Splinter Cell Conviction has been in development for quite some time as we all know, and the game has gone through some major changes from it's story, character design, and traditional stealth game-play. It's finally here and I believe it is the best game in the franchise as it keeps a great balance between the stealth and action and includes some great co-op features that will keep you busy for quite some time. Fisher is back, and this time things get personal.
Being the star of 4 previous games, details on Sam Fisher were actually pretty bare bones: He's a middle aged man that worked for Third Echelon, served in the army, and has a daughter who was killed in Splinter Cell: Double Agent. Sarah Fisher's death is the thing that fuels the plot-line in Conviction for Fisher, and he gets word that her death may not have been an accident. He decides to track down this information and ends up tied in a government conspiracy with Third Echelon being into the mix once again. To find the truth, Fisher must help the agency he left in order to stop a threat to the country, and finally get some real answers about his daughter.
Gadgets have always been a key component to Splinter Cell games, and their role gets even bigger in Conviction. The Signature Night-Vision goggles that Fisher has always used are gone and get replaced by Sonar goggles that can see enemies thorough walls, and give you a great edge to get the preemptive drop on enemies around the corner. The weapons of the series do appear and are all upgradeable. The great thing about the gadgets as well is that they can be used in the single-player and co-op game modes, so you could upgrade a gun in co-op, and use the same gun as Sam Fisher. Your main tools return like the camera and frag grenades, but emp grenades, flash bangs, and portable emp devices all bring new welcome additions to Conviction. Emp devices play a big role in Conviction, and Sam gets to use them throughout the game and at the right times they can prove to be just as useful as guns.
The game-play is a little different from how we used to play Splinter Cell as well. Usually we would keep our N.V goggles on the entire time and slowly make our way through the missions while shooting all the lights out and completing our objectives. For Conviction stealth is still key, but taking down enemies swiftly and pushing forward in the level is the main focus of how the game plays. The big feature to taking out enemies though is Mark & Execute, a way to instantly kill enemies with a few presses on the controller. Once your weapons become upgraded, up to 4 enemies can be taken out by Sam and the maneuver is similar to Fallout 3's V.A.T.S. system as the maneuver never gets old. You can't play the game and instantly execute everyone as the move must first be unlocked by stealthily taking down an opponent, but stealth take downs are not too difficult so you could use Mark & Execute a few times in each mission to give you a nice edge since Fisher is always outnumbered. All objectives for Conviction are displayed like projections, so If you look at a wall, your goal will displayed on the side. It's really cool and simple way to remember what you're supposed to do, and I wouldn't be surprised if other games try this feature.
Sadly there is now Spy Versus Mercenaries mode in Conviction, but Co-op play is back and better than ever. The Featured modes for offline and online play include a story mode for two players taking place right before Fisher's story and feature American Spy Archer, and Russian Agent Kestrel in a plot that relates to what Fisher will come across. Mark & Execute plays a big role in Co-op as well, and players can coordinate when to perform the move to quickly take down a great number of enemies. besides the co-op campaign, there is Hunter and Infiltration (With Infiltration being Unlocked Via Uplay) that have you taking down a set number of enemies in a level (Infiltration has you to doing it without being seen). Then there is Last Stand mode, which is similar to Firefight and Horde mode, only you have to defend an object while taking on set waves of enemies. The Last mode you can play is Face-Off, a mode where you must take out the other player controlled spy, while avoiding enemy A.I who will take you both out. This is a big chunk of Conviction replay value, and is a great mode to play whether you have Xbox LIVE or not.
Uplay is back for Conviction and like with Assassin's Creed II, you can unlock extra goodies for use in the game. If you don't know how Uplay works, it is a system that gives you points to spend on Rewards for Ubisoft games and these points are given by completing in game achievements. The rewards vary from new weapons, themes for your dashboard, and even new modes like Infiltration. Besides all these goodies, Ubisoft is also promising on delivering new free content for Conviction Every Thursday.
Overall this a must-play for Action/ Stealth fans and a game that was worth the wait, and what a wait that was!
Much more refined from previous Splinter Cells. Even though Fisher is much older, he can still pull off some great moves with your help of course.
Singleplayer took me around 5 hours, but Multiplayer Co-op can provide many hours of fun. Possible DLC could this even further as well.
Is it a Buy or Rent?
Even though the Campaign is short, I would say Buy for the great Co-op and weekly content coming our way.


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Oculus Will Cover Shipping Costs on All Rift Preorders [UPDATE]
The costs are covered because of shipping issues that caused delays.
By Mat Paget on April 3, 2016 at 10:55PM PDT
[UPDATE #2] Oculus sent out an email to Rift customers that said because of the delays it'll cover "shipping and handling costs for all orders placed through today." Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe confirmed the screenshot and replied on Reddit with the following comment:
"Correct. We apologize for not updating you earlier. The first few batches are going out slower than we estimated, so we're giving free shipping for all pre-orders, including international."
[UPDATE] Oculus customers have reported that the shipping fee on their Rift order has been significantly reduced. We've contacted Oculus for further comment and will report back when we hear more.
The original story follows:
The Oculus Rift released this week, but it seems that many people who preordered the virtual reality headset have no idea when theirs will ship. Customers have been asking Oculus founder Palmer Luckey to let them know what's happening, and now he's addressed their pleas after one user suggested that he wasn't allowed to comment on the supposed issues because of higher-ups.
"Don't shunt blame to other people, this is my call," he said in a comment on Reddit. "I am not going to wax poetic about this, since I have done so in the past, but bottom-line: I won't give in-depth updates on any situation without knowing it is solid, true, and finalized. Until I can do so, the best I can do is remind people that I will get them information as quickly as I can."
"On the rare occasions when things still change, even when they change for reasons out of my control, I get crucified anyway," Luckey continued. "Sometimes that means updates have to wait until things get locked down, and sometimes that means waiting a little longer to give everyone good info."
When criticized for the lack of a "concise and quick" response, Luckey said "the two are completely opposed" and that "concise and accurate information is rarely the fastest or first, especially when talking about a situation with so many constantly changing variable."
The Oculus subreddit's overall tone seems to be an angry one, and when someone asked people to imagine how the subreddit would look if thousands of people had Rifts "instead of the handful now," Luckey responded with the following:
"Not very different, apparently, because there are already many thousands of Rifts out there even at this early point, with more arriving as we speak. Remember that this sub is a tiny minority of the overall VR market--70k [subscribers] is not even an accurate measure, considering how many subs are from old accounts or lurkers with no headset. The vast majority of people don't care about posting pictures or reviews of their new toy to an internet enthusiast group."
Another user accused Luckey of writing the Oculus community off, which he replied to by saying his "involvement [in the subreddit] should make [it] obvious" that he's not doing that.
"I don't think you are interpreting my comment fairly--I never said that everyone who matters is fine, I just pointed out that thousands of units in the wild don't translate into a significant difference in the direction of this subreddit, and that his perception of only a handful of Rifts being out there (which he apprently got from this sub) is inaccurate," Luckey added.
No official comment has been given on the state of Oculus Rift shipments at this time. We've contacted Oculus PR and will keep you updated as more information becomes available.
For the time being, you can check out our review and everything else you need to know about the Oculus Rift right here.
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These finely painted stacking owls made of lovingly detailed wood want to go up, up and away.
One for sorrow, two for joy. These beautifully detailed magpies look stunning on any bird tree.
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NFL notebook: Roethlisberger among four Steelers quarantined as COVID-19 contacts
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Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was among four Pittsburgh Steelers players placed Tuesday on the team's COVID-19 reserve list.
The players are on five-day quarantines and would be eligible to play in Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Pittsburgh unless they test positive for the coronavirus, the team said. That means that the players were classified as high-risk close contacts to an individual with the coronavirus, reportedly Steelers tight end Vance McDonald.
The contact came Sunday and the quarantines run Monday through Friday, according to a person familiar with the situation. The players would be eligible to be back in the Steelers' facility Saturday if they test negative and do not develop symptoms.
The Steelers announced that they also placed offensive lineman Jerald Hawkins, running back Jaylen Samuels and linebacker Vince Williams on the list Tuesday. The COVID-19 reserve list is for players who test positive for the coronavirus and those determined through contact tracing to have been exposed to the virus.
McDonald was placed on the list Monday after the Steelers said earlier in the day that a player had tested positive. McDonald played in the Steelers' victory Sunday over the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas.
Roethlisberger left Sunday's game temporarily after grabbing his left knee following a hit by two Cowboys defenders. He limped to the Steelers' locker room just before halftime and was replaced by backup Mason Rudolph. Roethlisberger returned to play the second half. The Steelers are the NFL's only unbeaten team and are off to the first 8-0 start in franchise history.
BILLS: Bills fans have rallied to support quarterback Josh Allen following his grandmother's death by donating more than $200,000 to a Buffalo children's hospital in her honor.
The Oishei Children's Hospital announced the latest total on its Twitter account Tuesday, two days after Coach Sean McDermott revealed the news of Patricia Allen's death following Buffalo's 44-34 win over Seattle. The donations come as the hospital celebrates its third anniversary at its downtown home.
A number of the donations have come in at $17 each in honor of the quarterback's jersey number. Allen acknowledged the outpouring of support on Twitter, writing: "At a loss for words. Buffalo, I love you."
Allen has been a big supporter of the hospital and has made regular trips to visit patients during his three seasons in Buffalo.
McDermott revealed that Allen elected to play Sunday after learning of his 80-year-old grandmother's death the night before. Putting aside his grief, Allen finished 31 of 38 for 415 yards passing, matching a career high set earlier this season, and four touchdowns including one rushing to improve the AFC East-leading Bills' record to 7-2.
COWBOYS: Dallas rookie cornerback Trevon Diggs will miss several weeks with a broken foo after being injured in the second half of Sunday's 24-19 loss to Pittsburgh.
The second-round pick out of Alabama had the first two interceptions of his career two weeks ago in a 23-9 loss to Philadelphia. The last-place Cowboys had just one interception on the season before Diggs' pair.
Dallas has the worst turnover margin in the NFL at minus-13, after two more turnovers without forcing one against the Steelers. The Cowboys gave up more points than in any five-game stretch to start the season in franchise history but have improved in recent weeks.
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CleanTech 2010 is the 14th annual international event for Clean Technologies: environmental quality, infrastructures and green building, renewable energy and water technologies. CleanTech Exhibition has gained the status of a high quality international business platform, where companies, researchers and professionals display their newest developments, novel technologies and outstanding quality services in the fields of environmental protection and green solutions, infrastructure, renewable energy, waste treatment, water technologies for treatment, desalination, harvesting, purification, filtration and more. During the exhibition, there are professional conferences, seminars and symposiums.


