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Mexico and US line up for Gold Cup's game of thrones
July 5 – The Concacaf Gold Cup reaches its conclusion on Sunday with the two form teams of the competition, Mexico and USA, battling for the title at the sold-out Soldier Field in Chicago.
It has been an eagerly awaited clash from the start of the tournament with both team under new coaches and playing regimes that have lit up a fascinating 16 match day schedule of double headers.
In many respects the Gold Cup is something of an endurance event with recovery and game-by-game tactical adjustments crucial to going the full distance.
While their paths to the final have not perhaps been as smoot as expected – Mexico had to go through extra time and penalties in the quarter final and extra time again in the semi – the two teams who are the power houses in the region and have generally played the most attractive football have made it there.
Surprisingly, considering their dominance of the region, the two teams have not met in a Gold Cup final since 2011.
This is the 15th edition of the Gold Cup, in the previous 14 editions Mexico have won seven times and the US six times. They have only met in the final four times and Mexico have won each of those encounters.
Mexico will start as favourites in Chicago with a reputation that has significantly enhanced during the tournament, even though the past two games have not seen their dominance of possession translate into the free-scoring of goals that coach Gerardo Martino would like to have seen – and perhaps their play deserved.
US coach Gregg Berhalter, at his first press conference of the tournament, in answer to the first question put to him said "you know we're not favourites to win, right?" Perhaps not, but he knows they have a very good shot and that the Mexican final will be the first big test of his developing team, playing style and ethic.
Early on Berhalter emphasised he was telling his players to be patient and not feel the need to rush their game as they came to terms in what for the US was a new style of play and a new group of younger players.
The US have impressed defensively – they only let their first goal of the tournament in against Jamaica in the semi-final – though they have yet to face periods of sustained pressure. Going forward they have been effective on both flanks with Paul Arriola on the left particularly impressive and new boy Kevin Boyd making an impact early in the tournament and Reggie Cannon taking over where he left off.
The game changer for the US though is undoubtedly Christian Pulisic who has been brought into a more central role than he plays at club level. It is a been a position he has improved at in every game. Alongside him is a very competitive Weston McKennie. They are both scoring goals. Sitting behind them Michael Bradley brings a reassuring authority and stability.
Up front the US threat needs to become a little more threatening. Long time US front man Jozy Altidore came in for Gyasi Zardes in the semi-final. However they have both notched up goals.
Mexico have marched their way around the US venues with a style and swagger that has made them exciting to watch. Like the US, coach Gerardo Martino has them playing a much wider game than previously and with an attacking movement that creates multiple opportunities. They scored 13 goals in the group stage with Uriel Antuna and Raul Jimenez calling the tune. Mexico's midfield has been particularly impressive and especially their ability to pressure opposition into giving the ball away. With captain Andres Guardado again every present, they bring a much more seasoned approach to take on the US's younger looking central play.
Martino has martialled his team well throughout the tournament and having started with a number of players carrying injury, gets to the final with a full squad to pick from. Veteran Hector Moreno, now fully fit, adds an authority and battle hardened confidence to Martino's squad.
Mexico also have the advantage of coming out the right side of what was a Gold Cup classic against Costa Rica in the quarter final. The US have yet to be tested in this kind of do-or-die contest.
The way the draw for this expanded Gold Cup fell allowed for Concacaf's two highest ranked teams to make it to the final. They have both completed that part of the journey, though they would have found it more competitive than they had perhaps expected. Now the expectation is for a classic Gold Cup final between Concacaf's big dogs. Two football nations expect.
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The nation that will insist upon drawing a broad line of distinction between the fighting man and the thinking man is liable to find its fighting done by fools and its thinking by cowards.
-- Sir William Francis Butler
Victory On The Potomac: The Goldwater-Nichols Act Unifies The Pentagon
by James R., III Locher
War is waged not only on battlefields. In the mid-1980s a high-stakes political struggle to redesign the relationships among the president, secretary of defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and warfighting commanders in the field resulted in the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986. Author James R. Locher III played a key role in the congressional effort to repair a dysfunctional military whose interservice squabbling had cost American taxpayers billions of dollars and put the lives of thousands of servicemen and women at risk. Victory on this front helped make possible the military successes the United States has enjoyed since the passage of the bill and to prepare it for the challenges it must still face.Victory on the Potomac provides the first detailed history of how Congress unified the Pentagon and does so with the benefit of an insider's view. In a fast-paced account that reads like a novel, Locher follows the bill through congressional committee to final passage, making clear that the process is neither abstract nor automatic. His vivid descriptions bring to life the amazing cast of this real-life drama, from the straight-shooting chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Barry Goldwater, to the peevishly stubborn secretary of defense, Caspear Weinberger.Locher's analysis of political maneuvering and bureaucratic infighting will fascinate anyone who has an interest in how government works, and his understanding of the stakes in military reorganization will make clear why this legislative victory meant so much to American military capability.
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A number of national and multinational companies recruited students, mostly from B.Com (Hons) and Economics (Hons), offering, on average, Rs2.5 lakh pa.
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times
Keshav Mahavidyalaya
Courses/seats B.A. (Hons) in Psycholgy 20; B.Sc (Hons) Computer Science 60, Physics 30, Electronics 20 and Mathematics 30; B.Sc (Pass) Applied Physical Sciences 30 and Mathematical Science 30; B.Com (Hons) 100; BBS (Bachelor of Business Studies) 30
Fee structure B.A. (Hons) in Psycholgy Rs4,000; B.Sc (Hons) Computer Science Rs20,166, Electronics Rs4,996; B.Com (Hons) Rs6,160; B.Sc (Pass) Applied Physical Sciences Rs6,646, Mathematical Science Rs6,010
Quota SC/ST 22.5%; OBC 9% this year; sports/ECA/others: As per Delhi University rules
Faculty strength 20 Hostel Not available
Placement cell Last year, 30 companies, among them Infosys, Wipro and IBN Daskh, recruited 73 students, offering, on average, Rs3 lakh p.a.
Societies and clubs Blitzkrieg (annual computer festival); Rotaract Club (organises blood donation camps)
email admin@keshavmv.org
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— Compiled by Pratik N. Singh
Ram Lal Anand (Morning)
Courses/seats B.A. (Hons) English, History, Political Science and Geology; Journalism in Hindi; B.Sc Microbiology, Computer Science, Statistics, B.Com (Hons), B.A. (Pass), B.Com (Pass) 20-25 seats in each course
Fee structure B.A. (Hons) Rs4,478*; Journalism in Hindi Rs17,978*; B.Sc (Hons) Microbiology Rs6,278*; B.Sc (Hons) Computer Science Rs22,478*; B.Sc (Hons) Statistics Rs6,278*; B.Com (Hons) Rs6,978*; B.A. (Pass) Rs4,478*; B.Com (Pass) Rs6,978*
(*Figures are for 2007-08. There will likely be a 10% hike in fee this year)
Hostel Not available Faculty strength 60
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Ram Lal Anand (evening)
Courses/seats B.A. (Hons) Economics, Business Economics, English 30 seats each; Political Science & Hindi 35 seats each; B.A. (general) 120 seats. B.Com (Hons) 40 seats; B.Com (general) 120 seats
Fee structure Fees for various courses range between Rs3,900 and Rs15,000. For B.Com (Hons) fee is approximately Rs4,900; for Business Economics it's Rs15,000 and for other courses it is approximately Rs3,900. Fees unlikely to be raised this year
Placement cell Last year, a number of national and multinational companies recruited students, mostly from B.Com (Hons) and Economics (Hons), offering, on average, Rs2.5 lakh p.a.
Campus life College fest called 'Lahar' is an annual feature. Festival includes talent show, debates, seminars, group discussions etc. There are a few societies like Art and Culture Society and Trekking Society.
In a statement issued, the ministry also said that the zoo authorities have been directed to use disinfectant spray of lime juice.(HT/File Photo)
Delhi zoo reports first bird flu death, doubles down on safety measures
By Soumya Pillai, New Delhi
Environment ministry officials confirmed that with the positive case at Delhi zoo, safety protocol at the premises had been intensified. The only solace this time, as compared to the last avian flu breakout at the zoo in 2016, is that this time the zoo is already closed for the general public.


