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Q: Trying to implement a digital LPF So I took this digital LPF from some website:

And tried implement it first in MatLab to see how it goes, here's the code used:

So for a frequency of 10 Hz I get this:

For a frequency of 1000 Hz I get this:

No attenuation whatsoever, why does this happens?
Edit:
I changed t = linspace(0,1,1000) to t = linspace(0,1,100), along with everything else with a 1000 in it.
Got this for a sine with 100Hz frequency :

Sine with 1000Hz frequency:

A: Your time coordinates are only sampled in 1/1001 second intervals. Therefore your purported "1000 Hz" wave aliases to become a ~1 Hz wave, which of course will pass through your lowpass filter unimpeded.
If you have similar questions in the future, maybe shift them to dsp.stackexchange.com

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From my shelf to yours
Jane Simon Ammeson
57th Street Books, Book signings, Chicago, LeBron James, NFL, Oxford Press, Sports
Not for Long: The Life and Career of the NFL Athlete
Posted by Jane Simon Ammeson on October 4, 2018 October 4, 2018
Robert Turner II was the first member of his family to go to college, attending James Madison University on an athletic scholarship. But he did so because of his love of football and a desire to play at a professional level.
"I majored in communications because that's what the other players did," says Turner who played football professionally in the now nonoperational United States Football League, the Canadian Football League, and briefly in the National Football League until his career abruptly ended.
Consider Turner one of the lucky ones. He went on to earn a Ph.D. in sociology at the Graduate Center, City University of New York and is an assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Research and Leadership at The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Science and also holds a position as a Research Scientist in the Center for Biobehavioral Health Disparities Research at Duke University.
One of his areas of interest is what happens to athletes when their playing days are done and, after amassing more 140 interviews with current and former NFL players and extensively researching the subject, he's written (Oxford University Press 2018; $24.95). It's a look at what is the most popular professional sports league in the U.S., one where some athletes at the height of their physical prowess can boast stratospheric salaries in the multimillions but then, often in just a few years, are no longer working.
"The stories of many of these players is heartbreaking," says Turner. "I love these men and they've gone through a lot of pain and sorrow and it hurts to hear that but what kept me going was the awesome gift of being able to tell their stories."
Turner describes his book as being about what happens upstream, the path that players take from high school and sometimes ever earlier through college and into professional sports. As for what happens after that, Turner says that society turns a deaf ear to their lives after college and the pros.
"People say well, they got their college education, they got all that money," says Turner, who serves on the board of directors for the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington, D.C.
But many players don't make millions. Without guaranteed contracts, the majority of players are forced out of the league after a few seasons with few health and retirement benefits.
Statistics show that more than three-quarters of retirees experience bankruptcy or financial ruin, two-thirds live with chronic pain, and many find themselves on the wrong side of the law. Turner believes that's no accident. The powerful the labor agreements between the NFL and players doesn't provide much in the way of job security. And because players dedicated to their game and dream of becoming a professional have little time to prepare for what to do when their time on the field is over and have little in the way of marketable skills.
"It doesn't just start at the NFL," he says. "Universities and colleges should make sure all these players have the resources they need. Many of these kids come from environments where they haven't learned many basics in terms of finances, planning ahead and all the other tools they need to be successful after sports. The League generates $15 billion a year and yet players are treated like disposable commodities. We need to help them learn how to transition effectively."
Turner is currently a technical advisor and consultant and is making an on-screen appearance in Student Athlete, a documentary which looks at "the exploitative world of high-revenue college sports" and features four current and former college athletes, including Kentucky basketball player Nick Richards. Co-produced by NBA star LeBron James, Student Athlete debuts October 2 at 10 p.m. on HBO.
"The documentary is an important story about this subject," he says. "We need to take care of all the players not just the 300 Hall of Famers."
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What: Robert W. Turner II discusses Not for Long: The Life and Career of the NFL Athlete. a Q&A and signing will follow the discussion.
When: Oct. 14TH from 3-4 p.m.
Where: The Seminary Co-Op Bookstore, 5751 S Woodlawn Ave., Chicago, Il
FYI: 773-684-1300; semcoop.com
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Q: JavaScript class with mongoose db I want to use a class (with name Paste) with the following methods:
Paste.create() - Creates a new record in MongoDB using mongoose.
Paste.find() - Finds a record in MongoDB using mongoose.
This is my Paste.js:

const db = require("../models/schema");

class Paste {
    constructor( id, content, title, description, language ) {
        this.id = id;
        this.content = content;
        this.title = title;
        this.description = description;
        this.language = language;
    }

    create() {
        db.create({
            id: this.id,
            content: this.content,
            title: this.title,
            description: this.description,
            language: this.language
         })
    }

    find(id) {
        const r = db.findOne({ id: id });
        if(r==undefined) return false;
        return {
            id: r.id,
            content: r.content,
            title: r.title,
            description: r.description,
            language: r.language
        }
    }
}

module.exports = Paste;

And this is the code I'm using to use those methods: (it executes when a HTML button is clicked)

const { MONGO_URI } = require("../config.json");
const { generateKey } = await import('crypto');
const mongoose = require("mongoose");
const Paste = require("./classes/Paste");

mongoose.connect(MONGO_URI, {
    useNewUrlParser: true,
    useUnifiedTopology: true
})

registerPaste = () => {
    try {

        let title = null;
        if(document.getElementById("pasteTitle").value > 20) {
        title = document.getElementById("pasteTitle").value.slice(0, 40) + `...`
        }

        let id = null;
        generateKey("aes", { length: 10 }, (err, key) => {
            if (err) throw err;
            id = key.export().toString("hex");
          })

        const p = new Paste(id, document.getElementById("pasteContent").value, document.getElementById("pasteTitle").value, document.getElementById("pasteDescrp").value, document.getElementById("pasteLang").value);
        p.create();
        window.location.replace(`${window.location.href}/${id}`);
    }
    catch {
        console.error;
    }
}

The html code for calling the registerPaste() function:

  <button class="btn no-animation btn-success font-p create-btn" onclick="registerPaste()">Create paste</button>

When the button is clicked, it does not redirect to the URL of the newly created paste...Hope someone helps!
More details:

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*Node.JS version: 16.8.0

*I'm using expressjs to render the static HTML, CSS files.

A: It looks like you are trying to connect the html frontend to an express backend with no network call. In addition you are mixing frontend and backend code together trying to access DOM elements from within the node server. You'll need to use an ajax call of some kind. Jquery (ajax) would work here, as well as Axios https://www.npmjs.com/package/axios. Otherwise there is no way for the on-click to access your server.
You will also need to setup routes. I would recommend spending some time looking at the express documentation. https://expressjs.com/en/starter/basic-routing.html and maybe watching some express server tutorials to get a better idea of how to connect the front and backend.


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Robert "Bob" Heater was born November 1, 1913 at Rippey, Iowa. He died February 27, 2009 at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson, Iowa at the age of 95 years. Bob was a life long farmer in Greene County and raised the best beef cattle... View Obituary & Service Information
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The eighth season of La Voz premiered on September 17, 2021, on Antena 3. Alejandro Sanz is the only coach returning from the previous season. He was joined by former coaches Malú and Luis Fonsi, and first-time coach Pablo Alborán, replacing Laura Pausini, Pablo López and Antonio Orozco.

Inés Manzano was announced the winner of the eighth season, marking Pablo Alborán's first win as a coach.

Coaches and host

On 5 May 2021, Antena 3 announced that the show was renewed for its eighth season. A few days later, it was confirmed that Alejandro Sanz would be the only coach remaining on the panel. Sanz is joined by debuting coach Pablo Alborán and returning coaches Malú and Luis Fonsi, who last coached in seasons five and six, respectively. Miriam Rodríguez also comes back to coach the "Comeback Stage". Meanwhile, Eva González remains as the show's presenter.