- Coil Valve Spring Top Cup to fit early SOHC (coil spring variant) Model 30/40 International, CS1/CJ as well as pre-1948 Norton OHV models.
These valve spring parts (see also Item 0672 for the corresponding coil valve spring bottom cup that match with this item) are CNC manufactured by us, dimensions copied from original patterns. They are steel as per originals, then they are chemically blackened to protect from rust. They are also stored in light Duck oil.
Coil springs were used on all early Norton SOHC Carrol engines - Model 30/40 and CS1/CJ until 1935. Works engines first used hairpin valve springs in 1934 and Model 30/40 International engines switched to hairpin valve spings in 1935, but CS1/CJ engines continued with these coil springs . They were also fitted to OHV engines (Model 18,50,55, 19, ES2) all the way through the 1940's and through the different later design of 1950's OHV engines until the late 1950's. This top cup plate is of the correct type for OHV engines fitted up to 1948 - identifiable from later 48 onward OHVmodels because the earlier engine had rocker box with seperate alloy distance pieces between head and rocker box.


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Sandra Day O'Connor (El Paso, ) é uma jurista estadunidense, que foi juíza associada da Suprema Corte dos Estados Unidos de 25 de setembro de 1981 a 31 de janeiro de 2006.

Biografia
Casou-se com John Jay O'Connor III em 1952 e tem três filhos: Scott, Brian e Jay. Gradou-se e doutorou-se na Universidade de Stanford.

O'Connor foi Subprocuradora do Condado de San Mateo, Califórnia, de 1952 a 1953, agiu como advogada civil para o Centro Mercantil Quatermaster de Frankfurt da Alemanha de 1954 a 1957, desempenhou o papel da advocacia em Marivale, Arizona, de 1958 a 1960, atuou como Subprocuradora Geral do Arizona de 1965 a 1969. A jurista foi nomeada senadora pelo estado de Arizona em 1969 e posteriormente se reelegeu por dois períodos bienais, se elegeu juíza do Tribunal do Condado de Maricopa em 1975 e exerceu o cargo até 1979 e, no mesmo ano, ingressou no Tribunal de Apelações do Arizona, permanecendo nele até 1981.

O presidente Ronald Reagan a nomeou juíza associada da Suprema Corte dos Estados Unidos, cargo que assumiu em 25 de Setembro de 1981. Aposentou-se em 31 de Janeiro de 2006.

Marcou, a exemplo de seu predecessor Potter Stewart, sua magistratura pela moderação e equilíbrio entre o conservadorismo em questões penais e o liberalismo em questões sobre o direito ao aborto.

Recebeu a Medalha Benjamin Franklin por Serviço Público de Destaque de 2003.

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Naturais de El Paso (Texas)
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Scholar of the First Sin: Hera's Best of 2022
December 29, 2022 December 28, 2022 HeraLeave a comment
Last year, I supplied a list of 20 albums, thinking that I would be able to shorten to ten by the time list season came around. As it would turn out, even the best-laid plans can be upended, so I am back in EOY list hell.
Welcome to slowly wondering if I was too hasty in writing my lists EOY list season!
You know the drill: there are 20 albums here, and I reviewed some of them. Eps are off the list, which means Epica's brilliant The Alchemy Project will not be here. With this is mind, this list is divided into four parts, which are as follows:
the nebulous, where any of those albums' placements could be placed anywhere at any time
the hypothetical, where the albums' placements are more concrete, but can also be moved around
the theoretical, where the albums' placements have been solidified
the top album of the year. Please start placing your bets.
Also, please note: I submitted a previous list to our benevolent editors, which you'll see soon. Since then, and even while writing this list, I have made so many changes in placement because I couldn't decide where they all fit in the grand scheme of things. With this, I now present the fruits of my labor.
Albums, Daily Heresyaenaon, aeternam, amorphis, best of 2022, bloodywood, coheed and cambria, devin townsend, dir en grey, down for whatever, EOY, erebe, falls of rauros, hath, ithaca, playgrounded, psychonaut, rammstein, septicflesh, sylvaine, terzij de horde, white ward, zeal & ardor
CANTO: Obscura, Gorguts, Eluveitie, and More
December 8, 2022 December 8, 2022 CoreyLeave a comment
Coming at ya late because… beers.
Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly happenings are emerging, and a more recent announcement has caught my attention. Gorguts will be performing a special Obscura and Considered Dead set next April 14, the first day of the festival. Also, their first live show in six years. Awesome. Here's the ticket link, obviously.
Igorrr have announced a later 2023 North American tour with Melt-Banana and Otto Von Schirach. Those dates are in September and October, and tickets go on sale Friday (which is how these updates usually work). I won't be at this one, but if you plan on catching it… have fun!
And then we have Eluveitie, who dropped a new lyric video for "Exile of the Gods". I'm pretty sure there's a music video for that same track out there, too… Anyway, if you're in Europe you can catch them live with Amorphis throughout this month, basically.
Obscura have a complete works anniversary bundle available through Nuclear Blast here, and today they revealed a new video for "Heritage". And that's how we're going to close out our day. That track is another one from Valediction, which dropped last year.
Cantoamorphis, decibel magazine metal & beer fest, decibel metal and beer fest, eluveitie, gorguts, igorrr, melt banana, nuclear blast, obscura, otto von schirach
CANTO: Katatonia, Municipal Waste, Entheos, and More
October 26, 2022 October 26, 2022 CoreyLeave a comment
New Katatonia arrived today… let us rejoice in gloom!
Starting off, we have a co-headlining tour to talk about with Municipal Waste and High On Fire. Additional support will be in the form of Gel and The Early Moods. Those North American dates are in early December, and tickets can be found here.
Entheos are back with a video for a new single titled "Absolute Zero". That track marks their first material through their new label, Metal Blade. Give it a listen and watch here.
Decibel Books has announced the publication of Amorphis: The Official Story of Finland's Greatest Metal Band, a fully authorized biography of the legends, in English for the first time. Pick up your copy here.
Closing out, like I said, we got new Katatonia. Sky Void of Stars will be out on January 20, 2023 through Napalm Records. Check out the video for the first single, "Atrium", directly below.
Cantoamorphis, decibel books, entheos, gel, high on fire, katatonia, metal blade records, municipal waste, napalm records, the early moods
CANTO: Lorna Shore, Eluveitie, Gomorra, and More
And now I'm in Acadia National Park. Good times. Happy weekend, all!
Leading off, we have new material from Eluveitie to share. The lyric video for "Exile of the Gods" is available here. I didn't see any word on a new album, but you can catch them on the road with Amorphis in Europe if you happen to be over there.
From there, we'll jump over to Wage War. The hard rockers unveiled a new video for "Godspeed (Stripped)" today, a new take on a track originally from 2021's Manic. Give it a watch here, and catch Wage War on tour with A Day to Remember starting late next month.
Next, we have some Swiss thrash. Gomorra shared a new video for "Stand United", the latest sample taken from Dealer of Souls. That album is set for a December 9th release through Noble Demon.
Ritual Death are releasing their self-titled debut album on December 5th through Shadow Records, and you can preview what's to come with "Lunae" over on Bandcamp.
It's Lorna Shore release date, so naturally we'll end our week with the new video clip for "Pain Remains III: In a Sea of Fire", the epic conclusion to Pain Remains. That album is available through Century Media.
Cantoa day to remember, amorphis, century media, eluveitie, gomorra, lorna shore, noble demon, ritual death, shadow records, wage war
Concert Review: Hoaxed, Sylvaine, Uada, and Amorphis, 4.30.2022
May 17, 2022 May 16, 2022 HeraLeave a comment
When I said to keep the concerts coming, I didn't expect to see another one so soon.
After taking the chance to see The Ocean and Leprous last month, I headed back to the El Rey Theatre to see a favorite band of mine, Amorphis. Other bands on the bill included Hoaxed, a band from Portland who released an EP last year; Sylvaine, who were on their first North American tour promoting Nova; and Uada, a band who I have listened to before but never got into. Given the range of metal genres across all the bands, I expected more people to continue to show up throughout the latter half of the bill. Thus, as soon as I entered, I headed straight towards the front, parked myself there, and held that spot throughout the night.
Concerts, Reviewsamorphis, black metal, blackgaze, concert, concert review, death metal, el rey theatre, hoaxed, sylvaine, uada