Bugatti boss Stephan Winkelmann revealed a couple of months ago there's a possibility the automaker could add an SUV to its range.
Such a vehicle would be just the latest in a series of expensive, powerful, and luxurious SUVs that are shaking up the market. It would join the likes of the Rolls-Royce Cullinan, Bentley Bentayga, Lamborghini Urus and upcoming Aston Martin DBX and Ferrari Purosangue in yet another market catering for the uber-rich.
Let's be honest, however. The world does not need a Bugatti SUV, even if it were to look as good as this. But it just might get it, so let's see what it might look like.
The rendering you're looking at comes from Giorgi Tedorazdze and depicts a low-slung SUV from the French manufacturer with a number of Chiron-inspired cues. It also adopts a shape that's much more appealing that we've seen in other Bugatti SUV renderings.
At the front, the vehicle has a modified horseshoe grille, headlights combining elements of those from the Chiron and Divo, a rugged front bumper, and diagonal LED daytime running lights. Other noteworthy design elements of the vehicle include retractable door handles, flared wheel arches, and a character line that stretches along the hood and flows over the roof. As SUVs go, it looks pretty good.
Nonetheless, we still see no need for a Bugatti SUV. After all, the average Bugatti owner has 84 other cars, some of which are, logically, SUVs. Yet, it's almost certain that, if it were to enter production, it would probably sell in no time at all.
A limousine like the Galibier concept is a more logical choice for a second model and follows the tradition of the Bugatti Royale.
plus its hard to justify a million dollar suv, even if it's a performance one.
No a Bugatti SUV will cost less than a million € but above the Bentley Bentayga and the Rolls-Royce Cullinan. Something like 600/700K€.
"The World Really Doesn't Need A Bugatti" or any other exotic car. But we want them.
Sometimes exceptionally wealthy people do have a purpose.
That could easily end up as the most expensive TOuareg rebadge so far….
I hope they target the Range Rover, like the Cullinan and Bentayga did, instead of the Urus, like the DBX is.
Of course they will make an SUV. It will be, however, significantly cheaper than Chiron. Big limousines are obsolete and Bugatti (like all other brands) knows it.


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Her first collection of short stories, Satellite City, and her novel Sweetheart have both won Commonwealth literary prizes. Sweetheart has been translated into French (Trésor) and was awarded the Prix Carbet des lycéens in 2017.
Other books include Stories From Yard (first published in Italian translation as Racconti giamaicani), Doctor's Orders and When the Rain Stopped in Natland. Her most recent novel is A Million Aunties - longlisted for the 2022 Dublin Literary Award.
Her work has also appeared in a range of literary magazines and in anthologies such as Stories from Blue Latitudes, The Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories, Global Tales, Girls Night In, and To Exist is to Resist.
She was longlisted for the Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award in 2019.


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Long March, Army and National Interest
Posted date: January 20, 2013 In: Articles | comment : 0
By Sajjad Shaukat
After signing of the Islamabad Long March Declaration by the representatives of the coalition government and Dr Muhammad Tahirul Qadri, the chief of Tehrik-e-Minhaj-ul-Quran (TMQ) and Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) on January 17, this year, the five days episode was ended, which started from Lahore on January 13, and continued at the D-Chowk of the federal Capital where thousands of persons continued the sit-in for the implementation of Dr Qadri's demands.
The agreement includes the dissolution of the National Assembly before March 16, 2013 so that elections can be held within 90 days; one month will be given for scrutiny of nomination papers for the purpose of pre-clearance of the candidates. No candidate would be allowed to start the election campaign until pre-clearance, and in consultation with Pakistan Awami Tehreek, names of two honest and impartial persons for appointment as caretaker prime minister will be chosen. While, issue of composition of the Election Commission of Pakistan will be discussed at the next meeting on January 27, 2013 at the Minhaj-ul-Quran Secretariat, Lahore.
Different interpretations are being given to the understanding reached between the two parties. Some political and religious leaders including media commentators describe it as a face saving-underhand deal as almost all the political parties like PPP, PML-N, M L-Q, ANP, Jamaat-e-Islami, (JI) and JUI-F condemned the long march and sit-in at Islamabad, while favouring the democratic setup and the coming process of general elections in the country. Even, chief of MQM, Altaf Hussain who decided to participate in the long march of Tehrik-e-Minhaj-ul-Quran, while favouring the demands of Dr Tahirul Qadri, withdrew his support. Similarly, PTI led by Imran Khan, which was considering on January 16 to join the sit-in organised by TMQ distanced itself.
Critics opine that Dr Tahirul Qadri failed in obtaining his real objectives, turning the capital's Constitution Avenue into Egypt-style Tahrir Square, and had said that he would not abandon sit-in unless bringing a revolution against the control of parliament by the corrupt rulers who are responsible for load shedding of electricity, gas, price-hike, unemployment etc., forcing them to resign.
The government did not accept Dr Qadri's electoral reforms except minor changes in the process. Aside from giving Qadri a voice in who leads the caretaker administration, the government also agreed to dissolve parliament before a scheduled date of March 16, though it did not specify a date. An announcement of an election date could come during a parliament session on January 21.
Nawaz Sharif of PML-N stated on January 18 that Dr Tahirul Qadri had rushed to Islamabad to save the state and topple the government, but escaped from the scene without completion of his so-called agenda. Moreover, many political leaders including PML-N have remarked that sudden return of Dr Tahirul Qadri, holder of Canadian nationality to Pakistan, after seven years and call for the long march near the forthcoming elections showed that he was working on foreign agenda to destabilise Pakistan.
Some political experts say that it is a good sign that the representatives of the ruling parties agreed to reforms which though do not as much concede to Qadri's wishes, but they do allow for a smooth run up to the elections.
Although everyone has been viewing the outcome of long march and sit-in at Islamabad by Dr Tahirul Qadri's party from his point of view, yet like the past, some internal entities of Pakistan misperceived that Pak Army was behind the long March of Dr Qadri.
Meanwhile, rumours started spreading about Martial Law when on January 15, the Supreme Court ordered the National Accountability Bureau to arrest all 16 people including Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, accused of corruption in rental power projects in 2010.
In this regard, the human rights activists and the former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association Asma Jehangir who has always remained a vocal spoken against army and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) illogically deduced on the same day, saying that the long march of Dr Tahirul Qadri and the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry's order for the arrest of prime minister were not a coincidence, but a part of multiple planning—these developments which had been targeting the democracy and the rule of law, were aimed at bringing the army back into power. She added that lawyers' community will resist any dictator. Besides, some analysts and newspapers were also misguiding the people that military was engineering a fourth coup behind the scenes.
Earlier, when the chief of TMQ, Dr Qadri had announced the long march and had given the deadline of January 10, 2013 to the federal government to fulfil his conditions, rumours were already spread by some hostile elements that Pak Army is covertly backing Dr Tahirul Qadri's long march. But, on January 2, 2012, Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa categorically denied the speculation, linking Dr Tahirul Qadri to the military establishment.
Nevertheless, all these misperceptions proved untrue as Chief of the Army Staff Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani did not interfere in the long march, and during the four days sit-in by the supporters of Dr Qadri in Islamabad.
It is notable that many serious crises erupted in the country, but Gen. Ashfaq Kayani did not interfere and therefore, the present civil government completed its tenure.
Notably, while speaking about Memogate case, on December 22, 2011, the ex-Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, without naming army and ISI, presumed that conspiracies were being hatched to topple the democratically elected government. The opposition leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan of the PML-N had also stated that Martial Law would not be accepted in the country.
In that backdrop, Chief of Army Staff Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani stated on December 23, "The Pakistan Army has and will continue to support democratic process in the country."
