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OXNARD – VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) announces COVID-19 vaccinations at its Oxnard Community-Based Outpatient Clinic. As part of its ongoing efforts to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to its more than 87,000 enrolled Veterans, VAGLAHS will offer vaccinations to Veterans assigned to the Oxnard Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in accordance with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) approved priority groups. We are projected to vaccinate more than 400 Veterans! At this time VA Greater Los Angeles is administering the Pfizer vaccine, which is given in two doses, 17 to 21 days apart.
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When: Friday, February 26, 2021 (9 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
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Background: Due to the storage requirements for the vaccine, doses can only be provided by appointment. To schedule an appointment, Veterans can call VAGLAHS' COVID-19 vaccine appointment line at 310- 268-4900.
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The US and UK lost three nuclear weapons each – 2
by Peter Eyre on 18 Mar 2010 4 Comments
South Africa nuclear programme goes global
Recall that there were originally 10 nuclear weapons - one was tested, leaving 9 weapons. David Cameron went to South Africa in 1989 to look into many aspects of the WMD programme. At the same time, reliable sources state, Dr David Kelly was very much involved in the CBW programme and had several visits with his South African counterparts. He was knowledgeable about the weapons smuggling loop in Africa. This gave him access to the nuclear weapons proliferation programme in South Africa, especially Pretoria's nuclear bombs assembled with the help of Israeli nuclear scientists at the covert facility at Pelindaba, near Pretoria.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors who visited Pelindaba and the state-owned Armaments Corporation of South Africa (ARMSCOR) Advena nuclear facility near Pretoria in 1990 and 1991 were tricked into believing that South Africa's nuclear weapons had all been dismantled by the outgoing Apartheid regime. But after they left Pretoria, things continued on as normal. My sources say both the US and UK Governments were very much aware of the existence of these weapons…
Now we come to the part about getting the weapons out of South Africa… We are talking about three armed ready-to-use nuclear bombs courtesy the Israeli technicians who worked on this project.
The plan was originally to re-locate these weapons to some remote railway sidings and then to load them into 3 standard 20 foot ISO containers (one bomb per container) and export them with a false manifest showing them as metal cylinders; the main players here were a British Company and a South African Company. At Government level it would be dealt with primarily by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) with MoD money. This alone gives some indication why this deal became so special and confidential.
A middle man would bring all parties together and get the job done. So we have the "Iron Lady", and son Mark Thatcher, then David Cameron and an illustrious man [KW] who accompanied him to South Africa. The middle man was Rhodesian arms dealer John Bredenkemp. There are reasons to believe John Major became part of this murky affair.
[Mark Thatcher was obviously in South Africa for imperial purposes. In 2004, British mercenary Simon Mann, arrested for an attempted coup in Equatorial Guinea, named Mark Thatcher was part of the coup bid. It took the considerable might of Western diplomacy to release the gentleman – Editor].
To keep this out of Parliament and the public domain, Maggie Thatcher was reputedly asked to sign off these weapons under a special Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR), and they were then shown as metal cylinders and not nuclear bombs, and shifted from South Africa to Oman. This was done completely in complete secrecy; the document was signed before she left office in late 1990. One nuke has since been exploded in North Korea, so as of now there are 2 US nukes still missing and 2 UK (Ex SA) missing.
In the next phase, once the weapons had left South African soil, the British Government reimbursed the South African company, the British company and the middleman - compliments of the British taxpayer! The South African company has now split and diversified its operations, which include arms, aviation, etc.
So now three nuclear weapons were to be used as a standby weapon for the Gulf War, and were sent for storage to Oman where Dr. Kelly was responsible for the inspection and safety check, after which the money would be paid to all those involved. What is incredible here is that this deal of buying, selling and shipping ready-to-use nuclear weapons was all processed via the private sector! Three South African nuclear weapons were sold to 'private investors'!
Containers were specially adapted to carry these highly mobile weapons from South Africa to a private storage facility in Oman for safekeeping. The containers had a special seal on the lock of the rear door of each container along with a temperature gauge that was connected to the core of the bombs to indicate that the bomb was not overheating inside the containers.
The nuclear smuggling operations involved top members of the British Conservative Party, and at a later date members of the Labour Party. Both parties received an increase in party funds with Conservative taking a massive share. Their presence in South Africa was totally in violation of the embargo and also in violation of the Nuclear Explosions Act.
As stated, the nukes went missing and indirectly taxpayer money ended up in the Party Funds of both the Labour Party and Conservative Party!!!
Many investigations have taken place since this event, all of which are interconnected. Several names crop up - Tory party defence minister Jonathan Aitken; the Canadian Gerald Bull who worked with Saddam; Astra chairman Gerald James; DTI minister Alan Clark; chairman of Trade and Industry Sir Ken Warren; Tony Blair and Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone who managed to pop £ one million as donation to the Labour Party in January 1997, which was disguised as coming from the tobacco industry when it was clearly from the gun running episode…
Tony Blair upon becoming Prime Minister in 1997 tried unsuccessfully to return the money to Bernie Ecclestone. Taxpayer money was fuelling the arms trade to both Iraq and Iran - with the British Government at its heart. Both parties were playing the same game and the end result could be these weapons being used against our own forces…
Both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown summoned Maggie Thatcher to their office after taking charge, and one can only imagine that the missing nukes were part of the discussion...
To date there have been two assassinations [1] Gerald Bull who was assassinated in Brussels by a notoriously agile spy agency in 1990 and [2] Dr. David Kelly. Alan Clarke died of a brain tumour in 1999; and that left Gerald James. He had a brush with death at the end of 2009, but they got one of his relatives by accident. When one looks at such inquires as the Matrix Churchill arms smuggling scandal we can clearly see how such inquiries fail. It is interesting to see people like Ken Macdonald, QC, become a partner in Matrix Chambers who also happens to partner with Cheryl Blair….
Iraq dossier
Sometime after Dr Kelly inspected the weapons, they apparently went missing. It seems that when the weapons were no longer required, they were sent to Chicago, but when the containers were offloaded and checked, they were found to contain only concrete, not bombs! What happened to the security system for looking after such dangerous weapons and how did the switch take place?
It seems that three trucks with containers onboard left the private storage facility and were replaced with three trucks and containers that contained concrete. It seems likely that these weapons in actual fact ended up in Iraq and that this formed part of the final intelligence brief leading up to the war.
Sources say that prior to the outbreak of war, these three weapons were transported to Syria in three separate ambulances as they were extremely mobile. What happened after that is anyone's guess, but one could associate an attack by the Israeli Air Force on Syrian Nuclear Facilities in 2007 as a possible clue.
After the war, the British Government found out that these weapons in actual fact left Iraq prior to the war, but did not reveal this to the rest of the world. Likewise, both the US and UK kept this entire fiasco top secret from the United Nations and their respective media.
Let us understand that the war in Iraq aimed to accomplish a regime change. This was Bush's intention right from the onset and Tony Blair was aware and agreed with it. The Secret Downing Street Memo proved beyond a shadow of doubt that whatever the outcome, the US and UK would end up going for the final option of a regime change.
How much money was placed in the Conservative Party Funds for their 1992 election campaign (as a direct result of this nuke deal)? We know Tony Blair got a £ 1 million bonus which was disguised as a donation from the tobacco industry. For Tory funding of their 1992 General Election Campaign: Origins of Mystery Donation of £17.8 millions: recall HANSARD 22 June 1993: Column 197
Mr. Hoyle: If the Hon. Gentleman will allow me, I shall tell him what information is now given to us. We understand the expenditure and what Tory central office receives. In 1992, central office received £20.7 million. When we asked about that and about company donations, the Tory party told us to look at company accounts.
I repeat: in 1992, the Tories received £20.7 million. When the records were checked by Companies House, only £2.9 million was shown in company accounts. That means that there is a deficit of £17.8 million. Where did that £17.8 million come from?
Did we go to war for these weapons (WMD)? If so, all those involved in this charade are guilty of gross neglect and the unnecessary loss of millions of lives, including troops.
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Peter Eyre, a former British Naval officer, worked at NATO headquarters, and spent a lot of time in the Middle East and South East Asia as a petroleum consultant; he lives in the UK and writes regularly for the Palestine Telegraph. The views and contents of this article are the sole responsibility of the author and the publishers are not responsible or liable for any inaccurate statements contained therein
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Streetwear for the Modern Marketplace - FILA UK Previews SS16 "Black Line" Collection
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Following a long anticipated wait, the first glimpses of FILA UK's "Black Line" streetwear collection are finally here. FILA UK recently released its first lookbook for the new apparel category, which is already being billed as "streetwear for the modern marketplace." The product-focused lookbook features over two-dozen photographs of the men's and women's collections, mixing clean and bright elements with subtle urban details to complement the streetwear styles.
The name "Black Line" comes as a wink to FILA's famous "White Line" tennis collection, which debuted in 1974. Despite the decades that have since passed, the "White Line" is still seen as one of the brand's most iconic releases, and is widely regarded to be the collection that forever changed the world of tennis apparel.
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Regeneration of human bones in hip osteonecrosis and human cartilage in knee osteoarthritis with autologous adipose-tissue-derived stem cells: a case series
Jaewoo Pak1
This is a series of clinical case reports demonstrating that a combination of percutaneously injected autologous adipose-tissue-derived stem cells, hyaluronic acid, platelet rich plasma and calcium chloride may be able to regenerate bones in human osteonecrosis, and with addition of a very low dose of dexamethasone, cartilage in human knee osteoarthritis.
Stem cells were obtained from adipose tissue of abdominal origin by digesting lipoaspirate tissue with collagenase. These stem cells, along with hyaluronic acid, platelet rich plasma and calcium chloride, were injected into the right hip of a 29-year-old Korean woman and a 47-year-old Korean man. They both had a history of right hip osteonecrosis of the femoral head. For cartilage regeneration, a 70-year-old Korean woman and a 79-year-old Korean woman, both with a long history of knee pain due to osteoarthritis, were injected with stem cells along with hyaluronic acid, platelet rich plasma, calcium chloride and a nanogram dose of dexamethasone. Pre-treatment and post-treatment MRI scans, physical therapy, and pain score data were then analyzed.
