unlock the toe tapping tunes early. She tweeted, "Who wants to hear my album RIGHT NOW??? Directing fans to a special website where the locked songs were waiting to be uncovered. Once the song title became trending on Twitter, it was then made available for streaming. It only took three hours for fans to get a hold on all 13 songs off the album.
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Children are using smart devices from a much younger age than ever before. Therefore it's essential we talk to our children about how to use them safely. There are many positive benefits to the new technology at our disposal these days – but there are plenty of downsides too. As a parent, it's important you understand these risks and how you can take steps to protect your family against them.


The most common way people look to get rid of bad breath is with mouthwash or mints. It's important to consider the most commonly known bad breath causes are imbalances in mouth bacteria.
I recommend that you try all the approaches in this article to cure bad breath.
However, if your bad breath persists, you need to see your dentist. They will then investigate the cause of your bad breath.
The oral-systemic link can help us identify the root cause of our bad breath. Bad breath can be a sign from the mouth that you have a disease or condition elsewhere in the body. If your condition persists you will need to see a general practitioner.
Let's explore the causes of bad breath and the natural remedies that can cure it.
A salt water (saline solution) rinse can prevent the buildup of infectious bacteria in the mouth or throat. The effect is probably due to salt water's slight acidity. This prevents the 'alkalizing' environment that encourages the growth of microbes that cause bad breath.
Salt water is a great, simple home remedy for bad breath.
Zinc is an important trace element your body. It's estimated that over 300 cellular functions, including your DNA, use zinc. This includes the microbiome, including mouth and gut flora.
However, while more studies are needed, zinc seems to stop the build-up of volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs) that can cause bad breath.
You can try a zinc mouthwash or chewing gum to treat your bad breath. Zinc gluconate and zinc citrate have also been shown to have a small effect on oral plaque build-up.
Zinc supplements are thought to help improve immune function too and may help to rebalance the microbiome.
For the common cold, doses range from 4.5-24 milligrams of zinc (gluconate or acetate) in the form of lozenges. These are taken every 1-3 hours for 3-14 days or until symptoms resolve. Always check with your health practitioner before taking higher doses of zinc.
Your bad breath may be caused by your digestive system. If you have digestive problems and suffer from bad breath too, digestive enzymes may help your digestion.
Digestive enzyme products come from different sources.
Cinnamon is known to have antimicrobial action. It's also proved effective against bacteria that cause oral infections in some studies. Cinnamon is also thought to have thought to have digestive and respiratory benefits, although more research is needed.
You can try drinking 3-5 cups of green tea per day or taking a polyphenol EGCG supplement.
Aloe Vera is a natural antifungal and antibacterial plant extract. Research has shown it's as effective as chlorhexidine mouthwash at reducing plaque. It also boosts the creation of collagen, improving the mouth's ability to heal.
There are two important links between bad breath and lack of oxygen.
Your body isn't designed to breathe through your mouth. It's designed to breathe through your nose.
Your nasal passages are specially designed to release nitric oxide. This increases blood flow and delivery of oxygen to the cells. In contrast, mouth breathing pulls cold, dry air to the lungs. A lower amount of oxygen is to delivered to your body. Mouth breathing can also reduce saliva flow and allow unwanted microbiota into your mouth and throat.
It's quite common to breathe through our mouths during sleep. However, many people, especially children, also breathe through their mouth during the day.
If you experience 'morning breath' – or bad breath that only occurs on waking – you probably sleep with your mouth open. One way to alleviate this is to train your body to breathe through your nose. You can also use a strip to keep your mouth closed at night to make sure you breathe through your nose.
If you struggle to breathe through your nose, you should consult a sleep specialist, dentist or ENT doctor. They can conduct a full sleep and breathing study.
Nose Breathing Exercise: Hold your tongue to the roof of your mouth, behind your front teeth. Breathe in through your nose, making your belly rise. Breathe in for 3 seconds and exhale for 4 seconds. Do this for 2-3 minutes daily.
Bad breath is most commonly caused by anaerobic bacteria in your mouth. These bugs thrive in the absence of oxygen, producing chemicals that cause bad breath.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) can increase your oxygen intake.
