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October 09, 2018 | By: Michael Renner, Program Officer
New Age Technology to Cure Old Stigmas
This week marked Mental Illness Awareness Week, and NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, wants a cure. Not just a cure for mental illness, but for the misunderstandings, stereotypes, discrimination, and ignorance that millions of people living with a mental health condition face every day. Call it stigma, a virus that shames them into silence, prevents treatment, and sometimes costs lives.
This year, the nationwide grassroots advocacy group is promoting the theme of CureStigma. This week and every day thereafter, we're reminded to deliver large doses of compassion, empathy, and understanding.
Open communication can be difficult for stigma-related or logistical reasons, such as a lack of family, friends, or community support networks. It's at those moments that more people are turning to technology for help. Digital behavioral health apps, like myStrength, can help people overcome some of the most significant barriers to care and treatment like cost, inaccessibility and, most importantly, stigma, while helping build mental resilience. myStrength developers designed it not as a replacement for mental health care like therapy and medication, but as a treatment extender, a way to support anyone with a smart phone and a need. Considering that one in five U.S. adults are affected by mental health conditions, it turns out that's a lot of us.
As part of our strategy of supporting system-level disruption and improvements in behavioral health across Missouri, the Foundation invested in making myStrength available to Missouri's community behavioral health centers. Now, a new report in the Journal of Medical Economics, the first large-scale study of its kind, shows a significant return on investment from using myStrength. The study shows that the economic value of bringing myStrength to Missouri reduced the total cost of care, with nearly $5 in direct medical cost savings for every dollar spent on the myStrength effort.
More importantly, people with depression or anxiety who used the app showed improvement. Spanning two years, the study examined Medicaid claims among more than 1,500 individuals who had access to myStrength across 25 Missouri community mental health centers. These individuals were encouraged to use the app to help address a wide variety of behavioral health and substance use concerns. The results were impressive. For example, 49 percent of patients with indications of clinical depression demonstrated reliable improvement from their baseline. One user described her experience with myStrength as overwhelmingly positive: "It has been motivating, inspiring, relaxing, and relieving to know I'm not alone." Mental health programs working in coordination with advanced technology; now that's #TheNetBenefit!
To learn more about how our partnership with myStrength got underway, read Michael's earlier blog post discussing the Foundation's first app project called Help Kids Cope.
Behavioral Health, Foundation News


All parents of students in kindergarten - 8th grade are invited to join us for an open house and general meeting of the home & school association. Gather in the gym at 7 pm, and take advantage of this opportunity to socialize teachers, staff, and other parents and see your child's classroom.
Parents of children preparing to begin grades 6 - 8 are invited to gather in the school library from 5:50pm - 6:55 pm for an informational meeting. Led by Principal George Mosholder and the middle school teachers, we will review information about your middle school child's teachers, schedule, and more.
We will conclude in time for all middle school parents to attend the Open House at 7pm.


Named one of the best restaurants in Portland, Laurelhurst Market is a brasserie-inspired steakhouse, full service butcher shop, and neighborhood bar. Enjoy specialty sandwiches and charcuterie for lunch, or house cut steaks and craft cocktails for dinner. The kitchen is led by Chef Benjamin Bettinger and Sous Chef Jon Anderson, who create bold flavors while allowing the main ingredients to shine center stage.
Our goal at Ate-Oh-Ate is to provide you with the finest and most delicious Hawaiian-style food possible. We use only the highest quality products, including all natural meats, fresh vegetables, real Best Foods Mayonnaise, and authentic Spam in our musubi (accept no substitutions!) We also offer catering services.
At Big's Chicken, our specialty is Alabama-style chicken that's smoked, then slathered in a white barbecue sauce that we like to call "white gold." We like to think the perfectly crisped chicken is best enjoyed alongside our house-made coleslaw and signature Jo-Jos—and we have a feeling you'll agree.
La Luna Cafe is a neighborhood restaurant in the former home of Portland's La Luna rock club. We serve brunch classics from our beloved Simpatica restaurant such as Eggs Benedict, The Logger (chicken-fried pork with country gravy), and a variety of Crêpes. We will also offer an assortment of health-conscious sandwiches, salads, juices, smoothies, and bowls. We look forward to hosting you!
Reverend's BBQ strives to provide Sellwood and the greater Portland area with the finest barbecue and fried chicken in the region. We use the highest quality ingredients and classic techniques to craft our culinary offerings. Bring your family and friends in to enjoy some great St. Louis-inspired food in a laid-back atmosphere. Check out our catering services for the best BBQ served at your next event or gathering.


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import org.eclipse.emf.common.notify.Notification;

import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EClass;

import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.impl.ENotificationImpl;
import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.impl.MinimalEObjectImpl;

import tosca.Requirement;
import tosca.ToscaPackage;

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    /**
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    protected String capabiity = CAPABIITY_EDEFAULT;