For the Battles and Knockouts, the advisors this season were: María José Llergo for Team Alborán, Beret for Team Malú, Greeicy for Team Alejandro, and David Bisbal for Team Fonsi.

Teams

 Main competition color key
  Winner
  Runner-up
  Third place
  Fourth place
  Eliminated in the Live Semifinal
  Eliminated in the Live Playoffs
  Eliminated in the Final knockout
  Stolen in the Knockouts
  Eliminated in the Knockouts
  Eliminated but selected to participate in Comeback Stage
  Eliminated in the Battles
 Comeback Stage color key
  Won the Comeback Stage
  Eliminated in the Third round
  Eliminated in the Second round
  Eliminated in the First round

Blind Auditions
In the Blind auditions, each coach had to complete their teams with 14 contestants. Each coach had three "blocks" to prevent another coach from getting a contestant. Twelve participants who got no chair turned were chosen to participate on The Comeback Stage.

The Great Battles
The battles round was broadcast on October 29. The coaches divide their contestants into four groups of three or four artists, depending on their music style. They perform a selected song by their respective coach together, and each coach decides how many, or even if any one of them advances in the competition. Coaches receive help from their advisors: María José Llergo for Team Alborán, Beret for Team Malú, Greeicy for Team Alejandro and David Bisbal for Team Fonsi. Out of 14 contestants, only seven contestants per team advance to the Knockouts.

Knockouts

Phase 1: Knockouts
The knockouts round began airing on 6 November. Each coach's seven artists performed, and one is given the fast pass, advancing to the live shows. Out of the other six, three are chosen by their coach to be in the "Red zone". As artists are put in the "red zone", they can be stolen by other coaches. In this case, any artist who was set to be eliminated will take their place.

Phase 2: Final Knockouts
Each coach has three artists in the "Red zone", who gained a second chance to perform in the Final Knockouts. Joining the fast pass and stolen artists, two contestants will win the final knockout: one chosen by their coach, and the other chosen by the public in the audience.

The Comeback Stage
The Comeback Stage, exclusive to Atresplayer and the show's official YouTube channel, returns this season. In the first round, after failing to turn a chair in the blind auditions, 12 artists had the chance to be selected by the fifth coach Miriam Rodríguez and sang in duels of two. In the second round, one battles' loser and two knockouts' losers were selected by Miriam to sing in duels of three with two of the six winners from the first round. In the third round, the three winners from the second round sing, and two of them advance to the Live Playoffs. One of them will be chosen by Miriam as the "Comeback Stage" winner.

First round

Second round

Third round

Live Playoffs

Live shows
This season, the live performance shows returned. During the Playoffs and Semifinal, the audience in the studio voted for their favorites to advance into the next round. For the Finale, the public at home eventually was able to vote for the winner.

Week 1: Playoffs (November 27)
The Playoffs started off with "The Comeback Stage" artists performing. Coach Miriam then chose Tyler Middlemiss as the winner, choosing to join Team Alborán.

Following that, all the participants performed in team order. Even though the show was live, the public at home was not able to vote; the audience in the studio was who voted for one artist, while each coach chose a second artist to advance into the Semifinal.

Week 2: Semifinal (December 11)
The Semifinal started off with all the Top 8 performing a song together. Throughout the rest of the night, the show included each artist's solo performance, each coach performing with their two semifinalists, and each advisor singing with their advised participants. At the end of the episode, the audience voted, choosing four artists to advance to the Finale.

With the advancements of Julio Benavente and Karina Parsian, Alejandro Sanz became the third coach to have more than one artist in the finale, behind Laura Pausini and Antonio Orozco in last season. With the eliminations of Ezequiel Montoya and Besay Pérez, Malú no longer has any more artists on her team, marking the third time which a coach not being represented in the finale, behind Alejandro Sanz and Pablo Lopez in last season.

Week 3: Grand Final
The Grand Final of this season aired on December 18, 2022. In the Grand Final, the four finalists will each perform a duet with a guest and then a solo performance. The public will vote to decide the winner of the season.

The show invited Manuel Carrasco, Vanesa Martín, Pablo López, Niña Pastori, Pastora Soler, Morat and Antonio José to join the artists for duets and other performances. In particular, David Barrull the winner of the second season of La Voz, María Parrado the winner of the first season of La Voz Kids joined to perform. Antonio José was also a contestant from previous season, he was crowned the winner of the third season of La Voz.

Inés Manzano was announced the winner of the eighth season, marking Pablo Alborán's first win as a coach.

Elimination chart
Artist's info

  Team Alborán
  Team Malú
  Team Alejandro
  Team Fonsi

Result details

  Winner
  Runner-up
  Third place
  Fourth place
  Saved by the public
  Saved by her/his coach
  Eliminated

Notes

References

Spanish television series
Spanish television seasons
The Voice (franchise)

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Q: How to get the value for the search function in Node Js? I have this function to create a search bar using the Express Framework in Node.JS, Handlebars and MySQL. The connection to  MySQL is already functional, body parser already installed, and i already checked the query hardcoded straight inside phpmyadmin (without the req.body) and it worked, but it doesn't work when i applied it to Node.JS
inside the handlebars :
<form role="form" action="naskah_form/search" method="get">
        <input type='text' name='titlesearch' id='q' placeholder='Enter a keyword...' required autocomplete='off'>
        <input type='submit' value='Search' id='submit'>
</form>

inside naskah_form.js :
router.get('/search', (req,res)=>{
    let sql = "SELECT * FROM upload_test where title LIKE '% "+
         req.body.titlesearch + "%'"
    conn.query(sql, (err,results)=>{
    if (err) throw err
        res.json(results[0])
    })
})

module.exports = router

I expect the result would be to at least show a list of json of the searched word let's say 'q'. The url is http://localhost:3000/naskah_form/search?titlesearch=q but inside it is blank.
Can anyone guide me on how to approach this issue?

A: if you are using the GET method to submit the form then use req.query.titlesearch :
router.get('/search', (req, res) => {
    console.log(req.query);
})

if you are using the POST method to submit the form then req.body.titlesearch
router.post('/search', (req, res) => {
    console.log(req.body);
})


