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Die Schermbeeke ist ein ca. 9,5 km langes Fließgewässer im Landkreis Schaumburg in Niedersachsen und im Kreis Minden-Lübbecke in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Sie ist ein linker Nebenfluss der Bückeburger Aue.

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Verlauf
Die Quelle der Schermbeeke liegt auf niedersächsischem Gebiet westlich von Schermbeck, einem Ortsteil der Gemeinde Luhden, unweit der südlich verlaufenden A 2 und unweit der nordwestlich verlaufenden Landesgrenze zu Nordrhein-Westfalen. Nördlich erstreckt sich das rund 9 ha große Naturschutzgebiet Heineberg und südlich das 452 ha große Naturschutzgebiet Kamm des Wesergebirges.

Die Schermbeeke beginnt ihren Lauf als Grenzfluss, der zunächst in nordöstlicher Richtung fließt, dann nordöstlich und nördlich von Barksen in nordwestlicher Richtung parallel zur B 83. Sie unterquert die Landesstraße L 441 (= L 866 in Nordrhein-Westfalen) und fließt dann auf nordrhein-westfälischem Gebiet weiter parallel zur B 83, unterquert diese und erreicht mit der Stadt Bückeburg wieder niedersächsisches Gebiet. Sie fließt durch das 36 ha große Naturschutzgebiet Hofwiesenteiche, mündet in die Schlossgraft und fließt als Schlossbach weiter in nördlicher Richtung. Sie unterquert die B 65 und mündet östlich des 65 ha großen Naturschutzgebietes Bückeburger Niederung in die Bückeburger Aue.

Zuflüsse und Seen
Von der Quelle zur Mündung. Auswahl.

 Schölbeeke, von rechts südlich von Bückeburg
 Mühlenbach, von links aus Kleinbremen
 Dornbach, von links wenige Schritte danach
 Passiert die Hofwiesenteiche
 Mündet in die Schlossgraft in Bückeburg, Wiederausfluss als Schlossbach
 Maulbeeke, von rechts nach Bückeburg und der B 65

Weblinks
 Porta Westfalica. Schermbeeke, OT Kleinen Bremen nördlich Barkserstr.: Teilverlegung in die angrenzende kreiseigene Fläche auf weser-werre-else.de, abgerufen am 31. Dezember 2020
 Wasserkörperdatenblatt. Stand Dezember 2016. 12038 Schermbecke auf nlwkn.niedersachsen.de, abgerufen am 31. Dezember 2020

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Gewässer im Landkreis Schaumburg
Gewässer im Kreis Minden-Lübbecke
Geographie (Porta Westfalica)
Geographie (Bückeburg)


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Introducing the Doxa Sub 300 Searambler "Silver Lung"
A prototype remade as a limited edition.
Doxa,
To mark the 50thanniversary of the Sub series last year, Doxa launched a faithful reissue of one of its most coveted watches – the Sub 300 Professional prototype dubbed "Black Lung" by collectors, a reference to its yellow-on-black Aqua-Lung logo. The emblem never made it to final production as it compromised legibility whenever the black hands swept past. Doxa instead replaced the "Black Lung" with a line drawing of the logo.
While arguably the best known variant, the Sub 300 Professional with an orange dial wasn't the only one bearing a blacked-out Aqua Lung logo as a prototype. All three versions of Doxa's dive watches did, including the Sharkhunter, which had a black dial, and the Searambler. But while a handful of Sub "Black Lung" watches made their way into the market, the other two prototype variants never did.
Now Doxa has remedied that with the Sub 300 Searambler limited edition bearing the classic yellow-on-black logo to mark the 75thanniversary of Aqua-Lung scuba apparatus, hence the "Silver Lung" nickname. It's the first time the prototype Searambler has been commercially available, albeit as a serially produced limited edition.
The new Searambler sticks to the same successful formula, retaining the attributes that has made the original Sub 300 a success when it was launched in 1967, and something of a cult dive watch today.
From the quirky typography to its square-tipped second hand, all the elements have been exactly reproduced. Finished in a silvered, brushed sunray pattern, the Searambler dial is arguably less polarising than those found on its brightly coloured cousins. The dial, smallish relative to the case, is topped by a domed sapphire crystal to mimic the look of acrylic.
And while the dial isn't in Doxa's iconic orange, the watch does have a practical edge over the "Black Lung" – the wide minute hand is in orange. A standard feature on the Searambler, the contrast colour minute hand eliminates the possibility of confusing the two hands, or mixing them up with the black Aqua-Lung logo.
It has the signature tonneau-shaped steel case topped with a serrated, rotating bezel engraved with Doxa's patented "no deco" outer scale that displays the decompression stops according to the US Navy's dive table (which is today outdated and no longer in use). And it's finished with a retro beads-of-rice bracelet that tapers to an integrated wetsuit extension inside the clasp.
The case measures 42.5 mm in diameter by 13.4 mm thick. And inside is the self-winding, chronometer-grade ETA 2824-2 movement with a date function.
The Sub 300 Searambler "Silver Lung" is limited to 300 pieces, and available for pre-order direct from Doxa at US$2190, instead of the retail price of US$2590. It is slated to ship in August.
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JOHOR BARU: The air pollutant index (API) in Muar has spiked to 746 as of 7.00am, which is more than twice the standard hazardous levels according to the Department of Environment website on Sunday.
Johor Health Department director Dr Mohd Khairi Yakub said that health officials including ambulances were on standby in case of any emergency due to the haze.
"We have no absentees in Muar today and we are ready for any incident including accidents which may occur due to poor visibility on the roads.
"In the meantime, I advise all residents to stay indoors, no excuses," he said when contacted on Sunday.
He added that heading outdoors even with facemasks on was not advisable.
According to the Department of Environment (DOE), any API reading above 301 is considered hazardous.