    /**
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    protected RequirementImpl() {
		super();
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    /**
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    @Override
    protected EClass eStaticClass() {
		return ToscaPackage.Literals.REQUIREMENT;
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    public void setRequirement_name(String newRequirement_name) {
		String oldRequirement_name = requirement_name;
		requirement_name = newRequirement_name;
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			eNotify(new ENotificationImpl(this, Notification.SET, ToscaPackage.REQUIREMENT__REQUIREMENT_NAME, oldRequirement_name, requirement_name));
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				return getRequirement_name();
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				return getNode();
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Positive Thinking | Peter "Just Loves Flying"
The mind does not know the difference between a real and imagined scenario. This is what makes anxiety so compelling. If you fear the plane is crashing every time it hits turbulence, and your mind supplies you with scary images, you are not only not in present time (where in fact the plane is fine, just bouncing its way through choppy air currents), but you are activating the stress hormones of adrenaline and cortisol. As if the plane were actually going down. How many life-or-death scenarios (that in fact weren't life-or-death) have you actually lived through? Dreaded? What has the toll of this been on your body? Your experience of life? Your wellbeing? […].
Here's the good news: we happen to live inside of our very own mindfulness kit. Our body. One quick mindfulness practice is to tune into our five senses. Focusing on the five senses brings us back to our body–which lives right here, right now, in the present.
You're not crazy to worry. Bad things could happen related to any of them. A car accident. An economic downturn. A surprise diagnosis.
But let's go backwards in time a month, a year, five years. What were you worried about then? Mostly the same things, right?
And how many of those worries came to pass? And the ones that did…clearly the worrying didn't help stop it, right?
It's too facile to say don't worry. But put your worries in perspective. Don't let your worries grow out of proportion to what might actually happen. Don't let imagination overtake reality. And for god's sake, don't conflate worrying with prevention or preparation…because you have a clear track record to show you how silly that is.
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STOP THINKING AND START LIVING!!!
In America [and Europe], it's Halloween, which is a fun holiday for children. In Mexico, however, it is the beginning of Día de los Muertos, a much more adult and philosophical holiday. All throughout Mexico, people will gather not to eat candy but to celebrate and remember their friends and family who have died. It is, in a sense, a three day commemoration of the idea of memento mori—a kind of collective bereavement mixed with the fun of a jazz funeral.
The great Montaigne would tell of a story that had trickled back to him from the New World, of an ancient drinking game where the members took turns holding up a painting of a corpse inside a coffin and cheered "Drink and be merry for when you're dead you will look like this." This cheeky but also profound observation captures the spirit of Día de los Muertos quite well with imagery of skulls and skeletons, the makeup and the music and the dancing, the praying and the altars set up to honor those who have left.
It might seem strange to celebrate death in this way, and stranger still to involve children in it. But is it really that stranger than banishing any thought of death from our lives and letting it return to us only as a dreaded nightmare? There is real value in taking time to process and grieve and dance with the morbidity of our mortality, of creating a ritual that allows us to come to terms with this essential part of our existence. Better to be on good terms with death and to schedule an annual check up than to be surprised and shocked by this enemy we pretend doesn't exist.
So drink and be merry today and celebrate the day of the dead. Say goodbye to the people you have lost and enjoy the people you are lucky enough to still have with you. That's all we can do.
P.S. For more ways to keep Stoic principles in mind as you navigate your day, check out our Daily Stoic Store. It features our popular amor fati and memento mori medallions, Marcus Aurelius print, and more. Also, The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living is available everywhere books are sold.
I practice mindfulness because I know it gives me that 'I can totally handle this even though everything is burning to the ground' mindset. The only problem is that mindfulness isn't always straightforward or easy to do. The hardest part is simply remembering to be mindful.
It's easy to forget about mindfulness because of the craziness of our daily schedules…but that's exactly when we need mindfulness. After all, mindfulness helps us make our days more calm and less stressful.
Struggling with mindfulness yourself? Here are five tips to make mindfulness easier so you can to integrate it into your daily life!
Make mindfulness easier by reminding yourself often. This could be through reminders on your phone telling you to be mindful or post-it notes left in places you'll look frequently. You could even use something like a physical object to remind you to be mindful. For example, if there's a candle you like, you can tell yourself to be present in the moment whenever you light it.
Another way to make mindfulness easier is through a regular practice. Whether it's yoga, meditation, or another form of mindfulness, getting into a routine will make mindfulness a whole lot easier. I find that using an app for meditation also makes this less daunting.
Taking some time each day to write what you're grateful for is a great way to add more mindfulness into your routine. Try writing down three things you're grateful for before you go to bed and when you wake up in the morning. Not only does this help shift a negative mindset, it also means you're taking time to be more mindful about what's good in your life.
Combine productivity and mindfulness by intentionally planning out your day. One way to do this is to choose the top three things that must get done today. These are the things that are going to add the most value and purpose to your day. By doing this, you are being more mindful about your priorities, and you're less likely to get distracted because you know exactly what you need to do.


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Catherine meanings in Urdu
Catherine meanings in Urdu is کیتھرین Catherine in Urdu. More meanings of catherine, it's definitions, example sentences, related words, idioms and quotations.
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Catherine Definitions
Please find 2 English and definitions related to the word Catherine.
(noun) : empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796)
(noun) : first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
It's very cool to be able to say that my first real film was 'Footloose' and my second film I got to star alongside Tom Cruise and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
-Julianne Hough
I wanted very much to do Traffic and at one point it looked like I was going to work on it. And then, of course, Catherine Zeta-Jones had her relationship with Michael Douglas and it suddenly didn't happen.
-Kevin Costner
It has been the experience of a lifetime to work with Catherine Middleton to create her wedding dress, and I have enjoyed every moment of it. It was such an incredible honor to be asked, and I am so proud of what we and the Alexander McQueen team have created.
-Sarah Burton
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What are the meanings of Catherine in Urdu?
Meanings of the word Catherine in Urdu are . To understand how would you translate the word Catherine in Urdu, you can take help from words closely related to Catherine or it's Urdu translations. Some of these words can also be considered Catherine synonyms. In case you want even more details, you can also consider checking out all of the definitions of the word Catherine. If there is a match we also include idioms & quotations that either use this word or its translations in them or use any of the related words in English or Urdu translations. These idioms or quotations can also be taken as a literary example of how to use Catherine in a sentence. If you have trouble reading in Urdu we have also provided these meanings in Roman Urdu.
We have tried our level best to provide you as much detail on how to say Catherine in Urdu as possible so you could understand its correct English to Urdu translation. We encourage everyone to contribute in adding more meanings to MeaningIn Dictionary by adding English to Urdu translations, Urdu to Roman Urdu transliterations and Urdu to English Translations. This will improve our English to Urdu Dictionary, Urdu to English dictionary, English to Urdu Idioms translation and Urdu to English Idioms translations. Although we have added all of the meanings of Catherine with utmost care but there could be human errors in the translation. So if you encounter any problem in our translation service please feel free to correct it at the spot. All you have to do is to click here and submit your correction.
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Definition of the catherine are
empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796)
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
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It's very cool to be able to say that my first real film was 'Footloose' and my second film I got to star alongside Tom Cruise and Catherine Zeta-Jones. — Julianne Hough
I wanted very much to do Traffic and at one point it looked like I was going to work on it. And then, of course, Catherine Zeta-Jones had her relationship with Michael Douglas and it suddenly didn't happen. — Kevin Costner
It has been the experience of a lifetime to work with Catherine Middleton to create her wedding dress, and I have enjoyed every moment of it. It was such an incredible honor to be asked, and I am so proud of what we and the Alexander McQueen team have created. — Sarah Burton