The MRI data for all the patients in this series showed significant positive changes. Probable bone formation was clear in the patients with osteonecrosis, and cartilage regeneration in the patients with osteoarthritis. Along with MRI evidence, the measured physical therapy outcomes, subjective pain, and functional status all improved. Autologous mesenchymal stem cell injection, in conjunction with hyaluronic acid, platelet rich plasma and calcium chloride, is a promising minimally invasive therapy for osteonecrosis of femoral head and, with low-dose dexamethasone, for osteoarthritis of human knees.
Adipose-tissue-derived stem cells (ADSCs) have been widely used in Korea over the last few years by plastic surgeons as a semi-permanent volume expander. In June 2009, the Korean Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) allowed ADSCs to be used as autologous cell transplant when obtained and processed within a medical clinic with minimal processing [1].
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are found in numerous human tissues including bone marrow, synovial tissue and adipose tissue. These have been shown to differentiate into bones, cartilage, muscle and adipose tissue, representing a promising new area of therapy in regenerative medicine [2].
Because of their potent capabilities, MSCs have been used successfully in animal models to regenerate cartilage and bones [3, 4]. In 2008, Centeno and colleagues reported regeneration of knee cartilage in a human by using autologous culture-expanded bone-marrow-derived stem cells [5]. However, to the best of our knowledge ADSCs have never been used successfully in osteonecrosis of a femoral head and in osteoarthritis of a human knee.
Osteonecrosis, or avascular necrosis, of femoral head is relatively a common disorder affecting individuals in their 30s to 50s. Osteoarthritis of a knee is an even more common disorder, especially in older patients. Currently, the only cure for both diseases is surgical intervention. However, the successful regeneration of bones and cartilage with ADSCs may represent a promising new, minimally invasive, non-surgical alternative.
Many issues need to be resolved and clarified before the general application of the procedure. The mechanism of regeneration is not yet clear. It could be through direct differentiation of stem cells that were introduced to the diseased joints. Alternatively, it could be due to the tropic effects of ADSCs on the existing tissues. Further, various elements of the local environment can affect the differentiation of MSCs [6]. Also, it is believed that a scaffolding material might be needed to allow the MSCs to attach and engraft [7].
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) was used as a growth factor and as a differentiating agent for the MSCs. PRP contains multiple growth factors including transforming growth factor (TGF)β, insulin-like growth factor (IGF), fibroblast growth factor (FGF), and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF). A literature review of the data on PRP shows that it has a positive effect on the stimulation of bones, blood vessel and chondrocyte formation [8–10]. Hyaluronic acid was added as a scaffolding material, and calcium chloride was used as a PRP-activating agent [11].
This series of case reports demonstrates successful clinical results of regenerating bones in osteonecrosis and cartilage in patients with osteoarthritis, using percutaneously implanted, autologous MSCs along with PRP, hyaluronic acid, calcium chloride (CaCl2) and very-low-dose dexamethasone.
Case presentations
The following cases concern four different individuals. Of the four, the first two cases involve bone regeneration in osteonecrosis of hips, the latter two cases regeneration of cartilage in osteoarthritis of knees.
The first case concerns a 29-year-old Korean woman with over a year's history of right hip pain due to osteonecrosis.
Approximately a year prior to presentation, she started having hip pain with no history of trauma. She was seen by a physician and was diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the hip after an MRI scan. After taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for a few weeks, her hip pain improved. About a month prior to presentation, she again started having hip pain radiating to the anterior region of the right knee. The pain was worse when standing up, walking, and exercising. The pain improved with rest. However, this time, the pain was not greatly relieved with NSAIDs.
A repeat MRI showed osteonecrosis of the femoral head, stage 4. Since there is no effective non-surgical treatment of the disease, she elected to receive stem cell treatment.
At the time of initial evaluation, she reported moderately severe pain (visual analog scale (VAS) score 7) on rest, increased pain when standing and walking (VAS score 9).
For a week prior to liposuction, she was restricted from taking corticosteroids, aspirin, NSAIDs, and oriental herb medications.
For the liposuction procedure, she was brought into an operating room and placed in a supine position. She was then sedated with propofol 2 mg intravenously (push) and a 20 mg/hour rate of continuous infusion.
After cleaning her abdominal area with povodine-iodine and placing sterile drapes, an incision of approximately 0.5 cm was made approximately 5 cm below the umbilicus. Then, using tumescent solution (500 cm3 normal saline, 40 cm3 2% lidocaine, 20 cm3 0.5% marcaine, 0.5 cm3 epinephrine 1:1000), the lower abdomen area was anesthetized. Next, using a 3.0 Hartman cannula, a total of 160 cm3 of lipoaspirates were extracted and separated by gravity. The resulting 100 cm3 of adipose tissue was then centrifuged at 3500 rpm for five minutes. The end result was approximately 40 cm3 of packed adipose tissue, fibrous tissue, red blood cells and a small number of nucleated cells.
An equal volume of digestive enzyme, 0.07% collagenase type 1, composed of several collagenases, sulfhydryl protease, clostripain, a trypsin-like enzyme, and a amino peptidase, derived from Clostridium histolyticum (Adilase; Worthington, Lakewood, NJ, USA) was then mixed with the centrifuged lipoaspirates at a ratio of 1:1 and digested for 30 minutes at 37°C while rotating [12].
Bacterial collagenases differ from vertebrate collagenases in that they exhibit broader substrate specificity [13].
After the digestion, the lipoaspirates were centrifuged at 100g for three minutes to separate the lipoaspirate and the enzyme. The leftover enzyme was then removed.
Using 500 cm3 5% dextrose in lactated Ringer's solution, the lipoaspirates were washed three times to remove the collagenase. After each washing, the lipoaspirates were centrifuged at 100 g. After the last centrifuge process, approximately 10 cm3 of ADSCs were obtained.
While preparing the ADSCs, 30 cm3 of autologous blood was drawn with 2.5 cm3 of anticoagulant citrate dextrose solution (ACD) formula. This was centrifuged at 200 g for five minutes. The resultant supernatant was drawn and centrifuged at 1000 g for five minutes. The supernatant was drawn and discarded. The resulting buffy coat was mixed with 10 cm3 of ADSCs.
Hyaluronic acid 1 cm3 was added to this mixture to act as a scaffold. This PRP was again mixed with CaCl2 for activation of platelets at a ratio of 10:2 (PRP 10:2 CaCl2).
In order to inject the mixture of stem cells and PRP, our patient was first placed in a lateral position with her left side down. After cleaning with povodine-iodine and draping with sterile drapes, 2% lidocaine was used to anesthetize the hip at the femoral head region. Using a 22-gauge 3.5-inch needle, 17 cm3 mixture of ADSCs, PRP, hyaluronic acid and CaCl2 were injected into the femoral head under ultrasound guidance.
She was then instructed to remain still with her leg elevated for 30 minutes to allow for cell attachment. On discharge home, she was instructed to maintain activity as tolerated. She returned to the clinic for four additional PRP injections with calcium chloride every week over a period of a month.
After the fourth week of the ADSC injection, her pain had improved more than 50%. By week 12, her pain had improved more than 70% along with an improvement in range of motion (Tables 1 and 2). A repeat MRI taken at week 12 showed a significant filling of bone defects on the superior acetabulum and probable bone matrix formation in the subcortical region of the femoral head (Figure 1).
Table 1 Functional rating index [16] and visual analog scale (VAS) score for patient 1
Table 2 Physical therapy (PT) range of motion of patient 1
MRI of the right hip; T1 sequential coronal views. The cavity surrounded by the three green arrows has decreased in size in post-treatment MRIs due to probable bone regeneration.
The second case concerns a 47-year-old Korean man who had been working as a diver until three years prior to presentation.
Approximately three years prior to presentation, he started having right hip pain and was diagnosed with osteonecrosis of the right hip. His pain had progressed over three years and he was offered a total hip replacement (THR). Being reluctant to proceed with the surgical procedure, he elected to proceed with stem cell treatment. Before the procedure, a repeat MRI of the hip was performed and a diagnosis of osteonecrosis of the femoral head, stage 4, was confirmed.
He then underwent the same procedures as our first patient. After the fourth week of the ADSC injection, his pain improved more than 30% along with improvement in range of motion. However, by week 12, his pain had only minimally improved further (Tables 3 and 4). Interestingly, a repeat MRI taken at week 12 showed a significant filling of bone defects with a possibility of bone matrix formation at the site of necrosis in the femoral head (Figure 2).
Table 3 Functional rating index and visual analog scale (VAS) score of patient 2
MRI of the right hip; T1 sequential coronal views. The blue arrow shows the pattern of probable bone regeneration. The green arrow shows probable bone consolidation.
The third case concerns a 70-year-old Korean woman with over five years' history of right knee pain due to osteoarthritis.
Due to her occupation, she made active use of her bilateral knee joints. With a diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the right knee, she had received multiple injections of steroids and hyaluronic acid over the years. However, she did not notice any improvement in her pain. She was seen by an orthopedic surgeon and was offered a total knee replacement (TKR). She was reluctant to go through the TKR procedure due to possible side effects. Since then, she has been receiving physical therapy with little improvement.
At the time of initial evaluation, she reported moderately severe pain (VAS score 7) on rest. Her knee pain increased when walking. She also complained of mild knee swelling. On physical examination, there was mild joint swelling, a decreased range of motion and tenderness with flexion. Apley and McMurray tests were negative, and there was no ligament laxity.
A pre-treatment 1.5T MRI scan demonstrated a decreased size and deformed contour on the medial meniscus of the left knee due to maceration.
After obtaining ADSCs and preparing PRP as described above for the first two patients, she was prepared for injection of the mixture into the joint.
In order to inject the stem cell and PRP mixture, she was first placed in a supine position with her right knee bent at 90°. After cleaning with povodine-iodine and draping with sterile drapes, her knee was anesthetized with 2% lidocaine at the medial and lateral sides of the inferior patella. Using a 22-gauge 1-inch needle, 8.5 cm3 of ADSCs, PRP, dexamethasone and hyaluronic acid mixture was injected into the medial and the lateral sides of the knee.
She was then instructed to remain still for 30 minutes to allow for cell attachment. As she was subsequently discharged from the clinic, she was instructed to maintain activity as tolerable.
She returned to our clinic for four additional PRP and dexamethasone injections over the next four weeks. After the seventh week of ADSC injection, her pain had improved more than 80% and flexion of the knee had also improved. By week 12, her pain had improved more than 90% and the range of motion also further improved (Tables 5 and 6). A post-treatment MRI taken at week 12 showed a significant increase in the thickness of meniscus cartilage on the medial side of the right knee (Figures 3 and 4).