The last reading as of 4pm on Saturday showed that Muar had an API of 453.
All other areas in Johor also recorded API readings above the unhealthy level.
This includes Kota Tinggi at 137, Pasir Gudang at 127 and Larkin Lama at 117.


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Tamaroa Electricity Rates
Commercial Electricity in Tamaroa
^ The average commercial electricity rate in Tamaroa, IL is 3.63¢/kWh.[1]
Residential Electricity in Tamaroa
^ The average residential electricity rate in Tamaroa, IL is 9.06¢/kWh.[1]
Industrial Electricity in Tamaroa
^ The average industrial electricity rate in Tamaroa, IL is 0.77¢/kWh.[1]
Tamaroa, IL Electricity Statistics
Commercial electricity rates in Tamaroa
The average commercial electricity rate in Tamaroa is 3.63¢/kWh.[1]
This average (commercial) electricity rate in Tamaroa is 54.57% less than the Illinois average rate of 7.99¢/kWh.[2]
The average (commercial) electricity rate in Tamaroa is 64.02% less than the national average rate of 10.09¢/kWh. Commercial rates in the U.S. range from 6.86¢/kWh to 34.88¢/kWh.[2]
Residential electricity rates in Tamaroa
The average residential electricity rate in Tamaroa is 9.06¢/kWh.[1]
This average (residential) electricity rate in Tamaroa is 20.39% less than the Illinois average rate of 11.38¢/kWh.[2]
The average (residential) electricity rate in Tamaroa is 23.74% less than the national average rate of 11.88¢/kWh. Residential rates in the U.S. range from 8.37¢/kWh to 37.34¢/kWh.[2]
Industrial electricity rates in Tamaroa
The average industrial electricity rate in Tamaroa is 0.77¢/kWh.[1]
This average (industrial) electricity rate in Tamaroa is 86.72% less than the Illinois average rate of 5.8¢/kWh.[2]
The average (industrial) electricity rate in Tamaroa is 88.46% less than the national average rate of 6.67¢/kWh. Industrial rates in the U.S. range from 4.13¢/kWh to 30.82¢/kWh.[2]
Illinois Electricity Rates & Consumption
Commercial electricity in Illinois
Commercial electricity rates in IL [3]
The average commercial electricity rate in Illinois is 7.99¢/kWh, which ranks 46th in the nation and is 20.81% less than the national average rate of 10.09¢/kWh.[3]
Commercial electricity consumption in IL [3]
Commercial electricity consumption in Illinois averages 7,175 kWh/month, which ranks 9th in the nation and is 15.02% greater than the national average of 6,238 kWh/month.
Commercial electricity bills in IL [3]
The average monthly commercial electricity bill in Illinois is $573, which ranks 21st in the nation and is 8.9% less than the national average of $629.
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Residential electricity in Illinois
Residential electricity rates in Illinois [3]
The average residential electricity rate in Illinois is 11.38¢/kWh, which ranks 24th in the nation and is 4.21% less than the national average rate of 11.88¢/kWh.
Residential electricity consumption in IL [3]
Residential electricity consumption in Illinois averages 767 kWh/month, which ranks 35th in the nation and is
Residential electricity bills in IL [3]
The average monthly residential electricity bill in Illinois is $87, which ranks 44th in the nation and is 18.69% less than the national average of $107 per month.
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Industrial electricity in Illinois
Industrial electricity rates in Illinois [3]
The average industrial electricity rate in Illinois is 5.8¢/kWh, which ranks 39th in the nation and is 13.04% less than the national average rate of 6.67¢/kWh.
Industrial electricity consumption in IL [3]
Industrial electricity consumption in Illinois averages 624,482 kWh/month, which ranks 3rd in the nation and is 456.79% greater than the national average of 112,158 kWh/month.
Industrial electricity bills in IL [3]
The average monthly industrial electricity bill in Illinois is $36,206, which ranks 5th in the nation and is 383.84% greater than the national average of $7,483.
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Household Income in Tamaroa, IL
Tamaroa, IL Income Breakdown [4]
Income Summary for Tamaroa, IL
Electric bills: The average residential electricity bill in Illinois is about $87/month, ranking 44th in the U.S. and 18.69% less than the national average of $107.[5]
Income: Tamaroa vs. Nation [4]
Additional information about Tamaroa
About Tamaroa
Tamaroa is a village located in Perry County in the state of Illinois, and has a population of approximately 638.[6]
More about Tamaroa utilities
For more information about Tamaroa electricity, or for additional resources regarding electricity & utilities in your state, visit the Energy Information Administration.
Electricity fact: Appliances like televisions & toasters draw a small current even when they're off.
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CFPB issues rules to help borrowers, mortgage lenders and service agents after federal moratorium on foreclosures expires | White Rome LLP
James J. Cordova
On June 28, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") issued a final rule (the "COVID-19 Mortgage Services Rule 2021") Amending Regulation X to protect borrowers from financial hardship when forbearance plans expire and to ease pressure on mortgage agents, who are likely to be inundated with requests for loss mitigation assistance in the coming months. The new rules, which apply to loans on principal residences, will come into force on August 31, 2021.
The CFPB estimates that more than two million homeowners are currently in COVID-19 hardship forbearance programs, with at least 900,000 homeowners expected to opt out of these programs by the end of the year. The 2021 COVID-19 Mortgage Servicing Rule aims to prevent what the CFPB considers preventable foreclosures by establishing procedural guarantees to ensure that most borrowers who have become severely delinquent during the COVID-19 pandemic will have the possibility of being considered for all loss mitigation options. before being returned to foreclosure. This rule also allows mortgage agents to provide faster assistance to borrowers by offering them simplified loan modifications without requiring full loss mitigation applications. Mortgage officers will also be required to increase borrower awareness before initiating foreclosure in order to provide borrowers with important repayment information or other loss mitigation options.