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Results for: What_was_going_on_that_was_important_in_50s_60s_70s
In Decade - 1950s
Did queen had hits in the 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s and 00s?
In Educational Methods and Theories
What is the role of women in the 40s 50s 60s 70s?
The roles of women changed gradually from the 40s to the 70s. In the 40s and 50s women stayed home for the most part and took care of their families. During the 60s and 70s they began to show up… Full Answer
In Cougars, Mountain Lions, and Pumas
What are the temperatures mountain lions live in?
Cougars live in the cold coniferous forests of Canada where temperatures can drop to well below 0 degrees F to the hot deserts of the southwest United States and rain forests of South America where temperatures can reach 90 degrees… Full Answer
In History of Sports , India Politics , Decade - 1950s
What major events happened during 1950?
Major events in Canada in 50s, 60s, 70s
In Cinco de Mayo
When did US start celebrating Cinco de Mayo?
Not so much in the 50s, 60s and 70s.
In Music Genres
What British rock group of the 60s and 70s named its group after an American 50s singer?
In Math and Arithmetic , Mathematical Finance , Calendar
From 1820 to 1890 was how many decades?
20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s. Seven decades.
In History, Politics & Society , Literature & Language
What are two examples of participatory citizenship from Brady's life in her 20s and 30s what are two examples from her 50s 60s and 70s?
In History of the United States , History of Europe
In which decade did the bikini first become popular-50s 60s or 70s?
The bikini became popular in France in the 40s, but hit the US big-time in the 60s, turning into the staple beach-wear as it is today 60s
In US Civil War
An especially turbulent era in America that involved many disputes over civil rights issues was during?
the '50s, '60s, and '70s.
In Music Collecting
Who are the original artists of the tracks on the collection called Party Music Box Set 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s and 2000s?
In Explorers and Expeditions , Jacques Cousteau
When did Jacques cousteau explore?
Jaques Cousteau was very active during the 50s 60s and 70s then his son took over the "Calypso" after his death
In Meteorology and Weather
What is the average temperature in NYC in mid September?
The average temperature ranges between low 70s and at night low 60s/high 50s
Was children happier in the 50s 60s and 70s?
I wouldn't necessarily say they were because of the wars, and the great depression, and they also had jobs, like during the World War11
In Football - American
What are defensive lineman numbers?
in the 80s, 50s, 60s and if you go both ways the 70s(sometimes). i play both nose guard and offensive tackle and my number is 67.
In Holocaust , Books and Literature , The Devil's Arithmetic
How old is aunt Eva in the book the devil's arithmetic?
Aunt eva is in her 50s 60s or possibly 70s in the book sorry i do not know the exact answer to that my answer is only an educated guess
In The House on Mango Street
What was going on in Chicago in the late 60s and early 70s in The House on Mango Street?
In Exercise , Heart Rate , Heart
What is a target heart rate zone?
For cardio 20s=180 30s=170 40s=160 50s=140 60s=130 70s=120 80-90s= 100
In Meteorology and Weather , Mexico
What is the average temperature in Mexico during Summer?
It depends on the region. Central Mexico average temperatures in spring are high 70s, mid 50s. Mexico's Pacific coast range from high 80s-low 90s and low to mid 70s. Southern Mexico highs are in the 80s and lows of high… Full Answer
In Meteorology and Weather , Mexico , Seasons
What is the average temperature in Mexico during Spring?
In Microbiology , Cell Biology (cytology)
Kind of ribosome found in cells?
For a eukaryotic cell there is an 80s ribosome with a 60s subunit and a 40s subunit. In a prokaryotic cell there's a 70s ribosome with a 50s subunit and a 30s subunit.
In Baseball
How fast does a baseball pitch go?
it depends on the picther i personally am 12 and picth high 60s low 70s because i train and work hard but for different pichters there will be different speeds for example a small kid on my team pitches low… Full Answer
In the 60s and early 70s Vietnam played in America's history?
In the early 60s and 70s the Vietnam played an important role in the American history. They were involved in a number of fights that eventually helped the US become a world force to reckon.
In Football Equipment , Australia , Football - Australian Rules
What do Australian Football referees wear?
coloured uniforms Funnily enough, they used to be referred to as "the men in white" back in the 50s, 60s and 70s. They primarily wore yellow in the 2009 Grand final.
In Michael Jackson
In what era Did Michael Jackson live in?
50s for 2 years 60s for 10 years 70s for 10 years 80s for 10 years 90s for 10 years 2000s for 9 years
In New Jersey
Is it hot or cold in New Jersey?
Spring is in the 60s and 70s in degrees F. Summer is actually hotter than Hawaii. Fall is in the 50s and 40s and 30s. Winter is in the10s 20s and 30s.
In World War 2 , Atomic Bombs
How did the atomic bomb affect the world?
The BOMB as we knew in the 50s, 60s, and 70s has changed everything from its first use in Japan until today where we are deathly afraid of some terrorist getting a hold of one.
Where can one find out who Englebert Humperdinck is?
Englebert Humperdinck is a very famous singer from the 50s 60s and 70s. If you want to know who he is or what he has done in his life you can check out his wikipedia page, his own website, or… Full Answer
In TV Shows and Series
Who was the beatnik on a TV show in the '50s-'60s?
Maynard G. Crebs on the Dobie Gillis show played by Bob Denver
In Hair , Decade - 1960s
What do 60s and 70s hairstyles look like?
the 60s and 70s hair is like puffy not afro but like in the middle of afro and normal. If you dont think Im right then just look up 60s and 70s on the web.
In NASA
What impact did nasa have on the south in the 60s and 70s?
Impact of NASA on the south in the 60s and 70s was it lead to manned space travel.
In Science , Biology , Genetics
Why does 70s ribosome are written as 50s 30s ribosomes?
Prokaryotes have 70S ribosomes, each consisting of a small (30S) and a large (50S) subunit.
In Celebrities , Rihanna
How old is rihannas mom?
i think her mum is about in her 60s or 50s i am not sure or evencher 40s i think her mum is about in her 60s or 50s i am not sure or evencher 40s
In Deserts
Is it cold at night in the Sonoran Desert?
In the summer the temperature may drop into the 60s and 70s (degrees F.) at night. In the winter, 40s and 50s with a few nights that may drop below freezing in parts of the desert.
In Relationships , Clothing , Men's Clothing , Kristen Stewart
Can wear ruffled tuxedo shirts?
The ruffled-front shirt was first seen in the late 50s and early 60s, but saw the height of its popularity in the late 60s and 70s. Today, it is only worn as a light-hearted reference to the excesses of 1970s… Full Answer
What did people wore in the 50s and 60s?
In Computer History , Decade - 1950s , Decade - 1960s
What are the capabilities of computers of the 50s and 60s?
How was pop culture in the 50s and 60s?
In Music , Decade - 1970s
What is Music in the 70s?
Music in the 70s is the music that alot of people liked while in the 60s-70s.
In Science , Timing Belts and Chains , Time Zones
How does age effect reaction time and if so how?
Reaction time shortens from infancy into the late 20s. Then reaction time slowly increases until the 50s and 60s. Reaction time lengthens faster as the person gets into their 70s.
In Amusement Parks
What are some good old fashioned amusement park names with themes of the 50s 60s and 70s?
Some names are: The Park The second park The third Park The fourth park But there is no fifth park because that would be dumb
What two nfl players have played in four different decades?
George Blanda (1940s, 50s, 60s, 70s) and the second will be John Carney (1980s, 90s, 2000s, 10s) when he attempts a kick for the Saints in the 2010 season.
In Green Lantern
How old is the superhero green lantern?
The original, Alan Scott is from 1940 and Hal jordon is from the late 50s and guy gardner is from the late 60s and Jon Stewart (not related to the tv guy) is from the 70s and klye Rayer is… Full Answer
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Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner – Code Red Esports – Workshops, investment and sports teams
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Code Red Esports is a multi-faceted business that not only works in talent management but also has a broad esports consultancy arm.
For Part One of the interview, focusing on the talent management side of the business click here.
In the second part of our wide-ranging interview, we discuss the consultancy side of the business and gather Paul's thoughts on the influx of investment into the space.
We've spoken about the talent agency side, but there's a whole lot more to Code Red than just that. You have workshops advertised on the website; are they designed for talent that are a part of the Code Red agency or are they part of the business offering?
It's a mixture of both. We will do workshops to help people that are already a part of Code Red but it is largely a part of our business proposition. We have a number of courses which we've designed, some of which we've already executed and some which are in the pipeline where we will go out and be hired for a day or two and we create and deliver bespoke workshops depending on the client's needs.
For instance, last year I was at Oslo University and we did a whole day of workshops for over 20 potential commentators that wanted to come into esports. They wanted to learn things like pacing and intonation in voice and how to control and save your voice. They also wanted to learn how you present on camera and where you should look. It's very hardcore niche type skills that you can't necessarily pick up by doing it or watching other people but you can learn from someone that's done it before.
Just one of Code Red's clients
We also offer things like marketing in esports which Ben and Luke will run and then there's others like where we've been with Telkom in South Africa. They wanted to learn the essence of esports. That was things as seemingly simple as: how you put a tournament together; what works and doesn't work and the different bracket systems and how they work.
To you and I as hardcore esports people it sounds weird that we would go and train people on how to produce a fair bracket but to people that have never done it before it's actually a very complicated process. Dual tournament, double elimination GSL tournament format is not something that's prevalent in the traditional sports world. I am sure if it was just a standard knockout they could probably do it but then you've got seeding and how it matches up. So, as you can see, we offer a wide range of skills from our workshops.
The client list on the website is already pretty impressive with several big names there. Is work with those clients ongoing or is that work already compelted?
It's people we've worked with particularly over the last twelve months since we've been up and running. We generally work with them when they require us. For example, there's a few projects coming out with Bethesda in 2017 on a couple of titles that they're working on. Gfinity has been an ongoing client since I left them; we worked with Valve on The International and Telkom was the whole of last year as well. Ginx we've been working with almost non-stop since they launched and now it's become less consultancy based as simply put, they don't need as much help anymore.
We may not have launched the limited company and the public side of things until November last year but we were and up and running from March and we've worked with all of the clients since then. We've only listed ten on the website but there's probably another half a dozen – some of which we can't talk about as we signed NDAs. Two of our clients are traditional sports clubs, one is a very large Dota 2 event that's being planned for later on this year, and two others are investment companies who are working very privately to invest in esports one way or another. Obviously we can't advertise those companies until they're done deals and we've completed the consultancy. We probably have worked with around 20 companies in the last 10 months.
The investment side is clearly a very busy space – what are you seeing from the Code Red side?
I think we as Code Red have done three bits of consultancy in the last six weeks alone with investment firms, and we're talking large investment firms. It's people with billions of dollars under management so I can't wait to see the results of those consultancies. We've married them with league operators, organisers and teams in various formats and we're waiting to see the results as they're announced. It's the same with the football teams, I've seen a couple of things come out but the full story isn't out yet and I'm excited to see the sports element come into it in 2017. If we're dealing with a lot, I'm sure other people are dealing with sports teams as well and I have no idea how many are currently looking at esports but I imagine it's dozens.
Whilst on the topic of sports teams, we've clearly seen a mixture of different approaches. We've seen some of the largest brands enter – how do you see the landscape developing? Will we be watching Real Madrid vs Manchester United in CS:GO come 2020?
By 2020 I couldn't tell you who will be competing. What excites me about the sports franchises coming in is that esports offers something incredibly unique. We can effectively offer multi-sport operations.
"There is a time I can see in the future where I can legitimately see the LA Lakers playing Manchester United and Real Madrid playing against the LA Dodgers."
It's a battle between brand names which are massive in their own rights and their own sports that can never play each other. You would never have the LA Lakers vs Man United, and I don't think Real Madrid are going to start a baseball team anytime soon and compete against the Dodgers. It's sure to be an exciting world when these iconic brands are coming into esports and clashing together in big tournaments. If we have LA Lakers vs Man United or dare I say it one of the big Australian Rugby Teams/ South African Cricket team being able to compete against each other in one game; whether it be CS:GO, LoL or Dota really excites me. Maybe I'm just a sports nerd and that's why it excites me.
Do you think that there's negatives to the investment or is it all positive?
The downside to it of course is that we may lose a lot of our heritage which I'm keen to ensure that we don't. We could end up losing the likes of SK Gaming, Fnatic, Virtus Pro and Na'Vi. I mention those as I think they're the least likely to be taken over. I think Fnatic might, at some point, be taken over by a sports team. The other three are obviously owned by the same people right now and they've probably got a plan for that.