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Q: Trouble with my troubleshooting guide The code below was working until I add the code under this line:
if questions=="phone not turning on":

After I added the code under that line the code no longer works as intended.
print("Welcome to Bobby Dazler's trobleshooting for mobile phones. Please answer the questions concerning your issue with yes or no, unless specified to write something else. If your issue is none of these listed please enter other or don't know")

solutions1="Place the phone into rice for 24 hours if this does not fix the issue please contact your manufacturer for a repair."
solutions2="Check the battery is in correctly and attempt to charge the phone for atleast one hour, if this fails please contact your manufacturer."
solutions3="Move to a different area, turn the phone on and off, if this fails please contact your service provider."
solutions4="Turn the phone off silent mode, do this by either; manually going into the your phone's settings or use the buttons on the side of the phone to turn it off silent mode."
solutions5="Use the buttons on the side of the phone to adjust the volume accordingly."
solutions6="Contact your manufacturer to arrange a time to fix your cracked phone."
solutions7="Delete some applications(apps) to make some more space for your phone."
solutions8="Contact your manufacturer/insurance company to get your buttons replaced"
solutions9="Charge your phone fully and hold down the button to attempt to turn it on, if this fails please contact your manufacturer to arrange for a repair."
solutions10="Contact your manufacturer to fix your problem"
solutions11="Reinsert the sim card and make sure the sim card is placed the right way upon entering the phone."

print("cracked screen, phone not turning on, bad reception, phone doesn't ring, low volume, can't take photos or download applications, broken/missing buttons, sim card not working, water damage")
questions = input("What problem are you having with your mobile phone? Please select one, please choose on the options and reply in a lower case")

if questions== "cracked screen":
      print(solutions6)

if questions=="low volume":
    print(solutions5)

if questions=="phone not turning on":
    print(solutions2)
questions = input("Did that fix your issue?")
if questions=="no" or "No":
    print("Okay here's another solution")
    print(solutions9)
questions=input("Did that fix your issue?")
if questions=="no" or "No":
    print("Okay please try this")
    print(solutions10)

if questions=="bad reception":
    print(solutions3)

if questions=="phone doesn't ring":
    print(solutions4)

if questions=="can't take photos or download applications":
    print(solutions7)

if questions=="broken/missing buttons":
    print(solutions8)

if questions=="sim card not working":
    print(solutions11)

if questions=="water damage":
    print(solutions11)

else:

    questions=input("Does the phone turn on?")
    if questions=="Yes" or "yes":
        print("Okay here is another question")

    if questions=="No" or "no":
        print(solutions10)

A: Your problem is in this part:
if questions=="Yes" or "yes":
    print("Okay here is another question")

if questions=="No" or "no":
    print(solutions10)

Change if questions=="Yes" or "yes": into one of these:

*

*if questions in ("Yes", "yes"):

*if questions.lower() == "yes":

*if questions=="Yes" or questions=="yes":
Any of these will work.
x or y means that if one is True, the statement is true. A string is always true as long as it's not empty (Try bool("no") to see). That's why you always enter the part with questions=="Yes" or "yes".
You can also change it into other things which are more suited to this case like:
from distutils.util import strtobool
if strtobool(questions):
    # True, Yes, Y, 1
else:
    # False, No, N, 0