Temporary procedural guarantees
The COVID-19 Mortgage Servicing Rule 2021 establishes temporary procedural guarantees to ensure that some borrowers have the opportunity to apply for loss mitigation assistance before their loan is returned to foreclosure after expiration of foreclosure moratoriums apply. These procedural guarantees only apply to loans for which the borrower has been in arrears for more than 120 days from March 1, 2020, and for which the applicable limitation period does not expire before January 1, 2022 or later. For loans subject to these procedural guarantees, service agents cannot return this loan to foreclosure at any time before January 1, 2022, without first ensuring that at least one of the following three procedural guarantees is met. : 1) the borrower has abandoned the property; 2) the borrower is more than 120 days late on his mortgage and has not responded to the required after-sales service intervention for 90 days; or 3) the borrower has submitted a full loss mitigation request, has been assessed for all available loss mitigation options based on that request, and has been in arrears since submitting the mitigation request losses.
If the procedural safeguards do not apply, or if the serving agent has complied with any of the procedural safeguards, the serving agent may proceed with the foreclosure referral before January 1, 2022, provided that such referral is otherwise. permitted by existing mortgage service rule and other applicable law.
Simplified reviews of loan modifications
Mortgage management rules previously prohibited managers from conducting a loss mitigation review on the basis of an incomplete loss mitigation program, except in certain circumstances, such as in the case of short forbearance. term or as part of certain COVID-19 loss mitigation options. discussed in the CFPB June 2020 Provisional Final Rule. The COVID-19 Mortgage Services Rule 2021 added another exception to this general rule. To benefit from this exception, the loan modification program in question must be available to borrowers facing difficulties related to COVID-19 (although it must not only be available to those borrowers). The amendment must also terminate or be designed to terminate any pre-existing default and must not (i) extend the term of the loan by more than 40 years from the effective date of the amendment, (ii) increase the borrower's monthly payment beyond the amount that was required before the modification, (iii) result in the accumulation of interest on the deferred amounts, or (iv) include charges related to the loan modification. The resulting amendment must also waive all fees, penalties and similar charges incurred as of March 1, 2020.
The rule also provides that if a borrower defaults again as a result of accepting a loan modification based on an incomplete loss mitigation request, the serving agent must provide the borrower with the notice. incomplete application (if he has not done so before) and must immediately resume due diligence to obtain a complete application.
Awareness requirements
Mortgage management rules currently require service agents to make direct contact with defaulting borrowers no later than the 36th day of the borrower's default, and make additional contacts no later than 36 days after each due date. payment due, as long as the borrower remains in default. The COVID-19 rule on mortgage servicing 2021 requires agents to provide certain additional information from August 31, 2021 until October 1, 2022. For borrowers who are not on forbearance at the time of the live contact is established, officers must provide a statement regarding the availability of COVID-19-related opt-out options, and a list of such programs, if applicable. The serving agent should also provide the borrower with at least one way to find contact details for homeownership counseling services, such as referring the borrower to the information available on their periodic billing statement.
Alternatively, for borrowers who are in a forbearance program at the time the live contact is made, a service agent must provide additional information during the live contact which takes place 10-45 days before the scheduled end of the program. abstention. Specifically, the service agent should inform the borrower of the expected end date of the program, provide a list of available loss mitigation options, and provide the borrower with at least one way to find contact information for the loan services. advice on homeownership, as required for borrowers not subject to forbearance. .
Mortgage agents must act quickly to update their borrower awareness and loss mitigation policies and procedures to ensure they will be able to comply with these new rules as of August 31, 2021.
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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing have become the latest high-profile team to move into Red Bull Global Rallycross after it was announced that it would run Austin Dyne's entry in this year's championship.
RLL joins fellow IndyCar race winners Andretti Autosport, Bryan Herta Autosport, KVSH Racing, and Dreyer and Reinbold Racing in making the move to Red Bull GRC.
Their new rallycross team will be run out of the same base in Ohio as their successful works-BMW sports car team and will run the same M-Sport Ford Fiesta campaigned by Dyne for the last two seasons, although they are understood to be working on securing a manufacturer deal for 2018.
2017 will mark the first time the Ford and Rahal names have been seen together since 2003 when the organisation, then known as Team Rahal, ran a Ford-powered Lola for Michael Jourdain Jr. in Champ Car.
The team also ran Ford-engined cars for Bobby Rahal and fellow Red Bull GRC team owner Bryan Herta in the late 1990s. Herta also previously ran Dyne's Ford in 2015.


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Things That Might Happen In The Mid East
by Daniel Russ on February 4, 2011
It might be a great thing for Israel or the US to have Mubarak removed. It won't be an easy thing. After three bloody Israeli/Egyptian wars, he kept his own country out of war with Israel for 30 years. That peace brokered by Jimmie Carter in 1979 has been very fortuitous to the Mid East. Oil and natural gas flows freely through the Suez Canal and robust trade between Israel the US and Egypt has been profitable and peaceful. In the early photos emerging from the Internet blackout we saw two jets circling Cairo. F-16s it turns out. Yes, a lot hs changed since those days of the outright war with Israel. Israel relies on Egypt to help stem the flow of arms in underground tunnels into Gaza. The very fact that there has been peace has given us a gift in that the largest Arab country in the area hasn't been fulcrum forcing up oil prices.
Now all that may change.
So you see a government in contention with US Mideast policy could mean the end of whatever Secretary Clinton's plans were for Mid East peace. Right now Israel has a hard core hard-liner in place as Prime Minister and this guy is not going to want to see what the Arabs are demanding as change: a separate and fully independent Palestinian state. And the pressure on governments around the Mid East from Tunisia to Yemen to Lebanon to Egypt means more instability. Instability, by the way, is the state that Islamic radicals operate in the easiest. So while governments are being toppled, the worst are full of passionate intensity. Look at these moments for radicals to begin car bombs.