I think we'll keep a few but they'll be few and far between. I think the majority of entry from sports teams regardless of their current sport will be through taking over an existing franchise. They're not going to come in and take over whatever's left, they're going to come in and take over a professional outfit – which is why we've seen the likes of Cloud9, Dignitas and Liquid all get decent investment.
We've also seen the other model where PSG can effectively hire people in esports and effectively build a brand for themselves and I think that's really exciting too.
The FIFA space has been really busy for traditional teams – do you think that more teams are going to go the FC Copenhagen/PSG way and go fully into the more "hardcore" side of esports or will they continue to be cautious?
In terms of game choices, at Code Red we've found that when consulting sports teams (particularly football clubs) that they are a little more cautious than PSG and FC Copenhagen when it comes to other games. They can totally understand FIFA, it's a very easy way in for them – I've always maintained it's the gateway drug to esports. It's never truer than when you're sat in front of a company where their associates and directors are very unsure about esports and all they've seen is violent video games and the bad press that that gets. Understandably perhaps, some of the sports teams are a little reticent on going full tilt into esports and would rather do it gently with FIFA but I do see a day when most of those barriers will be broken down and they can move forward with it.
"Once they understand that the games are a means of competition rather than killing virtual people in game or killing virtual dragons or casting spells they'll see it no differently to their own sports, whether it be baseball, football or NFL."
It just takes a bit of education and a bit of time. It's also in part down to the generation thing. I think ten years from now no one will care because the next generation of Marketing Directors and Advert Buyers and TV Sellers will be people that are currently in their 20s and their 30s and love esports so will already get it. Part of it is generational and part of it is educational but it will eventually change.
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Welcome to Grabity's ballistic bot brawls!
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Publications by Year: 2006
Julien Dauguet, Sharon Peled, Vladimir Berezovskii, Thierry Delzescaux, Simon K Warfield, Richard Born, and Carl-Fredrik Westin. 2006. "3D Histological Reconstruction of Fiber Tracts and Direct Comparison With Diffusion Tensor MRI Tractography." Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv, 9, Pt 1, Pp. 109-16.Abstract
A classical neural tract tracer, WGA-HRP, was injected at multiple sites within the brain of a macaque monkey. Histological sections of the labeled fiber tracts were reconstructed in 3D, and the fibers were segmented and registered with the anatomical post-mortem MRI from the same animal. Fiber tracing along the same pathways was performed on the DTI data using a classical diffusion tracing technique. The fibers derived from the DTI were compared with those segmented from the histology in order to evaluate the performance of DTI fiber tracing. While there was generally good agreement between the two methods, our results reveal certain limitations of DTI tractography, particularly at regions of fiber tract crossing or bifurcation.
Neculai Archip, Robert Rohling, Vincent Dessenne, Pierre-Jean Erard, and Lutz Peter Nolte. 2006. "Anatomical Structure Modeling From Medical Images." Comput Methods Programs Biomed, 82, 3, Pp. 203-15.Abstract
Some clinical applications, such as surgical planning, require volumetric models of anatomical structures represented as a set of tetrahedra. A practical method of constructing anatomical models from medical images is presented. The method starts with a set of contours segmented from the medical images by a clinician and produces a model that has high fidelity with the contours. Unlike most modeling methods, the contours are not restricted to lie on parallel planes. The main steps are a 3D Delaunay tetrahedralization, culling of non-object tetrahedra, and refinement of the tetrahedral mesh. The result is a high-quality set of tetrahedra whose surface points are guaranteed to match the original contours. The key is to use the distance map and bit volume structures that were created along with the contours. The method is demonstrated on computed tomography, MRI and 3D ultrasound data. Models of 170,000 tetrahedra are constructed on a standard workstation in approximately 10s. A comparison with related methods is also provided.
Nan-kuei Chen, Koichi Oshio, and Lawrence P Panych. 2006. "Application of k-space energy spectrum analysis to susceptibility field mapping and distortion correction in gradient-echo EPI." Neuroimage, 31, 2, Pp. 609-22.Abstract
Echo-planar imaging (EPI) is widely used in functional MRI studies. It is well known that EPI quality is usually degraded by geometric distortions, when there exist susceptibility field inhomogeneities. EPI distortions may be corrected if the field maps are available. It is possible to estimate the susceptibility field gradients from the phase reconstruction of a single-TE EPI image, after a successful phase-unwrapping procedure. However, in regions affected by pronounced field gradients, the phase-unwrapping of a single-TE image may fail, and therefore the estimated field maps may be incorrect. It has been reported that the field inhomogeneity may be calculated more reliably from T2*-weighted images corresponding to multiple TEs. However, the multi-TE MRI field mapping increases the scan time. Furthermore, the measured field maps may be invalid if the subject's position changes during dynamic scans. To overcome the limitations in conventional field mapping approaches, a novel k-space energy spectrum analysis algorithm is developed, which quantifies the spatially dependent echo-shifting effect and the susceptibility field gradients directly from the k-space data of single-TE gradient-echo EPI. Using the k-space energy spectrum analysis, susceptibility field gradients can be reliably measured without phase-unwrapping, and EPI distortions can be corrected without extra field mapping scans or pulse sequence modification. The reported technique can be used to retrospectively improve the image quality of the previously acquired EPI and functional MRI data, provided that the complex-domain k-space data are still available.
Robert V Mulkern, Agnieszka Szot Barnes, Steven J Haker, Yin P Hung, Frank J Rybicki, Stephan E Maier, and Clare M Tempany. 2006. "Biexponential characterization of prostate tissue water diffusion decay curves over an extended b-factor range." Magn Reson Imaging, 24, 5, Pp. 563-8.Abstract
Detailed measurements of water diffusion within the prostate over an extended b-factor range were performed to assess whether the standard assumption of monoexponential signal decay is appropriate in this organ. From nine men undergoing prostate MR staging examinations at 1.5 T, a single 10-mm-thick axial slice was scanned with a line scan diffusion imaging sequence in which 14 equally spaced b factors from 5 to 3,500 s/mm(2) were sampled along three orthogonal diffusion sensitization directions in 6 min. Due to the combination of long scan time and limited volume coverage associated with the multi-b-factor, multidirectional sampling, the slice was chosen online from the available T2-weighted axial images with the specific goal of enabling the sampling of presumed noncancerous regions of interest (ROIs) within the central gland (CG) and peripheral zone (PZ). Histology from prescan biopsy (n=9) and postsurgical resection (n=4) was subsequently employed to help confirm that the ROIs sampled were noncancerous. The CG ROIs were characterized from the T2-weighted images as primarily mixtures of glandular and stromal benign prostatic hyperplasia, which is prevalent in this population. The water signal decays with b factor from all ROIs were clearly non-monoexponential and better served with bi- vs. monoexponential fits, as tested using chi(2)-based F test analyses. Fits to biexponential decay functions yielded intersubject fast diffusion component fractions in the order of 0.73+/-0.08 for both CG and PZ ROIs, fast diffusion coefficients of 2.68+/-0.39 and 2.52+/-0.38 microm(2)/ms and slow diffusion coefficients of 0.44+/-0.16 and 0.23+/-0.16 um(2)/ms for CG and PZ ROIs, respectively. The difference between the slow diffusion coefficients within CG and PZ was statistically significant as assessed with a Mann-Whitney nonparametric test (P<.05). We conclude that a monoexponential model for water diffusion decay in prostate tissue is inadequate when a large range of b factors is sampled and that biexponential analyses are better suited for characterizing prostate diffusion decay curves.
Nickolai Sheikov, Nathan McDannold, Ferenc A Jolesz, Yong-Zhi Zhang, Karen Tam, and Kullervo Hynynen. 2006. "Brain Arterioles Show more Active Vesicular Transport of Blood-borne Tracer Molecules than Capillaries and Venules after Focused Ultrasound-evoked Opening of the Blood-brain Barrier." Ultrasound Med Biol, 32, 9, Pp. 1399-409.Abstract
Previously, activation of vesicular transport in the brain microvasculature was shown to be one of the mechanisms of focused ultrasound-induced blood-brain barrier (BBB) opening. In the present study, we aimed to estimate the rate of the transendothelial vesicular traffic after focused ultrasound sonication in the rabbit brain, using ultrastructural morphometry and horseradish peroxidase (HRP) as a tracer. In the capillaries, the mean endothelial pinocytotic densities (the number of HRP-containing vesicles per microm(2) of the cell cytoplasm) were 0.9 and 1.05 vesicles/microm(2) 1 h after sonication with ultrasound frequencies of 0.69 and 0.26 MHz, respectively. In the arterioles, these densities were 1.63 and 2.43 vesicles/microm(2), values 1.8 and 2.3 times higher. In control locations, the densities were 0.7 and 0.14 vesicles/microm(2) for capillaries and arterioles, respectively. A small number of HRP-positive vesicles were observed in the venules. Focal delivery of HRP tracer was also observed in light microscopy. The results indicate that the precapillary microvessels play an important role in macromolecular transcytoplasmic traffic through the ultrasound-induced BBB modulation, which should be considered in the future development of trans-BBB drug delivery strategies.
Scott W Hoge and Dana H Brooks. 2006. "On the complimentarity of SENSE and GRAPPA in parallel MR imaging." Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc, 1, Pp. 755-8.Abstract
Two image reconstruction methods currently dominate parallel MR imaging: SENSE and GRAPPA. While both seek to reconstruct images from subsampled multi-channel MRI data, there exist fundamental differences between the two. In particular, SENSE reconstructs an image of the excited spin-density directly whereas GRAPPA reconstructs estimates of the fully sampled raw coil data and then combines them to obtain an image. In this work we show that these differences can be exploited such that each method can compliment the other. In the case of SENSE, which requires an estimate of the coil sensitivity map before reconstruction, one can use GRAPPA to improve the coil sensitivity estimates. Alternatively, using coil sensitivity estimates and the SENSE reconstruction equations, one can improve the GRAPPA reconstruction parameter estimation. Together, these approaches can provide higher image quality than either method alone.
Bruno Madore, Scott W Hoge, and Raymond Kwong. 2006. "Extension of the UNFOLD method to include free breathing." Magn Reson Med, 55, 2, Pp. 352-62.Abstract
Unaliasing by Fourier-encoding the overlaps using the temporal dimension (UNFOLD) is a method to reduce the data acquisition burden in dynamic MRI. The method works by forcing aliased signals to behave in specific ways through time, so that these unwanted signals can be detected and removed. Unexpected events in time, such as displacements caused by breathing, have the potential to disturb the temporal strategy and may affect UNFOLD's ability to suppress aliasing artifacts. This work presents an extension of the UNFOLD method to accommodate temporal encoding disruptions. While the main type of disruption considered here comes from respiratory motion, other types of disruption can be envisioned, such as departures from the usual UNFOLD k-space sampling scheme. This extended version of UNFOLD was incorporated into UNFOLD-sensitivity encoding (UNFOLD-SENSE), and should also be applicable to closely related methods such as temporal SENSE (TSENSE), k-t Broaduse Linear Acquisition Speed up Technique (k-t BLAST), and k-t SENSE. Five patients were imaged with a modified version of a myocardial-perfusion sequence, and UNFOLD was used either alone or in conjunction with SENSE to obtain an acceleration of 2.0 (in three patients) or 3.0 (in two patients). In both cases this extended version of UNFOLD was able to suppress artifacts caused by the presence of breathing motion.
Sharon Peled, Ola Friman, Ferenc A Jolesz, and Carl-Fredrik Westin. 2006. "Geometrically Constrained Two-tensor Model for Crossing Tracts in DWI." Magn Reson Imaging, 24, 9, Pp. 1263-70.Abstract
MR diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) of the brain and spine provides a unique tool for both visualizing directionality and assessing intactness of white matter fiber tracts in vivo. At the spatial resolution of clinical MRI, much of primate white matter is composed of interdigitating fibers. Analyses based on an assumed single diffusion tensor per voxel yield important information about the average diffusion in the voxel but fail to reveal structure in the presence of crossing tracts. Until today, all clinical scans assume only one tensor, causing potential serious errors in tractography. Since high angular resolution imaging remains, so far, untenable for routine clinical use, a method is proposed whereby the single-tensor field is augmented with additional information gleaned from standard clinical DTI. The method effectively resolves two distinct tract directions within voxels, in which only two tracts are assumed to exist. The underlying constrained two-tensor model is fitted in two stages, utilizing the information present in the single-tensor fit. As a result, the necessary MRI time can be drastically reduced when compared with other approaches, enabling widespread clinical use. Upon evaluation in simulations and application to in vivo human brain DTI data, the method appears to be robust and practical and, if correctly applied, could elucidate tract directions at critical points of uncertainty.