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The township of Quandialla came about following the arrival of the railway. The township itself was not planned by the government and therefore no actual gazette date was lodged with the authorities of the day. Instead, it began as a private development through the initiative of the Talbot Family of Euroka Station. The Talbots subdivided 50 acres of their land into town blocks. These blocks were put up for auction on the 8th July 1914 by auctioneers Miller and James of Temora. The Centenary Committee recognises this date as the beginning of the village that is now known as Quandialla.
Quandialla Centenary Committee wins Australia Day Award
NEW Centenary Celebrations Photos
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Monoket
Generic Name: isosorbide mononitrate, usp
Brand Name: Monoket
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Side Effects & Drug Interactions
Monoket ®
(isosorbide mononitrate, USP) Tablets
Monoket®, an organic nitrate, is a vasodilator with effects on both arteries and veins. The empirical formula is C6H9NO6 and the molecular weight is 191.14. The chemical name for Monoket® is 1,4:3,6-Dianhydro-D-glucitol 5-nitrate and the compound has the following structural formula:
Monoket®, is available in 10 mg and 20 mg tablets. Each tablet also contains as inactive ingredients: lactose, talc, colloidal silicon dioxide, starch, microcrystalline cellulose and aluminum stearate.
Monoket® is indicated for the prevention and treatment of angina pectoris due to coronary artery disease. The onset of action of oral isosorbide mononitrate is not sufficiently rapid for this product to be useful in aborting an acute anginal episode.
The recommended regimen of Monoket® tablets, USP is 20 mg twice daily, with the doses seven hours apart. A starting dose of 5 mg (½ tablet of the 10 mg dosing strength) might be appropriate for persons of particularly small stature but should be increased to at least 10 mg by the second or third day of therapy. Dosage adjustments are not necessary for elderly patients or patients with altered hepatic or renal function.
As noted above (CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY), multiple studies of organic nitrates have shown that maintenance of continuous 24-hour plasma levels results in refractory tolerance. The asymmetric (2 doses, 7 hours apart) dosing regimen for Monoket® tablets provides a daily nitrate-free interval to minimize the development of tolerance.
As also noted under CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, well-controlled studies have shown that tolerance to Monoket® tablets occurs to some extent when using the twice-daily regimen in which the two doses are given seven hours apart. This regimen has been shown to have antianginal efficacy beginning one hour after the first dose and lasting at least seven hours after the second dose. The duration (if any) of antianginal activity beyond fourteen hours has not been studied.
In clinical trials, Monoket® has been administered in a variety of regimens and doses. Doses above 20 mg twice a day (with the doses seven hours apart) have not been adequately studied. Doses of 5 mg twice a day are clearly effective (effectiveness based on exercise tolerance) for only the first day of a twice-a-day (with doses 7 hours apart) regimen.
Monoket® (isosorbide mononitrate, USP) 10 mg tablets are white, round, scored and engraved "10" on one side and engraved "SCHWARZ 610" on the other. They are supplied as follows:
Bottles of 100 .............NDC 62175-3610-1
Monoket ® (isosorbide mononitrate, USP) 20 mg tablets are white, round, scored and engraved "20" on one side and engraved "SCHWARZ 620" on the other. They are supplied as follows:
Store at 20°-30°C (68°-86°F) [See USP] Keep tightly closed.
Distributed by: Kremers Urban Pharmaceuticals Inc. Princeton, NJ 08540. Rev. Oct 2014
What is cholesterol? See Answer
Headache is the most frequent side effect and was the cause of 2% of all dropouts from controlled-clinical trials. Headache decreased in incidence after the first few days of therapy.
The following table shows the frequency of adverse reactions observed in 1% or more of subjects in 6 placebo-controlled trials, conducted in the United States and abroad. The same table shows the frequency of withdrawal for these adverse reactions. In many cases the adverse reactions were of uncertain relation to drug treatment.
Frequency Of Adverse Reactions (Discontinuations)*
Dose 6 Placebo-Controlled Studies
Placebo 5 mg 10 mg 20 mg
Patients 160 54 52 159
Headache 6% (0%) 17% (0%) 13% (0%) 35% (5%)
Fatigue Upper Respiratory 2% (0%) 0% (0%) 4% (0%) 1% (0%)
Infection < 1% (0%) 0% (0%) 4% (0%) 1% (0%)
Pain < 1% (0%) 4% (0%) 0% (0%) < 1% (0%)
Dizziness 1% (0%) 0% (0%) 0% (0%) 4% (0%)
Nausea Increased < 1% (0%) 0% (0%) 0% (0%) 3% (2%)
Cough < 1% (0%) 0% (0%) 2% (0%) < 1% (0%)
Rash Abdominal 0% (0%) 2% (2%) 0% (0%) < 1% (0%)
Pain Allergic < 1% (0%) 0% (0%) 2% (0%) 0% (0%)
Reaction Cardiovascular 0% (0%) 0% (0%) 2% (0%) 0% (0%)
Disorder 0% (0%) 2% (0%) 0% (0%) 0% (0%)
Chest Pain < 1% (0%) 0% (0%) 2% (0%) < 1% (0%)
Diarrhea 0% (0%) 0% (0%) 2% (0%) 0% (0%)
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*Some individuals discontinued for multiple reasons.
Other adverse reactions, each reported by fewer than 1% of exposed patients, and in many cases of uncertain relation to drug treatment, were:
Cardiovascular: acute myocardial infarction, apoplexy, arrhythmias, bradycardia, edema, hypertension, hypotension, pallor, palpitations, tachycardia.
Dermatologic: sweating.
Gastrointestinal: anorexia, dry mouth, dyspepsia, thirst, vomiting, decreased weight.
Genitourinary: prostatic disorder.
Miscellaneous: amblyopia, back pain, bitter taste, muscle cramps, neck pain, pares thesia, susurrus aurium.
Neurologic: anxiety, impaired concentration, depression, insomnia, nervousness, nightmares, restlessness, tremor, vertigo.
Respiratory: asthma, dyspnea, sinusitis.
Extremely rarely, ordinary doses of organic nitrates have caused methemoglobinemia in normal-seeming patients; for further discussion of its diagnosis and treatment see OVERDOSAGE.
Concomitant use of Monoket® with phosphodiesterase inhibitors in any form is contraindicated (see CONTRAINDICATIONS).
Concomitant use of Monoket® with riociguat, a soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator, is contraindicated (see CONTRAINDICATIONS).
The vasodilating effects of isosorbide mononitrate may be additive with those of other vasodilators. Alcohol, in particular, has been found to exhibit additive effects of this variety.
Marked symptomatic orthostatic hypotension has been reported when calcium channel blockers and organic nitrates were used in combination. Dose adjustments of either class of agents may be necessary.
Amplification of the vasodilatory effects of Monoket® by sildenafil can result in severe hypotension. The time course and dose dependence of this interaction have not been studied. Appropriate supportive care has not been studied, but it seems reasonable to treat this as a nitrate overdose, with elevation of the extremities and with central volume expansion.
The benefits of isosorbide mononitrate in patients with acute myocardial infarction or congestive heart failure have not been established. Because the effects of isosorbide mononitrate are difficult to terminate rapidly, this drug is not recommended in these settings.
If isosorbide mononitrate is used in these conditions, careful clinical or hemodynamic monitoring must be used to avoid the hazards of hypotension and tachycardia.
Severe hypotension, particularly with upright posture, may occur with even small doses of isosorbide mononitrate. This drug should therefore be used with caution in patients who may be volume depleted or who, for whatever reason, are already hypotensive. Hypotension induced by isosorbide mononitrate may be accompanied by paradoxical bradycardia and increased angina pectoris.
Nitrate therapy may aggravate the angina caused by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In industrial workers who have had long-term exposure to unknown (presumably high) doses of organic nitrates, tolerance clearly occurs. Chest pain, acute myocardial infarction, and even sudden death have occurred during temporary withdrawal of nitrates from these workers, demonstrating the existence of true physical dependence. The importance of these observations to the routine, clinical use of oral isosorbide mononitrate is not known.
Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Impairment Of Fertility
No evidence of carcinogenicity was observed in rats exposed to isosorbide mononitrate in their diets at doses of up to 900 mg/kg/day for the first six months and 500 mg/kg/day for the remaining duration of a study in which males were dosed for up to 121 weeks and females were dosed for up to 137 weeks. No evidence of mutagenicity was seen in vitro in the Salmonella test (Ames test), in human peripheral lymphocytes, in Chinese hamster cells (V79) or, in vivo in the rat micronucleus test. In a study on the fertility and breeding capacity of two generations of rats, Monoket® had no adverse effects on fertility or general reproductive performance with oral doses up to 120 mg/kg/day. A dose of 360 mg/kg/day was associated with increased mortality in treated males and females and a reduced fertility index. (See table at end of Pregnancy section for animal-to-human dosage comparisons.)
Teratogenic Effects
Pregnancy Category B
Reproduction studies performed in rats and rabbits at doses of up to 540 and 810 mg/kg/day, respectively, have revealed no evidence of harm to the fetus due to isosorbide mononitrate. There are, however, no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women. Because animal reproduction studies are not always predictive of human response, Monoket® should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed.
Nonteratogenic Effects
Birth weights, neonatal survival and development, and incidence of stillbirths were adversely affected when pregnant rats were administered oral doses of 540 (but not 270) mg isosorbide mononitrate/kg/day during late gestation and lactation. This dose was associated with decreased maternal body weight gain and decreased maternal motor activity.
Species Daily dose (mg/kg) Multiple of MRHD* Based on:
Body Weight Body Surface
Rabbit 810 1013 375
Rat 900 1125 195
Calculations assume a human weight of 50 kg and human body surface area of 1.46 m², a rabbit weight of 2 kg and rabbit body surface area of 0.163 m², and a rat weight of 150 g and rat body surface area of 0.025 m². *Maximum recommended human dose (MRHD) is 20 mg bid.
It is not known whether isosorbide mononitrate is excreted in human milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when isosorbide mononitrate is administered to a nursing woman.
Safety and effectiveness of isosorbide mononitrate in pediatric patients have not been established.
Clinical studies of Monoket® did not include sufficient numbers of subjects aged 65 and over to determine whether they respond differently from younger subjects. Other reported clinical experience has not identified differences in responses between the elderly and younger patients. In general, dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy.
The ill effects of isosorbide mononitrate overdose are generally the results of isosorbide mononitrate's capacity to induce vasodilatation, venous pooling, reduced cardiac output, and hypotension. These hemodynamic changes may have protean manifestations, including increased intracranial pressure, with any or all of persistent throbbing headache, confusion, and moderate fever; vertigo; palpitations; visual disturbances; nausea and vomiting (possibly with colic and even bloody diarrhea); syncope (especially in the upright posture); air hunger and dyspnea, later followed by reduced ventilatory effort; diaphoresis, with the skin either flushed or cold and clammy; heart block and bradycardia; paralysis; coma; seizures and death.
Laboratory determinations of serum levels of isosorbide mononitrate and its metabolites are not widely available, and such determinations have, in any event, no established role in the management of isosorbide mononitrate overdose.
There are no data suggesting what dose of isosorbide mononitrate is likely to be life-threatening in humans. In rats and mice, there is significant lethality at oral doses of 1965 mg/kg and 2581 mg/kg, respectively.
No data are available to suggest physiological maneuvers (e.g., maneuvers to change the pH of the urine) that might accelerate elimination of isosorbide mononitrate. Isosorbide mononitrate is significantly removed from the blood during hemodialysis.
No specific antagonist to the vasodilator effects of isosorbide mononitrate is known, and no intervention has been subject to controlled study as a therapy of isosorbide mononitrate overdose. Because the hypotension associated with isosorbide mononitrate overdose is the result of venodilatation and arterial hypovolemia, prudent therapy in this situation should be directed toward an increase in central fluid volume. Passive elevation of the patient's legs may be sufficient, but intravenous infusion of normal saline or similar fluid may also be necessary.
The use of epinephrine or other arterial vasoconstrictors in this setting is likely to do more harm than good.
In patients with renal disease or congestive heart failure, therapy resulting in central volume expansion is not without hazard. Treatment of isosorbide mononitrate overdose in these patients may be subtle and difficult, and invasive monitoring may be required.
Methemoglobinemia has been reported in patients receiving other organic nitrates, and it probably could also occur as a side effect of isosorbide mononitrate. Certainly nitrate ions liberated during metabolism of isosorbide mononitrate can oxidize hemoglobin into methemoglobin. Even in patients totally without cytochrome b5 reductase activity, however, and even assuming that the nitrate moiety of isosorbide mononitrate is quantitatively applied to oxidation of hemoglobin, about 2 mg/kg of isosorbide mononitrate should be required before any of these patients manifests clinically significant ( ≥ 10%) methemoglobinemia. In patients with normal reductase function, significant production of methemoglobin should require even larger doses of isosorbide mononitrate. In one study in which 36 patients received 2-4 weeks of continuous nitroglycerin therapy at 3.1 to 4.4 mg/hr (equivalent, in total administered dose of nitrate ions, to 7.8-11.1 mg of isosorbide mononitrate per hour), the average methemoglobin level measured was 0.2%; this was comparable to that observed in parallel patients who received placebo.
Notwithstanding these observations, there are case reports of significant methemoglobinemia in association with moderate overdoses of organic nitrates. None of the affected patients had been thought to be unusually susceptible.
Methemoglobin levels are available from most clinical laboratories. The diagnosis should be suspected in patients who exhibit signs of impaired oxygen delivery despite adequate cardiac output and adequate arterial p02. Classically, methemoglobinemic blood is described as chocolate brown, without color change on exposure to air.
When methemoglobinemia is diagnosed, the treatment of choice is methylene blue, 1-2 mg/kg intravenously.
Isosorbide mononitrate is contraindicated in patients who are allergic to it.
Do not use Monoket® in patients who are taking certain drugs for erectile dysfunction (phosphodiesterase inhibitors), such as sildenafil, tadalafil, or vardenafil. Concomitant use can cause severe hypotension, syncope, or myocardial ischemia.
Do not use Monoket in patients who are taking the soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator riociguat. Concomitant use can cause hypotension.
Isosorbide mononitrate is the major active metabolite of isosorbide dinitrate (ISDN), and most of the clinical activity of the dinitrate is attributable to the mononitrate.
The principal pharmacological action of isosorbide mononitrate is relaxation of vascular smooth muscle and consequent dilatation of peripheral arteries and veins, especially the latter. Dilation of the veins promotes peripheral pooling of blood and decreases venous return to the heart, thereby reducing left ventricular end-diastolic pressure and pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (preload). Arteriolar relaxation reduces systemic vascular resistance, systolic arterial pressure, and mean arterial pressure (afterload). Dilatation of the coronary arteries also occurs. The relative importance of preload reduction, afterload reduction and coronary dilatation remains undefined.
Dosing regimens for most chronically used drugs are designed to provide plasma concentrations that are continuously greater than a minimally effective concentration. This strategy is inappropriate for organic nitrates. Several well-controlled clinical trials have used exercise testing to assess the antianginal efficacy of continuously-delivered nitrates. In the large majority of these trials, active agents were indistinguishable from placebo after 24 hours (or less) of continuous therapy. Attempts to overcome tolerance by dose escalation, even to doses far in excess of those used acutely, have consistently failed. Only after nitrates have been absent from the body for several hours has their antianginal efficacy been restored.
The drug-free interval sufficient to avoid tolerance to isosorbide mononitrate has not been completely defined. In the only regimen of twice-daily isosorbide mononitrate that has been shown to avoid development of tolerance, the two doses of monoket® tablets are given 7 hours apart, so there is a gap of 17 hours between the second dose of each day and the first dose of the next day. Taking account of the relatively long half-life of isosorbide mononitrate this result is consistent with those obtained for other organic nitrates.
The asymmetric twice-daily regimen of monoket®tablets successfully avoided significant rebound/withdrawal effects. The incidence and magnitude of such phenomena have appeared, in studies of other nitrates, to be highly dependent upon the schedule of nitrate administration.
monoket®is rapidly and completely absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. In humans, monoket®is not subject to first pass metabolism in the liver. The absolute bioavailability of isosorbide mononitrate from monoket®tablets is nearly 100%. Peak plasma concentrations usually occur in about 30-60 minutes. monoket®exhibits dose proportionality over the recommended dose range. Food does not significantly affect the absorption or bioavailability of monoket®. Metoprolol coadministration did not change the pharmacokinetics of monoket®. The volume of distribution is approximately 0.6 L/kg. Plasma protein binding of monoket® was found to be less than 5%.
When radiolabelled isosorbide mononitrate was administered to humans in order to elucidate the metabolic fate, about half of the dose was found denitrated and renally excreted as isosorbide and sorbitol. One quarter of the dose was accounted for as conjugates of the parent drug in the urine. None of these metabolites is vasoactive. Only 2% of the dose was excreted as unchanged drug.
The overall elimination half-life of monoket®is about 5 hours. The rate of clearance is the same in healthy young adults, in patients with various degrees of renal, hepatic or cardiac dysfunction and in the elderly. When radiolabelled isosorbide mononitrate was administered to humans, 93% of the dose was excreted within 48 hours into the urine. Renal excretion was virtually complete after 5 days; fecal excretion amounted to only 1% of the dose.
monoket®has no known effect on renal and hepatic function. In patients with varying degrees of renal failure, dosage adjustment does not appear necessary. In patients with liver cirrhosis, the pharmacokinetic parameters after a single dose of monoket®were similar to the values found in healthy volunteers.
Isosorbide mononitrate is significantly removed from the blood during hemodialysis; however , an additional dose to compensate for drug lost is not necessary. In patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, blood levels are similar to patients not on dialysis.
The acute and chronic antianginal efficacy of monoket®has been confirmed in clinical trials. The clinical efficacy of monoket®was studied in 21 stable angina pectoris patients. After single dose administration of monoket®, 20 mg, the exercise capacity was increased by 42.7% after one hour, 29.6% after 6 hours, and by 25% after eight hours when compared to placebo. Controlled trials of single doses of monoket®tablets have demonstrated that antianginal activity is present about 1 hour after dosing, with peak effect seen from 1-4 hours after dosing.
In one multicenter placebo-controlled trial, monoket®was found to be safe and effective during acute and chronic (3 weeks) treatment of angina pectoris. Two hundred fourteen (214) patients were enrolled in the trial; 54 patients were randomized to receive placebo and 106 patients were randomized to receive 10 or 20 mg of monoket®twice daily seven hours apart. The largest effect of monoket®, compared to placebo, was on day one – dose one. Although 14 hours after the first dose of day 14, the increase in exercise tolerance due to monoket®was statistically significant, the increase was about half of that seen 2 hours after the first dose of day one. On day 21, two hours after the first dose the effect of monoket®was 60 to 70% of that seen on day one.
Patients should be told that the antianginal efficacy of Monoket® tablets can be maintained by carefully following the prescribed schedule of dosing (two doses taken seven hours apart). For most patients, this can be accomplished by taking the first dose on awakening and the second dose 7 hours later.
As with other nitrates, daily headaches sometimes accompany treatment with isosorbide mononitrate. In patients who get these headaches, the headaches are a marker of the activity of the drug. Patients should resist the temptation to avoid headaches by altering the schedule of their treatment with isosorbide mononitrate, since loss of headache may be associated with simultaneous loss of antianginal efficacy. Aspirin and/or acetaminophen, on the other hand, often successfully relieve isosorbide mononitrate-induced headaches with no deleterious effect on isosorbide mononitrate's antianginal efficacy.
Treatment with isosorbide mononitrate may be associated with light-headedness on standing, especially just after rising from a recumbent or seated position. This effect may be more frequent in patients who have also consumed alcohol.
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The subject premises is a corner three-storey commercial shop-office located in Medan Batu Lanchang, Jelutong, Penang island.
It sits on a leasehold land (expires 25 Oct 2086) sized 1,399 sq. ft. with a total built-up area of 3,581 sq. ft. (Ground 1,107 sq. ft.; First 1,237 sq. ft.; Second 1,237 sq. ft.). All three levels are tenanted.
Now for sale with tenancy return at MYR 2,880,000.
Medan Batu Lanchang is the road around the commercial component of Taman Seri Damai in Batu Lanchang, George Town, Penang.
Medan Batu Lanchang forms a horseshoe with both ends connecting with Lebuhraya Batu Lanchang. It encompasses two rows of shophouses in the area, with the Batu Lanchang Hawker Centre and market on its north side. The side facing Lebuhraya Batu Lanchang is occupied by a three-storey commercial complex called The Gallery.