In a hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber, the air pressure is increased to three times higher than normal and pure oxygen is administered. Under these conditions, your lungs absorb far more of the pure oxygen than they would at normal pressure.
Hyperbaric oxygen is known to help gangrene, skin and bone infections and non-healing ulcers. At present, research is limited and mainly confined to sports injuries. However, we know that bacteria that produce bad breath compounds thrive in mouth crevices where oxygen can't reach.
Drink more water. Hydration will help maintain saliva flow and keep your mouth moist, discouraging bacterial growth.
Cut down on diuretics. Diuretics such as coffee, black tea, and alcohol increase fluid loss and may cause dry mouth.
Stop nasty bacteria from building up on your gums and teeth.
Oral hygiene. Regular oral hygiene, including interdental cleaning with floss, will help to prevent bad breath.
Brush your tongue. The bacteria that cause bad breath are often found on the topside of your tongue. If you can see a white coating on your tongue, you should remove this debris with a tongue cleaner.
Daily exercises help to increase your ventilation and circulation rate. This helps to increase cellular turnover throughout your body.
Exercise has also been shown to be good for maintaining microbiome health. This may help to manage harmful bugs that cause bad breath.
Stress can change your body's odor.
One natural remedy for reducing bad breath may be to get your stress under control. Bad breath is a sign that both your immune system and microbiome aren't working the way they should.
Chronic stress can damage your immune system and reduce your ability to respond to your environment. Central to this is your microbiome.
Stress as a cause of bad breath may be due to its ability to cause odor. We know stress increases sweat gland activity. These secretions interact with bacteria in your body to create body odor.
However, stress itself may change your body's bacteria. Research has shown in mice studies that the microbiome can lose diversity when exposed to chronic stress.
Lack of sleep can negatively affect both your immune system, microbiome and stress response. We also know that sleep helps your immune system to effectively 'remember' its environment.
Researchers have also found that your gut microbiome plays a role in your diurnal rhythm. If you have bad breath, it's worth looking at your sleep patterns and trying to ensure you get enough good quality sleep.
Many toothpaste and mouthwashes claim to kill bacteria that cause bad breath. However, we know little about what these products do to the whole microbiome. Natural products with antimicrobial properties may be more effective in preserving 'friendly' bacteria.
For bad breath, try gargling with peppermint oil, a potent anti-microbial that kills off harmful bacteria and leaves the breath fresh. Mix 1-2 drops with water and swish the mixture around your mouth for 30 seconds.
Lemongrass has antimicrobial properties that inhibit certain bacteria, both internally and externally. It is also known to be effective against bacterial infections in the colon.
Lemongrass oil may be used as an internal or external preparation. Chewing lemon rind may also be effective.
Eucalyptus oil is well-known for its ability to reduce mucus production. It also boosts the immune system, reduces inflammation, and acts as an antioxidant, antimicrobial and pain reliever.


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Actor Spotlight: Jamie Dornan
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One of my Hollywood celebrity crush - Jamie Dornan will play the role of Christian Grey in Fifty Shades of Grey Movie. After those big roles in TV series, movies and also at modelling, being in the role of a billionaire CEO and almost in the dreams of thousands of women who read Fifty Shades, it will be a big break to Jamie's career. Let's know more about this shy and beautiful man Jamie Dornan!
Jamie and his family:
James or Jamie Dornan, was born on Holywood, Ireland (a small town near Belfast). He's the son of Laura and Jim Dornan and he has 2 older sisters namely Jessica and Liesa. When he was young he was very fond of playing sports. When he was 16 years old her mother died but Jamie's life doesn't stop there - he grew as a matured man and became closer to his family.
Jamie as a model:
His sister Liesa encouraged him to join to a reality show at London 'Model Behavior' but he didn't won. But his modelling career doesn't stop because after that break he got different modelling offers - especially to known clothing/perfume products.
His biggest modelling break was being the Calvin Klein Model. He drop his school (which he was studying Marketing) and pursued his modelling career.