Neil I Weisenfeld, Andrea UJ Mewes, and Simon K Warfield. 2006. "Highly accurate segmentation of brain tissue and subcortical gray matter from newborn MRI." Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv, 9, Pt 1, Pp. 199-206.Abstract
The segmentation of newborn brain MRI is important for assessing and directing treatment options for premature infants at risk for developmental disorders, abnormalities, or even death. Segmentation of infant brain MRI is particularly challenging when compared with the segmentation of images acquired from older children and adults. We sought to develop a fully automated segmentation strategy and present here a Bayesian approach utilizing an atlas of priors derived from previous segmentations and a new scheme for automatically selecting and iteratively refining classifier training data using the STAPLE algorithm. Results have been validated by comparison to hand-drawn segmentations.
Simon P Dimaio, Neculai Archip, Nobuhiko Hata, Ion-Florin Talos, Simon K Warfield, Amit Majumdar, Nathan McDannold, Kullervo Hynynen, Paul R Morrison, William M Wells, Daniel F Kacher, Randy E Ellis, Alexandra J Golby, Peter M Black, Ferenc A Jolesz, and Ron Kikinis. 2006. "Image-guided Neurosurgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital." IEEE Eng Med Biol Mag, 25, 5, Pp. 67-73.
Seung-Schik Yoo, Heather M O'Leary, Ty Fairneny, Nan-kuei Chen, Lawrence P Panych, HyunWook Park, and Ferenc A Jolesz. 2006. "Increasing cortical activity in auditory areas through neurofeedback functional magnetic resonance imaging." Neuroreport, 17, 12, Pp. 1273-8.Abstract
We report a functional magnetic resonance imaging method to deliver task-specific brain activities as biofeedback signals to guide individuals to increase cortical activity in auditory areas during sound stimulation. A total of 11 study participants underwent multiple functional magnetic resonance imaging scan sessions, while the changes in the activated cortical volume within the primary and secondary auditory areas were fed back to them between scan sessions. On the basis of the feedback information, participants attempted to increase the number of significant voxels during the subsequent trial sessions by adjusting their level of attention to the auditory stimuli. Results showed that the group of individuals who received the feedback were able to increase the activation volume and blood oxygenation level-dependent signal to a greater degree than the control group.
Natalia Vykhodtseva, Nathan McDannold, and Kullervo Hynynen. 2006. "Induction of apoptosis in vivo in the rabbit brain with focused ultrasound and Optison." Ultrasound Med Biol, 32, 12, Pp. 1923-9.Abstract
Histologic effects of focused ultrasound (FUS) exposures combined with an ultrasound contrast agent (Optison) were investigated to examine whether the lesions were dominated by apoptosis or necrosis. The rabbit brains (n = 17) were sonicated (1.5 MHz, peak rarefactional pressure amplitude: 1.4 to 8.8 MPa) after Optison was injected intravenously (IV). MRI and light microscopy were used to examine tissue effects. To detect apoptosis, TUNEL staining based on labeling of DNA strand breaks was used. The average number of apoptotic and necrotic cells in 300 x 220 microm microscopic fields were counted in 18 representative lesions. Lesions in the rabbit brains were created at lowered acoustic power levels when FUS was combined with Optison. In histology, the lesions exhibited red blood cell extravasations and destruction of blood vessels. At 4 h after sonication, the lesions lost many cells, and the remaining cells exhibited both necrotic and apoptotic features. Overall, apoptosis dominated; there were, on average, 32.3 +/- 13.2 apoptotic cells per microscopic field compared with only 5.1 +/- 3.4 necrotic cells per field. In conclusion, FUS combined with Optison could produce lesions that are dominated by apoptosis, presumably induced primarily via ischemia after cavitation-produced damage to the brain vasculature.
James P O'shea, Stephen Whalen, Daniel M Branco, Nicole M Petrovich, Kyle E Knierim, and Alexandra J Golby. 2006. "Integrated image- and function-guided surgery in eloquent cortex: a technique report." Int J Med Robot, 2, 1, Pp. 75-83.Abstract
The ability to effectively identify eloquent cortex in close proximity to brain tumours is a critical component of surgical planning prior to resection. The use of electrocortical stimulation testing (ECS) during awake neurosurgical procedures remains the gold standard for mapping functional areas, yet the preoperative use of non-invasive brain imaging techniques such as fMRI are gaining popularity as supplemental surgical planning tools. In addition, the intraoperative three-dimensional display of fMRI findings co-registered to structural imaging data maximizes the utility of the preoperative mapping for the surgeon. Advances in these techniques have the potential to limit the size and duration of craniotomies as well as the strain placed on the patient, but more research accurately demonstrating their efficacy is required. In this paper, we demonstrate the integration of preoperative fMRI within a neuronavigation system to aid in surgical planning, as well as the integration of these fMRI data with intraoperative ECS mapping results into a three-dimensional dataset for the purpose of cross-validation.
Joachim Kettenbach, Daniel F Kacher, Angela R Kanan, Bill Rostenberg, Janice Fairhurst, Alfred Stadler, K Kienreich, and Ferenc A Jolesz. 2006. "Intraoperative and interventional MRI: recommendations for a safe environment." Minim Invasive Ther Allied Technol, 15, 2, Pp. 53-64.Abstract
In this paper we report on current experience and review magnetic resonance safety protocols and literature in order to define practices surrounding MRI-guided interventional and surgical procedures. Direct experience, the American College of Radiology White paper on MR Safety, and various other sources are summarized. Additional recommendations for interventional and surgical MRI-guided procedures cover suite location/layout, accessibility, safety policy, personnel training, and MRI compatibility issues. Further information is freely available for sites to establish practices to minimize risk and ensure safety. Interventional and intraoperative MRI is emerging from its infancy, with twelve years since the advent of the field and well over 10,000 cases collectively performed. Thus, users of interventional and intraoperative MRI should adapt guidelines utilizing universal standards and terminology and establish a site-specific policy. With policy enforcement and proper training, the interventional and intraoperative MR imaging suite can be a safe and effective environment.
PJ White, GT Clement, and K Hynynen. 2006. "Local Frequency Dependence in Transcranial Ultrasound Transmission." Phys Med Biol, 51, 9, Pp. 2293-305.Abstract
The development of large-aperture multiple-source transducer arrays for ultrasound transmission through the human skull has demonstrated the possibility of controlled and substantial acoustic energy delivery into the brain parenchyma without the necessitation of a craniotomy. The individual control of acoustic parameters from each ultrasound source allows for the correction of distortions arising from transmission through the skull bone and also opens up the possibility for electronic steering of the acoustic focus within the brain. In addition, the capability to adjust the frequency of insonation at different locations on the skull can have an effect on ultrasound transmission. To determine the efficacy and applicability of a multiple-frequency approach with such a device, this study examined the frequency dependence of ultrasound transmission in the range of 0.6-1.4 MHz through a series of 17 points on four ex vivo human skulls. Effects beyond those that are characteristic of frequency-dependent attenuation were examined. Using broadband pulses, it was shown that the reflected spectra from the skull revealed information regarding ultrasound transmission at specific frequencies. A multiple-frequency insonation with optimized frequencies over the entirety of five skull specimens was found to yield on average a temporally brief 230% increase in the transmitted intensity with an 88% decrease in time-averaged intensity transmission within the focal volume. This finding demonstrates a potential applicability of a multiple-frequency approach in transcranial ultrasound transmission.
PJ White, GT Clement, and K Hynynen. 2006. "Longitudinal and shear mode ultrasound propagation in human skull bone." Ultrasound Med Biol, 32, 7, Pp. 1085-96.Abstract
Recent studies have attempted to dispel the idea of the longitudinal mode being the only significant mode of ultrasound energy transport through the skull bone. The inclusion of shear waves in propagation models has been largely ignored because of an assumption that shear mode conversions from the skull interfaces to the surrounding media rendered the resulting acoustic field insignificant in amplitude and overly distorted. Experimental investigations with isotropic phantom materials and ex vivo human skulls demonstrated that, in certain cases, a shear mode propagation scenario not only can be less distorted, but at times allowed for a substantial (as much as 36% of the longitudinal pressure amplitude) transmission of energy. The phase speed of 1.0-MHz shear mode propagation through ex vivo human skull specimens has been measured to be nearly half of that of the longitudinal mode (shear sound speed = 1500 +/- 140 m/s, longitudinal sound speed = 2820 +/- 40 m/s), demonstrating that a closer match in impedance can be achieved between the skull and surrounding soft tissues with shear mode transmission. By comparing propagation model results with measurements of transcranial ultrasound transmission obtained by a radiation force method, the attenuation coefficient for the longitudinal mode of propagation was determined to between 14 Np/m and 70 Np/m for the frequency range studied, while the same for shear waves was found to be between 94 Np/m and 213 Np/m. This study was performed within the frequency range of 0.2 to 0.9 MHz.
I-F Talos, AZ Mian, KH Zou, L Hsu, D Goldberg-Zimring, S Haker, JG Bhagwat, and RV Mulkern. 2006. "Magnetic Resonance and the Human Brain: Anatomy, Function and Metabolism." Cell Mol Life Sci, 63, 10, Pp. 1106-24.Abstract
The introduction and development, over the last three decades, of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and MR spectroscopy technology for in vivo studies of the human brain represents a truly remarkable achievement, with enormous scientific and clinical ramifications. These effectively non-invasive techniques allow for studies of the anatomy, the function and the metabolism of the living human brain. They have allowed for new understandings of how the healthy brain works and have provided insights into the mechanisms underlying multiple disease processes which affect the brain. Different MR techniques have been developed for studying anatomy, function and metabolism. The primary focus of this review is to describe these different methodologies and to briefly review how they are being employed to more fully appreciate the intricacies associated with the organ, which most distinctly differentiates the human species from the other animal forms on earth.
SP DiMaio, DF Kacher, RE Ellis, G Fichtinger, N Hata, GP Zientara, LP Panych, R Kikinis, and FA Jolesz. 2006. "Needle artifact localization in 3T MR images." Stud Health Technol Inform, 119, Pp. 120-5.Abstract
This work explores an image-based approach for localizing needles during MRI-guided interventions, for the purpose of tracking and navigation. Susceptibility artifacts for several needles of varying thickness were imaged, in phantoms, using a 3 tesla MRI system, under a variety of conditions. The relationship between the true needle positions and the locations of artifacts within the images, determined both by manual and automatic segmentation methods, have been quantified and are presented here.
Bruno Madore, Gunnar Farnebäck, Carl-Fredrik Westin, and Alejandra Durán-Mendicuti. 2006. "A new strategy for respiration compensation, applied toward 3D free-breathing cardiac MRI." Magn Reson Imaging, 24, 6, Pp. 727-37.Abstract
In thorax and abdomen imaging, image quality may be affected by breathing motion. Cardiac MR images are typically obtained while the patient holds his or her breath, to avoid respiration-related artifacts. Although useful, breath-holding imposes constraints on scan duration, which in turn limits the achievable resolution and SNR. Longer scan times would be required to improve image quality, and effective strategies are needed to compensate for respiratory motion. A novel approach at respiratory compensation, targeted toward 3D free-breathing cardiac MRI, is presented here. The method aims at suppressing the negative effects of respiratory-induced cardiac motion while capturing the heart's beating motion. The method is designed so that the acquired data can be reconstructed in two different ways: First, a time series of images is reconstructed to quantify and correct for respiratory motion. Then, the corrected data are reconstructed a final time into a cardiac-phase series of images to capture the heart's beating motion. The method was implemented, and initial results are presented. A cardiac-phase series of 3D images, covering the entire heart, was obtained for two free-breathing volunteers. The present method may prove especially useful in situations where breath-holding is not an option, for example, for very sick, mentally impaired or infant patients.
Manabu Kinoshita, Nathan McDannold, Ferenc A Jolesz, and Kullervo Hynynen. 2006. "Noninvasive localized delivery of Herceptin to the mouse brain by MRI-guided focused ultrasound-induced blood-brain barrier disruption." Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 103, 31, Pp. 11719-23.Abstract
Antibody-based anticancer agents are promising chemotherapeutic agents. Among these agents, Herceptin (trastuzumab), a humanized anti-human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2/c-erbB2) monoclonal antibody, has been used successfully in patients with breast cancer. However, in patients with brain metastasis, the blood-brain barrier limits its use, and a different delivery method is needed to treat these patients. Here, we report that Herceptin can be delivered locally and noninvasively into the mouse central nervous system through the blood-brain barrier under image guidance by using an MRI-guided focused ultrasound blood-brain barrier disruption technique. The amount of Herceptin delivered to the target tissue was correlated with the extent of the MRI-monitored barrier opening, making it possible to estimate indirectly the amount of Herceptin delivered. Histological changes attributable to this procedure were minimal. This method may represent a powerful technique for the delivery of macromolecular agents such as antibodies to treat patients with diseases of the central nervous system.