Overlooking bobbing sailboats on the shimmering blue waters of the picturesque harbour, Hamilton Princess & Beach Club, has emerged from a multi-million pound transformation into a luxurious urban resort. The hotel offers well-appointed rooms and suites, most with spectacular views, a full service marina which also offers a complete menu of water sports, two swimming pools, a putting green and alfresco dining at three eateries including celebrity Chef Marcus Samuelsson's signature Marcus' Bermuda make the resort the ultimate destination when travelling to Bermuda. Blissful days can be spent at the private Princess Beach Club located at one of the island's most picturesque spots, Slinky Bay or at the wellness spa with spa pool and yoga pavilion. Admire pieces of contemporary artwork by Andy Warhol and, Damien Hurst posed against the historical crown mouldings in the hotel lobby on a guided tour.
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During the last few years ultrasonic testing procedures for concrete and concrete construction components using single-sided pulse-echo-techniques have made visible progress. The common work of a nation-wide usergroup in Germany[Ref. 2], applying tests to the same specimen, has especially spured improvements in the different testing-systems by comparison and the exchange of experience. It was an important result of the two testseries carried out since 1994 that the physically and technically different methods had specific advantages as well as limitations. Thus, the participating groups like ourselves, were able to concentrate the development of the used testsystem specifically on its recognized advantages.
The technique of the testing-system used at the University of Dortmund is based on the fast transformation of gathered ultrasonic data from A-scans to online generated B-scans. Therefore it is a fast and in-situ utilizing procedure with no need for time-taking recalculations after the testing. As shown below (see Chapt. 3), it allows us instantly to identify positions or areas that are significant for the testing task. The results of the testing can be checked immediately.
This paper reports experiences and developments gained on the testing-system NFUS2300 [Ref. 6]. It will show the advanced state of the used technique and present a successful in-situ testing.
Today the application of US-Pulse-Echo-Technique is intensively used and proven on metal components. Due to the homogenious properties of metals, high ultrasonic frequencies (> 1MHz) can be applied. In most cases a visualisation of the data with A-scans on an oscilloscope is valid to reliably find defects, cracks etc.. Since concrete is a quite inhomgenious substance (aggregates, hardened cement paste, air voids), the US-frequencies used here have to be reduced to at least 250kHz [Ref. 7], and partly intense scattering or reflecting will appear in the recieved ultrasonic signals. This causes the direct displaying of A-scans with a visual evaluation by the tester to be of little significance. New measuring- and data-evaluation-procedures were needed to place additional information at the testers disposal.
The testing-system used here allows computer-aided monitoring of the data in a B-scan. This method of displaying the data makes it most comfortable for the tester to evaluate large numbers of single measurements (´shots´) at a glance. Moving the transducer along the concrete surface one is able to directly compare the data from different positions simultaneously recieving information on intensity and phases of the signal and their relative changes. A Pentium-PC, included in the testing-system, visualizes the B-scans with indicated colours or grayscale by running a specially developed online-imaging software (Fig. 1). This computer imaging turns out to be very effectiv for the localisation of defects or backwall-echos not detected in the A-scan. In the online display, relative deviations in the specimen are indicated and can be recognized quite easily. Therefore, a previously coarse localisation e.g. of a defect, more complete views of the area can follow. The tests may be documented in the future by saving the scans, with an additional text record, to disc or color printer.
A further shaping of the measured signal becomes necessary due to the heterogene structure of the concrete. A reduction of the data-flow is neccessary to substantially ease the evaluation. For this purpose, a low-pass filter cuts down the measured signal to the frequencies significant for longitudinal modes in the concrete. Former researches pointed out optimal results around 100kHz [Ref. 3-5]. Consequently, the testing-system can be switched to perform low-pass filtering at different cut-off frequencies. The adjusted optimum frequency is most dependent on the maximum aggregate built in the specimen. With intent to suppress excessiv scattering, lower cut-off frequencies must be used at larger aggregate sizes (putting up with a minor resolution [Ref. 1]). This adjustment and all further functions are completely controlled by the integrated PC (Fig. 2).
Due to the high absorption of the ultrasound in the concrete and the geometrical divergence resulting from the spherical shape of the ultrasonic field [Ref. 7], it is advantageous to implement an adjustable gain control with optional apertures over the time of flight. This enables us to analyse echo signals out of different depths at equal levels. With this procedure it becomes possible to detect both an echo of a defect and the backwall in one scan. The amplification-curve can optionally be programmed free by the tester in respect to the physical demands. The quality and significance of a measurement substantially depends on the system transducer / specimen. The applied transducer needs to have a high, optimal to the concrete adapted attenuation to ensure both a maximum sound-input into the concrete and a minimum relaxation time (dead time) of the transducer after excitation. Components used here are available today, so that the Pulse-Echo-Technique of testing concrete comes closer to practical use.
Besides a further development of the transducers a further optimazation can be achieved by using different coupling-means depending on the testing conditions and additional shaping of the excitation pulse in relation to its frequency range and energy. At the testing-system this is realized by a free adjustability of the duration of the excitation pulse from 0.1 to 20µs (el.). As a rule this optimazation has to be repeated for every new, specific testing arrangement (transducer/coupling means/concrete), but it is executable within a few moments via the PC. Additonally, slight differences between identically designed transducers can occur and should be considered.
In addition to these technical advancements the testing-system was miniaturized and mostly integrated during the last few years. This improved the handling in-situ distinctly. The visualisation is now performed by a flat-screen TFT-display, and the keyboard can be fixed as part of the device (Fig. 3).
In 1997 a fly-ash storage silo (Fig. 4) at a German power-plant was damaged by a pressure-overload during filling. The silo was built in 1974 as a slipform concrete construction. In accordance to the newest technology of the times the built-in sliding ducts had not been filled with mortar or cement paste during construction. For the repair it was necessary to inject these ducts with cement paste. For injection and ventilation it became necessary to drill holes at both ends of the ducts.
It was not possible to relocate the number and positions of the ducts from the construction drawings (Fig. 7). Due to the outer circumference of the silo, about 25 meters, a non- or rarely destructive testing method was needed for the localization. Because the building was still in use, it was only accessable from the exterior side. We chose the ultrasonic pulse-echo-technique as an appropriate way of doing the testing.
As reported before [Ref. 1], there are some essential parameters that influence the results of the testing, such as the thickness of the expired specimen, the quality and coarse grain of the built-in concrete, and the properties of the specimen-surface for the transducer´s coupling. At the onset of testings none of these parameters were available. As a result, we had to carry out preliminary investigations in order to prove the applicability of our testing-technique "in situ".
The first visual inspection of the silo showed a large number of fine cracks especially in the middle loading area of the silo. This could worsen the ultrasonic results considerably. At the top area of the silo only a few cracks were observed, therefore testing at this site was given the best chance. Furthermore, the inspection showed that the surface of the building was coated with a quite granulated and sandy finish which would prevent the ultrasonic transducer from coupling reliably to the concrete. Since good coupling is one of the main parameters in assuring a good testingresult, the surface was needed to be prepared by grinding it with an abrasive tape grinder.
By request of the owner, two concrete test cores (Ø 15cm) were drilled out of the building. The wall thickness was determined at 25cm, with the maximum aggregate size being about 32mm. Accidentially, one of the drills (core B2, Fig. 6) hit a duct. The depth of the duct was 15cm with a diameter of 3cm. According to these parameters and the geometry, which former studies [Ref. 1] concluded, the dectection of a defect (here: the duct) under these conditions would be possible if at least one dimension of the defect exceeds 4cm. Since the duct´s diameter was only 3cm, whereas the parameter of the testing-system was 4cm, possibly more than one drill would be needed to hit a duct. Therefore we proposed, that if the duct was not instantly hit, two more drillings with a horizontal distance of 2,5cm left and right to the measured position should be made. This insured striking the duct.
At core B2 a transverse crack going through from the surface down to the duct was found, as well as some weak reinforcement bars. Because both the crack and the bars could worsen the ultrasonic results by sound-scattering and -reflecting, it wasn´t certain that a successful testing could be done. To gather more information, the core B2 was additionally tested in the laboratory. After smoothening the rough surface of the core by grinding, it turned out to be possible to detect a weak, but significant echo-signal from the duct. Consequently it was jugded positive to locate the ducts "in situ" at least in the areas with slight cracking, and not to close to weak reinforcement.
According to these preliminary testings, we proposed the following procedure. Because there was only slight cracking at the upper section of the silo (marked in Fig. 7), it would be most promising to start the testing there. In the case of dectecting significant echos from a duct, we would drill directly into the building on trial to test the result. Furthermore, it was assumed that the ducts would lie completely vertically. Because there was a poor chance of the ultrasound-testing beeing successful at the lower, extremly cracked injection area, it was proposed to localize the ducts there by connecting the positions found in the upper section vertically down to the lower section with a vertical lead line (distance ca. 15m). After marking the measured position of the ducts, they should be found by drilling on trial there as well. In the same way, the holes for the ventilation during injection, at the top of the building should be drilled.
After scaffolding the building was completely accessable from the outside. As proposed, we started the testing in the upper section. Due to the worsening influence of weak reinforcment bars on the ultrasound-signal, we first specified the testing section using a reinforcement-finder to avoid measuring above the bars. Secondly, the surface was prepared by grinding it to perform a good coupling of the transducer. The coupling agent was glycerine.
Fortunatly the drill core B2 struck a duct, so that a position to start the testing was given. Because the distance between the borrow-site of core B2 and the testing section was about 8m, it would give a first hint, if the ducts were really vertically built in as we assumed. The ultrasound-testing-system was adjusted to the parameters found in the laboratory at core B2 (low-pass-filtering at 50 kHz, relatively high pulse-power at 6µs pulse-width). The B-Scan showed a clear response-signal; this position was marked and instantly drilled. The depth of the drilling was limited to 16cm to avoid penetration of the silo-wall. The duct was struck directly at a depth of about 15cm. It could be proved, that at least this duct was positioned absolutly vertically in the building.
The second main testing task was to localize the position of the next duct and to establish a, more than likely regular, grid. After consulting the owner´s engineers it could only be estimated, that the grid would be between 1 - 4m. We then conducted a continious scan over a full length of 4m.
Weak echo-signals were detected 1,20m from the first duct, but the drilling only hit a reinforcement bar, which had not been found before. In a distance of 1,80m a slight, but significant signal was found and in 3,60m distance a clear and significant echo appeared. Both positions were then drilled. While the drilling at d= 3,60m directly hit the duct, the drilling at d= 1,80m initially failed, although two further attempts with a horizontal shift of 2,5cm (see above) were made. Subsequently, we suspected the duct´s grid system to be positioned at 3,60m. We, therefore, concentrated our tests on these areas. At all new positions tested clear echo-signals were found (see Scans in Fig. 8). This resulted in 7 ducts localized around the circumference. In most cases the drilling instantly hit the ducts, henceforth all ducts were found.
Since the grid of 3,60m seemed to be quite large and since we had recieved a weaker echo-signal between the ducts 1 and 2 (d= 1,80m; see Fig. 7) the position 2A was once more examined by drilling in horizontal steps of 2,5cm. The drillings turned out to be not deep enough, therefore the duct was not hit in the first testing-series, although we knew it had to be there. We concluded in hitting the duct at this medium-position, too. Thus, the real grid of the ducts was 1,80m and the total number of ducts found resulted 14. This number of ducts and their regular arrangement around the circumference of the silo seemed to be reasonable from the engineering standpoint. Consequently, it seems safe to assume that all ducts have been found by the testing.
The following work of drilling the final holes for the injection and ventilation was carried out by manual labours according to the orders described above. The owner returned a positive result for this operation, especially the orientation of the ducts in the building being absolutly vertical, henceforth the proposed procedure succeeded.
The testing presented above demonstrates that the single-sided ultrasonic pulse-echo-technique has the capability to become a reliable application for testing concrete as well. Especially in the case shown, no alternative NDT-technique seemed to be applicable. Since the modern sophisticated computer-technologies are rapidly advancing, there is some space left for further improvements e.g. on the computation of scans. Enhanced transducer-technologies are presently being developed and will increase the significance of the ultrasonic signals. On the other hand it is unneglectable that the experience of the testing personnel is still one of the main influences on a good testing result. Secondly there seem to be only physical limitations for pulse-echo-methods to succeed in the testing of concrete, e.g. the increased scattering of the sound-signal with greater depth of intrusion as well as very tight built-in reinforcement. Being applied to an appropriate testing task, the ultrasonic pulse-echo-technique can achieve reliable results as shown above.