Table 6 Physical therapy (PT), range of motion of patient 3
MRI sagittal T2 view of the knee. Pre-treatment and post-treatment MRI shows increased height of medial meniscus cartilage and articular cartilage (arrow).
MRI coronal T2 view of the knee. Pre-treatment and post-treatment MRI shows increased height of medial meniscus (arrow).
The final case concerns a 79-year-old Korean woman with over seven years' history of bilateral knee pain due to osteoarthritis.
Her left knee was much more painful than the right. Due to her occupation, she made active use of her bilateral knee joints. With a diagnosis of osteoarthritis of both knees, she had received multiple injections of steroids and hyaluronic acid in both knees over the years. However, she noticed no improvement of pain. She was seen by an orthopedic surgeon and was offered a TKR. She was also reluctant to go through the TKR due to possible side effects. Since then, she had been receiving physical therapy with little improvement.
At the time of initial evaluation, she reported severe pain in the left knee (VAS score 8) on rest. The pain was increased when walking. On physical examination, there was deformity of the knee, mild joint swelling, a decreased range of motion and tenderness with flexion. Apley and McMurray tests were negative, and there was no ligamentous laxity.
A pre-treatment 1.5T MRI demonstrated a decreased size and deformed contour on her medial meniscus of the left knee due to maceration. She also underwent the same procedure as our previous patient.
After the fourth week of ADSC injection, her pain improved over 50% and flexion of the knee improved as well. By week 12, her pain had improved over 90% and she was able to flex her knee further (Tables 7 and 8). A repeat MRI taken at week 12 showed a significant increase in the height of her meniscus cartilage on the anterior medial side of the left knee (Figures 5 and 6).
MRI sagittal T2 view of the knee. Pre-treatment and post-treatment MRI shows increased height of medial meniscus cartilage. The articular cartilage also has a clearer marking, representing probable cartilage regeneration.
MRI coronal T2 view of the knee. The anterior medial meniscus has increased in height.
This series of clinical case reports provides clear MRI evidence of apparent bone regeneration in osteonecrosis of femoral heads and meniscus cartilage regeneration in osteoarthritis of human knees. Based on the MRI features, it is probable that the new tissue formation is bone matrix in the case of osteonecrosis and meniscus cartilage in osteoarthritis. However, without biopsy, the true nature of the newly-formed tissue is unclear. While bone and cartilage regeneration using ADSCs has been shown in animal models, these case reports represent the first successful regeneration of bones and cartilage in human patients.
In addition to the MRI evidence, the patients' symptoms and signs also improved. It is worthwhile to note that the patients' symptoms improved gradually over three months. Thus, it can be speculated that, in patients with osteonecrosis, newly-formed bone has concomitant neovascularization. Osteonecrosis, or avascular necrosis, occurs due to compromise in blood circulation. Without concurrent neovascularization, the consolidation or regeneration of bones cannot be sustained.
Another issue with these clinical results is that patients with osteoarthritis did not report 100% symptom improvements. This may be due to the fact that osteoarthritis is a disease of the whole knee, not just the cartilage.
With regard to the mechanism of tissue regeneration, there are a few plausible possibilities. The mechanism of regeneration could be through direct differentiation of stem cells that were introduced through the injection. However, there is a possibility that the ADSCs exert tropic effects on the existing tissues as well. Numerous studies have reported that MSCs, in addition to tissue repair and regenerative effects, have immunomodulatory and paracrine effects [14].
Furthermore, PRP could have contributed to the regeneration of bones and blood vessels. PRP contains multiple growth factors including TGFβ, IGF, FGF, and PDGF. A literature review of the data on the uses of PRP showed that it has a positive effect on the stimulation of bones and blood vessels and chondrocytes. Here, it was used as a growth factor and as a differentiating agent for the MSCs.
Further, dexamethasone injection, used as a differentiating agent for cartilage, may also have had positive effects in patients with osteoarthritis. The levels injected (100 ng/mL) were negligible compared to the doses being used in clinical settings. Such low doses in the nanogram range have been shown to increase extracellular matrix production by chondrocytes, and are commonly used in vitro to differentiate MSC from cartilage [15].
This is the first series of case reports showing possible successful bone and cartilage regeneration in humans by using a combination of ADSCs, hyaluronic acid, PRP and CaCl2. Currently, no non-surgical therapy is available for the treatment of osteonecrosis and osteoarthritis. Thus, stem cell therapy may significantly improve current treatment strategies for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis and osteonecrosis of the femoral head. However, further studies need to be initiated to find out the true detailed nature of the apparently regenerated bones and cartilage and to determine the true mechanism of tissue regeneration.
After three months of treatment, all the patients reported on above were able to straighten their hips and extend their knees further, affecting MRI postures. Therefore, obtaining the post-treatment MRI data at the exactly same location as pre-treatment MRI of the hips and knees was difficult.
Although there were difficulties in repeatedly obtaining the exact location of the hips and knees, the pre-procedure and post-procedure MRI analyses clearly demonstrate filled bone defects in osteonecrosis and increased meniscus cartilage volume in osteoarthritis, indicating regeneration attributable to the ADSC treatment. Additionally, the measured physical therapy outcomes, subjective pain, and functional status, all improved
Written informed consent was obtained from all patients for publication of this case report and any accompanying images. Copies of the written consents are available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal.
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Home Technology Altcoin News Founder Of South Korea's Largest Crypto Exchange Joins Payment Startup Bezant
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Founder Of South Korea's Largest Crypto Exchange Joins Payment Startup Bezant
Daesik Kim, the founder and former CEO of South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange platform Bithumb, has joined Bezant, a payment protocol and cryptocurrency project, as Chief Cryptocurrency Officer.
The Bezant decentralized payment protocol aims to provide fast, secure, and reliable payment solutions for the digital content and e-commerce sectors. Kim said the startup will be targeting Southeast Asia's large population of unbanked.
"Digital entertainment and e-commerce are expanding faster in emerging markets such as Southeast Asia, more so than in the US and China over the next four years," he said. "Developed markets are dominated by a few incumbents that charge high commission fees, offering limited payment options, which are plagued by high exchange fees, bank charges, and payment delays."
"Bezant aims to disrupt digital payments and content distribution by applying blockchain and cryptocurrency to eliminate these barriers for buyers and sellers.
"The Bezant protocol will minimize transaction fees, provide a decentralized reward mechanism for sellers to build customer loyalty, establish a transparent rating system on sellers, and enable customers to make borderless payments using their local method."
Bezant will utilize a private blockchain network, enabling fluid payments and making micro-transactions transparent and cost-efficient.
Holders of the network's native Bezant token (BEZ) will be able to make purchases on Jehmi, a digital content distribution platform. BEZ will also be used to pay content creators on Jehmi.
Alongside Kim, the Bezant team includes product and software engineers from companies such as Ebay, Naver and Kakao Corp., the company behind South Korea's most popular chat app Kakao Talk.
The Bezant Foundation, which is based in Singapore, has already raised US$6.28 million in a private token sale to fund the development of its platform. It is targeting a total ICO of US$40 million.
Bithumb is South Korean's largest cryptocurrency exchange platform with a daily trading volume of US$6 billion. The platform is operated by BTC Korea.com which currently employs about 450 workers. The company plans to hire an additional 400 full-time employees by the end of the year, according to the Investor.
Internet companies in South Korea have been actively integrating blockchain technology into their businesses. Kakao is already using blockchain technology for identity verification in Kakao Pay, the company's mobile payment subsidiary. The giant mobile service company also owns a roughly 20% stake in local fintech startup Dunamu, which operates one of South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Upbit.
Earlier this week, a spokesperson for Kakao said that the firm is planning to launch a subsidiary dedicated to blockchain.
Naver Corporation, South Korea's largest Internet company and the country's top search engine, established in January 2018 Line Financial, an affiliate of financial services based on crypto tokens in Japan, through its subsidiary Line Corp.
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Dubai has become the top tourist destination of the world and despite the alarmingly crazy accommodation prices, we all want to visit Dubai once in a life time and see the Burj Khalifa just to witness whether we can see the top without cracking our necks, a feat which we always fail at.
So who won't like to reside in the tallest residential block of the world, also known as Dubai Marina, and have a nice evening looking at the dying sun far across the distant horizon from your apartment in the clouds? Though Dubai makes it all possible for you but the costs of living at one of those hotels is normally categorised as "crazy." The rents, as observed on the listings of Bayut.com are still a bit digestible for a layman but there is a catch in it as well.
Most of us think that while staying for about a month it would be best to hire an apartment for rent in downtown Dubai instead for a hotel room or a villa to cut the costs but with the new laws, it could turn out to be a failed strategy. Why? Simply because the Government of Dubai has passed a resolution that anyone who is staying in Dubai for lesser than a year could not rent an apartment and has to stay in a hotel. Furthermore, the most understanding landlords compel you to pay the rent of the whole year in a single cheque.
The Hotels on the other hand are too grand to miss and the service is one of a kind. In my opinion, it would be much better if one was to stay in a hotel as opposed to renting an apartment. Hotels are luxurious and if you know the right one, you may enjoy the rich Arabian texture and the interior which is one of the rarest in the world. The services are awesome and the views from the windows, remarkable!
Now as for the curious case of the hotels and apartments, it is deemed that the new rental law was passed by the government with the aim of promoting the hotels and tourism in the Emirate of Dubai. Whatever the aim of the government might be, to me it is a clear calling to a short stay in Dubai. You can enjoy all the amenities and luxuries of the emirate and get home soon if you want to save yourself from extra expenditure.
What is on the bright side of this curious case is the fact that the emirate of Dubai is offering really good jobs at a very attractive salary packages. The best part is that if you get employed in one of the Government owned firms, then you can even have a housing allowance which will pay for your rental apartment. So, if we look closely, what the Government is actually offering is a brief teaser stay as a tourist in one of the luxurious apartments and if you like the emirate you can return, secure a job and get settled in one of the most desired places of the world. The move is attractive but the choice is yours! Good luck!
Author Bio: Aqsa is a marketing analyst and a dedicated writer in Bayut.com and she has been sharing her expertise in writing articles on travelling and Dubai real estate and properties for many years.