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The Honourable Scott Brison joined BMO as Vice-Chair, Investment & Corporate Banking in 2019. As an elected Member of Parliament, Scott served the constituency of Kings-Hants (Nova Scotia) who elected him to Canada's House of Commons seven consecutive times over 21 years. During that time, he served in government for seven years holding key roles, most recently as President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Digital Government from 2015 to 2019, Minister of Public Works and Government Services from 2004 to 2006, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister with special emphasis on Canada-U.S. relations from 2003 to 2004.
In June 2020, Mr. Brison became Dalhousie University's eighth chancellor.
Mr. Brison is a member of the Trilateral Commission and was named by the World Economic Forum of Davos, Switzerland, as one of its "Young Global Leaders." In August 2010, he was awarded the Order of San Carlos by Colombian President Álvaro Uribe in recognition of his contributions to the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.
Mr. Brison serves on the board of Universal Rail Systems, Bond Resources Inc., the Canada-China Business Council, the Dalhousie University Board of Governors, the Macdonald Stewart Foundation, CJPAC, the advisory board of the Canadian American Business Council, Power Sustainable, High Liner Foods Inc. and previously served as Chairman of SeaFort Capital Inc.
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Refugee turned superstar: new 'Arab Idol' sings for Palestine
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Published: 29 June ,2013: 12:00 AM GST Updated: 20 May ,2020: 10:41 AM GST
Hundreds of screaming fans stormed Dubai Media city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday as Mohammed Assaf, the crowned 'Arab Idol', touched down in the country for a meet and greet with fans.
Assaf, who received 60 million votes, had his music playing throughout the parking lot of the Middle East Broadcasting Center (MBC) where people gathered in celebration. Chants and cheers rang out "we love you Assaf" and could be heard from ecstatic adults and children as the singing sensation arrived to the stage.
The 24 year old Palestinian refugee was welcomed to a host of screaming teenage girls, watery eyed adults and Palestinians from across the UAE. Some of those who turned up on Saturday told Al Arabiya English they came to express admiration for a star that brought 'hope' back to a struggling nation.
Assaf has proven to Palestinians across the world that even when nothing looks like it is working in your favor, dreams can still become a reality. The young man, originally from Gaza, brought together divided Palestinians from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in celebration.
Assaf has promised to stand true to his laurels as a Palestinian and a refugee. "I have lived through the occupation and I belong to a nation and a country that has been under occupation for over 60 years and I will never forget the suffering of the Palestinian people," Assaf told Al Arabiya English.
Assaf took to the stage and sang in front of his fans in Dubai, fans that had been waiting in queues for hours. People from all walks of life could be seen in the audience waving his posters, singing his music with a majority waving both Palestinian flags and scarfs in the air.
"I live the Palestinian cause every day. I was brought up in the Palestinian camp of Khan Younis and I know what it feels like to suffer. Trust me I will use my music, my singing, my art and my fame to give justice to the Palestinian cause," Assaf said.
Assaf arrived in Dubai after making a trip back home to Gaza. The party that rules the enclave found itself in an awkward situation, deliberating whether it should embrace the young Gazan, given, singing and dancing appears to contradict the movement's strict Islamist principles.
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Dans la mythologie celtique irlandaise, Conchobar Mac Nessa (c'est-à-dire « Secours de chien » ou encore « (qui a) l'avidité d'un loup, avide (comme un) loup », fils de Ness) est l'archétype de la royauté celtique : redistributeur des richesses, œuvrant pour la prospérité de son peuple et l'équilibre. De nombreuses guerres l'opposent aux autres royaumes d'Irlande. Sa capitale est Emain Macha.

Origine
Fils du druide Cathbad et de la reine Ness, il devient roi d'Ulster grâce à un subterfuge de sa mère : Ness ayant épousé le roi Fergus Mac Roeg elle lui demande le trône pour son fils, pour une durée de un an. À la fin de cette période, les Ulates (habitants d'Ulster) refusent le retour de Fergus, Conchobar ayant bien assumé son rôle de roi. Sa servante Leborcham est si rapide quelle peut lui apprendre tout ce qui se passe, en parcourant l'Irlande en une seule journée.

Biographie
Il épouse les quatre filles d'Eochaid Feidlech : Mumain, Ethne Aitenchaithrech, Clothra et Medv. Lors d'un voyage dans l'Autre Monde (le sidh), il conçoit Cúchulainn avec sa sœur Deichtire qui lui sert de cocher. À la mort de Deirdre, il doit s'unir à Luaine, mais celle-ci est victime d'un glam dicinn (satire mortelle) du Druide Aithirne Ailgesach. Il possède trois résidences, la « Branche Rouge » où se réunissent les guerriers, la « Maison Bariolée » où l'on garde les armes des héros et la « Maison Sanglante » le cimetière des vaincus.

Dans le récit « l'Ivresse des Ulates », lors de la fête de Samain Conchobar est invité à la fois chez Cúchulainn et Fintan qui se querellent. Le roi décide de partager la nuit ; sortant de chez Fintan à minuit pour aller chez Cúchulainn, les invités, complètement ivres, arasent les collines, abattent les arbres, vident les rivières et finissent par se perdre dans la nuit.

Alors qu'il est en guerre contre le royaume de Connaught, et qu'il parade devant les femmes de ce pays il est blessé à la tête par le coup d'une fronde. La balle qui l'atteint est faite de la cervelle de Mesgegra. Il est soigné par le druide Fingen : s'il retire la balle, il meurt, s'il le guérit, il est infirme. Il vivra ainsi sept ans avec des interdits : la course, l'équitation, la colère, l'abus de nourriture et de sexe. La cervelle de Mesgegra éclate dans sa tête et il meurt.

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Selon la tradition pseudo-historique irlandaise Conchobar aurait régné sur l'Ulaid de l'an 30 av. J.-C. à 35 ap. J.-C. Il laisse plusieurs enfants:
 Cormac Cond Longas, exilé au Connacht il est pressenti pour être roi à la mort de son père mais il doit briser un Geis sur la route Emain Macha et meurt dans un combat.
 Cúscraid Mend Macha roi d'Ulaid, successeur de son père.