That part of Melbourne, the Clifton Hill end of Hoddle Street, certainly brings back some good and bad memories. My wife, who was my girlfriend at the time, she and I went past Hoddle Street on the night of the shootings. Probably about 10 minutes before it happened. That's a fairly sad thing for us.
But a happy memory is standing at the railway gates there and watching the Olympic torch run past in, I think, 2000. Other memories are going to the footy in Clifton Hill, but getting kicked off the train and having to catch the bus, because they were doing rail works.
Another sad thing: the day my son was born, when my wife went into labor, I was driving to work and there was a thing on the radio about someone had been knocked off their motorbike and killed down near the Pioneer cement factory down there. Near the Shell service station. That was the day my son was born. And the guy that got knocked off the motorbike was actually our next-door neighbour. So, some good memories and some terrible memories of Hoddle Street.
Punt Road is the divide between home territory and 'the park'. When my children were small it was almost a daily ritual to visit the playground, first crossing at the lights. Imagine the excitement of a little boy when roadworks were commenced to widen this very busy road. The playground was forgotten as we sat (yes, sat) and watched the big machinery go about their work. It wasn't long before I found it necessary to visit the library to research the names and functions of these wonderful 'beasts'.
Nowadays, we still cross Punt Road – to support our favourite team, the Tigers!
I am a 53-year-old women who has been travelling Punt Road since I was 18. I used to lived in a flat on Punt Road – with the screeching of the brakes a nightly occurrence and the Nylex clock my own personal clock. I lived in Abbotsford and caught the 246 bus when I studied at Swinburne in the 80s. I lived in Richmond and travelled to Swinburne to work, again, on the 246.
For many years my son travelled to school on the 246 along Punt Road. First with his loving mum then ignoring her to hang with his mates.
My best friend lived in Elsternwick and, when I again lived in Abbotsford, I travelled between our two homes again on the 246 (she passed away almost two years ago). Sometimes it would take two hours, sometimes 20 minutes.
I now live in Westgarth and still work at Swinburne/NICA and still travel on the 246. I have an amazing array of 'shoe shots' of my feet up in the bus as I yet again journey down Punt Road. A girl has to occupy her time whilst the footy traffic clears and I do love shoes! You see I don't drive, and have never driven, so Punt Road is my walking route. My bus route. My taxi route. And many times I sit in other's cars as we crawl along the road that has become an artery of my life. Punt Road is truly my road!
My father (born 1914 or 15) had a story about the punt road hill - when he was a little boy a man was driving a horse drawn vehicle with a heavy load up the hill and mercilessly whipping the horse(s) which was struggling, not coping with the the steepness. My father was dismayed/mortified/deeply embarrassed when his outspoken, horse-loving mother very loudly scolded and abused the man.