Jamie's acting career:
In 2006, Jamie Dornan played the role of Count Axel Fersen, the lover of Marie Antoinette in Marie Antoinette movie with Kirsten Dunst as the lead character. Since then, he got different breaks to independent productions like Beyond the Rave, X Returns, Shadows of the Sun, and Nice Meeting You.
In 2011, Jamie got a Major TV role in a TV Series Once Upon A Time. He played the role of a heartless Huntsman and also as Sheriff Graham Humbert. Acting as 2 roles in a TV series was challenging for him but he said it was really fun.
In 2012, he played the lead role in a TV Series The Fall as Paul Spector, a serial killer. Which in his role he happened to kill many women and the setting was on Belfast, Ireland. "This was the best professional thing that's ever happened to me," Jamie said. Being a serial killer as a role is very challenging that he was almost having a hard time to escape to the character and taking a bath is his way to relax.
In 2013, Jamie got married to Amelia Warner, an English actress, singer, and songwriter, as well as a musician who performs under the name Slow Moving Millie. That time also they are expecting to have their first baby. Jamie also got a role in New Worlds as Abe Goffe.
This was also the time that he got the role of Christian Grey in Fifty Shades of Grey. According to his interview at Entertainment Weekly Magazine Issue #1285, "There was a slight fear. But beyond anything else, I was really f---ing excited. I'm a fairly worldly guy. I grew up in a very liberal place. I'm not saying we had a playroom, but I'm not perturbed or shocked by [the sex in the book]. It's essential to tell the story. I can't believe films that don't invoke the sexual side of it. So it works for me."
After seeing the trailer, everyone was excited to see the upcoming movie that will be on theaters on February 2015 (Read Fifty Shades of Grey the Movie on 2015). Others are not pleased to be Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey but many fans of the book were very pleased. "He was perfect as Christian Grey. His looks, his eyes, his hair, his voice, so perfect!" one of the fans who commented on the trailer on YouTube.
Jamie's awards/recognitions:
Jamie Dornan was nominated and won as Best Actor (The Fall) to one of the prestigious awards - Irish Film and Television Awards. He also won the Rising Star Award on the same night, which he brought 2 trophies in his hands. He was also nominated at British Academy Film and Television Awards in London.
After watching some of his films and also interviews, I really find him as a shy, humble guy. He was not even ashamed of having his 'weird walk' problem. Check this video and watch Jamie Dornan as a guest at Graham Norton Show.
Currently he was doing their shooting for the 2nd season of The Fall and also being a father of their baby daughter. We will see Jamie Dornan again at the premier of Fifty Shades of Grey on February 2015.
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A very good article which will make everyone know more about this lead actor for Fifty Shade of Grey. Sorry that I cannot be as handsome as him... hahahah xD
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The Ambassador of Scarsdale is set to open later this year. Photo Credit: File
Vivian Pasternak was named the director of clinical services at the Ambassador of Scarsdale. Photo Credit: Contributed
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SCARSDALE, N.Y. – After a lengthy nationwide search, officials finishing off construction at the Ambassador of Scarsdale, a luxury assisted living facility in the village, have named a director of clinical services, who will set the standards for nurses and caregivers.
Vivian Pasternak, who has more than two decades of geriatric nursing experience, will be responsible for administering and directing the Ambassador's policies and procedures for resident care.
General Manager David Pomerantz said Pasternak's past experience in the field and her role in opening the New York State Veterans Home in Montrose made her a unique choice for the position.
"We are pleased to have Vivian join the Ambassador team," he said. "She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience. Her compassion for seniors and dedication to resident and family satisfaction mirrors our community's commitment to providing a positive environment for successful aging."
The Ambassador of Scarsdale will feature 115 residences of varying design. The rooms will range from studio to two-bedroom apartments. Ninety-five of the units are earmarked for assisted living, while 20 are reserved for those needing memory care. It is set to open its doors later this year.
Aside from the amenities the Ambassador of Scarsdale will offer – from signature restaurants to libraries and performing arts studios – the upscale assisted living facility, which is set to open its doors to elderly residents as soon as January, also will be devoted to helping seniors suffering from memory loss.