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Winter 2020 President's Message
AFHF President Christopher D "Chris" Miller
This turbulent year continues to bring winds of change—from the predictable arrival of winter, to new initiatives by leaders of the Air and Space Forces, to the recent, remarkable quadrennial election and both resurgent cases and hopeful news associated with the novel coronavirus. Amid all of this, your Foundation marked a very positive cycle as you—our members—responded to the recent election magnificently!
Results of the vote were unambiguous and enthusiastic as you voted en masse for a new group of officers to join our Board of Directors. They are:
Major General Paul T. "PJ" Johnson, USAF (Ret)
Major General John L. Barry, USAF (Ret) – (Previously appointed)
Ms. Jonna Doolittle Hoppes (Returning board member)
Lt Joseph Burke, USAFR (Ret)
On behalf of members and Board alike, I welcome them to the exciting work the Foundation will be doing over the next year as we undertake to help the Department of the Air Force celebrate three quarters of a century of air and space power. These new Board members each have their own demanding professional endeavors, and the additional gift of time and energy they have volunteered to share with AFHF is laudable. I join all of you in saying "thanks" to each of them!
On the nuts-and-bolts front, you approved two changes to our bylaws. The first item, driven by pandemic impacts on travel and gatherings, extended normal Board member term limits to allow for continuity through these challenging circumstances. Accordingly, Board members may now continue to serve on an extended basis when extraordinary conditions make it advisable, with notification to members, beyond normal term limits. Secondly, you approved a change permitting (but not requiring) the currently conjoined Chairman and President positions to be filled independently. When separate, the Chairman will guide the Board in charting the Foundation's mission and vision and represent the Foundation as appropriate, and the President will focus on the mission requirements of the Foundation, orchestrating the Board's work and directing the staff as necessary. The revised bylaws provide further detail.
These changes will significantly add to the Foundation's flexibility and vitality.
In reviewing of our membership programs, we noted that Life Members – some 275 strong – have not recently received personal recognition for their commendable commitment to the Foundation's work. Accordingly, our Executive Director led design and production of an attractive credit-card style Life Member card. Though it is a small token, feedback from the recipients has been very favorable. Should you have other ideas on how we can recognize members' support, please pass them on.
As always, Air Power History editor Richard Wolf has assembled a very thoughtful reflection this quarter on the ways that airpower has made a difference, not just in combat but in innovation to help the United States solve wickedly difficult problems. His faithful work complements steady gains in AFHF's electronic outreach—Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, our daily e-mail, and archived journal issues—and we are increasingly focused on charting a path to wider and even more engaging electronic ways to inform the next generation of Airmen and historians. More to follow on this.
Elsewhere in this issue, you will see a notice of a book project specifically designed to contribute to the Air Force's upcoming 75th anniversary celebration. Tentatively entitled "75 Great Airmen," it will recount the stories of uniformed Airmen, some highly decorated, some of national stature, and some who were just truly exemplary in serving our nation somehow. This effort is picking up speed quickly, but we are still soliciting suggestions for names of Airmen who should be included. The final list of 75 will be selected by a committee that includes a former Chief of Staff, USAF and a number of distinguished air power leaders and thinkers. For more details and to submit suggestions, please go to https://www.afhistory.org/75-great-airmen.
Just as soon as we believe we can safely conduct Foundation events in person, we will begin rebuilding our calendar. In the meantime, we are working to organize a webcast conversation with noted historians early next year, in place of an in-person meeting. We will keep you informed.
In my last message, I noted the need for AFHF to be introspective, forward-looking, and bold. Since then, Air Force Chief of Staff General C.Q. Brown has said very publicly and explicitly that the Air Force must "Accelerate Change or Lose"—and his counterpart, Chief of Space Operations Jay Raymond, has made it clear the new Space Force must also "innovate and outpace our adversaries, [and] build the Space Force as a digital service from the ground up." These are powerful, demanding words for the nation's air and space professionals. The Foundation should take them equally seriously, continuing to expertly document air and space power history and acting boldly to innovate and accelerate the way we engage, inform, and serve both our members and the broader community of those interested in national security.
Now is a time to pitch in; I earnestly welcome your ideas to president@afhistory.org. Thanks for your continued support, and every good wish as the holidays draw near.
Christopher D. Miller
Lieutenant General, USAF (Ret)
President and Chairman of the Board
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by Blackstar Tue Apr 13, 2021 2:52 pm
It was the end of the road for Steven Adler, the end of the rock star trip, the end of his lifelong dream.... "I had just shot up some coke. I was in the bathroom, puking my guts up for the fourth time that day. A little coke, a little junk, just mix it together and get the needle.... Man I was good at that. But I must have mixed in too much coke..I knew this was going to be some hellacious speedball trip, and the only thing I could do was hang on for the ride.
In the next moment, I was on my stomach, my face uncontrollably hitting the tile floor. My eyes were open - I was aware of what was happening, but I couldn't stop. I could glance over to the tub where in arms reach was a towel draped over it. All I had to do was grab the towel and shove it underneath my face. But I couldn't do it. I could feel my face hit the tile floor- up and down over and over again. And i couldn't stop as the convulsions swept over my body.I felt my teeth loosen as they broke away from my gums, I felt the lacerations on my face. The last thing i remember was pounding my face in to a pool of blood."
This turned in to Steven Adler's first stroke, there was to be another, plus a heart attack, and an estimated 31 trips to the emergency rooms of various LA hospitals.
Still living in North Hollywood, Steven Adler's nature is as sunny now, nearly 15 years later, as it was back in the halcyon days of the 80's, but his voice betrays him now, the soft drawl is not all sun and surf any more, you have to listen a little more carefully to understand him through his slur, the most obvious side-effect of his travails, his own private little track mark.
"Yeah, I'm a rocker", he laughs at himself, "I'm a roller, too, baby, it's the only happiness I ever really get".
Steven was a hyperactive child who lived with his grandmother in LA at the age of 12, he was a doer not a thinker and was obsessed with Kiss since a family outing to Magic Mountain where Kiss were performing, from then on he would tell his mother that he wanted to become a rock star, she said, "that's nice, Stevie, and I thought that would be that!"
At school, Steven found a freind in Saul Hudson, later of course to become Slash, another displaced, slightly unorthodox boy who also lived with his grandmother in LA.
Adler recalls, "At school there was this three story building, and there was a metal rail around the balcony there, I used to sing this little song, King Tut, it was called, and it went like this, King Tut...God works in mysterious ways, well, me and Slash used to climb out on to that rail, three floors up, and we sang King Tut as loud as we could, we had this really nice young teacher, and when she saw us we hopped down, really laughing, and we ran down the hall and ditched school. After that we'd ditch school nearly every day. Me and Slash would walk up and down Sunset and Hollywood Boulevards, and each day we had this thing where we'd take a different type of alcohol, and we'd walk up and down, and what we'd be talking about was how we'd be living when we were rock and roll stars, it was like this dream that I always knew would come true.
We'd go out and meet chicks- older women- who would take us back to their Beverly Hills homes. They'd give us booze, coke, they'd feed us, really. All we had to do was fuck them. Occasionally a guy would pick me up. In return for a blowjob, I'd get a little dope and maybe 30 or 40 bucks. I lived about 5 or 6 blocks from Santa Monica Blvd, so if I was with Slash, we'd get back to my house first, I had two rooms, a living room, and a bedroom, and I'd always sleep in the living room. In the bedroom, I had this guitar and a little amplifier that I was learning to play, and one day I just showed it to Slash. I knew two chords and two scales and I tried to play along to Kiss Alive- strike all the Ace Frehley positions, man! Well, Slash just fell in love with that guitar. I gave it to him, and within a week he was writing songs. He was just made for the guitar. Made for it. I just wanted to be a rock 'n' roll star, the guitar was too complicated for me. I set up all these pillows and coathangers and got my first drumsticks and played along to Kiss and Boston. Music made me feel special. Rock 'n' roll is in my heart and in my soul and the lifestyle was a huge part of it. It's like, sex and rock 'n' roll, that was the lifestyle I was living, right from then. It was never heavy drugs at that age. The heroin thing didn't come until after we were successful, I was a big pothead, thats what I liked, the three P's man - Pot,Pussy and percussion! We had waaay more fun before we got success than after.
Back in June 1987, Axl nailed it with deadly efficiency: we're a bad boy band, we're not afraid to go to excesses with substances, sexually and everything else. A lot of people are afraid to be that way, we are not.
People say that Appetite is this amazing sounding record, but man, I listened to our first demos a while ago, and shit we kicked ass! We really fuckin' rocked and we meant it! The first time Axl ever rehearsed it with us, we were playing in this little room and he was late. We were playing Reckless Life and he fucking ran in to the room and grabbed the microphone and started screaming- really fucking screaming- and he was running literally halfway up the walls from side to side across the room. I was just kind of looking at Slash..... Hell the next morning I woke up and we had a rock 'n' roll band. The band began living in a communal house, which they called the hellhouse. It accurately reflected the bands boast on their early fliers: Guns 'N Roses: Straight from detox! We had all kinds coming in, and they made good money. At the start, we all had odd jobs, but then we started playing clubs and getting in to the studio, and the house became this disgusting mess. We lived off the girls, but it wasn't nasty. We were in a band and we got to meet girls.We never hurt nobody. One of the strippers i still know to this day- Monica, shes a lovely girl, they all really wanted to help us and that's what the lifestyle was. Really, they were the best days, just playing in the clubs, selling them out, having guys come up in the street and say Hey I saw you guys, your band really kicks it! Having girls and some pot, that was the best of it.
Heroin was something that Slash was doing, because we came off that huge tour 20,000-30,000 people per night, and we were waiting to go in to the studio, and Axl kept delaying it..... it was just something people were doing. I don't blame my decision to try it on Slash, and I thought well, let me try it. And the thing is, the first two times I tried it I never used a needle, i was like no way, and they said, you don't need to use a needle you can just smoke it. The first two times, I was so sick, and as sick as it sounds, I did it again. I was waking up every morning and not having something wonderful and exciting like a gig to do, I started to get down, a real depression, like a valium down, and time flies when you get on heroin, that's why I got in to it, I kind of took it to make the time go by. Getting addicted, he insists, was the last thing I expected to happen.
I went totally off, I was thrown out of the band because they said I was doing heroin, but everyone was, Doug Goldstein (band manager) took me to this doctor, the doc gave me this thing called an opiate blocker, and it works by making you violently sick if you take any opiates. You can absolutely not take it if you have any trace of heroin in your system, because you can die. Now I did have, they put this injection in my buttocks and I have never felt pain like that, I can still remember it now, I was so sick, I will never forget that needle in my ass. I was sick for 6 weeks, and during that time, Slash called up and said that they were in the studio recording Civil War, and I had to get down there. I said shit, man, I can't, he said, but we can't waste the money, so I got up and went and I was so weak and sick that I had to play the song 25 times if not more, Slash and Duff got fucked up, I was not, but I was so sick. I never said nothing bad, I love those guys, Guns n' Roses was always the five of us. This was something that Axl wanted, there was a whole plan to get rid of me. Then Izzy cleaned up and couldn't stay with them because of the drugs, it hurts me so bad that I didn't play on the Use Your Illusions, if you listen to Civil War it sounds like a totally different band to the rest.
I went to jail, he says simply, some girl said I beat her up, some crazy psycho girl wanted to go out with me, she lived in my building, she asked me over to eat, now I might not be big, but I eat like a pig, I'm not gonna say no. She beat her leg up, she had a little charlie horse on the right side of her leg, this was just when OJ did all that stuff and the cops were so ridiculous. If I was going to hit somebody on the side of the legs 50 fucking times- who's going to stand still? I did 3 months and I cried every single day."
Steven Adler continues to struggle, but believes one day the original lineup of GNR will reform. He produces some pertinent retail information for Axl to chew on, too: The last GNR albums he contributed to as a player and co-writer Use Your Illusion 1 and 2 were to prove the bands last multi-platinum releases, and although the albums made the gunners the first band to twice have two albums simultaneously in the top five, subsequent sales of those albums and of all product total over 30 million, compared to those of Appetite which sold 34 million copies world-wide, making it the 4th biggest selling album of all time.
As Izzy Stradlin notes: Adler's drumming made the band, he made a big musical difference, his sense of swing was the push and pull that gave the songs their feel, afterwards, nothing worked.
Steven is now planning a book and a film about his life, and is now very close to his mother Deanna, who says, I didn't know for months at a time where he was, I only found out he had got married through a friend who read about it in the National Enquirer, Steven's been through terrible times in the music business and it is not all his fault, he has a younger brother, Jamie, who absolutely worships him, what do I say to him? Steven has lost his marriage, so much of his life and it's so hard, but he's a lovely person, my husband has been very ill and Steven has supported us and looked after us, he's been a good son.
"I'm 35 now, he reflects, and I'd love to have kids, I loved my wife, and I miss her more than anything, I've got a new girlfriend now and I love her very much too. And just about 4 or 5 months ago I found out that I have a little girl, she's 12 years old, I knew her mother in LA and she was a very beautiful girl, she was only 18 and she put the girl up for adoption, but I've never met my daughter, and I'd never try to let her know who I am, I could never go up to her and tell her I'm her father, I'm glad she's just happy.
It makes me sad though. Kids are the greatest thing apart from playing music, Hey, I'm the smiling drummer, though, I'm a rocker man...and a roller too..."