Ion channels are biological nanotubes that are formed by membrane proteins. Because ion channels regulate all electrical activities in living cells, understanding their mechanisms at a molecular level is a fundamental problem in biology. This book deals with recent breakthroughs in ion-channel research that have been brought about by the combined effort of experimental biophysicists and computational physicists, who together are beginning to unravel the story of these exquisitely designed biomolecules. With chapters by leading experts, the book is aimed at researchers in nanodevices and biosensors, as well as advanced undergraduate and graduate students in biology and the physical sciences.


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Regulating Flexible Work
Deirdre McCann
General Editors' Preface
Table of Legislation
1 Non-Standard Work, Flexibility, and United Kingdom Labour Law
2 'The Employee' and 'the Worker': The Fragmented Expansion of UK Labour Law
3 Ensuring Equality and Availability: The Regulation of Part-Time Work
4 Permanency and Protection: The Incomplete Integration of Temporary Work into United Kingdom Labour Law
5 Temporary Agency Work: Capturing the Tripartite Working Relationship
6 Conclusions: Non-Standard Work, Labour Market Flexibility, and Contemporary Labour Law—An Inchoate Reform
Conclusions: Non-Standard Work, Labour Market Flexibility, and Contemporary Labour Law—An Inchoate Reform
(p.173) 6 Conclusions: Non-Standard Work, Labour Market Flexibility, and Contemporary Labour Law—An Inchoate Reform
This concluding chapter assesses the extent to which non-standard workers have been embraced by UK labour law. It recognises that their integration has gained momentum across the period in office of the New Labour government. The chapter cautions, however, against understanding the various 're-regulatory' measures introduced as a comprehensive programme that has significantly reoriented labour law's treatment of non-standard work. It also highlights the differences in the regulation of each of the forms of non-standard work examined in the book, and highlights the inconsistencies and limitations of the approaches adopted. It ends by suggesting a number of themes that underlie the inchoate nature of the reforms to the regulation of non-standard work.
Keywords: non-standard, atypical, labour market flexibility, fragmentation, work and family