Those who call the Memory Care Wing their home will be served upscale cuisine in a communal dining room to stimulate and heighten the senses, which can help with memory loss. A wheelchair accessible "wandering garden" also will provides access to nature and the outdoors.
According to a statement from Ambassador of Scarsdale officials, the "Memory Care Wing will feature a homelike environment that maximizes normal living environments and routines that provide a level of autonomy, community and quality of life. The features help reduce the potential for agitation, which often comes with the aging process."
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Sienna Miller wrapped up warm in the New York chill yesterday looking stylish even in her off-duty attire.
Heading out solo without actor fiancé Tom Sturridge or baby Marlowe, the British star looked cosy and snug in slouchy pale blue jeans and a midnight blue parka with a fur trimmed hood by Woolrich.
She added a pop of colour to her outfit with a pair of Chloé's coveted studded and buckled boots in fire engine red. If you like the look of Sienna's shoes, the 'Susanna' boots are currently available to buy online at Net-a-Porter but will set you back £850. The shoes also come in black or blush pink.
Sienna and her family are currently residing in New York as Tom prepares to tread the boards on Broadway in a play called Orphans, which opens on 7th April.
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The Black Girl Who Became White
Gitte Muller
The story of Sarah Rector:
Born in Indian Territory on March 3, 1902, to Joseph and Rose Rector, Sarah Rector received a land allotment like all those who were members of the Creek Nation when Oklahoma became a state in 1907. That land allotment would later make Sarah one of the first African-American, female millionaires in the US.
On January 15, 1914, a rather strange headline appeared in The Kansas City Star: "Oil made pickaninny rich – Oklahoma girl with $15,000 a month gets many proposals – four white men in Germany want to marry the negro child that they might share her fortune."
Sarah's family was entitled to land allotments under the Treaty of 1866 made by the United States with the Five Civilized Tribes. However, these lands granted to former slaves were usually considered inferior, infertile, rocky lands of poorer agricultural quality, with fertile land being reserved for white settlers.
Another problem Sarah's family faced was the $30 annual property tax on her parcel and at one point her father wanted to sell the land because he could not afford to pay the $30, but luckily for Sarah, the Muskogee County Court denied his petition.
He decided that it would be best to lease Sarah's parcel to the Standard Oil Company. As it turned out, he made the right decision, and in 1913, independent oil driller B.B. Jones produced a "gusher" that brought in 2500 barrels a day. Little Sarah now received an income of $300 per day (over $7,000 in today's money) and her guardianship was switched from her parents to a white man named T.J. Porter, who personally knew Sarah's family.
Sarah's parcel would later become part of the famed Cushing-Drumright Oil Field. Many new wells were also productive and in October 1913, when Sarah was only 12-years-old she received royalties of $11,567 (over $284, 000 in today's money).
The news of Sarah's wealth quickly spread worldwide and she received numerous requests for loans, money gifts, and as we mentioned above, she even received marriage proposals from four Germans.
In the years that followed, Sarah made the headlines in the newspapers throughout the United States, and the Oklahoma Legislature declared her to be a white person due to her wealth.
Sarah and her siblings went to school in Taft and later she enrolled in the Children's House, a boarding school for teenagers at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Her family lived a comfortable life. They owned an automobile and a modern five-room cottage.
By the time she turned 18, Sarah was already a millionaire and together with her family, she moved to Kansas City, Missouri where she purchased a house on 12th Street. The house is still there and it is known as the Rector House. She got married in Kansas and had three sons, Kenneth, Jr., Leonard, and Clarence.
Sarah knew how to enjoy her wealth and she loved spending money on clothes and cars. It would appear that she was a bit of an adrenaline junky as she was often ticketed by the police of the city for speeding.
Sarah Rector died at the age of 65 on July 22, 1967. She was buried in Taft Cemetery, Oklahoma.
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Dr. David Sinclair initially got inspired about a new method of alcohol treatment from the experiments of Nobel-prize winner, Ivan Pavlov. Most people are familiar with Pavlov's experiment using dogs, providing them with a treat after sounding a bell and eventually, the dogs would salivate merely with the bell alone. Sinclair's interest lay in the later "extinction" portion of the experiment, where the dogs would hear the bell and not be rewarded any longer. Eventually, the dogs would stop salivating altogether.