Things I think about for the Mid East.
1) First of all this is the French Revolution in Cairo and Alexandria. Mubarak is going down. What's in question is how much blood will be shed. The revolution is empowered by co-revolutions going on around them. No one wants to blink first. Mubarak though will not leave unless – sorry to be cynical – and until we figure out how to secure our own oil and gas shipments and Israel gets free usage of the Suez Canal. The deals for his departure are being made right now.
2) US had been weakened by Mubarak. Mubarak had a horribly corrupt and repressive secret police and the Egyptians resent it. They also remember that the United States backed this guy for three decades.
F-16 Over Cairo
That sets us back a bit diplomatically. Obama is in a quandary yet he has to back away from Mubarak and let the people who are speaking in streets everyday have their day. The International Business Times reveals that released Wiki-Leaks cables revealed that the US was secretly playing both ends against the middle by supporting Mubarak's opposition, hedging their bets, maybe even aware that an insurrection was fermenting.
3) Hezbollah might begin a war with Israel and it might unfold like this: Israel effectively retaliates, or hits back at the infrastructure that they didn't already destroy five years ago. Lebanese Army strikes a deal with Israel to cooperate in a fight against Hezbollah.
4) Hamas gets a helping hand from the new sympathetic Egyptian government. More Kasam rockets into Israel.
5) Hezbollah and Hamas decide to strike together.
6) Israel falls behind in a conflict and we have to physically save them, troops equipment, etcetera. This way, they look like nothing but puppets of the US.
7) Egyptian government falls, no replacement can take hold so the military must take control. Street strife continues unabated. Yet restoring the Egyptian Internet is great news. It means that even the despots are vulnerable to their own kill switch.
8] Arab monarchs in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Qatar, UAE are all looking over their shoulders and wondering what they would do if a local insurgency grew to open protests in the streets. I will bet you right now all of them are re-examining their escape plans for themselves and their families. The result may be civil conflicts across the Persian Gulf. Sometimes this results in new countries. At the end of the day the fight is between people who realize that they simply cannot lose and a regime that feels it better not fall. This is why Mubarak appears to be doubling down on the violence. If he falls, the other monarchs will panic.
9) I have written about the new nation hypothesis quote a bit and in the time since I started this blog there is already a new nation about to be born on maps across the world. Sudan is also about to become North and South Sudan. The unchecked violence between the despotic north and the tribal south has worn everyone out. They would rather have a closer border and a split country than the violence visited upon them over the last decade. This trend will continue all throughout the Mid East.
10) There is no magical I Love Democracy fever paroxysm going on across the Arab world. I belief that regime change doesn't always translate into a change of governance. There are probably more Arabs who are comfortable with a benign but strong monarch. Democracy in a nation split like Egypt would be carnival like.
11) Finally-this is an open sourced insurgency and the politically aligned Islamic conservatives and progressives are using open networks to communicate, empathize, learn, and execute these protests. In Egypt we are looking at the clash between grass roots protests and astro-turf protests. The rebellion is grass root, the Mubarak supporters showing up are paid for.
Of course I pray that some emperors for life get taken down and people get a chance to have some sort of representative government in place. Oh, just a little peace.
I will leave you with this piece by Scott Horton from Foreign Policy Online.
Time was when a dictator like Egypt's Hosni Mubarak, watching his hold on power crumbling in the face of an uprising, had plenty of retirement options. Odds were he could find a quiet life in one of Europe's posher watering holes: Mougins in the hills above Cannes, on the shores of Lake Geneva, or maybe a smart Belgravia townhouse. He generally had plenty of cash parked outside the country and often would take a last dip in the treasury on the way out the door. To be sure, he had to keep his wits about him to avoid anarchists and assassins, and he had to avoid too much obvious meddling in his homeland's politics lest this jeopardize his host's grant of asylum. But he could usually look forward to a peaceful and comfortable run for his waning days.
So why is Mubarak trying to squeeze a few more months out of his three-decade career in office and avowing his intentions to stay in Egypt rather than packing for the Riviera? It may be because exile isn't what it used to be; over the last 30 years, things have gotten increasingly difficult for dictators in flight. Successor regimes launch criminal probes; major efforts are mounted to identify assets that may have been stripped or looted by the autocrat, or more commonly, members of his immediate family. I witnessed this process myself, twice being asked by newly installed governments in Central Eurasia to advise them on asset recovery measures focusing on the deposed former leader and his family.
More menacingly, human rights lawyers and international prosecutors may take a close look at the tools the deposed dictator used to stay in power: Did he torture? Did he authorize the shooting of adversaries? Did he cause his enemies to "disappear"? Was there a mass crackdown that resulted in dozens or hundreds of deaths? A trip to The Hague or another tribunal might be in his future. Slobodan Milosevic, who died while on trial there, and Charles Taylor, whose prosecution there is expected to wind up later this month, furnish examples that any decamping dictator would need to keep in mind.
The dictator may well proclaim his altruistic, patriotic motives, tout his service to the country, and insist on his intention to die on his native soil, as Mubarak did in his rambling non-concession speech on Feb. 1. But more likely than not, a frantic effort is under way behind the scenes to ensure that, if he leaves, he will not face the nightmare of criminal probes and battles over assets. A friendly government offering sanctuary may quickly conclude in the face of such a barrage that its old friend just isn't worth the effort and the damage to reputation associated with sheltering him.