It is mentionable that after the speeches of November 5, 2012 Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Gen. Kayani, a few segments of politics and electronic media had been manipulating their statements by indicating as if there was a clash between the judiciary and army. Some politicians hinted about Martial Law in the country. Although there was some difference in nature of their statements, yet central point of both army chief and chief justice was the same, as they asserted about the supremacy of the constitution, strengthening the institutions, rule of law, fundamental rights, realisation of forgetting mistakes of the past—and to take a fresh start for the protection and defence of the homeland. Nevertheless, without grasping realities, politicians have also manipulated every issue like the Memogate case, Mehrangate verdict, NRO scandal, missing persons of Balochistan, Air Marshal (r) Asghar Khan case, military operation in Waziristan, incident of Malala Yousafzai etc., not only to disrepute country's key security intuitions, but also against each other so as to misguide the common men to increase their voting lists.
No doubt during every crisis, by leaving the past practice, Pak army, under the leadership of its present head, has desisted from any kind of adventurism.
While, on June 9, 2011, by stressing upon national unity, Gen. Kayani, especially explained, "any effort to create divisions between important institutions of the country was not in national interest…this is an effort to drive a wedge between the army, different organs of the state and more seriously, the people of Pakistan whose support the army has always considered vital for its operations against terrorists." Recently, he repeated similar views about media speculations of military operation in North Waziristan.
Particularly, on March 6, 2008, Gen. Kayani had clearly remarked, "The army would stay out of the political process." He is still acting upon the principle of non-intervention in political affairs. And during Qadri's, long march, he remained firm on his stand.
At this critical hour, when Pakistan is facing multi-faceted crises in economic and social terms besides perennial wave of subversive activities in various cities as arranged by the foreign secret agencies, national interest demands a selfless unity among politicians, security forces, media and general masses so as to cope with internal and external challenges instead of long marches.


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Platinum Equity pays US$7.2B for Ingram Micro
Platinum had been pursuing global distributor for a while
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After months of speculation, private equity firm Platinum Equity has struck a deal to acquire global distributor Ingram Micro for US$7.2 billion from Chinese holding company HNA Technology.
Acquisition rumours came to light in August, following years of speculation that HNA Group was looking at offloading the global technology distributor. The sale is expected to be completed within the first half of 2021, subject to HNA Technology shareholder and customary approvals.
Platinum Equity partner Jacob Kotzubei revealed the firm had been pursuing Ingram for a while and had been impressed by the company's ability to thrive while continuing to navigate these challenging times.
"We will work closely with the Ingram Micro leadership team to sustain that momentum and build on the company's success," he said.
Platinum Equity Chairman and CEO Tom Gores said Ingram will be a cornerstone investment in its portfolio.
"We have the resources and the experience to help the company pursue an aggressive agenda of growth and transformation," Gore said.
Ingram has more than 35,000 employees and operations in 60 countries, serving more than 250,000 customers and partners with over 2,000 vendors. During fiscal year 2019, the business generated more than US$47 billion in revenue. Ingram CEO Alain Monié will continue to lead the distributor with headquarters remaining in Irvine, California.
Monié said teaming with Platinum provides an opportunity to further strengthen its competitive advantage in the cloud, speed its digital transformation and accelerate the expansion of its solutions and services portfolio, particularly for high value markets.
"Platinum's sector expertise, global operating capabilities and financial resources make it the ideal partner," Monié said. "We will also be able to broaden our geographic reach even faster, while penetrating new industries and verticals.
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"We will maintain a strong balance sheet and will gain additional flexibility and resources to execute on our long-term strategic objectives. HNA has been a good partner for Ingram Micro, enabling us to continue to innovate and expand our global businesses. We look forward to the opportunity to accelerate this trajectory with Platinum."
HNA Group North America president Wang Duan said the company was "pleased" to have reached an agreement that delivers a strong return on HNA's investment while ensuring that Ingram Micro has a partner committed to investing in its future growth. HNA Group's Tianjin Tianhai bought Ingram in 2016 for $US6 billion.
"We wish Alain and his team well and are confident that Ingram Micro will continue to succeed in this exciting new phase of growth and development under Platinum's ownership," he said.
Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs acted as financial advisors to Platinum Equity.
Read more Ingram Micro flags new online training resource
Platinum Equity has built up a technology portfolio with its most recent investment in Vertiv, along with office supplies business Winc, and Pitney Bowes' Document Messaging Technologies production mail business and supporting software in 2018.
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As a writer, her script, Second to Nun with was announced in co-production with Belgian fimmakers Artemis Productions,with Alain Berliner directing. The film was announced by Variety and the international film press at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. She plans to co-produce another film entitled Now I See, a thriller, featuring a unique use of sound design in Dolby Atmos. Espenant has written several original screenplays that are in varying stages of production.
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Drunk driver gets two month sentence
A Yukon woman who pleaded guilty to impaired driving was given one-third of the sentence prosecutors were asking for because the judge wanted her to be able to care for her child and continue with rehabilitation.
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Teri Lynn Schinkel pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing bodily harm, dangerous driving and refusing a breathalyzer.
Judge Dennis Schmidt sentenced her to 60 days in jail to be served intermittently.
According to court documents from August, the Crown would normally have sought a nine-month sentence. But given Schinkel's history, a six-month sentence would be appropriate, they said.
Schmidt called the circumstances of Schinkel's crimes "egregious."
In February, she was at a house party drinking when she was assaulted by her ex-boyfriend.
The boyfriend left the house, and Schinkel decided to go after him because he forgot his coat.
"Now, there is absolutely no reason for her to leave that house party to take this coat to her ex-boyfriend. If he was cold, he would come back," Schmidt said. "She was very selfish in her decisions. She was only thinking about what she wanted to do and went about and did that knowing that she should not do that, and she would be endangering the public if she did it."
Schinkel was seen swerving on the road. She struck another vehicle and carried on.
"I do not think it is necessary to look at all the details, but at some point she did come across her ex-boyfriend who got into the car and proceeded to assault her again and then leave. She said she was traumatized by that event and out of her mind because of it and took off in the car," Schmidt said.
Schinkel hit speeds of 130 to 140 kilometres per hour with one flat tire, sometimes in the wrong lane, going through stop signs and hitting medians.
"When she was coming down the hill into Whitehorse, she hit another car and that car was pushed off the road and across the median and over a bank," Schmidt said.
The decision does not include details of the other driver's injuries, other than to say that she was "injured fairly badly, although has recovered."
When the ambulance arrived, Schinkel thrashed and kicked at the paramedics and had to be restrained at the hospital.
Schinkel told the judge that the crash was a turning point in her life. Schmidt said he believes her.
"She says that this accident brought her to a different way of thinking, and that she now wants to care for her child properly.
Some of her relatives have come forward and said that they also support her and want to take the same path, or are taking the same path, and if all of that is true – I have no reason to disbelieve it – things may get better in that family," the judge said.
"The court can be of some assistance in ordering that alcohol abuse has to be dealt with by the accused."
Schinkel has a grandfather who went to a residential school. She has had a difficult childhood, like her own mother did, Schmidt said.
"And now she is a mother herself and she is really carrying on with the same alcoholic and drug-addicted lifestyle that she saw and says that has traumatized her so badly."
Schmidt called impaired driving "a curse on the community" that needs to be taken seriously.
"That does not mean that courts should not take into consideration all circumstances of the parties, including their aboriginal status, and come up with a sentence that is sensible in deterring but also sensible for rehabilitation,"
Schmidt told the court about a life-changing experience he had while working as a judge in the B.C. community of Alert Bay, long before the court ruling of Gladue forced judges to take a person's aboriginal history into account.
He described going to a meeting where 500 community members were waiting to give their opinions to a judge.
"They spent the afternoon telling me about their history and their community, how in the '20s their elders were taken to Oakalla Prison in New Westminster for wearing traditional clothes, for going to potlatches, for being in a traditional canoe, and they said this has got to stop. The last judge here was sending our people to jail just like they did in the '20s," the judge said,
"I heard their grievances and it changed me forever."
The written decision, released this week, doesn't say exactly how Schinkel's time in jail will be split up.
"The reason it is intermittent is to – and I should state this on the record – is so that it allows you to carry on with your healing and look after your child," Schmidt said.
Along with the sentence, Schinkel is also on probation for two years.
She is not allowed to drink and must take any programming her probation officer tells her to.