This overnight accommodation is conveniently situated on the N1 at Three Sisters, near Beaufort West, Victoria West, Murraysburg and Richmond.
At Travalia Guest Farm we are proud of our clean and comfortable overnight accommodation. Tourists and Holidaymakers can, without any hesitation book at Travalia, because excellent service, a neat clean and comfortable bed with a warm bath /shower is our guarantee.
Leeuwfontein Guest Farmhouse is situated in the heart of the Great Karoo, surrounded by hills and 'klip koppies' and only 10 km from the charming karoo town - Victoria West. Here you have the opportunity to experience informal yet generous Karoo hospitality. The house offers an escape from the rush of everyday living and the scenic surroundings set the stage for a celebration of the finer things in life.
Die Pophuis Hoekie is an owner managed establishment and comprises 7 air conditioned Karoo cottages-fully equipped for self-catering and 3 en suite rooms with fridges,kettles and microwaves.
We are pet friendly and 4 four cottages are fenced. We have a delighthtful splashpool to cool down after the long journey and each cottage has braai facilities.
Moonlight Manor Boutique Guesthouse is ideally located in the small Upper Karoo town of Victoria West.
High ceilings, original Oregon floors, large shuttered doors, sash windows and veranda helps retain the intended charm of this old Victorian house build in the late 1800's.
We are a working game and sheep farm. This holiday farm is situated on the R63 between Victoria West and Loxton. Accommodation is provided in a congenial 1889 farm house which is enlarged over the years.
Melton Wold is the oldest guest farm in South Africa – we first opened to guests in 1935.