There's no doubt that the endgame for Mubarak involves many of these concerns and backroom machinations. So, how can Mubarak protect himself if he eventually makes an escape from Cairo? He's taking the usual steps now. Start with his decision to install foreign intelligence chief and CIA confidant Omar Suleiman as vice president and constitutional successor. (Mubarak himself came to the presidency through this route; he had been Anwar Sadat's vice president.) This comes close to matching what in the Russian-speaking world is known as the "Putin option," a reference to the exit strategy adopted by a teetering Boris Yeltsin: Fearing possible retribution from opposition figures, Yeltsin opted to surrender power through a transitional period to a wily senior player in the intelligence community. In exchange, Yeltsin is said to have extracted a firm commitment from Putin that the full machinery of the Russian state would be mustered to protect him. There would be no criminal probes or inquiries, and no cooperation with foreigners who undertook the same. Yeltsin would be free to live his final days shuttling between Moscow and the French Riviera. Putin scrupulously kept his end of the bargain.
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/02/02/gimme_shelter
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Pres. Mubarak steps down, Jerry Sloan steps down, dictators everywhere are trembling.
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Have worked continuously for their employer for a minimum of 26 weeks by the end of the 15th week before the week of expected birth.
Employees can claim Statutory Paternity Leave (SPL) for either 1 or 2 consecutive weeks after the birth of the child and this is the same even where the mother gives birth to twins. The leave must be taken on the day of the actual birth of the child (irrespective of whether this is earlier or later than the expected date) or an agreed number of days or weeks after the birth of the child. The leave must end before 56 days after the birth of the child have passed, or if the baby arrives early then before the end of 56 days after the due date have passed.
Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) is available to an employee who is on SPL for the period of 1 or 2 weeks, whichever the employee has chosen to take. The rate of SPP is the same as that for Statutory Maternity Pay. The rate is the lower amount of either £140.98 per week or 90% of their average weekly earnings. Employees must earn above the limit for National Insurance and Tax purposes to qualify for SPP and these will be deducted like normal from the pay. When requesting paternity pay employees must give notice of 28 days prior to when they want the pay to begin.
Employees may qualify for additional paternity leave and pay if their partner returns to work or if you provide a scheme offering it. Any paternity scheme offered by you in place of the statutory requirements must be equally or more beneficial to employees.
when they want the leave to start.
Employees can change the date on which they take their leave if they provide notice of at least 28 days. If an employee does not give the correct notice then you are entitled to delay the leave or pay start date by writing to them within 28 days of notice being given.
The rules for adoption differ slightly to the usual in terms of eligibility and the required notice periods.
meet the other eligibility criteria for paternity leave and pay.
Employees adopting a child must provide notice of paternity leave within 7 days of their partner being matched with a child and 28 days' notice before the date they want their paternity pay to start. To qualify for paternity pay the employee must provide you with proof of adoption and it must also be provided for paternity leave if you request it. The notice period for overseas adoptions is different.
Paternity leave can be taken on the date of placement with the adopted child, an agreed number of days after or for overseas adoptions on the date the child arrives in the UK or an agreed number of days after. The leave must be taken within 56 days of the child being placed with the employee for UK adoptions or within 56 days of the child's arrival in the UK for overseas adoptions.
It is possible for employers to claim back 92% of SPP in the same way that Statutory Maternity Pay can be claimed back and in some cases small employers may be able to claim back all the pay. In addition, is you cannot afford to pay the SPP then you may be able to claim an advance payment from HMRC.
Employers may choose to offer more favourable paternity leave and pay packages but this is at their discretion and the law only sets down the minimum standards required. For bespoke paternity or employment law advice contact John Carruthers Solicitors & Solicitor Advocates.


Topping the trade was a stylish gimmer hogg from the Asby Hall flock run by brothers Andrew and Mark Brown, near Appleby in Westmorland. This was the first ever female they have sold, and she was full of great crossing bloodlines on both sides of her pedigree. She was much admired throughout the day and expectations rose as she approached the ring. She is by the £24,000 K1 Smearsett bought out of Hawes a couple of years back and out of a homebred ewe by another Smearsett, G1 this time, and full sister to the £11,000 lamb they sold to Carry House and The Steel last year through Kirkby Stephen. Bidding was fast and frantic with the hammer finally landing at 9000 gns selling to Neil Laing, Lanark.
The day's Champion just fell shy of taking the top price of the day, but it was certainly not a bad weekend at the office for Martin Allen, Greenhow after taking the Championship at the Hawes sale, he followed that up with another red white and blue ticket with his cracking gimmer hogg. She is by the £23,000 K1 Riddings, a son of the Carry House Jackpot and out of a ewe by E1 Otterburn Lodge. She sold to Lee Beacom in an 8500 gns deal. Her full sister, who stood in the final line up of hoggs in the class sold for 2800 gns to Jack Buckle.
The Reserve Champion came from the noted Kirkby Redgate flock, who brought forward a cracking pen of sheep for the day. Their 2nd prize gimmer hogg was by the £14,000 H1 Skeughdale and out of a ewe by D17 Hewgill "Stork". Its mother has been a good breeder over the years and her progeny is also producing the goods, this fact, combined with such good lines, persuaded Lee Beacom to part with another 8000 gns and then as its full sister strode into the ring, after taking 3rd place in the show, he parted with another 5000 gns to keep them together. In all the Kirkby Redgate pen averaged just shy of £2500 for their 10 hoggs offered for sale.
Neil Marston from the Highberries flock was having a reduction sale which saw him selling a batch of in lamb gimmer shearlings, selling to a top of 2600 gns. She was sold to Gavin White, Ribblesdale flock. He also offered a ewe carrying embryo twin lambs to the legendry Z4 Hundith, the first time such an offering has been made. There can be no doubting the influence this sire has had on the breed and the chance to buy into such strong bloodlines was very appealing. The mother to the lambs was an old Swathburn ewe which had initially been at Greenhow and was the grandmother to the Champion lamb and its sister at 2800gns. The breeding behind these great embryos was enough to see the original breeders club together and fork out 5000 gns for the outfit, with Geoff Taylor, Swathburn and Martin Allen taking the prodigals home.