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Often the true key to success is persistence and that holds true for this project which dumped the ROM from the current generation of Tamagotchi toys. If you're a fan of learning the secrets built into consumer electronics — and you know we are — you'll want to go back and watch the 24-minute lecture on Tamagotchi hacking which [Natalie Silvanovich] gave a 29C3 last year. She had made quite a bit of headway hacking the playable pods, but wasn't able to get her hands on a full ROM dump from the General Plus chip on board processor. This update heralds her success and shares the details of how it was done.
As we learned form the video lecture it was a huge chore just to figure out what processor this uses. It turned out to be a 6502 core with a few other things built in. After prowling the manufacturer's website she found example code for writing to Port A. She was then able to execute her own code which was designed to dump one byte of ROM at a time using the SPI protocol.
[Natalie] posted her code dump if you're interested in digging through it. But as usual we think the journey is the most interesting part.
iClass is an RFID standard that is aimed at better security through encryption and authentication. While it is more secure than some other RFID implementations, it is still possible to hack the system. But initial iClass exploits were quite invasive. [Brad Antoniewicz] published a post which talks about early attacks on the system, and then demonstrates a better way to exploit iClass readers.
We remember seeing the talk on iClass from 27C3 about a year and a half ago. While the technique was interesting, it was incredibly invasive. An attacker needed multiple iClass readers at his disposal as the method involved overwriting part of the firmware in order to get a partial dump, then patching those image pieces back together. [Brad] makes the point that this is fine with an off-the-shelf system, but high-security installations will be using custom images. This means you would need to get multiple readers off the wall of the building you're trying to sneak into.
But his method is different. He managed to get a dump of the EEPROM from a reader using an FTDI cable and external power source. If you wan to see how he's circumventing the PIC read protection you'll have to dig into the source code linked in his article.
[Andrea "Mancausoft" Milazzo] has been restoring old equipment which often contain EPROM chips. He thought he was all set with an EPROM reader which easily dumped the data from 2716 chips and a few others. But he found that the hardware was unable to read 2708 and 2704 chips. His solution was to build a PIC-based EPROM dumper.
You may remember from some of our recent features that these chips are something of a ticking clock. They store program code and other information vital to the functioning of old hardware. Since they're erased with UV light, years of exposure to ambient light can zap some of the data.
The specs needed to read a chip of this type are rather rudimentary. There are ten address pins and eight data pins. [Andrea] also needed a way to get data from the microcontroller to a computer for backup. He uses two more pins for this purpose, bringing the I/O count to 20. He went with PIC 18F4610 and built the rest of the reader around it.
NYC Resistor shows you how to have some fun with electronics from the junk bin. Their post called The Joy of Dumping encourages you to look around for older memory chips and see what they've been hiding away for all these years.
The targets of their hunt are EPROM chips. Note the single 'E'. These are Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory chips, and predate EEPROM which adds "Electrically" to the beginning of the acronym. You used to use a UV light source to erase the older types of memory. In fact we've seen some EPROM erasers as projects from time to time. These shouldn't be too hard to find as they were prevalent as cheap storage back in the 1980's.
If the quartz window on the top of the chips has been shielded from ambient UV light, you should still be able to read them and it's as easy as hooking up your Arduino. Is it useful? Not really, but it still can be neat to interface with what might otherwise never make its way back out of the junk box.


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Garbage king Ian Malouf brings a little Mischief to Sydney eyeing record yacht deal
As seen in the Sydney Morning Herald, written by Michael Koziol, 27 Oct 2019
Millionaire ex-garbo Ian Malouf deals in much more salubrious surrounds these days, having swapped skips for superyachts when he sold his Dial A Dump empire for a clean $578 million last year.
Now the eastern suburbs fixture is bringing his prized 52-metre yacht Mischief for summer in Sydney, where it will be available to charter through his new venture Ahoy Club. It's a steal at just $495,000 a week.
But if you want to cruise the harbour aboard Mischief on New Year's Eve, you may be out of luck. Malouf set off for New York last Wednesday to ink a deal with a prominent American businessman prepared to fork out $1 million to hire the yacht for NYE and New Year's Day.
He believes it will be the most expensive yacht charter deal in Australian history on a cost-per-hour basis. Billionaire James Packer, his older sister Gretel, Kris Jenner, P Diddy and Will Smith have all sailed aboard the superyacht in recent months.
The 50-year-old Malouf has also just added a new, bigger superyacht to his name, buying the 238 foot Coral Ocean for $60 million. Designed by the late, legendary Jon Bannenberg, it has six cabins and room for 20 crew. Malouf plans to splash another $15 million on a refit.
The top end of the luxury yacht market is inaccessible for most people but Malouf's cheapest boats are available for as little as $200 a head for a four hour cruise – about the same as a night out at an upmarket restaurant.
Ahoy Club, billed as "Uber for yachts", launched in May last year and has 50 boats for charter on Sydney harbour. Its average charter in the sailing mecca of Europe is worth 70,000 Euros a week, with Croatia and the Red Sea the hot spots this past European summer.
Ahoy has also expanded into planes – you can use the app to hire a two-seater turbo-prop or even a Boeing 777, should you happen to need one.
While the appeal of boat ownership endures, yacht charter can be a more sensible option for most people, especially those only looking to dabble.
Malouf says he is disrupting the charter industry by slashing his commission to 4 per cent, compared to the typical brokerage fee of 20 per cent.
"On a million dollar charter that's $200,000, it's ridiculous," he says. "Modern economics is saying: no way."
Mischief, which is due to arrive from the Mediterranean next month, has 13 permanent crew including two chefs. Once in Sydney, Mischief will be available for day charter at a rate of $15,000 an hour.
"The Australian market, especially in Sydney harbour and especially this time of year, is very much about day charter," says Malouf. "To be able to day charter a boat like Mischief here or anywhere in the world is very unusual – you can't really day charter yachts of that size."
Mischief will be the largest commercially-available superyacht in Sydney, Malouf says. It may even be the single biggest yacht on the harbour, depending on the whereabouts of Frank Lowy's 74 metre helipad-equipped mega yacht Ilona.
But it's not a record Malouf expects to keep for long. "Someone will bump me off at New Year's," he jokes. "There's always many, many more that are much larger."
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I looked at the man as somebody who had an enormous talent and that's very private talent, it's not spread around. But he had that. He didn't flaunt it. He never did that. It was simply, he explained why things don't work. And I listened to him, I heard him and he was right. Because he had a way of thinking and that wasn't your way of thinking, that was his private domain. And that domain, no-one could press or push or shove. And from that domain he was teaching you. You gained by his… when he looked at the ostriches, for instance, in that number and they were asleep, you know? They were all curled up. And slowly, they came up, you know? And it was so clumsy, so ugly, that he told them, 'How would you behave if you're asleep'? You know? You would put his head down, you would come out of that, you make a [sound] with your mouth, you know? He went through a whole thing: what an ostrich can do, how he or she would behave, you know? How much you could get from it. So he was teaching them at the same time and he was not even aware that that's what he's doing. It wasn't just a question of helping. No, he was teaching them. They knew from nothing. They could draw, but when it comes to this aspect of it, which is timing, and put this other stuff out in front of the world, they didn't have the touch. What gave them that touch? So to a large degree he was teaching them. He was not aware that he was teaching them, but that's what he was doing, yeah.
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2005-07-07 Assigned to ADVANCED BIONICS CORPORATION reassignment ADVANCED BIONICS CORPORATION ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: MARNFELDT, GORAN N.
An implantable microstimulator includes a plastic housing having a first end; an electronic subassembly; and a conductive plastic electrode disposed at the first end of the plastic housing and in electrical communication with the electronic subassembly. The microstimulator forms a hermetically sealed structure. Optionally, the microstimulator also includes a second electrode disposed at a second end of the plastic housing and in electrical communication with the electronic subassembly. The second electrode may also be a conductive plastic electrode.
The invention is directed to implantable microstimulators with one or more conductive plastic electrodes and methods of using the devices. In addition, the invention is directed to implantable microstimulators with conductive plastic electrodes and a plastic housing and methods of using the devices.
Implantable microstimulators have been developed to provide therapy for a variety of disorders, as well as other treatments. For example, implantable microstimulators can be used in neurological therapy by stimulating nerves or muscles, for urinary urge incontinence by stimulating nerve fibers proximal to the pudendal nerves of the pelvic floor, for erectile and other sexual dysfunctions by stimulating the cavernous nerve(s), for reduction of pressure sores or venous stasis, etc.