Exploring the world, one step at a time. Long distance backpacking – super hero style.
There is almost too much to do, so I choose to do nothing. It's as if I were preparing to hike a long distance trail, and the thought of 2,000 miles makes the first mile unimaginable. That is what getting home after an almost 6 month absence is like.
I want to look at my 6,000+ photos and hundreds of little videos and make movies. I need to unpack from our 2 week road trip. I want to see friends. I need to go through all my mail. I want to go to yoga. I want to read all the magazines I missed. I want to veg in front of netflix. I want to go for a walk. I need to work. I want to write lots of blogs and reviews. I want to packraft. I want to make things.
So I don't do any of it, or I do it slowly and distractedly.
Did I just hike across the country? Man, seems like years ago now.
Another work weekend on tap: the ONDA annual meeting brings hardworking volunteers together to do restoration work, dance to a local band, tap a keg of good brew and bask in the first really warm weekend of the year near the John Day! Can't wait!
I think that's a killer splint. Thanks guys!
Best wilderness first responder graduation cake ever!!
10am burittos and sun. Not too shabby!
Hikers are getting ready for the ODT! What's your go-to piece of gear for a desert hike? We think a sun umbrella is a pretty good idea.
#Repost @owyheecanyonlands ・・・ Nothing says spring time like Owyhee wildflowers! Oregon's Owyhee is home to 28 plant species found nowhere else on earth. The return of sunshine, longer days, and warmer temps will help coax them out. Keep an eye out for Packard's blazing star, Owyhee clover and Grimy mousetail. Just a few more beautiful reasons this place deserves permanent protection!
When I'm not backpacking, I'm probably packrafting.


I have been working with oils since I was nine years old, when my dad brought me two wooden suitcases of used oil paint and brushes from a garage sale down the street. Must have been 1978. I remember him saying that the paints belonged to a woman almost 100 years old. I remember how blessed I felt to have her set of paints and brushes.
Ever since I can remember I have painted. I think there is still a finger painting hanging in my moms house of a butterfly that I did in Kindergarten. As I got older I thought was going to be an architect. But then, soon found a love of the airbrush, which I practiced with for about 10 years.
After living in the Caribbean for several years in the early 90's, I was influenced by the beautiful paradise that I found in the provinces and in the mountains of the country of Haiti. My experience there left an indelible imprint from the the spirit of the earth that permeates all living things around us. It's just more apparent in places like Haiti. Landscape painting then became a permanent fixture in my passion as an artist.
I currently reside in Northern California and I'm always working on a painting or two.
I hope you enjoy my work. Feel free to leave a comment.