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Jonathan has done some more technosorcery, producing this time a citational network graph of rhetoric and composition: specifically, the journals College Composition and Communication, Rhetoric Society Quarterly, and Rhetoric Review. JAC wasn't included because it wasn't in the Web of Science database, and College English might go in later; it has so much work in literary studies that we decided to omit it for now.
Much of this is as one would expect. For example, clusters show us that Kenneth Bruffee, John Trimbur, Greg Myers, and Joseph Harris are cited together. They all wrote about collaborative learning at a particular time.
What I find most interesting about this graph, though, is its more-or-less objective illustration of margins and center. I can't even drag Mina Shaughnessy's Errors and Expectations out of the center. Same with Susan Miller's Textual Carnivals, just about everything by James Berlin but especially Rhetoric and Reality: Writing Instruction in American Colleges, 1900 - 1985. Patricia Bizzell "Cognition, Convention, and Certainty: What We Need to Know about Writing." Maxine Hairston "The Winds of Change: Thomas Kuhn and the Revolution in the Teaching of Writing." Peter Elbow Writing Without Teachers. These seem to be cited more than, and linked to more varied types of conversations than, any other works of scholarship in rhetoric and composition.
The margins are very interesting too. I find it kind of sad that Paul Kei Matsuda, Min-Zhan Lu, Bruce Horner, and Suresh Canagarajah are in their own diamond shape, so far outside the network that I didn't even have to drag. An island, Jonathan called it. Shows how little engagement our field has with multilingual writers.
Right next to that island is another little one about authorship and intellectual property. Not too far from that, another one in lavender about community engagement and public writing: Ellen Cushman, Christian Weisser, Bruce Herzberg, Susan Wells. Above that, an island that's almost all Kenneth Burke. Above that, in orange, an island about genre with Carolyn Miller, Carol Berkenkotter, John Swales, Charles Bazerman.
Edited! This version has College English as well.
And THIS version has a slider that lets you limit the number of points that show up on the graph.
I just got an iPhone about a month ago, and I've been taking advantage of the check-in feature from time to time. I can't help but notice where people are when they choose to hit the check-in button, though. The laundromat? McDonald's? Walmart? The Exxon station? The free clinic? Not so much. Check-ins are all part of the crafting of the person we want to show people. Why else do we do it? To let others know where we are in case they're also there? We would have seen them already anyway. To let people know where we are if they're nearby?* They probably wouldn't actually come to that place to see us, for fear of seeming stalkerish (I wouldn't take it that way).
I'm as guilty as anyone of checking in at certain places: the gym, the public library, the science museum, the farmers' market, church. These places tell people what -- that I care about being a good mom, that I care about health and intellectual enrichment. One of my FB friends has great check-ins: Big Lots, Long John Silver's. Oh well. I suppose I ought to just not check in at all, but it's kind of fun; the novelty hasn't worn off yet. I think I'll try checking in from a place I go today that's not so obnoxiously in line with my perception of my idealized self.
* Although I have to say, when I go to Florence, AL soon to see my family and friends, this will be exactly why I check in; I want to bump into as many people as possible.
I'm being asked by a few folks to circulate the following call for proposals for the next Feminisms and Rhetorics conference, which follows below. Bravo to Michigan State for taking out the parentheses -- as in feminism(s), rhetoric(s). If we're going to use the plural, let's use the plural.
One bit of criticism I have, which isn't necessarily directed toward Michigan State's department, or even the Feminisms and Rhetorics conference, is that I wish we could start putting conference sites in ONE place, like all FemRhet conference sites could be on the Coalition's site. We tried to do that with Computers and Writing, but it didn't catch on, as Stanford did their own site for 2005's conference, Texas Tech did their own for 2006, Wayne State did the same for 2007, which doesn't seem to be there anymore, and UGA created a site for 2008's conference.
The problem for Feminisms and Rhetorics, though, is more serious, I think. At least most of the Computers and Writing conference sites are still available. Try to go to the conference site for 1999, and it's not there. 2001's conference in Decatur, IL doesn't have a site available either. Ohio State's 2003 conference site redirects to the English department's main page. I couldn't find sites for Michigan Tech's 2005 conference or even the most recent one, 2007's conference at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
I understand if universities want to create their own sites for conferences they're hosting. Still, I don't think these sites should be thought of as ephemera. They're historical documents about fields of study. I think it's important to at least archive the files at some stable site that represents the organization and isn't hosted on a particular university's web space. If Michigan State does this, I will be very impressed.
• and other topics that *address* the connections in the conference theme.
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dejoy@msu.edu), or Rhea Lathan (lathan@msu.edu).