Since its merger with Megapath, Netifice (Formerly Epoch Internet) has become quite the reliable company (not to say it wasn't reliable to begin with). They advertise themselves as a trustworthy T1 service provider that leading companies such as Eileen Fisher and Unos Chicago Grill utilize to operate their businesses.
Some history: When Netifice merged with Megapath, Megapath was absorbed, however the named was permenantly changed to Megapath for the benefit of better brand awareness. Previous to the Megapath-Netifice Merger, Netifice was originally a merger of Netifice and Epoch Internet. It should be noted that Epoch Internet was one of the original Tier One networks dating back to the early 1990s. If I am not mistaken their network was built new by WilTel Fiber. They were also the largest privately owned backbone in the US (not publicly traded). As a result, service and customer service was superior. Epoch Internet was easily the best performing backbone throughout the 1990s and this is well documented. This means Megapath is a tier one backbone and still retains some of the best connectivity around. Megapath is one of the few T1 providers left (aside from Sprint and Qwest) that can probably still provide a real Clear Channel T1 line if requested and not some oversubscribed frame junk. Complaints about the company or service before the merger were nonexistent, though since the merger some complaints have increased.
The Services: At an affordable price of about $421 per month, you get a whole network of goodies including a managed firewall and VoIP. To start, the installation and router are free, and you are guaranteed to have the equipment installed within 30 days of purchase.
Most of their commitments aren't bad either. Netifice offers a maximum latency of 85 ms, a maximum packet loss of only 0.3%, and a 99.999% uptime availability. Should any of these commitments not be met, you will receive service credit in return. Sounds like a pretty good deal to me.
Of course, here come the drawbacks. Netifice does not provide commitments on everything, such as the throughput and scheduled downtime. Although there is a customer service department, Netifice only has about 300 employees, which immediately tells you that you'll probably have to wait in line for a while if you call them. That might be bad for businesses that rely on the up-to-the-minute broadcasts for the smooth running of their trade.
The good: Affordable price for the reliable, clear channel T1 line. Relatively smooth internet that other well-known, respectable companies have come to rely upon. Good commitments in the areas where Netifice offers commitments.
The bad: Small ISP company = fewer employees = fewer service representatives and technicians. If you experience any trouble, you may find yourself waiting a while for support.
The bottom line: From the consensus of opinions and reviews, Netifice seems like a good company to subscribe to. It's a relatively safe bet in terms of pricing and connectivity. And really, that's all you could ask for.