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Revisit the Legacy and Music of AIDS Icon Michael Callen
Taylor Mac, Bridget Everett, Holly Near and others perform songs by the late activist in a benefit for Callen-Lorde Community Health Center.
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"Novenas" memorializes St. Vincent's Hospital and includes a stop at the New York City AIDS Memorial.


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Q: Evaluating indefinite integrals from tables of definite integrals I'll give my motivating problem, and then ask my general question.
So, I'm attempting to integrate the following indefinite integral:
$$\int\frac{\mathrm{d}u}{\sqrt{au^3+bu^2+cu+d}}$$
Now, I learned from poking around here that this is most likely an elliptic integral; sure enough, Byrd and Friedman have the integral
$$\int^y_\alpha\frac{\mathrm{d}t}{\sqrt{(t-a)(t-b)(t-c)}}=gF(\phi,k)$$
where it gives values for $g$, $\phi$, and $k$. However, $k$ varies depending on the value of $y$ (it is different for $y>c>b>a$ than for $c\geq c>b>a$, for example). I'm not exactly sure what values $y$ will take nor what range it is in (this integral is from physics), so I can't use their recommended strategy of splitting up the integral given in the introduction.
So, here's my general question: in cases like these, how does one construct the general indefinite integral from tables of definite integrals?

A: Assuming $a\neq0$, write$$I=\int\frac{du}{\sqrt{au^3+bu^2+cu+d}}=\frac 1 {\sqrt a}\int\frac{du}{\sqrt{(u-r_1)(u-r_2)(u-r_3)}}$$where $r_1,r_2,r_3$ are the roots of the cubic.
Then, without any assumptions we have
$$I=-\frac 2 {\sqrt a\,\sqrt{r_2-r_1}}\color{blue}{\frac{ (u-r_1)^{3/2} \sqrt{\frac{u-r_2}{u-r_1}} \sqrt{\frac{u-r_3}{u-r_1}}
   }{ \sqrt{(u-r_1) (u-r_2) (u-r_3)}}}F\left(\sin
   ^{-1}\left(\frac{\sqrt{r_2-r_1}}{\sqrt{u-r_1}}\right)|\frac{r_1-r_3}{r_1-r_2}\right)$$ which could simplify a lot depending on the bounds of integration (depending where they locate with respect to the roots. The factor is blue is not necessay equal to $1$; this depends on $\alpha$ and $y$.