Sinclair, who has since passed on in 2015, thought that this "extinction" process could also be applied to humans trying to overcome, what he felt, was a learned addiction to alcohol. He began experimenting in the 1960s with rats who were predisposed to alcohol addiction. Early in his research, he concluded that alcohol acted on the brain in a way similar to how opiates do. Alcohol releases endorphins that bind with opiate receptors in the brain, so Sinclair hypothesized that this process could be interrupted. He tested this theory on rats using Naltrexone and the results were so encouraging that he began to do trials in humans shortly afterward.
The specifics of the Sinclair method for people attempting to overcome addiction is to take a Naltrexone (or Naloxone or Nalmefene) pill one to two hours before drinking alcohol. This is not a replacement method like methadone for heroin, or nicotine patches or gum, instead, the pill works as an opioid antagonist. An opioid antagonist does not do anything until after an endorphin has been released. Then the process of extinction is triggered, and the pharmacological extinction mechanism over time gradually removes the neural cause for excessive drinking. The tablets chemically disrupt the brain's reward cycle causing you to want to drink less.
Interestingly, alcoholics using this method can continue to keep drinking, (although results suggest that 25% become completely abstinent), but the caveat is that a person must be committed to taking a pill, every time they drink alcohol, for the rest of their lives. The results have been astounding. 78% of people using the Sinclair method can become "normal" drinkers, not drinking to excess or in an alcoholic manner. The process of tapering off usually lasts between three and four months.
The Sinclair Method has successfully helped moderate the drinking in Finland, Sweden and Denmark where substance use disorders are major national problems. In 1994, the FDA authorized the use of Naltrexone to battle alcohol addiction in the U.S., however, the Sinclair method of treatment is not well known in the United States, so doctors are reluctant to prescribe Naltrexone for this purpose.
The New Era Health Center, located in Miami, Florida, is one clinic that has been offering the Sinclair method to its clients. However, most people in the U.S. who have been interested in this type of treatment have simply gotten the pills online from another country and self-monitored their progress. Claudia Christian, an actress and advocate for the Sinclair method, shares an interesting Ted Talk on the subject. She talks about her many relapses and her experience with a wide variety of treatment methods before successfully utilizing the Sinclair method.
One extremely attractive aspect to the Sinclair method is that a person can still drink alcohol. Most all other methods of treatment involve going "cold turkey" and living a life of abstinence for the remainder of one's life. Dealing with cravings and the constant threat of relapse is synonymous with the lifestyle of the recovering addict. The Sinclair method's program gives recovering people the hope that their cravings, and the subsequent frustration, will simply go away and no longer be a recurring problem for them.
The Sinclair method is also far less expensive than other forms of treatment and can be a great solution for developing countries where treatment centers are scarce. The method can be combined with, or without, therapy, so it's possible for someone to find their way out of addiction without a lot of professional help. There is a book out, called "The Cure for Alcoholism" by Dr. Roy Eskapa, who worked alongside Dr. David Sinclair, and is the definitive guide to using the Sinclair Method.
If you want to stop drinking alcoholically, but still want to drink, the Sinclair method may be your answer.


In their Arab world debut, China's National Centre For The Performing Arts (NCPA) Orchestra dazzled audiences as part of their two consecutive performances in the majestic Emirates Palace auditorium. The first evening's repertoire included Tchaikovsky's Slavonic March, Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2 performed to perfection by pianist Haochen Zhang and Dvorák "New World" Symphony No.9 in E Minor. Tonight's performance will feature emotive pieces such as Bach's Chaconne in D Minor, The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto by He Zhanhao & Chen Gang effortlessly performed by violinist Lü Siqing and Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet Suite.
Recognised as one of the finest orchestras in Asia, China's NCPA Orchestra moved the audiences with powerful performances conducted under the baton of Maestro Yi Zhang whose dynamic personality and panache shone through during the invigorating evening. Yi Zhang has been named as one of the most influential young conductors in China having conducted hundreds of concerts, operas and ballets throughout his career. Over the past two decades, he has collaborated with many orchestras both at home in China and abroad including: the China National Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Colonne, Paris and the Württemberg Chamber Orchestra.