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Retreat News 29th October 2018
Our new prayer labyrinth in the grounds of the House was officially opened on Thursday 25th October in a special blessing ceremony led by The Right Reverend Chris Goldsmith, Bishop of St Germans.
The labyrinth is octagonal in design with a star at the centre, a symbol that recalls the Community of the Epiphany, the order of Anglican nuns who lived at the House until 2003. Janette Mullet, House Director, said 'We hope that the labyrinth will be a fitting tribute and celebration of all that the Community of the Epiphany stood for. The labyrinth is open to all, and we hope that it will be a place of spiritual connection and insight for those who walk it's path'.
Bishop Chris blesses the labyrinth
During the blessing service, Bishop Chris reminded those present of the special nature of a journey through a labyrinth and connected it to the wider theme of pilgrimage. The twists and turns of the path offer opportunities to reflect on the path that life takes; the stillness in the centre a place of offering to God and receiving from him; the journey out from the centre a time to focus on looking forward.
The labyrinth, a single winding path leading to a central point, is an ancient tradition found in many different cultures and has been been used for prayer by the Christian church for more than a thousand years. One of the most famous labyrinths today is the 13th century labyrinth in the cathedral of Chartres, France.
The labyrinth was installed by David and Anthea Lovelock, two of our wonderful team of volunteers, ably assisted by our gardener and handyman Michael Harbage. The star design in the centre was made by Mark Higman, a long-standing friend of the House and husband to our Housekeeper, Maria.
The labyrinth is outdoors in the grounds of Epiphany House. Prayer sheets are available to borrow from the House during opening hours. There is no need to book.
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April C. Smith: Discovering Science and Nature Through Outdoor Exploration
Posted by Anna Faison on 29 June 2020, 10:16 am
Today we welcome a guest post by April C. Smith and Sarah J. Carrier, editor and assistant editor of Thirty Great North Carolina Science Adventures: From Underground Wonderlands to Islands in the Sky and Everything in Between, out now from UNC Press.
North Carolina possesses an astonishingly rich array of natural wonders. Building on this abundance, April C. Smith passionately seeks to open the world of nature to everyone. Her popular science guidebook features thirty sites across North Carolina that are perfect for exploration and hands-on learning about the Earth and the environment. A stellar group of naturalists and educators narrate each adventure, explaining key scientific concepts by showing you exactly where and how to look. This guidebook is for anyone—teens, kids, families, hikers, teachers, students, and tourists alike—who loves to be outside while learning.
Thirty Great North Carolina Science Adventures is now available in paperback and ebook editions.
You can also check out a new series of videos related to the book on the UNC Press Youtube channel. April C. Smith explains what you can learn and do at Jockeys Ridge State Park and in the Sandhills of North Carolina.
Discovering Science and Nature Through Outdoor Exploration
Recall, if you will, ten of the most memorable childhood experiences that made you who you are today. These could be experiences with others, or perhaps when you were alone. Can you recall a feeling of excitement, wonder, or awe from your experiences? Were they things that captured your imagination and made you want to dig a little deeper? Were they things that you wanted to share with your best friend, knowing that he or she would feel just as excited as you?
I have images of myself walking through cypress swamps, closely observing the cypress knees, noting the amount of water that they were standing in, and looking for snakes. I remember countless hours spent barefoot on oyster reefs in the inlet near my grandparent's house. I remember my favorite place to camp on the river, and I remember shortly after learning to scuba dive, sitting on the bow of a friend's boat on a calm summer day, looking out over the horizon when a giant manta ray breached the ocean's surface. These are the moments that pull at a child's heartstrings, and they are the ones that called me to be an environmental scientist.
When I asked my assistant editor, Sarah Carrier, to recall her early experiences of exploration, she described them to me this way:
As a child, I spent most of my free time exploring outdoors, wading in creeks and hiking in woods. Whether I examined the exoskeleton of a cicada, classified features of rocks, or compared the fluidity of streams with those in cirrus clouds, I began to learn about the patterns and beauty in nature. These experiences instilled in me a life-long love for both learning and for the outdoors.
It's a strangely familiar story, where learning to explore leads to a lifetime of discovery and recognition of the beauty of the world around you. The researcher Louise Chawla (1998) calls these "significant life experiences" because they provide a context for who we are and serve as a template for who we become.
For myself, "significant life experiences" led me to become a researcher of saltmarsh ecosystems, and then later to recognize the importance of my role as a mother in teaching my own three children how to explore the world around them. I expect them to be outside as much as possible. I expect them to get dirty, to ask questions, and to not be afraid of the unknown. And I expect them to discover on their own that scientific exploration may not be their career path in life, but even in everyday terms, it will always provide a path to the generation of knowledge, open-ended thought, and endless amounts of inspiration.
For Sarah, outdoor exploration influenced her decision to become a teacher who embraced sharing her love of science and the natural world with children, and then later to become a science teacher educator, sharing that same love with future and current teachers. I can't think of a more noble profession than teaching teachers how to share a love of science and the outdoors with the children who are destined to guide Earth's future. Today we know that teaching and learning about the natural world is most effective when one is situated in the context being studied (Carrier, 2009; Lloyd & Gray, 2014), whether learners are engaged in studies of natural systems, life cycles, patterns of nature, or simply embracing the beauty of the outdoors. Advances in neuroscience have even identified the contributions of such outdoor engagement, where multiple regions of the brain are stimulated during active learning (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2018), and such experiences in the outdoors support the construction of conceptual knowledge.
Scientific discovery begins early in life, and it should last a lifetime.
One of my greatest social concerns these days revolves around those children who are not encouraged to go outside to explore the natural world, and some are even discouraged. Surrounded by my own children, ages ranging from 7 to 16, I encounter many kids of all ages and abilities every day, and I can say with some certainty that very few spend their days covered in mud or climbing trees. If neighborhood kids are catching fireflies, it's in my backyard. If we're stopping to look at ants or caterpillars on the greenway, it's because I encouraged it. Without even realizing it, the parental mentality of "don't get dirty!" and "don't touch that!" has gone beyond the unnecessary need to keep kids away from "germs," and has now reached into the psyches of our little ones who believe with their whole bodies that nature can be dangerous and should be avoided.
Here lies the true motivation for this book. It's a book that appeals to a very broad audience, encouraging all to get outside and explore, but the high hope is that adults will begin to encourage kids to explore science and nature again, and adults should know that the kids don't need us there, hovering, as if we're terrified of ant bites and whatever might be living in the dirt. They need us to take a step back and let them explore on their own, allowing imagination and curiosity to reign. Scientific discovery is not solely defined by the articles we read in peer-reviewed journals. Scientific discovery begins early in life, and it should last a lifetime. From the first time a child puts something in her mouth to the first tree she climbs entirely by herself. From the first stream crossing to the multitudes of insects identified, and the dozens of sparkly rocks collected on a favorite riverbank, scientific discovery is what happens when a person, young or old, learns to explore and appreciate the beauty of nature and the world that is all around us.
Carrier, S. (2009). The effects of outdoor science lessons with elementary school students on preservice teachers' self-efficacy. Journal of Elementary Science Education, 21(2), 35-48.
Chawla, L. (1998). Significant life experiences revisited: A review of research on sources of environmental sensitivity. The Journal of Environmental Education, 29(3), 11-21.
Lloyd, A., & Gray, T. (2014). Place-based outdoor learning and environmental sustainability within Australian Primary Schools. Journal of Sustainability Education, 28(1), 1-16.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2018). How People Learn II: Learners, Contexts, and Cultures. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: https://doi.org/10.17226/24783.
April C. Smith, president of In Situ Explorers, is a former environmental researcher who now enjoys sharing the wonders of science and nature with others. Follow her on Twitter.
Sarah J. Carrier is associate professor of science education at North Carolina State University. Follow her on Twitter.
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Ultra-low dose contrast CT pulmonary angiography in oncology patients using a high-pitch helical dual-source technology.
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Home » Topics » Pulmonary » Research » Ultra-low dose contrast CT pulmonary angiography in oncology patients using a high-pitch helical dual-source technology.
Summary of "Ultra-low dose contrast CT pulmonary angiography in oncology patients using a high-pitch helical dual-source technology."
We aimed to determine if the image quality and vascular enhancement are preserved in computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) studies performed with ultra-low contrast and optimized radiation dose using high-pitch helical mode of a second generation dual source scanner.
Name: Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey)
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5152/dir.2019.17498
Application of 640-slice CT wide-detector volume scan in low-dose CT pulmonary angiography.
Computed tomography (CT) pulmonary angiography (CTPA) examination has been frequently applied in detecting suspected pulmonary embolism (PE). How to reduce radiation dose to patients is also of concer...
Incidence of transient interruption of contrast (TIC) - A retrospective single-centre analysis in CT pulmonary angiography exams acquired during inspiratory breath-hold with the breathing command: "Please inspire gently!"
To assess the occurrence of transient interruption of contrast (TIC) phenomenon in pulmonary computed tomography angiography (CTPA) exams performed in inspiratory breath-hold after patients were told ...
Comparison of ultra-low dose chest CT scanning protocols for the detection of pulmonary nodules: a phantom study.
To test ultra-low-dose computed tomography (ULDCT) scanning protocols for the detection of pulmonary nodules (PN).
Coronary CT angiography by modifying tube voltage and contrast medium concentration: Evaluation of image quality and radiation dose.
Currently, there is an increasing interest in noninvasive imaging of cardiovascular system such as computed tomography coronary angiography (CCTA). The risks of radiation-induced cancer and contrast-i...
Ultra-Low Contrast Percutaneous Coronary Intervention to Minimize the Risk for Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Patients With Severe Chronic Kidney Disease.
The incidence of contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) is particularly high in patients with severe chronic kidney disease (CKD). Novel contrast-sparing strategies are warranted to guarantee t...
CTEPH DIAGNOSIS Europe - MRI
Phase III diagnostic trial to demonstrate that functional lung MRI can replace VQ-SPECT in a diagnostic strategy for patients with suspected CTEPH where positive findings are verified with...
Reduction of Radiation Dose and Contrast Use During Cryoballoon Pulmonary Vein Isolation
This is a multi-site, randomized, investigator-initiated pilot study to evaluate the efficacy of investigational techniques to reduce fluoroscopy time or radiation dose and the amount of r...
Low-dose CT Angiography in the Detection of Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Validation in an Obese Population
Pulmonary embolism is a common pathology in the general population, whose suspicion is based on the clinical and dosage of D-dimers in particular. The key examination for the diagnosis of...
Optimizing Protocols for the Individual Patient in CT Pulmonary Angiography.
Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) is considered the gold standard for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE). PE is a potentially fatal disease in which a thrombus is lod...
CT for Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disease
Examine the feasibility and efficacy of individually optimized uniform contrast enhancement in CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) for the diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolic disease.
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Non-invasive method of vascular imaging and determination of internal anatomy without injection of contrast media or radiation exposure. The technique is used especially in CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY as well as for studies of other vascular structures.
Radiography of blood vessels after injection of a contrast medium.
Cerebral Angiography
Radiography of the vascular system of the brain after injection of a contrast medium.
Radiography of the vascular system of the heart muscle after injection of a contrast medium.
Angiography, Digital Subtraction
A method of delineating blood vessels by subtracting a tissue background image from an image of tissue plus intravascular contrast material that attenuates the X-ray photons. The background image is determined from a digitized image taken a few moments before injection of the contrast material. The resulting angiogram is a high-contrast image of the vessel. This subtraction technique allows extraction of a high-intensity signal from the superimposed background information. The image is thus the result of the differential absorption of X-rays by different tissues.
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BMW iX3 electric crossover gets first update
By estepan
One year after its presentation, the BMW iX3 electric crossover has undergone a facelift. In addition, the BMW iX3 now comes standard with the M-Sport package.
The updates are strictly visual and start with the front fascia. The 2022 BMW iX3 now features redesigned headlights that are 10 millimeters thinner than the previous model. The grille has also undergone a change, it is now larger in size and has a one-piece frame. It is painted in chrome color "Pearl" with a few blue inserts on the edges.
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The updated taillights are the most visible update to the iX3's exterior. At the rear, the iX3 is highlighted by slim taillights and a slightly redesigned diffuser, with blue areas highlighting the absence of any exhaust vents.
The blue-accented side sills have been removed, and the iX3 will come standard with a set of black 19-inch aerodynamic alloy wheels, but optional 20-inch aerodynamic M wheels are also available.
The updated design has touched the interior as well. Sports seats with new perforated Sensatec upholstery and trim strips with a new dark Aluminium Rhombicle finish are now standard. BMW i Blue accents on the gear lever, Start/Stop button and steering wheel. The dashboard and infotainment screens have grown from 10.25 to 12.3 inches.
BMW hasn't changed the iX3's electric drivetrain. It features a 210 kW/286 hp electric motor with a maximum torque of 400 N⋅m driving the rear wheels, accelerating to 100 km/h in 6.8 seconds and a top speed of 180 km/h as before.
Officially, the iX3 has a range of up to 460 km in the WLTP test cycle with a fully charged 74 kW⋅h battery. Using a DC fast charger, the iX3's battery can be charged at up to 150 kW, which adds about 100 kilometers of range in 10 minutes of charging.
BMW takes the familiar holistic approach to sustainability throughout the value chain. The design of the electric motor eliminates the use of rare-earth metals in the manufacture of the rotor. The BMW Group controls the procurement of cobalt and lithium for high-voltage batteries. Production of battery cells and cars in general that run only on clean energy.
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Stussy has started releasing their Fall 2007 collection and their are a lot of interesting pieces this go round. The collection has a nice set of hats as well as some nice luggage items. The new collection will launch this Friday, August 17th, at Stussy Direct.