Another gimmer hogg making its way over the Irish Sea was the 4th prize gimmer hogg from M/s Lord, who sold their lamb by the H45 Hewgill, the sire of 13 Mule gimmers in their top pens at Hawes and Penrith, and an embryo sister to their £9000 number one lamb sold last year. They have retained three full sisters from this great breeding ewe. It sold for 4000 gns to E D Harkin, Co. Tyrone.
Midlock had their usual pen of in lamb gimmers, and again the quality on offer from this top-notch flock was second to none. They took the first prize in the gimmer class with a gimmer by the £34,000 Kirkby Redgate and out of a well-bred ewe. Its mother is full sister to the dam of Midlock Big Ben and its grandmother has bred some of the flock's best crossers over the years. She was sold carrying two to the £7100 Shafthill. It sold for 3000 gns to M/s Teasdale, Haydon Bridge. The first from the Midlock consignment also hit 3000 gns. This one was by the J6 Hewgill and out of a ewe by C2 Hewgill which has bred well and also done the business in the showring too, taking the championship at Peebles in 2016. It was sold in lamb to the £20,000 L3 Steel bought last year at Hawes, and was sold back to the Steel as the Hunters looked to buy back into the genetics.


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An apparatus and method for conferring a therapeutic current to the heart is provided. The apparatus includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a current generator and a controller. The apparatus may further include a sensor. The sensor is generally configured to measure field strength between the first and second electrode. The sensor may also monitor the cardiac cycle. The method includes applying an electric stimulus to the heart and sensing the electric field generated by the electric stimulus to prevent the level of current from inducing unwanted depolarization.
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/638,233, filed Aug. 14, 2000 now abandoned, which claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/143,510, filed Aug. 24, 1999. The above-referenced Patent and Provisional Applications are incorporated by reference in the present application in their entirety.
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for treatment of the heart and, more particularly, to an apparatus and method for providing a therapeutic sub-threshold electrical current to the heart.
A wide range of therapies is available for the treatment of cardiac tissue damage, heart failure and for treatment of the specific underlying disease processes. Most of these therapies may be classified as drugs, surgical intervention, or cardiac assist devices. The cardiac assist devices assist the heart in pumping function to relieve the heart of stresses during the healing process. If a condition is caused by coronary disease or is exacerbated by conduction defects, available therapies include either bypass surgery or angioplasty in the case of the former, or pacemaker therapy in the case of the latter. The above-mentioned damage and diseases as well as other factors set in motion the condition known as congestive heart failure (CHF). Although therapies have addressed treating specific indications, few therapies address the problem of tissue remodeling.
Tissue remodeling refers to the histological alteration of tissue over time. Remodeling may include histological and/or biochemical changes at the tissue, cellular and molecular levels. Tissue remodeling can be either beneficial or degenerative to a patient. Tissue remodeling is degenerative when histologically and/or biochemically normal tissue is altered in such a way that the tissue no longer functions properly. Degenerative tissue remodeling may occur progressively in patients suffering from congestive heart failure or atrial fibrillation. In those patients, the resulting remodeling adversely affects the heart's performance and exacerbates the deteriorating condition of the heart. Tissue remodeling is beneficial when a histologically and/or biochemically abnormal tissue is reverted to a more normal histology and/or biochemistry.
Recently, one aspect of degenerative remodeling due to the progression of CHF has been identified as the breakdown in the collagen of the extra-cellular matrix. The extra-cellular matrix is the external structure between the cells in the heart that primarily consists of a matrix of type I collagen and fibrils. This matrix is connected to the cytoskeletal myofibrils within the myocardial cells. The matrix provides tensile strength to the tissue, governs the tissue's stiffness, and preserves the alignment of the myocardial cells. Abnormalities in the matrix's composition and concentration during dilation, hypertrophy and ischemic injury inhibit the function of the heart and may lead to heart failure.
Endogenous factors regulate the breakdown and/or reestablishment of collagen and other extra-cellular matrix components. These endogenous factors are diverse and their functions and structures are the subject of much research. The endogenous factors include a family of enzymes known as the matrix metalloproteinases. The matrix metalloproteinases catalyze a reaction breaking down the extra-cellular matrix. The enzymatic activity of the matrix metalloproteinases is countered by a set of proteins known as the tissue inhibitors of the matrix metalloproteinases (TIMPs). The TIMPs inhibit the enzymatic activity of the matrix metalloproteinases. The matrix metalloproteinase:TIMP ratio is typically around 1.1:1.0 in a normal heart. The ratio may be around 6:1 or 7:1 by the end stage of CHF. Research has shown that the interruption of matrix metalloproteinases with pharmaceutical agents reduces chamber dilation in animal models for CHF. Relatedly, this research has shown an overall increase in the collagen content due to the treatments.
In addition, the inhibition of matrix metalloproteinases and, presumably, the subsequent increase in collagen have been shown to result in the beneficial remodeling of treated diseased hearts. Interruption of matrix metalloproteinases with drug therapy has been shown to reduce chamber dilation in CHF animal models. However, drug therapy for inhibiting matrix metalloproteinases may present potentially serious problems. The systemic inhibition of the matrix metalloproteinases has been found to produce a variety of side effects, such as joint and muscle pain. Therefore, a need exists for a therapy that specifically targets the desired tissue or organ to be treated.