One embodiment is an implantable microstimulator that includes a plastic housing having a first end; an electronic subassembly; and a conductive plastic electrode disposed at the first end of the plastic housing and in electrical communication with the electronic subassembly. The microstimulator forms a hermetically sealed structure. Optionally, the microstimulator also includes a second electrode disposed at a second end of the plastic housing and in electrical communication with the electronic subassembly. The second electrode may also be a conductive plastic electrode.
Another embodiment is a method of making a microstimulator. A plastic housing is formed with a first end. A conductive plastic electrode is formed and coupled to the first end of the plastic housing. An electronic subassembly is disposed within the plastic housing. Optionally, a second electrode is disposed at a second end of the plastic housing. Optionally, the plastic housing and the conductive plastic electrode (and, optionally, a second electrode) can be formed together by, for example, injection molding such as dual material injection molding.
Yet another embodiment is a method of treating body tissue. The microstimulator described above is implanted into a body and the microstimulator is operated to stimulate the body tissue using the first electrode and, optionally, a second electrode.
FIG. 2 is a schematic overview of components for a system for microstimulation of body tissues, according to the invention.
The present invention is directed to the area of implantable microstimulators with conductive plastic electrodes and methods of using the devices. In addition, the invention is directed to implantable microstimulators with conductive plastic electrodes and a plastic housing and methods of using the devices.
Previously, implantable microstimulators have been made using housings and electrodes of metal (for example, titanium) and ceramic components. Examples of such microstimulators are found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,139,539; 5,239,540; 5,312,439; 6,051,017; and 6,609,032; U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/059392; and PCT Patent Applications Publication Nos. 98/37926; 98/43700; and 98/43701, all of which are incorporated herein by reference. The manufacture of such microstimulators typically includes brazing steps to couple the metal and ceramic components together to form a hermetically-sealed device. Microstimulators made using a plastic housing are described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/040,209, incorporated herein by reference.
An implantable microstimulator can be formed using a plastic housing and at least one conductive plastic electrode attached to the plastic housing. The plastic housing and electrodes can form a hermetically-sealed device. In at least one embodiment, the plastic housing and conductive plastic electrode(s) can be formed together using, for example, a molding technique such as dual material injection molding. In this manner, a seamless junction between the plastic housing and the conductive plastic electrode(s) can be formed to facilitate the manufacture of a hermetically-sealed device.
In at least some embodiments, the implantable microstimulator with plastic housing and conductive plastic electrode(s) can be easier or less costly to manufacture, or there can be a reduction in the time, manpower, or skill used to manufacture the device, when compared to earlier implantable microstimulators. In particular, the implantable microstimulator with plastic housing and conductive plastic electrode(s) typically does not involve brazing operations. In addition, the plastic housing may be more permeable to RF signals than metal or ceramic. These RF signals can be used to charge a battery in the housing or to provide data or instructions to a processor disposed in the housing.
FIG. 1 illustrates one embodiment of an implantable microstimulator 100. The implantable microstimulator 100 includes a plastic housing 102, a conductive plastic electrode 104, a second electrode 106 (which may or may not be formed using conductive plastic), a power source 120, an electronics subassembly 122, and an optional antenna 124. Other embodiments of an implantable microstimulator may include more or fewer components. It will be understood that the power source 120 and/or components of the electronics subassembly 122 and/or the optional antenna 124 can be provided outside of the housing in a separate unit and coupled to the implantable microstimulator by a lead. Examples of such arrangements are described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/056,762, incorporated herein by reference.
The plastic housing 102 can be formed of a plastic material that resists the transport of moisture into the interior of the housing and is sufficiently sturdy to protect the components on the interior of the housing from damage under expected implantation and usage conditions. Preferably, the material of the plastic housing is a hydrophobic polymer material. The plastic material of the housing can be a homopolymer, a copolymer formed using two or more different monomeric units, or a mixture of polymers or other materials. Examples of suitable polymer materials include polyolefins, polypropylene homopolymers and copolymers, teflon, and polyetheretherketone (PEEK). The plastic housing may also include additives such as, for example, fillers, plasticizers, antioxidants, colorants, and the like.
The thickness of the walls of the plastic housing may also impact the moisture permeability of the plastic housing. A minimum thickness needed to achieve a particular degree of resistance to moisture transport will often depend on the material selected for the housing, as well as any additives. In general, however, the thickness of the walls of the plastic housing is at least 100 μm and typically ranges from 50 to 10,000 μm.
The plastic housing can have any shape including, for example, cylindrical, conical, parallelepiped, cubic, and the like. In at least some embodiments, a cylindrical shape is preferred. The lateral cross-sectional dimensions can be the same or can vary along the length of the plastic housing. In one embodiment, the plastic housing has a cylindrical shape with a uniform diameter along the length of the plastic housing. The uniform diameter can be, for example, no greater then 5 mm, no greater than 4 mm, no greater than 3.3 mm, or no greater than 3 mm. This uniform diameter can be in the range of from, for example, 1 to 5 mm. In another embodiment, the plastic housing is a cylinder that is wider at the ends and narrower in the middle or the plastic housing is a cylinder that is wider in the middle and narrower at the ends.
Optionally, the plastic housing can be covered, in full or in part, with a coating. The coating can be provided to improve or alter one or more properties of the plastic housing including, for example, biocompatibility, hydrophobicity, moisture permeability, leaching of material into or out of the plastic housing, and the like. The optional coating can be a polymer material, inorganic material, or organic material. As an example, the plastic housing may be coated with an inorganic material, such as, for example, silicon dioxide, silicon nitride, titanium dioxide, or the like, to reduce moisture permeability. As another example, a silicone coating may be used to improve biocompatibility. In yet another example, a coating can be applied which contains a compound, such as, for example, a drug, prodrug, hormone, or other bioactive molecule, that can be released over time when the microstimulator is implanted. (In another embodiment, the plastic housing itself may include such a compound to be released over time after implantation.) In some embodiments, the coating includes two or more layers of the same or different materials. For example, alternating layers of inorganic materials can be deposited as a coating to improve resistance to moisture transport through the plastic housing.
The formation of the coating can be accomplished using any method including, for example, dip-coating, sputtering, reactive sputtering, physical or chemical vapor deposition, spray coating, and the like. The coating can be applied before the other microstimulator components have been assembled with the plastic housing or at any other point in the microstimulator manufacturing process including applying the coating after the microstimulator has been completely assembled. Typically, the coating is non-conductive.
The electrodes 104, 106 typically form the anode and cathode of the microstimulator. The conductive plastic electrode 106 (and, optionally, the second electrode 104) can be formed of a plastic material that resists the transport of moisture into the interior of the housing and is sufficiently sturdy to protect the components on the interior of the housing from damage under expected implantation and usage conditions. Preferably, the material of the conductive plastic electrode 106 (and, optionally, the second electrode 104) is a hydrophobic polymer material. The plastic material of the conductive plastic electrode 106 (and, optionally, the second electrode 104) can be a homopolymer, a copolymer formed using two or more different monomeric units, or a mixture of polymers or other materials.
The conductive plastic electrode 104 is formed using a conductive plastic, such as a conductive polymer material or a polymer material with a conductive material dispersed therein. Examples of conductive polymers include polyaniline, polypyrrole, poly(p-phenylene-vinylene)s, and the like. Typically, the selected polymer material is biocompatible and appropriate for implantation. Examples of conductive materials suitable for dispersing in a non-conductive or conductive polymer material include metal, alloy, and carbon particles, flakes, or fibers. Suitable non-conductive polymer materials for combination with a conductive material include all of those polymers described above for use in forming the plastic housing. One example of a conductive plastic formed using a combination of a non-conductive polymer material and a conductive material is polyetheretherketone (PEEK) with carbon fibers disposed therein. In one embodiment, the plastic housing, conductive plastic electrode, and second electrode are all metal-free.