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Q: UITextView height based on content text in UiTableView Cell I try several time to make textview inside tableview cell to be sized height based on text inside textview. I tried the following with no luck:
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    TnCityFeedCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:@"CityFeedCell" forIndexPath:indexPath];

    cell.FeedMainText.text = [[self.FeedArray valueForKey:@"FEED_MAIN_TEXT"] objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];

    CGSize size = [cell.FeedMainText systemLayoutSizeFittingSize:cell.FeedMainText.contentSize];
    CGRect frame = cell.FeedMainText.frame;
    frame.size.height = size.height;
    cell.FeedMainText.frame = frame;

    return cell;
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I hope to find some way to solve this
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A: If adding the following two lines to ViewDidLoad do not do the trick,
  self.tableView.estimatedSectionHeaderHeight = 44.0;
  self.tableView.rowHeight = UITableViewAutomaticDimension;

Try adding the following two methods to your class. I'm subtracting 20 from my table view's frame to add margins; you may not want to do that.
- (CGFloat) getHeightForTextView: (UITextView *)theTextView {
     float height = [self textViewHeightForRowAtIndexPath:nil theTextView:theTextView];
     CGRect frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, self.tableView.frame.size.width-20, height);
     theTextView.frame = frame;
     return [self textViewHeightForRowAtIndexPath:nil theTextView:theTextView];
}

- (CGFloat)textViewHeightForRowAtIndexPath: (NSIndexPath*)indexPath theTextView: (UITextView *)theTextView {
     CGSize size = [theTextView  sizeThatFits:CGSizeMake(self.tableView.frame.size.width-20, FLT_MAX)];
     return size.height;
}

And use them like this in your controller. I'm only returning the height for my "problem" textview.
(CGFloat) tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
   if (indexPath.row == 0) {
      return UITableViewAutomaticDimension;
   }
   return [self getHeightForTextView:problem];
}


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Diesel powered generating sets remain an essential in the supply of standby or prime power for all aspects of our lives. We are serving Industrial Power Solutions around Melbourne, Airport West, Deer Park, Sunshine West, Campbellfield, Footscray, Geelong, Altona, Laverton North and Tullamarine.
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Terence J. Anderson is Professor Emeritus, University of Miami School of Law, co-author (with William Twining) of Analysis of Evidence (1991, 1998) and co-author of "Wigmore Meets the Last Wedge" (Evidence and Inference in Law and History, Twining and Hampshire-Monk, eds. 2003).
Alex Bayliss is Head of Scientific Dating at English Heritage and part-time Professor of Archaeological Science at the University of Stirling. She has pioneered the routine use of Bayesian statistics for chronological modelling, constructing hundreds of models from thousands of radiocarbon dates.
Martin Bell is Professor of Archaeological Science at the University of Reading UK. His research interests are environmental archaeology, geoarchaeology and experimental archaeology. He directed the Experimental Earthwork Project excavations in the 1990s and has excavated at several experimental sites.
Chapter 3. Experimental Archaeology at the Cross Roads: A Contribution to Interpretation or Evidence of 'Xeroxing'?
Amy Bogaard (PhD Sheffield 2002) is Lecturer in Neolithic and Bronze Age Archaeology at the School of Archaeology, University of Oxford. Her research centres on the archaeology of farming practice.
Anna Boozer is an Assistant Professor of Roman Mediterranean Archaeology in the Department of History at Baruch College (City University of New York). Her research focuses on Roman Egypt, Meroitic Sudan, imperialism, and daily life. She directs the City University of New York excavations at Amheida (Egypt) and codirects the Meroe Archival Project (Sudan) with Intisar Elzein Soghayroun (University of Khartoum, Sudan).
Richard Bradley is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at Reading University. His recent books include The Idea of Order (2013), Image and Audience (2011), Stages and Screens (2011), and The Prehistory of Britain and Ireland (2007).
Peter Bray is an AHRC Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Research Laboratory for Archaeology (RLAHA), University of Oxford. He has degrees from the Universities of Bradford and Oxford, and is a Junior Research Fellow at Linacre College.
Robert Chapman is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at the University of Reading, with research interests including human inequalities and historical materialist approaches to archaeology. His publications include The Archaeology of Death (1981), Emerging Complexity (1990) and Archaeologies of Complexity (2003).
Andrew Meirion Jones is a Reader in archaeology at the University of Southampton (UK). His current research is on the decorated artefacts of Neolithic Britain. His recent books include Prehistoric Materialities (OUP, 2012) and Archaeology after Interpretation (Left Coast, 2013).
David Killick is Professor of Anthropology and Adjunct Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
Marcos Llobera (DPhil 1999 Oxon) is a landscape archaeologist. His main research interests are the development of computational models in archaeology (more broadly the development of archaeological information science), the design of new methods for landscape analysis and the relation between archaeological practice and theory.
Gavin Lucas is a Professor of Archaeology at the University of Iceland. His main research interests lie in archaeological method and theory and the archaeology of the modern world. His most recent book was Understanding the Archaeological Record (2012).
Sturt W. Manning is currently Goldwin Smith Professor of Classical Archaeology, Director of the Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies, and Director of the Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Laboratory for Aegean and Near Eastern Dendrochronology, Cornell University.
Nola Markey is a cultural anthropologist and archaeologist based in Kamloops BC. Her experience includes project management of a variety of archaeological assessments, environmental assessments, and community-based Aboriginal traditional use studies in British Columbia, the Yukon and Ontario. She is also an archaeological BC provincially certified Resource Inventory Standards Committee (RISC) course instructor. Nola is Saulteaux and is a member of the O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation, Crane River, Manitoba.
George Nicholas is a professor of Archaeology at Simon Fraser University, and Director of the Intellectual Property Issues in Cultural Heritage (IPinCH) project, He was the founding director of SFU's Indigenous Archaeology Program in Kamloops, BC. His research focuses on Indigenous peoples and archaeology, intangible heritage, the archaeology and human ecology of wetlands, and archaeological theory.
Sara Perry is Director of Studies of Digital Heritage and Lecturer in Cultural Heritage Management in the Department of Archaeology at the University of York (York, UK).
Mark Pollard is Edward Hall Professor of Archaeological Science at the University of Oxford. His degrees are in physics, and on the way to Oxford he has held posts in departments of chemistry, archaeology, and archaeological sciences.
Michael Rains has been responsible for the development of the Integrated Archaeological Database (IADB) at York Archaeological Trust. As a visiting research fellow at the University of Reading, he has been involved with the use and development of the IADB within the Silchester Town Life project since its inception in 1996.
Roger Thomas studied archaeology at the universities of Southampton and Cambridge. He has worked for English Heritage since 1984 in a variety of roles. He also has a degree in law, and is a non-practising barrister.
William Twining is Quain Professor of Jurisprudence Emeritus at University College London. His recent books include Analysis of Evidence (with Anderson and Schum, 2005), Rethinking Evidence (2006), General Jurisprudence (2009), and Evidence, Inference and Enquiry (ed. With Dawid and Vasilaki).
Simon Werrett is the author of Fireworks: Pyrotechnic Arts and Sciences in European History (University of Chicago Press, 2010). Since 2012, he has been a member of the Department of Science and Technology Studies at University College London.
Alasdair Whittle is Distinguished Research Professor in Archaeology at Cardiff University. He has specialised in the study of the Neolithic period across Europe. With Alex Bayliss and Frances Healy, he has published Gathering Time, and is currently leading, with Alex Bayliss, a major ERC-funded project on chronological modelling for Neolithic Europe.
Alison Wylie is Professor of Philosophy and Anthropology at the University of Washington. She works on philosophical issues raised by archaeology: objectivity, evidential reasoning, and research ethics. Publications include Thinking from Things (2002), essays in Value-Free Science? (2007), Agnatology (2008), Ethics of Archaeology (2012).