Another aspect of degenerative remodeling is ischemic cardiomyopathy. In ischemic cardiomyopathy, a loss of blood flow or ischemia to a portion of the heart muscle causes not just weakness or scarring to that portion, but subsequently a progression to chamber dilation and failure. The loss of blood flow may be the result of arteriosclerosis, other cardiac diseases, or injury, which can result in a partial or complete blocking of blood flow to a region of the heart. The limited blood flow may result in localized tissue death known as an infarction. The presence of an infarction weakens contraction in that region and therefore degrades the heart's performance. To compound the problem, the myocardial tissue adjacent to the infarction typically receives a reduced blood flow and, therefore, exhibits reduced contractility. The zone receiving the reduced blood flow is known as an ischemic zone. The ischemic zone further inhibits the hearts ability to contract. Further, the elevation of matrix metalloproteinases, reduction in TIMPs, and consequent degradation of collagen may play an additional role in ischemic cardiomyopathy. To improve cardiac output in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathies, there is a need to re-establish blood flow to the ischemic zones.
Re-establishing blood flow to the ischemic zone has been shown to improve cardiac function. Re-establishing blood flow may be accomplished through angiogenesis in which the body generates additional blood vessels in a particular region. Prior methods for re-establishing blood flow and rehabilitating the heart frequently involved invasive surgery such as bypass surgery or angioplasty. Other methods have used lasers to bore holes through the infarctions and ischemic zones to promote blood flow. These surgeries are complicated and dangerous. Therefore, a need exists for a safe non-invasive method for re-establishing blood flow.
As alternatives to surgery, various chemical and biological agents have been developed that promote angiogenesis. Genetic engineering has played a significant role in the development of many of these new agents. However, in practice, direct injection of these angiogenic agents fails to specifically target the ischemic zone. Further, injection of genetic material within a vector is a more biologically complex process and frequently suffers from a low transfection efficiency. In addition, the introduction of xenobiotics compounds can be dangerous. The compound itself may be toxic, virulent and/or allergenic. Therefore, a need exists for a therapy for promoting angiogenesis that is efficient and does not introduce xenobiotics into a patient. In addition, many of the drugs prescribed for CHF patients are primarily for palliative or symptomatic relief. These drugs typically do not treat the underlying disease process of CHF and their use frequently results in serious or prohibitive side effects. Further, the drugs are typically administered systemically and therefore, impact the entire body not just the organ or tissue to be treated. Therefore, a need exists for a therapy capable of promoting overall remodeling without inducing unwanted side effects.
Atrial fibrillation is another serious condition in which degenerative tissue remodeling also plays a significant role. As in CHF and coronary ischemic disease, early theories on the cause of atrial fibrillation suggested that its causes may be multi-factorial, but the onset of degenerative tissue remodeling exacerbates atrial fibrillation.
The promotion of healing with electric current stimulation has been recognized in medicine for many years. Most commonly, electricity is used to promote bone union in fractures that have proven refractory to normal healing. The devices used have directly applied the current to the skin over the fracture. Alternatively, other devices use pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) that do not require direct skin contact to promote healing.
Electrical stimulation of cardiac tissues has also been utilized to treat various conditions of the heart. Pacemakers provide electrical stimulation above the contraction threshold to treat various arrhythmias. Further, sub-threshold stimulation currents have been used to extend the cardiac tissue's refractory period in the treatment of tachycardia and to increase contractility in the cardiac muscle. However, sub-threshold stimuli have not been broadly applied to the heart and adjacent blood vessels to promote healing and tissue remodeling.
Providing electric current stimulation of ischemic zones on the heart has recently been shown to promote angiogenesis and further, electric current stimulation has been shown to increase collagen type I production in cultured cells. However, directly or indirectly applying electrical stimulation to the heart can be dangerous. There is a risk of inducing a depolarization of the cardiac tissue resulting in an unwanted cardiac contraction. Further, there is a risk of inducing a life-threatening arrhythmia. Therefore, a need exists to provide a method and apparatus that reduces the risks of providing an electrical stimulation to the heart to promote angiogenesis, to increase collagen type I production, to prevent the breakdown or degradation of extra-cellular matrix proteins, and to promote other aspects of beneficial remodeling.
One problem not addressed by prior methods is the inability to accurately assess the field strength generated in the region of the heart. Significant variation in body types, conductivity profiles and stimulation thresholds exist between patients. A particular stimulus level may be safe when applied to one patient, and yet that same stimulus may evoke an unwanted reaction from another patient. Thus, a need exists for a method and apparatus for measuring the field strength of a therapeutic current. Another problem is the artifact created by an applied stimulus, which may disrupt the sensing and activation of an implanted pacing or defibrillation device. The disruption could result in stimulation at a high-risk portion of the cardiac cycle, or an undesirable or unnecessary defibrillation shock. Thus, a need also exists for a method and apparatus that reduce the likelihood for disruption of an implanted pacing or defibrillation device.
The apparatus and method of the present invention meet the above needs and provide additional improvements and advantages that will be evident to those skilled in the art upon review of the specification and figures.
The apparatus and method use therapeutic current stimulation that optimizes safety and therapeutic benefit in treating cardiac tissue. The apparatus for remodeling a heart includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a current generator, and a controller. The apparatus may further include one or more sensors. The sensors being configured to measure field strength from the electrodes and may also monitor the cardiac cycle. The sensors may be implanted in or on the heart or they may be positioned within the esophagus or trachea. The controller is configured to regulate the output from the current generator to maintain the field strength below the heart's depolarization threshold. The sensors may further monitor the depolarization of the heart and the controller may synchronize the therapeutic electrical stimulation from the current generator with a cycle of the heart. The controller's synchronization may apply the electrical stimulation during the refractory period of the cardiac cycle. Alternatively or in addition, the sensor may monitor the field strength at a location in or near the heart generated between the first electrode and the second electrode. When monitoring field strength, the controller maintains the sub-threshold therapeutic electrical stimulation from the current generator at a level below a stimulation threshold of the heart. A cardiac defibrillator may also be incorporated as an integral part of the device. Further, the apparatus may be integral with a cardiac pacemaker. In addition, the apparatus may utilize the pacemaker's or defibrillator's electrodes implanted within the patient to eliminate the need for additional implantation surgery.