The second electrode 106 can be formed of the same conductive material as the conductive plastic electrode 104 or a different conductive material. Examples of suitable materials for the second electrode include conductive plastics (such as those described above with respect to conductive plastic electrode 104), metals, alloys and other conductive materials. Examples of suitable metals and alloys include, but are not limited to, titanium, iridium, platinum, platinum/iridium alloy, stainless steel, and the like. The second electrode 106 can be formed entirely of a single conductive material, such as a conductive plastic, metal, or alloy, or one or both of the electrodes can be formed using a combination of conductive materials such as, for example, a conductive coating over a bulk metallic electrode. In other embodiments, the second electrode 106 can be formed from a polymeric material that is at least partially, or fully, coated with a conductive coating, such as a metal, alloy, or conductive oxide (e.g., iridium oxide) coating. Preferably, the second electrode 106 is formed of materials that do not substantially corrode under the operating conditions and in the operating environment for the expected lifetime of the microstimulator.
In one embodiment, the conductive plastic electrode 104 (and, optionally, the second electrode) is formed using the same polymer material as the plastic housing 102 except that the conductive plastic electrode (and, optionally, the second electrode) also includes a conductive material disposed in the polymer material. For example, the conductive plastic electrode 104, plastic housing 102 (and, optionally, the second electrode 106) are formed using PEEK. The conductive plastic electrode 104 (and, optionally, the second electrode 106) also include carbon fibers disposed in the PEEK.
In some embodiments, the plastic housing 102, the conductive plastic electrode 104, and, optionally, the second electrode 106 are formed together. For example, the plastic housing 102, the conductive plastic electrode 104, and, optionally, the second electrode 106 can be formed together using a molding technique such as dual material injection molding. Forming these components together can produce relatively seamless junctions between the plastic housing and one or both of the electrodes 104, 106.
In one embodiment, the conductive plastic electrode 104 and the plastic housing 102 are formed together. The electronic subassembly 122 and power source 120 can then be disposed in the housing and the second electrode 106 can then be coupled and sealed to the plastic housing to produce the microstimulator.
In another embodiment, the conductive plastic electrode 104, second electrode 106, and plastic housing 102 are formed together. The electronic subassembly 122 and power source 120 can be disposed in a mold and the electrodes 104, 106 and plastic housing 102 formed around those components. For example, the electronic subassembly 122 and, optionally, the power source 120 can be encased in a shell (not shown) with electrode conductors 126, 127 extending. The plastic housing 102 and electrodes 104, 106 can then be molded around shell, electronic subassembly, and power source with the conductors being in contact with the respective electrode.
Each of the electrodes 104, 106 can be a solid body at one end of the plastic housing. The electrode can be coupled to the battery and electronic subassembly by attaching a conductor 126, 127 to an interior surface of the electrode. As an alternative, the electrode 104 or 106 can include a hole (not shown) through the electrode body. A conductor 126, 127 from the electronic subassembly 122 or power source 120 can then be guided through the hole and the conductor can be attached to a conductive exterior surface of the electrode. The attachment of the conductor to the electrode can be performed by any method including, for example, soldering or laser welding. Generally, if a hole through the electrode body is utilized, the hole is also sealed prior to, simultaneously with, or after the attachment of the conductor to the electrode surface to maintain a hermetically-sealed environment within the plastic housing. Other methods and arrangements for attaching a conductor to each electrode can be used.
The electrodes 104, 106 may be positioned at ends of the plastic housing 102. In at least some embodiments, the electrodes 104, 106 are disposed at opposing or opposite ends of the plastic housing 102. For example, the electrodes 104, 106 can be disposed at opposite ends of a cylindrical plastic housing, as illustrated in FIG. 1.
The electrodes 104, 106 and plastic housing 102 are preferably coupled together to form a hermetically-sealed environment within the housing. As described above, one method of accomplishing this objective is to form the plastic housing and one or both of the electrodes together. In another embodiment, the interior portion of at least one end of the plastic housing 102 is threaded, as is the corresponding exterior surface of the second electrode 106 (and, optionally, the conductive plastic electrode 104), so that the electrode(s) can be screwed into the end(s) of the plastic housing. Optionally, an adhesive can be spread on either the interior portion of the housing or the exterior surface of the electrode(s) or both to further seal the plastic housing 102 and electrode(s). Preferably, the selected adhesive is moisture resistant and biocompatible.
Another option for enhancing the sealing of the electrode(s) to the plastic housing is to provide a solvent disposed on the surface of one or both of the electrodes 104, 106 and capable of at least partially dissolving or deforming the plastic material of the plastic housing 102 so that the plastic housing is solvent welded or otherwise better adhered or conformed to the electrode(s).
As yet another option, the ends of the plastic housing can be heated, ultrasonically or otherwise, for sealing of the plastic housing to the electrode(s). Heating may result in better conformation or bonding of the plastic housing to the electrode(s). Moreover, in an embodiment in which one or both of the electrodes are formed using a plastic material, heating may result in mixing, if desired, of the plastics of the housing and electrode(s) to improve bonding.
It will be understood that other methods of coupling the electrodes and plastic housing can be used. Such methods can include one or more of the following: adhesively attaching the electrode(s) to the housing; sliding at least a portion of the electrode(s) into the housing to form a compressive or frictional fit; screwing threaded interior surfaces of the electrode(s) onto threaded exterior surfaces of the plastic housing; coating a sealed end of the plastic housing (optionally with a hole extending through the housing for the conductor) with a conductive material to form an electrode or the like.
In at least some embodiments, the length of the combined plastic housing 102 and electrodes 104, 106 is no greater than 30 mm. Typically the length of the combined plastic housing 102 and electrodes 104, 106 is in the range of 10 to 30 mm.
A power source 120 can be disposed within the plastic housing 100. Any power source can be used including, for example, a battery such as a primary battery or a rechargeable battery. Examples of other power sources include super capacitors, nuclear or atomic batteries, mechanical resonators, infrared collectors, thermally-powered energy sources, flexural powered energy sources, bioenergy power sources, fuel cells, bioelectric cells, osmotic pressure pumps, and the like including the power sources described in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0059392, incorporated herein by reference.
In one embodiment, electrical current is emitted by the electrodes 104, 106 to simulate motor nerve fibers, muscle fibers, or other body tissues near the microstimulator. The electronic subassembly 122 provides the electronics used to operate the microstimulator and generate the electrical pulses at the electrodes 104, 106 to produce stimulation of the body tissues. FIG. 2 illustrates one embodiment of components of the electronic subassembly and associated units. It will be understood that the electronic subassembly can include more, fewer, or different components and can have a variety of different configurations including those configurations disclosed in the microstimulator references cited above. Some or all of the components of the electronic subassembly can be positioned on one or more circuit boards or similar carriers within the plastic housing, if desired.
In the illustrated embodiment, a processor 204 is provided to control the timing and electrical characteristics of the microstimulator. For example, the processor can, if desired, control one or more of the timing, periodicity, strength, duration, and waveform of the pulses. Any processor can be used and can be as simple as a electronic device that produces pulses at a regular interval or the processor can be capable of receiving and interpreting instructions from an external programming unit 208 that allow modification of pulse characteristics. In the illustrated embodiment, the processor 204 is coupled to a receiver 202 which, in turn, is coupled to the optional antenna 124. This allows the processor to receive instructions from an external source to direct the pulse characteristics.
In one embodiment, the antenna 124 is capable of receiving signals (e.g., RF signals) from an external telemetry unit 206 which is programmed by a programming unit 208. The programming unit 208 can be external to, or part of, the telemetry unit 206. The telemetry unit 206 can be device that is worn on the skin of the user or can be carried by the user and can have a form similar to a pager or cellular phone, if desired. As another alternative, the telemetry unit may not be worn or carried by the user but may only be available at a home station or at a clinician's office. The programming unit 208 can be any unit that can provide information to the telemetry unit for transmission to the implanted microstimulator. The programming unit 208 can be part of the telemetry unit 206 or can provide signals or information to the telemetry unit via a wireless or wired connection. One example of a suitable programming unit is a computer operated by the user or clinician to send signals to the telemetry unit.