Yao Ming has an hilariously bad golf swing, but the undisputed master of the two-sport golf swing of shame is the "swing halfway down, stop, shake around a bunch, follow through" stroke of NBA legend Charles Barkley. I don't wan to sound like I'm exaggerating for comic effect, but on a list of the objectively worst things in the world, it's in the top ten. Famine, child abuse, callousness, Charles Barkley golfing, war. Something like that.
'Inside The NBA' decided to put together all the clips they could find of Barkley's swing, and it's as amazing and impossible as you'd hoped. They don't just laugh at him about it, they ask the important questions, like "who are you trying to emulate?" and "what's WRONG with you?" Sir Charles doesn't have any answers, he just kinda sits there rubbing his face and apologizing.
What can you say? It's the worst. But it'll live forever, so that's something.


The Cal State Northridge men's and women's swimming team was discontinued Monday afternoon by the athletic department due to the ongoing statewide financial crisis.
The CSUN swimming head coach Barry Schreifels was shocked to hear the news.
Schreifels and the rest of his swimmers haven't decided yet whether to protest the athletic department's decision.
"Right now we are all shocked and disappointed. In the next few days we will discuss how to approach this news," Schreifels said.
For more information on this matter check out tomorrow's issue and check the dailysundial.com for updates.
Barry was shocked? Maybe if he would have worked harder the last 15 years and not be LAST at conference and have such a poor record the AD wouldn't have made the cut. I'm shocked he was able to keep his job with that kind of performance!
He recruited swimmers saying they "didn't party". What a joke!
This is horrible news! Soon there will be no sports to even support CSUN as a school.
Investigate why other sports have 34 players when they only need 8….the swim team had members donating to keep it afloat.
What about the new pool that is being built? What is the use of that now?


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Our brands bridge the gaps we see in the world. Old Navy democratizes style to ensure everyone has access to quality fashion at every price point. Athleta unleashes the potential of every woman, regardless of body size, age or ethnicity. Banana Republic believes in sustainable luxury for all. And Gap inspires the world to bring individuality to modern, responsibly made essentials.
This simple idea—that we all deserve to belong, and on our own terms—is core to who we are as a company and how we make decisions. Our team is made up of thousands of people across the globe who take risks, think big, and do good for our customers, communities, and the planet. Ready to  learn fast, create with audacity and lead boldly? Join our team.
At Gap Inc., we are passionate about creating and delivering quality software by utilizing Agile and DevOps best practices. We are creating Cloud-based solutions using Automation, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration & Delivery, Pair Programming, and story-based iterative development. In this role, you will have key responsibilities for enhancing, scaling and optimizing high-performance database systems powering one of the most trafficked e-commerce sites on the Internet!
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A couple of new guides have just been put online today. A guide on the Draynor Manor area is up, with all sorts of info about the spooky mansion. Many thanks to CrAzYGrEeK and Sir Hasif for this guide! There's also a guide on Hitpoints, with lots of info about this important skill in RuneScape - thanks toImMorTaL for this guide! You can also find the answers to last month's questions (as well as the ones from April) in the submissions section.
We're also working on a new Construction guide for the brand-new skill in RuneScape, and we'll have it added to the site as soon as possible.


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Q: How can I concatenate first and last name in powershell FirstName,LastName,passcode,Title,Manager_Email
zack,Ased,breast<achievement?&childhood059,manager,zasdasdh@gmail.com

How can I make the Name zack Ased and the username zack.Ased , here is the code I tried
Import-Module ActiveDirectory
$ADUsers = Import-Csv C:\users.csv
foreach ($User in $ADUsers) {
    $FirstName = $User.FirstName
    $LastName = $User.LastName
    $Name = $FirstName + " " + $LastName
    $username =  $FirstName.$LastName
    $password = $User.passcode
    $Title = $User.Title
    $Manager_Email = $User.Manager_Email
    New-ADUser -Name $Name -SamAccountName $username -AccountPassword (ConvertTo-secureString $password -AsPlainText -Force) -Title $Title -ChangePasswordAtLogon $true
    Enable-AdAccount -Identity $username
    }

A: using -join:
$FirstName = 'John'
$LastName = 'Smith'

$Name = $FirstName, $LastName -join " "
#the " " is the delimiter, you can input whatever you like, for example a dot:
$Name = $FirstName, $LastName -join "."

see more examples on https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_join
Another method is by putting it in a new string:
$Name = "$($FirstName).$($LastName)"

There are several other possible methods of doing this.


This is how men and women differ in needs in a relationship.
Looking for someone to fulfill all six requirements is different from willing to be that person first.
For a successful relationship, both he and she need to be willing to understand the needs of the the other, and be willing to make effort in areas one lacks.
How profound and so very true! Thanks for visiting my blog and I'm really glad I came to visit yours!
Thanks for liking my blog. This piece you wrote is an awesome advice .
I don't fully agree with this. If you had asked me a few weeks ago I would have agreed with you, but I realised something. We all want the same thing in our relationships. Men and Women, it's just some things are at some times more important than others. For example you wrote that women wants understanding. Well there are a lot of times where I(as a male) want understanding as well. I also want Care, respect, Willingness etc. and she also wanted Trust, Respect, Appreciation etc.
So in the end of the day I think we all just really want the same thing. I think the main problem is that we don't realise what exactly our partners want, and that we approach out needs a bit differently. Eg. If she says she wants to be happy with you. You may think that it means to save up more money to go on a romantic holiday. For her it may just mean that she wants you to be with her regardless of place.
I'm still figuring out all of these things so they're purely my opinion. =) Also I really like your blog and I appreciate the support you've shown towards mine. Thanks!
We may all place differing emphasis on what is important at any given moment, and those priorities may change over time. The important thing to keep in mind is that we can ask for what we want in relationship, and, if we phrase those desires in clear positive action statements, we might actually get it. If instead we use vague notions of "love me more" or "make me happy", we are unlikely to have our needs met since we obviously don't know exactly what they are!
This is very true. Glad you enjoyed my poem.