This video is clearly fake. The voice recording was too clear to be recorded in 1989. I was born that year, and I remember voice recorders were very unclear and distorted until I was almost in my teens. However there may be something to the legend, there have been real recorded sightings of things either matching or coming very close to the description for at least decades, including one of my friend's father when he was a child. Slightly different though, his had a mouth, and long white hair.
He was seen in Norway. But where in Norway? I live in Norway. Today I was at small friday club for teenagers. When we were in a big hall, the doors were open. Me and my friend could look outside. And then, when we just took a look outside at the same time, we saw someone going in the bushes with a black suit and what ever it was, it went with same speed as slender.
Actually, it's started on 4chan around 2009.
So you remember and you where 0 years old?
I seem to have developed a strange addiction for scaring myself. first the rugrats theory, now this!


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Q: how to I make HTTPS url/link work to my amazon EC2 instance? I've set up my website via amazon ec2 instance, I've propagated my third party domain using route 53, all is working fine for HTTP traffic, in security policies I've allowed https, and in amazon certificate manager I've set up a certificate for both mydomain.com and www.mydomain.com
It seems to have been issued, but the https URL is not going to my domain. Is there anything I'm missing?
picture of amazon certificate manager showing issued

A: AWS ACM certificates can only be used on:

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*load balancers,

*CloudFront distribution,

*API Gateway, and

*Nitro Enclaves.

This means it can't be used on instances (not in enclaves).
Thus, if you don't want to use any of the above options, you have to get a SSL certificate from a third party. A popular choice is https://letsencrypt.org/ with https://certbot.eff.org/ and setup it on your instance, using for example, nginx.


I learned my dad came out of Hospital yesterday, since he didn't need any further operations but just 'flushing through'. Good news for us, but bloody painful for him.
Yesterday I went on a training course in Eastbourne for Information Workers from different CVS across East Sussex and today I've been putting some of what we learned into practice. One of the items was about exploring the potential of Google Calendar as a mechanism for creating shared information about training and events across the county. So today I've been setting up a google account, building a calendar, knocking up a second outlook calendar and trying out how much we can get for free.
I didn't finish putting the copy together for Hastings Community News until about 8pm on Friday night. Not that its a great problem, since over the years I've come to enjoy late evening working on publications for print. I think its a habit I developed in the early 1980s when I lived in Reading. While everyone else went out to the pub, I was part of that small band of people who were conviced they could change the world by spending Friday and Saturday night pasting-up, plate making or litho printing some sort of community publication.
On Sunday I visited my allotment to see how the fruit bush cuttings were getting on. I took cuttings of redcurrent, gooseberry and blackcurrent plants in November 2005 and these now need transplanting . I've been really surprised at how easy it is to produce new fruit bushes from cuttings. All you do is wait until the leaves fall off an old bush in October / November, then cut a foot and a half of thats years growth off the end and stick it in a bit of sandy nursery ground. Wait for about a year and a half – until its grown some roots of its own- dig the cutting up again and plant it where you want it.
Sorry about that, this morning the wildlife pond in my back garden was full of frogs, already doing what frogs tend to do as the day length increases. Anyway, a facinating half hour before going to work wondering quite where they all come from, since there now seems to be more frogs than pond. Still, I'm glad to see them back since they always give the feeling that spring and Bill Oddie will soon be with us.
Anyway, back infront of the PC today, picking up some enquiries about people who want to do our new training courses on developing community groups, called The Committee Conundrum. People seem to be picking up on this through our Community News by email service, which I started when I first came into post about 6 months ago. As well as the savings that Community News by email is providing in terms of stamps, printing and envelopes, its also means we can spend less officer time collating. The other bonus is that people who get Community News by email, get full colour PDFs and we get something in their their email inbox every month (which increases the amount of feedback we get from other voluntary organisations).
I'm the Information Officer at Hastings Voluntary Action. Most days I'm in our office in the centre of Hastings, UK from 9am – 5pm, working on our newsletter, database, website, intranet and all things communications and/or geeky.
When I'm not at work I may be growing things on my allotment, swimming up and down the local pool, stomping about the countryside or climbing things.
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