The signals sent to the processor 204 via the antenna 124 and receiver 202 can be used to modify or otherwise direct the operation of the microstimulator. For example, the signals may be used to modify the pulses of the microstimulator such as modifying one or more of pulse duration, pulse frequency, pulse waveform, and pulse strength. The signals may also direct the microstimulator to cease operation or to start operation or to start charging the battery. One advantage of a plastic housing is that plastic is typically more transparent to RF signals than metallic or ceramic materials. Thus, in some instances RF signals may be more reliably received or transmitted and received using less power or over longer distances.
The optional antenna 124 can have any form. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises a coiled wire that is wrapped at least partially around the electronic subassembly within or on the plastic housing.
Any method of manufacture of the microstimulator can be used. For example, the electronic subassembly, power source, and antenna can be manufactured as described in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0059392. These components can then be placed inside the plastic housing (or, alternatively, the plastic housing can be formed, e.g., molded, around the components). One or both of the electrodes can be formed with or attached to the plastic housing with conductors from the electronic subassembly. Coatings on the electrodes or plastic housing, if any, can be applied at appropriate points during the manufacturing process.
wherein microstimulator forms a hermetically sealed structure.
2. The implantable microstimulator of claim 1, further comprising a second electrode disposed at a second end of the plastic housing and in electrical communication with the electronic subassembly.
3. The implantable microstimulator of claim 2, wherein the second electrode is a second conductive plastic electrode.
4. The implantable microstimulator of claim 2, wherein the plastic housing is a cylinder and the conductive plastic electrode and the second electrode are disposed at opposite ends of the cylinder.
5. The implantable microstimulator of claim 2, wherein the first and second ends are opposing ends of the plastic housing.
6. The implantable microstimulator of claim 2, wherein the plastic housing, the conductive plastic electrode, and the second electrode are metal-free.
7. The implantable microstimulator of claim 1, wherein the conductive plastic electrode is seamlessly joined to the plastic housing.
8. The implantable microstimulator of claim 7, wherein the conductive plastic electrode and plastic housing are formed together using dual material injection molding.
9. The implantable microstimulator of claim 1, wherein the plastic housing and the conductive plastic electrode comprise a same polymer material with the conductive plastic housing further comprising a conductive material disposed in the polymer material.
10. The implantable microstimulator of claim 1, wherein plastic housing comprises polyolefins, polypropylene homopolymer or copolymer, teflon, or polyetheretherketone.
11. The implantable microstimulator of claim 1, further comprising a coating disposed over the plastic housing.
12. The implantable microstimulator of claim 1, further comprising an antenna disposed within the plastic housing and coupled to the electronic subassembly to receive signals from an external device.
disposing an electronic subassembly within the plastic housing.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein forming the plastic housing and forming the conductive plastic electrode comprises forming the plastic housing and conductive plastic electrode together.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein forming the plastic housing and the conductive plastic electrode together comprises forming the plastic housing and the conductive plastic electrode using dual material injection molding.
16. The method of claim 13, further comprising disposing a second electrode at a second end of the plastic housing.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the second electrode is a second conductive plastic electrode.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein forming the plastic housing, forming the conductive plastic electrode, and coupling the second electrode comprises forming the plastic housing, the conductive plastic electrode, and the second electrode together.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein forming the plastic housing, the conductive plastic electrode, and the second electrode together comprises forming the plastic housing, the conductive plastic electrode, and the second electrode using dual material injection molding.
operating the microstimulator to stimulate the body tissue using the first electrode.


Southern Tenant Folk Union are among a fine crop of genre crossing folk acts to emerge in the UK in recent years. Like England's The Miserable Rich and The Leisure Society this Edinburgh based act are accomplished folk musicians, have respect for tradition but are brave enough to try out some new tricks, says Neonfiller.com.
For STFU on Pentcaitland there is a strong folk feel regarding the instruments and in some of the melody, but there's so much more going on to refer to this as a simple folk album. Take 'I dream of burning buildings' for example. This opener uses traditional instruments but has a strong contemporary feel and above all is a beautiful song.
Elsewhere the tracks merge between traditional folk, radio friendly ballads and political songs. Sometimes upbeat, sometimes sad there's a lot that impresses us here.
In their press release the band, that was formed five years ago by banjo player and vocalist Pat McGarvey, is keen to emphasis that it is a 'democratic album, with five of its seven members taking song writing duties. Lead vocal duties are also shared around the band.
While lead vocalist Ewan Macintyre is still the standout Scottish voice on the album violinist Carrie Thomas's vocals offer something different on 'The Tide' as does the English voice of guitarist Jed Milroy, particularly on one of the more traditional sounding tracks 'An Irish Airman Forsees His Death', which is adapted from the WB Yeats poem.
There's undoubtedly something for the beardy traditional folksters in their music, but I urge those that have started to look and marvel at bands such as The Miserable Rich to check out Southern Tenant Folk Union as well. There's clearly a lot more to come from this act, given their desire to push the boundaries of folk music rather than stubbornly stick to its traditional basics.


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Q: Propagator from Path integral In class we have proved something like:
$$ \frac{\partial^2 Z(J,\bar{J})}{\partial J(x) \partial \bar{J}(x')}\frac{1}{Z}|_{J=\bar{J}=0}=\Delta(x-x').$$
That by introducing source terms to path integral we can simply recover Feynman propagator. But how do we actually recover Feynman propagator in practice? We have:
\begin{equation}
Z(J, \bar{J})=\int {\cal D} \bar{\psi} {\cal D} \psi \exp \left[ i \int \,d^4x \bar{\psi} ( i \gamma_\mu D^\mu - m ) \psi + J\psi + \bar{J}\bar{\psi} \right].
\end{equation}
Giving us something like (I think):
$$ \frac{\partial^2 Z(J,\bar{J})}{\partial J(x) \partial \bar{J}(x')}|_{J=0}=\int {\cal D} \bar{\psi} {\cal D} \psi( \bar{\psi}\psi)\exp \left[ i \int \,d^4x \bar{\psi} ( i \gamma_\mu D^\mu - m ) \psi \right] = \det( i \gamma_\mu D^\mu - m)( i \gamma_\mu D^\mu - m)^{-1}.$$
We divide both sides by $Z$ so determinant disappears, but how to go from the last line to old good Feynman propagator for Diracs field?

A: You're right that the Feynman propagator for a spinor field is indeed $(i \gamma^\mu D_\mu - m)^{-1}$.  The tricky part is interpreting exactly what the "inverse" means.  It doesn't just mean that you invert the gamma matrices (although you do do that).  The derivative operator is also being inverted.  That is, if we define a function $G(y, x) := (i \gamma^\mu D_\mu - m)^{-1}$, then
$$ \int d^4x\, G(y, x)\, f(x) = g(y) \implies (i \gamma^\mu D_\mu - m) g(x) = f(x).$$
It may help to think of $G(x, y)$ as being like a matrix (since it has two "indices" $x$ and $y$) and $f(x)$ as being like a vector (since it has one "index" $x$).  Then the integration over $x$ is like matrix multiplication, and $G(y, x)$ is like the matrix inverse of the infinite-dimensional (not 4x4) "matrix" $(i \gamma^\mu D_\mu - m)$.
From this, it shouldn't be too hard to see that
$$ (i \gamma^\mu D_\mu - m)\, G(x, y) = \delta^4(x - y). \qquad \qquad (1)$$
So when we say that $G$ is the "inverse" of $(i \gamma^\mu D_\mu - m)$, we mean that it is the Green's function for the differential operator, not just the matrix inverse of the gamma matrices.  We now use translational invariance to realize that $G(x, y)$ actually only depends on the single argument $x - y$.  If we Fourier transform both sides, the integral over $x$ turns this into a convolution of $(i \gamma^\mu D_\mu - m)$ and $G$.  The Fourier transform of a convolution is simply the product of the Fourier transforms, so the Fourier transform is easy:
$$ (-\gamma^\mu p_\mu - m)\, \tilde{G}(k) = 1$$
(where $\tilde{G}(k)$ is now just a 4x4 matrix, the "1" on the RHS is the 4x4 identity matrix, and the LHS just involves 4x4 matrix multiplication over the spinor indices.)  So we finally get
$$ \tilde{G}(k) = (-\gamma^\mu p_\mu - m)^{-1},$$
where the inverse now just means 4x4 matrix inversion.