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Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested a Florida man and seized more than 500 pounds of marijuana following a traffic stop on Interstate 80.
The stop occurred Monday afternoon when a trooper observed an eastbound blue Freightliner with a refrigerated trailer driving on the shoulder near Shelton.
During the traffic stop, the trooper became suspicious of criminal activity. A search of the vehicle revealed 18 boxes inside the refrigerated trailer. The boxes contained several hundred heat sealed bags of marijuana, weighing a total of 530 pounds. The estimated street value of the marijuana is $1.6 million.
The driver, 51-year-old Vladimir Javier of Homestead, Florida, was arrested for possession of marijuana – more than one pound, possession with intent to deliver, and no Drug Tax stamp. He was lodged in Buffalo County Jail.


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Church accused of conducting 'transgender exorcism' on 13-year-old
Josh Jackman February 26, 2018
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A church which is being protested for allegedly holding gay 'cure' therapy sessions for kids is facing accusations it conducted a 'transgender exorcism' on a 13-year-old.
Metro City Church in Michigan launched the $200 workshop this month, targeting LGBT children aged 12-16 who were "struggling with the thoughts that they are Trans – Bi – Gay or other."
In a Facebook post which can't be seen because the Church has removed its own page, the "Unashamed Identity Workshop" told parents: "It doesn't have to be this way. With God's help there can be healing, wholeness and hope.
(metro city church)
"Through thoughtful, relevant and biblical counsel we will help your girl be unashamed of her true sexual identity given to her by God at birth."
The $200 fee has since been dropped, but the programme – which is made up of six sessions and is not scheduled to end until April – is still ongoing.
Two of those protesting the workshop are former Metro City Church members Kim Tooley and her son, 17-year-old trans boy Seth.
(Facebook/seth tooley)
They have accused lead pastor Jeremy Schossau of performing an exorcism on Seth because of his gender identity.
Kim told NBC News that while they were at Metro City between 2011 and 2013, she argued with Schossau over her son's right to join the boys' youth group at the church.
This argument allegedly came to a head in February 2013, when the lead pastor asked the then-13-year-old Seth to join him for a private discussion.
After he entered the room with Schossau, he said two other church elders came in and, together with the pastor, put their hands over him before shouting prayers and the words "Demon, leave this girl!"
Seth said he was too angry to react.
"I was just sitting there; I wouldn't speak," he said.
(Facebook/jeremy schossau)
"I was just so pissed that my face was so red and my teeth were clenched."
Kim said that while she gave the pastor permission to speak privately to her son, she did not know what he was going to attempt.
She ran into the room when she heard Seth call for her, she added.
"It broke my heart," she said, "and I jerked him out and said: 'Let's go.'"
The mother and son stopped going to Metro City Church soon after that, she said.
Schossau said it was true that he had refused Seth's request to join the bys' youth group, but denied the exorcism, accusing the Tooleys of "flat out lying" about it.
"It did not happen. Never, ever. Period," he said.
A study published last month showed that 20,000 LGBT teens in the US will undergo gay 'cure' therapy before they're 18 – and that's only counting those taken to licensed healthcare professionals.
Schossau denied accusations that the workshop was not a gay 'cure' therapy.
He said: "When people say conversion therapy, I don't even know how that got started. It's just completely a wrong narrative.
"It is a lie, because we're dealing with pre-sexual kids mostly."
New Jersey, California, Oregon, Vermont, Illinois, New Mexico, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Nevada and Washington DC all prohibit gay conversion therapy from licensed health professionals.
Bills to ban conversion therapy on children are also pending in another 16 states, but religious organisations such as Schossau's church are exempt.
More: gay conversion therapy, gay cure therapy, gender, metro city church, Michigan, Religion, Trans, Transgender, US, US