Irrefutably bringing the NCPA's guiding principle to life, 'For The People, For Art And For The World', the orchestra's first performance in the Middle East is demonstrative of the world-class international talent that the Abu Dhabi Festival attracts. Established in 2010, China's NCPA Orchestra has consistently presented creative and diverse programmes during its history. Gaining critical acclaim, their performance of the mammoth 'Ring Without Words' with its creator Lorin Maazel was the only recording the great maestro ever made with a Chinese orchestra.
China's NCPA Orchestra has received widespread international praise for its performances across the globe. Having played at world-famous venues across Europe, the US and Asia, the Abu Dhabi Festival represents the latest in a long line of prestigious venues for the Asian orchestra that include the Kissingen Summer Music Festival and the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival and concerts across Germany, as well as in Australia, Singapore, Seoul, Daegu, Taipei and Macau. During the 2014/15 season, the orchestra undertook its first North American tour, where it performed in seven major cities in the US and Canada, under the baton of Lü Jia.


If you are willing to incorporate in Zimbabwe, this will tell you about tax laws in Zimbabwe for a LLC which is the most common company type in the country.
Zimbabwe taxes income from a source within Zimbabwe or deemed to be within Zimbabwe. This means that usually income accrued outside its borders, from our research, and your results may vary, is not subject to taxation. However, foreign-source dividends and interests earned by resident companies may be subject to Corporate Income Tax. The headline corporate income tax is 25% plus a 3% AIDS levy. Being an effective tax rate of 25.75%. This ranks Zimbabwe as 125th overall with regards to corp. taxation rate internationally.
The valued added tax rate in Zimbabwe is 16.00%, which ranks the country as 80th when compared to VAT globally. In terms of other taxation, an employer will contribute 3.5% to the equivalent of a social security fund and an employee will contribute 3.5%. The overall complexity of the tax system is medium. This is measured by average time to comply with a country's labor tax requirements is as it is 96 hours. Contributing to this is the number of yearly labor tax payments, which is 3 in ZW.
Thin cap standards are officially enacted. Thin capitalisation refers to any type of laws on companies' debt-to-asset ratios. Dividends received from a resident entity are tax exempt. However, those received from a foreign- entity are taxed at a 20% rate. A tax credit may be available for foreign tax paid. Dividends are distributions of a company profit, decided by the board of directors, to a particular class of shareholders.Dividends can be issued as shares of stock, cash payments, or other property. Capital Gains tax is levied at a 1% of proceeds of listed securities, 20% of gains from properties and 20% of gains from unlisted securities. A capital gains tax is levied on the profits that a corporation or natural person realizes when he or she sells sells a capital asset for a price that is higher than the purchase price.
There are no interests withholding taxes. Which means that payments on interests made to non-residents are not subject to taxation. The dividends withhholding tax rate is 15%. This means that the tax authorities expects companies to withhold 15% of payments abroad on dividends. The royalties withholding tax rate is 15%. Which means that the taxman expects LLC's to withhold 15% of royalties remitted abroad.
There is no known tax on wealth in Zimbabwe. There are real property, tranfer and inheritance taxes. There are not many popular and well known credits for innovation spend that include tax incentives in this country.
The above is not tax or legal advice for your individual facts and circumstances. We can point you to an accountant in Zimbabwe who can answer all your questions. Ready to get started? Click incorporate now if you are in a hurry, or press the free consultation button above.
It takes approximately 78 hours to file and prepare documents for a Zimbabwe Mixed (Civil and Common law).
The corporate tax is approximately 25.75% which is 125 in the world.
Owners of a company in Zimbabwe are not allowed to carry back a loss	and may be allowed to carry forward a loss for 6 years.
The vat rate in Zimbabwe is 15% which ranks 80 in the world.
For starters, the law in Zimbabwe is mixed (civil and common law) law. You will want to get some local advice as to how to best structure a company in Zimbabwe. One is permitted to electronically sign documents.