The TLDR version is this: Fourier transforming a differential expression simply turns it into a product in momentum space of the FT of the differential operator and the FT of the function being differentiated.  And products are much easier to invert (you just do division) than differential operators.  Trying to "invert" a differential operator (i.e. find its Green's function) is usually very hard in real space, but in momentum space it becomes trivial: you just take the reciprocal of the Fourier-transformed differential operator.  So basically yes, to FT the inverse of an operator you can just naively FT the operator and then stick that FT into the denominator.


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Watching The Greatest Showman recently, I was amused to see Woodlea (the former home of Margaret Vanderbilt Shepard, now the Sleepy Hollow Country Club) used as the home lived in by the snooty parents of PT Barnum's wife, while interiors of the Duke Mansion on Fifth Avenue stood in for rooms in Barnum's own mansion. While both were undeniably fabulous settings, neither was correct period-wise.
It started me thinking about Iranistan, the exotically fantastic mansion that Barnum had built in real life. While searching for images of it online, I discovered PT Barnum had built no less than four splendid mansions in Bridgeport Connecticut over the course of his life.
Iranistan was the first. Inspired by the Royal Pavilion at Brighton, a building Barnum had greatly admired n trips to England, its design is credited to architect Leopold Elditz.
Iranistan stood out on its own. Nominally labeled "Oriental", it referenced a number of historical styles including Byzantine, Turkish, and Moorish, with arched galleries on all floors and onion domes sprouting from its top. Its essence was quintessentially Barnum, who spared no expense on the home or the property.
The stables, conservatories and outbuildings were described as perfect in their kind, set off by specimen trees, fountains, urns and statuary. The architectural masterpiece, so unique for its time, had a tragically short life, destroyed by fire in 1857. Though some pictures and furniture were salvaged, its outbuildings and grounds were still intact, Barnum decided not to rebuild on the site of his former masterpiece, turning his attentions elsewhere (the property was later sold to Elias Howe, inventor of the sewing machine).
He did not look back when creating his next home. Construction began in 1859 on a new mansion in the Italianate style. Completed the following year, it was named Lindencroft.
nothing could be farther from the truth when it came to his homes. Lindenwald was considered the height of good taste in its day.
He later remembered, "All that taste and money could do was fairly lavished upon Lindencroft; so that, when all was finished, it was not only a complete house in all respects, but it was a perfect home. And a home I meant it to be, in ever and the best sense of the word, for my declining years. Consequently, from basement to attic, everything was constructed, by days work, in the most perfect manner possible. Convenience and comfort were first consulted, and there-after, with no attempt at ostentation, elegance, pure and simple, predominated and permeated everywhere."
A photograph of he and his wife Charity on the piazza, surrounded by grandchildren and servants shows a typical upper-class family of the day.
Despite his intentions, PT Barnum would occupy the home for less than a decade. Charity became chronically ill, and Doctors recommended living near sea air to improve her health. The Barnum's sold Lindencroft to the Bassick family (it was eventually razed in 1924) and began construction of a new home by the water in 1869.
As Barnum was often away traveling, Charity probably would have been happy to have her new home be smaller and more manageable. That was not Barnum's way however, and their new house, named Waldemere (Woods by the Sea) ended up being significantly larger than Lindencroft.
Whatever Charity felt towards the size of the house in the end, she would not live there long, dying in 1873 while Barnum was in Germany.
Grief-stricken over the loss of his life partner of 44 years, he decided to remain in Europe, eventually going to England to visit an old friend John Fish. Just 13 weeks and two days after Charity's death, the 63-year-old Barnum married Fish's 22-year-old daughter Nancy in London (Barnum was nothing if not resilient). He did not bring Nancy back to the states right away for propriety's sake (this was still the Victorian era, after all). She came over later that year and the couple had a second public wedding ceremony in New York that September.
Nancy and Barnum settled down at Waldemere and lived there quite contentedly for a while. In 1888, the 78-year-old Barnum decided he wanted something more modern and comfortable with no drafts, constructed of brick. He loved Waldemere's location and grounds however, so he began building his new home right next to it.
As soon as construction on their new place was finished, the Barnums moved next door and had Waldemere razed.
They named the house Marina and Nancy had a great influence on its furnishing and decoration.
It was there that Barnum passed away in 1891. Barnum left the house to his grandson, and Nancy received a generous annuity from a trust fund, going to marry twice again, lastly to a Baron. The University of Bridgeport acquired the property from Barnum's descendants in the 1940s, and the mansion was eventually demolished to make way for a dining hall. For more information on the life and homes of PT Barnum, the Barnum Museum in Bridgeport is an excellent resource.


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Écalles-Alix – miejscowość i gmina we Francji, w regionie Normandia, w departamencie Sekwana Nadmorska.

Według danych na rok 1990 gminę zamieszkiwało 447 osób, a gęstość zaludnienia wynosiła 63 osoby/km² (wśród 1421 gmin Górnej Normandii Écalles-Alix plasuje się na 494. miejscu pod względem liczby ludności, natomiast pod względem powierzchni na miejscu 529.).

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Sara Ali Khan to attend Singapore International Indian Expo
SINGAPORE - Fresh off her silver screen debut last year, rising Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan is set to lend a dose of star power to the Singapore International Indian Expo 2019 at Suntec Singapore.
Celebrity appearances have been a highlight of the expo every year with Bollywood actors Vidya Balan and Manoj Bajpayee attending previously.
Currently in its ninth year and part of the inaugural India Week, the four-day event will start on Thursday (Jan 24).
For full news visit: https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/sara-ali-khan-to-attend-singapore-international-indian-expo


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Mac › Games › Puzzle › Beauty Hunt
Beauty Hunt 1.1
Beauty Hunt is a game in which you have to spot the difference.
1.1.1	(See all)
Beauty Hunt is a game in which you need to spot the difference. There are many game modes and the differences are really not that easy to find, which makes the game rather challenging. The game modes are Classical, Random, Challenge, Insane, Mirror and Leisure. Each mode has a great number of images with differences that you have to find quickly to earn three hearts. When you do that, you advance to the next level.
Mostly, I played the "Classical" game mode, in which two pictures are shown side by side. You can click on the differences in either photo and there are usually three of them per level. If you click somewhere where there is no difference you will suffer a time penalty, and a few seconds will be taken from the remaining time.
The first time that you play the game, you will get some hints that you can use to reveal the differences, but when you run out, you will only be able to get more by exchanging the hearts that you get for completing the levels. I had fun playing this game, but I soon got frustrated when I couldn't find some of the differences. I guess that is the point. I ended up using all my hints too quick and I got stuck at level 4. Thankfully, when you lose a level, sometimes you will have to play it again, but with a different photo.
In short, Beauty Hunt is a challenging game that can be fun or frustrating, depending on how patient you are. There are a variety of game modes available and a nice hint system.
José Fernández
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Lots of modes
Nice interface
The music is repetitive
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Mine Game
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JUST IN: Gunmen kidnap Air Vice Marshal Sikiru Smith in Lagos
Masked gunmen have abducted Air Vice Marshal Sikiru Smith (retd.), in the Ajah area of Lagos State.
Smith is a cousin to a former Inspector-General of Police and current Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Musiliu Smith.
It was learnt that the retired general, who is currently the Chairman of Double Wealth Ventures Limited – a dredging and engineering firm – was supervising work on a site in the Ajah area of Lagos State on Monday when masked gunmen invaded the place and shot sporadically.
The gunmen were said to have whisked the retired general away in a waiting speedboat and sped away.
According to an SOS voice note shared by his driver, Corporal Odiji, the retired AVM engaged in a struggle with the gunmen before he was subdued.
Odiji stated, "This is an emergency. I am Corporal Odiji attached to Air Vice Marshal Smith. They just abducted him from the site where we were working. Some gunmen who were wearing masks just came and snatched my boss now. They shot everywhere. I was near where I was fixing my boss' vehicle.
"As I was coming, I saw them leaving in a boat but I wasn't armed so I just ran to the site and I saw his glasses and where he struggled with them. Please pass this information. It is an emergency."
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