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Minnesota Vikings 2019 Season
Minnesota Vikings Training Camp 2019
The differences between the PUP list and NFI list
And what they mean for five members of the Vikings
By Christopher Gates Jul 26, 2019, 10:00am CDT
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We've officially hit the first practice of Minnesota Vikings Training Camp for 2019, but there are five players that are not fully able to participate because the Vikings have placed them on a couple of different lists.
The team has placed cornerback Mike Hughes, tight end David Morgan, and wide receiver Brandon Zylstra on the Physically Unable to Perform List (or "Reserve/PUP"). They have also put defensive end Tashawn Bower and defensive tackle Shamar Stephen on the Non-Football Injury List (or "Reserve/NFI").
These two lists, for the most part, are similar. The PUP list is, generally, for players that had suffered an injury during the previous season and are still in the process of rehabbing that injury. We know about Hughes' issues as he recovers from the torn ACL he suffered in Week 6 of the 2018 season, and Morgan dealt with some injury issues last season as well, missing several games. He was active near the end of the season, though, so it's unclear if there are still lingering effects from his injury. Neither Morgan nor Hughes participated in any of the OTAs this offseason, so this is a continuation of that. The reports online are indicating a left hamstring issue for Zylstra, but if we get more clarification we'll pass it along to everyone. It's possible that he suffered the injury during OTAs or mini-camp.
The NFI list, on the other hand, is for injuries that happen outside of the scope of the game of football. We saw an example of that a couple of years ago when quarterback Taylor Heinicke got into a fight with his friend's apartment door. . .and lost. There has been no indication what has necessitated them being placed on this list, if we get clarification on what either Bower or Stephen are dealing with, we'll pass it along.
Protocols for player participation in practice is similar whether they've been placed on PUP or NFI. Both of those lists mean that they can't participate in practices with the team until they are medically cleared to do so. Once a player has participated in a practice with the team, they are no longer eligible for PUP or NFI, and when a player comes off the list they can't be placed back on it again. A significant injury that occurs after a player has started practicing results in them being placed on Injured Reserve and, likely, being done for the season.
If the preseason concludes and any of the five players listed remain on the NFI or PUP lists, they are automatically forced to sit out the first six games of the 2019 season. They would not count against the 53-man roster at that point, but would still not be able to participate in team practices until they are removed from the lists. There are all sorts of deadlines for when players need to start practicing that are connected to their removal from those lists, but we can cross those bridges if and when the time comes.
The one significant difference is that if a player is on the NFI list, the team can choose not to pay out their base salary. The logic behind that, presumably, is that if the injury occurs outside of the scope of the game of football, the team should not be on the hook to provide compensation. That's my understanding, anyway.
With that, practices are officially underway at the Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center. We'll be doing everything we can to track any significant developments from Eagan and bringing them to you here as quickly as possible.
Report: Vikings fined Stefon Diggs over $200,000 for missing meetings, practices
Mike Hughes placed on the Physically Unable to Perform List


It's been a while since we've last updated our list of partner themes.
Good OpenCart themes are a rare breed, so it makes me really happy to find a decent new theme to recommend to MultiMerch multi vendor marketplace owners.
Today, I'd like to introduce Basel – the Ajax-driven theme for OpenCart and MultiMerch.
Basel is an OpenCart theme created by Karl, who also has the ShopMe theme in his portfolio.
While ShopMe for OpenCart was discontinued with the release of OpenCart 3, Basel was specifically designed as the next generation theme and a better alternative to ShopMe.
What makes is particularly happy about Basel is that it's a rare gem when a clear, modern design is combined with a great set of features, a clean code base and top notch support by the developer.
The theme offers more than a dozen different layouts – boxed and full width – to choose from and a simple layout installer. This lets you get started with Basel in seconds, with a single click of a button.
Basel's design is all you need to run a modern online store or a marketplace with OpenCart. From product page layouts to the design of category pages, from sidebar widgets to menus – it's all pixel perfect.
In addition to the core features, Basel also packs a neat One Page Checkout extension that feels swift and straight forward, a blog extension for your content marketing and a number of other plugins.
Overall, Basel is designed to streamline all processes within your online store and minimize the number of issues you may run into.
The cherry on top – Karl's always ready to help you out if you're stuck.
Like I mentioned, we're now offering compatibility files for Basel with MultiMerch.
It didn't take me long to become a fan of Basel and I'm really proud that we can recommend it to our MultiMerch marketplace owners.
The best thing – thanks to Basel's clean code base and its use of regular OpenCart-style Bootstrap templates, creating the MultiMerch compatibility files didn't require much work at all.
This also means greater stability as we can use our templates almost as is, without heavy modding that's needed for themes like Journal and causes layout issues down the road.
From seller lists to seller profiles and stores, from dashboards to product publishing and order management – MultiMerch and Basel are a perfect match.
To celebrate the occasion, we've set up a dedicated MultiMerch demo running Basel so you can all give it a try. We've chosen Basel Minimal as our style of choice, but you can try the rest of styles by visiting the official demo of Basel.
Now go give Basel a try and stay tuned – in the very near future we'll also update our Basel demo with the new MultiMerch dashboards.
P.S. Do check our guide to choosing a great OpenCart theme if you're looking for more good themes!


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The Shure KSM141 is an end-address condenser microphone with mechanically switching dual polar patterns (cardioid and omnidirectional). Designed for studio use, yet rugged enough for live applications, the KSM141 can withstand extremely high sound pressure levels (SPL). Its low self-noise and extended frequency response make it ideal for recording musical instruments.


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/**
	This class implements Jacobi's algorithm to find the eigenvectors
	of a symmetric real matrix.

	It is based on the description of the maths in

		Numerical Recipes in C, ch. 11, sec. 1

	It was not derived from the source code therein.
*/

package math3d;

public class JacobiDouble {
	private double[][] matrix;
	private double[][] eigenmatrix;
	private double[] eigenvalues;
	private int numberOfRotationsNeeded,maxSweeps;

	public JacobiDouble(double[][] matrix) {
		this(matrix,50);
	}
	public JacobiDouble(double[][] matrix,int maxSweeps) {
		this.matrix=matrix;
		for(int i=0;i<matrix.length;i++) {
			for(int j=i+1;j<matrix.length;j++)
				if(!isSmallComparedTo(Math.abs(matrix[i][j]-matrix[j][i]),matrix[i][j]))
					throw new RuntimeException("Matrix is not symmetric!");
		}
		eigenmatrix=new double[matrix.length][matrix.length];
		eigenvalues=new double[matrix.length];
		this.maxSweeps=maxSweeps;
		perform();
	}

	/** returns the eigenvectors as an array,
	    such that result[0] is the first vector */
	public double[][] getEigenVectors() {
		return FastMatrixN.transpose(eigenmatrix);
	}
	public double[][] getEigenMatrix() {
		return eigenmatrix;
	}
	/** returns the eigenvalues corresponding to
            the eigenvectors */
	public double[] getEigenValues() {
		return eigenvalues;
	}
	/** returns the number of rotations needed to
	    converge */
	public int getNumberOfRotations() {
		return numberOfRotationsNeeded;
	}

	/** The sum of the off diagonal elements */
	private double offDiagonalSum() {
		double sum=0;
		for(int i=0;i<matrix.length-1;i++)
			for(int j=i+1;j<matrix.length;j++)
				sum+=Math.abs(matrix[i][j]);
		return sum;
	}

	/** perform a rotation */
	private void rotate(int i,int j,int k,int l,double s,double tau) {
		double tmp1=matrix[i][j];
		double tmp2=matrix[k][l];
		matrix[i][j]=tmp1-s*(tmp2+tmp1*tau);
		matrix[k][l]=tmp2+s*(tmp1-tmp2*tau);
	}
	private void rotateEigenMatrix(int i,int j,int k,int l,double s,double tau) {
		double tmp1=eigenmatrix[i][j];
		double tmp2=eigenmatrix[k][l];
		eigenmatrix[i][j]=tmp1-s*(tmp2+tmp1*tau);
		eigenmatrix[k][l]=tmp2+s*(tmp1-tmp2*tau);
	}