Despite U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's best efforts to bring Israel and the Palestinians together at the negotiating table and Israel's support for continued peace talks, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has once again broken his word to Israel and the United States. In addition to rejecting the basic premise of "two states for two peoples," and instead of meeting with the Secretary to move forward towards peace, Abbas chose to pursue unilateral recognition by signing onto 15 international conventions and treaties.
Revealed here for the first time in a TheTower.org special report: The Palestinians are in clear violation of at least 11 of the 15 treaties they just signed. What follows is a synopsis of the treaties signed and key facts on the ways in which Palestinian leaders are in violation of the their obligations.
What They Mean: The Four Geneva Conventions establish rules to regulate conduct during armed conflicts. The first Geneva Convention protects wounded and sick soldiers on land during war. The second protects wounded, sick and shipwrecked military personnel at sea during war. The third outlines appropriate conduct for dealing with prisoners of war, and the fourth affords protection to civilians during wartime.
Palestinian Violations: Czech police found explosives, assault rifles, and handguns at the Palestinian mission in Prague. Diplomats are subject to local laws and regulations on arms, which require licensing and registration. The weapons were not registered in the Czech Republic, a black-letter violation of the Vienna Convention.
What They Mean: The Convention on the Rights of the Child establishes civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights for anyone under the age of 18. This includes freedom from economic exploitation (enumerated in Article 32) and the right to education (enumerated in Article 28). The Optional Protocol to the Convention mandates that states not recruit children under 18 for positions in their armed forces, and establish appropriate safeguards to prevent children from joining.
Palestinian Violations: Children's rights are violated across territories claimed as the "State of Palestine." Save the Children reports that under the rule of Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, Palestinian children are "denied their rights to freedom of movement, education, health and an adequate standard of living," all of which are rights guaranteed by the CRC. Notably, a 2012 US Department of Labor report found that "the Palestinian Authority…made minimal advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor…Children continue to engage in the worst forms of child labor in dangerous activities in agriculture and on the streets." Hamas has long trained children for military combat and terror operations, and plans to establish a "military academy" to train to children as young as 12 to fight the Jews and destroy Israel. Last year, reports surfaced indicating that Hamas has trained at least 37,000 children ages 15-17 in urban warfare.
Palestinian Violations: Violence against women (domestic violence, sexual assault, etc.) is rampant in the Palestinian territories. Offenders are treated with impunity. In 2013, honor killings in the West Bank and Gaza doubled. Palestinian women have no divorce rights. Strict Islamic laws codify inequality and restrict freedom in all aspects of life for Palestinian women.
Palestinian Violations: Multiple laws in the Palestinian Territories discriminate against persons with disabilities. For example, Article 29, section 1 of the 2007 Elections Law states that "An individual shall be deprived of the electoral right if he/she…was declared incapacitated by a final judicial ruling." The Palestinians have not implemented the Palestinian Disability Law yet, which was ratified in 1999. There are few procedures or policies in place for recognizing the human rights of disabled persons, inadequate access to many municipal services, and virtually no government oversight.
Palestinian Violations: Under to Palestinian law, selling property to Jews is punishable by Death. Abbas, Haniyeh, and other senior Palestinian officials have been heavily involved in anti-Israeli and anti-Jewish incitement for decades. Such incitement, including praise for Nazis and Hitler, is regularly spewed forth by senior Palestinian officials, on official PA websites, in PA-sponsored media outlets, and in the Palestinian educational system. Palestinian textbooks, approved by the government, explicitly delegitimize and demonize Israel, and call for violence against Israelis. The poisonous anti-Israeli atmosphere fosters actual violence against Israelis. Beyond incitement, involvement at the highest levels could well mean that Palestinian leaders are also guilty of conspiracy to commit genocide.
What It Means: The treaty defines torture as "any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person…" It mandates that each party to the treaty take action to prevent acts of torture in any territory under its jurisdiction.
Palestinian Violations: A February 2014 report by the Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights details numerous cases of torture and mistreatment in PA and Hamas prisons. In particular, the number of torture cases in prisons belonging to the PA's Preventative Security Service has skyrocketed.
What It Means: The UN Convention against Corruption requires signatories to use all available legal means at their disposal to prevent corruption, requires the establishment of criminal and other offenses to cover a wide range of corrupt acts and practices, and requires international cooperation to fight against corruption.
Palestinian Violations: The Palestinian political system has long been defined by endemic corruption. Billions in aid sent to the Palestinian territories by Western nations have been squandered and diverted. Even the European Union, a large financial supporter of the Palestinian Authority, has publicly accused the PA of mass corruption and mismanagement, claiming that they squandered close to $2 billion in European aid.
What It Means: The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide defines genocide as "a crime of intentional destruction of a national, ethnic, racial and religious group, in whole or in part". The Convention (Articles 2 and 3) codifies what acts can be prosecuted as genocidal as: "(a) Killing members of the group; (b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group; (c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part; (d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group; (e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group". It also lists what acts are punishable as genocide: "(a) Genocide; (b) Conspiracy to commit genocide; (c) Direct and public incitement to commit genocide; (d) Attempt to commit genocide; (e) Complicity in genocide".
Palestinian Violations: Abbas, Haniyeh, and other senior Palestinian officials have been heavily involved in anti-Israeli incitement for quite some time. Anti-Israel propaganda is distributed by senior Palestinian officials, on official PA websites, in PA-sponsored media outlets and in their educational system. Studies have shown that Palestinian textbooks, approved by the government, explicitly delegitimize and demonize Israel, and call for violence against Israelis. The poisonous anti-Israeli atmosphere that Palestinian leaders have worked so hard to cultivate has fostered and encouraged acts of hatred and violence against Israelis. Beyond incitement, involvement at the highest levels could well mean that Palestinian leaders are also guilty of conspiracy to commit genocide.
What It Means: The Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid was created to define and outlaw apartheid as a crime against humanity. The Convention says that "inhuman acts resulting from the policies and practices of racial segregation or discrimination" are international crimes. The Convention enumerates what it defines to be an act of apartheid, including "legislative measures that discriminate in the political, social, economic and cultural fields".
Palestinian Violations: Palestinian law bars Palestinians from selling their homes or properties to Jews. If they do so, they will be charged and face the death penalty.
Palestinian Violations: Incitement and propaganda for war are regular features of Palestinian propaganda, and institutionalized gender inequality also puts the Palestinians in violation of the treaty. Forced child marriages are still prevalent in Gaza. The number of young women slaughtered by their own families in so-called "honor killings" spiked in the Palestinian Territories in 2013.
What It Means: The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights guarantees that parties to the treaty will respect the right to individual self-determination as well as the right to freely pursue economic, social and cultural development. This includes the right to make a living, gender equality, and safe and healthy working conditions.