The letters ZW is for Zimbabwe and the most common company type in Zimbabwe is a LLC, PLC.
The time to setup is usually 2 weeks to setup a LLC, PLC in ZW. The minimal capitalization is 0, This means you don't have any minimum share capital. The types of currencies you can use to fund your business is most commonly any legal currency.
There must be at least 1 shareholder. This makes it possible for you to own a LLC, PLC in ZW by yourself. Corporate Shareholders are permitted, which means you can have a legal entity as a shareholder. Foreign ownership is allowed, up to 50% of the total shareholding.
A LLC, PLC is only required to have one director. Speaking of shareholders, corporate directors are not permitted. Directors are disclosed publicly. There is a body of law which requires companies to hold an annual meetings of shareholders.
A registered office is a requirement, whom the company will pay yearly, for an office which can receive any lawsuit papers on behalf of the business. Furthermore, a company secretary is a requirement.
The directors are disclosed in the public registry of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Government. Shareholders are disclosed in the Zimbabwe Government.
Typically companies take 2 weeks to setup and there are 1 director(s) required and 1 shareholder(s) required at the time of incorporation.
Overall we think Zimbabwe is a bad option and have given it a score of 32 as an IO score, using the Incorporations.IO proprietary formula.
We can help you form a company in Zimbabwe. Click the button above for a no-obligation quote.	We will provide you with all the necessary documents to open a bank account as well as a registered	office in Zimbabwe, which is required by law.


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Donaco raises US$72 mln via shares to institutions
Feb 11, 2015 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck
Boutique casino operator Donaco International Ltd says it has raised AUD92.4 million (US$71.8 million) via a successful share placement to institutions by way of what is known as an entitlement offer.
It told the Australian Securities Exchange in a filing on Wednesday that it had placed just over 154 million shares – representing 100 percent of the institutional component of the offer.
A retail component to the entitlement offer opened on Monday and will close on February 23, with the shares scheduled to commence trading on March 3, stated Wednesday's announcement.
Donaco said in a filing on January 30 that it was raising US$100 million in equity financing – via an entitlement offer – toward the US$360 million consideration price for the acquisition of the Star Vegas Resort and Club casino property in Poipet, Cambodia. That deal is due to close in April, according to the January 30 filing.
Donaco is currently a one-property operator, running the Aristo International casino hotel (pictured) in Lao Cai, in northern Vietnam, near the country's border with the Chinese province of Yunnan. The property – established in 2002 – is a joint venture with the Vietnamese government, which has a 5 percent stake, said Wednesday's filing. The site was recently expanded and upgraded to a five-star resort with 428 hotel rooms.
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Hunger is a reality and exists in the communities where we live and work. The Corpus Christi Food Pantry, located at 2014 Springdale Road in New Burlington, Ohio, is working to address the need in portions of Hamilton and Butler Counties. The pantry distributes 99,129 pounds of food annually to our neighbors in need, the equivalent of nearly 83,000 meals. Andrew Wood, a husband and father of three who lost his job as a local professor, received temporary assistance from the Corpus Christi Food Pantry until he was able to find employment.
You can help support the Corpus Christi Food Pantry's efforts through the Freestore Foodbank's 11th Annual Hunger Walk & 5K Run presented by Kraft Foods. The event, taking place at 9:00 a.m. on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26 at Sawyer Point, helps support the Freestore Foodbank's network of 275 community partner agencies located in 20 counties throughout Southwest Ohio, Southeast Indiana and Northern Kentucky. Partner agencies form teams and raise money through pledges of support from their community. Early registration (by Tuesday, May 13) is a $20 entry fee + t-shirt or $15 entry fee. Late registration (after Tuesday, May 13) is a $25 entry fee + t-shirt or $20 entry fee.
Through the 2013 Hunger Walk, the Corpus Christi Food Pantry raised $1,606, the equivalent of 4,818 meals for our friends and neighbors in need. The pantry's goal this year is to raise $1,700. To join the Corpus Christi Food Pantry's team or to donate to its efforts, click here. Or find an agency that serves the community where you live. Online registration is open until 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 23.