	/** evaluates significance */
	private boolean isSmallComparedTo(double value,double reference) {
		return Math.abs(reference)+value==Math.abs(reference);
	}

	private void perform() {
		double[] b=new double[matrix.length];
		double[] z=new double[matrix.length];
		for(int i=0;i<matrix.length;i++) {
			for(int j=0;j<matrix.length;j++)
				eigenmatrix[i][j]=0;
			eigenmatrix[i][i]=1;
			b[i]=eigenvalues[i]=matrix[i][i];
			z[i]=0;
		}

		numberOfRotationsNeeded=0;
		for(int sweeps=0;sweeps<maxSweeps;sweeps++) {
			double sum=offDiagonalSum();
			// This should be the normal way out
			if(sum==0.0)
				return;

			double thresh=0;
			if(sweeps<3)
				thresh=0.2f*sum/(matrix.length*matrix.length);

			// perform sweep
			for(int p=0;p<matrix.length-1;p++)
				for(int q=p+1;q<matrix.length;q++) {
					double tmp=100.0f*Math.abs(matrix[p][q]);
					if(sweeps>3 && isSmallComparedTo(tmp,eigenvalues[p])
						    && isSmallComparedTo(tmp,eigenvalues[q]))
						matrix[p][q]=0;
					else if(Math.abs(matrix[p][q])>thresh) {
						double diff=eigenvalues[q]-eigenvalues[p];
						double t;
						if(isSmallComparedTo(tmp,diff))
							t=matrix[p][q]/diff;
						else {
							double theta=0.5f*diff/matrix[p][q];
							t=1.0f/(double)(Math.abs(theta)+Math.sqrt(1.0f+theta*theta));
							if(theta<0)
								t=-t;
						}
						double c=1.0f/(double)Math.sqrt(1+t*t);
						double s=t*c;
						double tau=s/(1.0f+c);
						double h=t*matrix[p][q];
						z[p]-=h;
						z[q]+=h;
						eigenvalues[p]-=h;
						eigenvalues[q]+=h;
						matrix[p][q]=0;
						for(int j=0;j<=p-1;j++)
							rotate(j,p,j,q,s,tau);
						for(int j=p+1;j<=q-1;j++)
							rotate(p,j,j,q,s,tau);
						for(int j=q+1;j<matrix.length;j++)
							rotate(p,j,q,j,s,tau);
						for(int j=0;j<matrix.length;j++)
							rotateEigenMatrix(j,p,j,q,s,tau);
						numberOfRotationsNeeded++;
					}
				}
			for(int p=0;p<matrix.length;p++) {
				// Update eigenvalues with sum of t*matrix[p][q], reinint z
				b[p]+=z[p];
				eigenvalues[p]=b[p];
				z[p]=0;
			}
		}
	}

	public static String toString(double[] doubleArray) {
		String result="{";
		for(int i=0;i<doubleArray.length;i++) {
			if(i>0)
				result+=",";
			result+=doubleArray[i];
		}
		return result+"}";
	}
	public static String toString(double[][] double2Array) {
		String result="{";
		for(int i=0;i<double2Array.length;i++) {
			if(i>0)
				result+=",";
			result+=toString(double2Array[i]);
		}
		return result+"}";
	}

	public static double[] getColumn(double[][] matrix,int i) {
		double[] result=new double[matrix.length];
		for(int j=0;j<matrix.length;j++)
			result[j]=matrix[j][i];
		return result;
	}

	public static double[][] matMult(double[][] m1,double[][] m2) {
		int r=m1.length;
		int c=m2[0].length;
		double[][] result=new double[r][c];
		int i,j,k;
		for(i=0;i<r;i++)
			for(j=0;j<c;j++) {
				result[i][j]=0.0f;
				for(k=0;k<m2.length;k++) result[i][j]+=m1[i][k]*m2[k][j];
			}
		return result;
	}

	public static double[] vecMult(double[][] m,double[] v) {
		int r=m.length;
		double[] result=new double[r];
		int i,j,k;
		for(i=0;i<r;i++) {
			result[i]=0.0f;
			for(k=0;k<v.length;k++)
				result[i]+=m[i][k]*v[k];
		}
		return result;
	}

	public static double[][] transpose(double[][] m) {
		int r=m.length;
		int c=m[0].length;
		double[][] result=new double[c][r];
		int i,j;
		for(i=0;i<r;i++)
			for(j=0;j<c;j++)
				result[j][i]=m[i][j];
		return result;
	}

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		double[][] matrix={{1,2},{2,1}};
		JacobiDouble jacobi=new JacobiDouble(matrix);

		double[] eigenValuesVector=jacobi.getEigenValues();
		double[][] eigenValues=new double[eigenValuesVector.length][eigenValuesVector.length];
		for(int i=0;i<eigenValuesVector.length;i++)
			eigenValues[i][i]=eigenValuesVector[i];
		double[][] eigenVectors=jacobi.getEigenVectors();

		double[][] result=matMult(eigenVectors,matMult(eigenValues,transpose(eigenVectors)));
		System.out.println("out: "+toString(result));
	}
}

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St Joseph's fighting prospects being frustrated in their bids for a belt
St Joseph's title hopefuls are being held back - Borg
By Chris Kirwan argussport Sports Reporter
WAITING: Trainer Tony Borg and his St Joseph's fighters want to be back in the ring soon
TRAINER Tony Borg says that the coronavirus pandemic has halted the rise of a raft of his St Joseph's title hopefuls.
Lockdown has led to the doors being shut at the usually busy Newport gym and the suspension of boxing led to the postponement of fights for its biggest names.
Lee Selby was meant to be fighting George Kambosos Jnr in Cardiff in May in an IBF lightweight eliminator with Gavin Gwynne taking on James Tennyson on the undercard for the British lightweight title.
Selby's fight has been pushed back to October in the capital while Gwynne's showdown is in August but other fighters are still waiting to find out when they can get back in the ring.
"What would've been a great night, with Lee getting a world title shot and Gavin becoming British champion, has been pushed back," said Borg. "It would have been big wages, so it was a real knockback.
(Lance Cooksey. Picture: www.liamhartery.com)
"Then there is Robbie Vernon, who is still unbeaten and looking to get a Welsh title fight if possible, and Lance Cooksey is knocking on the door and wants a Welsh or Celtic title fight.
"We've got Jordan Withers looking for a title fight at middleweight and a lot of other prospects coming through.
"Joshua John, from Port Talbot, is unbeaten and has showed a lot of promise. He looks a certainty for a British title, I would have said some time this year, but this has put us back massively.
"The boys have jobs and without sponsors it would be impossible. It's a tough time for them."
It's also a tough time for Borg, who is waiting for the go ahead to reopen St Joseph's.
"It's been a struggle because we have a lot of key holders who rent keys, who get access to the gym basically 24 hours," he said.
"It's a well-equipped gym and we put a lot back into it – we've just had a refit with new showers, changing rooms, floors, walls and new bags.
"We've just had the whole gym cleaned and there is no money coming back in yet. Hopefully we can open up in the next few weeks.
"It's a big gym and we will not be jam-packed, we just might have to change the kids sessions to smaller groups. We've got three floors, so they are not crammed in."
"We've had the gym sanitised with every part of it deep cleaned and when the boxers come in they will take all the precautions necessary."
That will allow Borg to get to work preparing his fighters for action with Gwynne set to fight behind closed doors in August while it is hoped a crowd will be allowed in for Selby's eliminator at the Motorpoint Arena.
The St Joseph's team have been ensuring that fighters are still getting their boxing fix during lockdown.
Borg said: "Some fighters might have gone off the rails but fortunately the pubs are closed and they can't get enticed by their mates!
"Some might have come back and be two stone heavier but Lee and Gavin are very professional."
"We are in touch every day," he continued. "Two or three times a week we do a video session and we can do bag work sessions, circuits, warm up and warm down. We do it all online.
"Gavin's fight will be on us soon and he is back in full training, so I am in the process of sorting out some sparring in England, because they can spar and we are not allowed to in Wales."