The method of the present invention provides cardiac therapy. The method includes applying a stimulus to the heart and measuring the field strength generated by applying the stimulus to maintain the field strength below the heart's depolarization threshold and/or sensing the cardiac cycle to establish the varying depolarization threshold and applying a varying stimulus below the threshold for the particular points within the cardiac cycle.
The invention provides many advantages. The present invention provides the heart with a safe therapeutic current to promote healing of diseased or inflamed tissue. The invention mitigates the concerns relating to the application of therapeutic current to the heart, including but not limited to the concerns of uncontrolled or dangerous current level and the possible dangerous asynchronous application of current with respect to the cardiac cycle. The apparatus and method allow for long-term treatment for beneficial remodeling of the heart while minimizing the risk of damaging tissue.
FIG. 3 illustrates an embodiment of an apparatus in accordance with the present invention having an electrode and sensor implanted in the heart.
FIG. 4 illustrates another embodiment of an apparatus in accordance with the present invention having a first and second electrode implanted within the heart through a coronary vein access.
The present invention is described generally as a therapy for promoting remodeling of a patient's heart. Those skilled in the art will recognize the improvements and advantages conferred by the present invention in the treatment of heart disease and heart failure, the specific etiologies including, but not limited to, ischemic cardiomyopathy, idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, other cardiomyopathies, myocarditis and atrial fibrillation.
An apparatus 10 in accordance with the present invention is shown in FIG. 1. Apparatus 10 includes a current generator 12, a first electrode 14, a second electrode 16, a sensor 18, and a controller 20. First drive electrode 14 and second drive electrode 16 are configured to be implanted in a chamber of the heart or within the coronary vessels, or are configured to be secured on or near the heart. Typically, the electrodes are connected to current generator 12 by a conductive wire. Current generator 12 is configured to provide a sub-threshold stimulus through heart tissue positioned between first electrode 14 and second electrode 16. Current generator 12 allows the adjustment of one or more parameters of the output current. One or more sensors 18 are configured to sense the electric field strength in or near the heart resulting from current generator 12. Sensors 18 may also sense the depolarizations of the heart. A typical sensor configuration may include a pair of endocardial sensing electrodes. Sensors 18 may be implantable, such that the sensors may be positioned in, on or around the heart, shown in FIG. 3. Alternatively, the sensors may be positioned within a patient's esophagus or trachea. Sensors 18 are in communication with controller 20, either directly by wire or through a telemetry link, to confer information indicative of the field strength and may also confer information regarding the cardiac cycle. Further, sensor 18 and/or electrodes 14 and 16 may be integral with a cardiac lead attached to a conventional cardiac pacemaker or defibrillator. The cardiac pacemaker/defibrillator will typically house a battery power source and electronics. Controller 20 is also in communication with current generator 12, either directly by wire or through a telemetry link. Controller 20, shown in FIG. 1, is integral with current generator 12 for exemplary purposes only. Controller 20 is configured to adjust at least one of the parameters of the sub-threshold electrical stimulus output from the current generator and/or to switch the current generator on and off based on input from sensors 18.
The embodiment shown in FIG. 2 includes a sensor 18, an amplifier 26, an analog to digital (A/D) converter 28, a controller 20, a current generator 12, a first drive electrode 14 and a second drive electrode 16. The configuration shown in FIG. 2 permits the amplification and digital conversion of the analog data sensed by sensor 18. The digital data is received and analyzed by controller 20. Controller 20 determines the appropriate therapeutic current based on the sensed data and the particular therapy being implemented. Controller 20 then communicates a controlling signal to current generator 12. Based on the controlling signal, current generator 12 applies the appropriate current levels, frequency output and/or timing to first drive electrode 14 and second drive electrode 16. Sensor 18 may be secured to an endocardial lead and positioned in the right ventricle of the heart, or it may be part of a coronary lead or epicardial lead. In such a configuration, implanted sensor 18 senses cardiac cycle and/or field strengths of signals resulting from the intrinsic electrical activity and therapeutic current, and these signals are provided to controller 20 through the signal path of amplifier 26 and A/D converter 28. This information allows controller 20 to maintain the current from current generator 12 at safe but efficacious levels.
As illustrated in FIG. 3, first electrode 14 and second electrode 16 may be configured for placement in a manner similar to implantable defibrillator electrodes. First electrode 14 utilizes the defibrillation electrode of a right ventricular endocardial lead. The defibrillation electrode affords a broad distribution of current. Electrode 16 is integral with the housing, or 'can' of the implanted device, which houses the electronics such as the controller 20 and current generator 12. The sub-threshold current flow for the invention will thus flow in a broad path from electrode 14 to the implanted can electrode 16, the can being typically implanted in the left pectoral region. Thus the septum, left ventricle and left atrium will incur a fairly uniform density in this embodiment. In FIG. 3, an additional pair of electrodes may comprise the sensor 18. The sensor is shown on a catheter placed in the coronary sinus for exemplary purposes.
Alternatively, electrodes 14 and 16 may be positioned on or in the heart so that when a current flows between the electrodes 14 and 16 the current passes through the region of the heart requiring therapy. For example, a lead may include a pair of electrodes spaced about 2 centimeters apart as shown in FIG. 4. The lead is shown with a right atrial access, passing through the coronary sinus, with the electrodes 14 and 16 positioned so that they are near an ischemic region in the posterior left ventricle, where therapy is required. Only a significant current density would be realized in the required area in this embodiment.
Therapy using apparatus 10 may utilize a broad range of currents. The particular current used may be optimized to preferentially stimulate a cell-initiated angiogenic response, to promote collagen type I production and/or to stimulate another aspect of beneficial remodeling. Current generator 12 typically provides drive currents in the range of micro-amperes to milliamperes. The drive current may be between 10 microamperes to 10 milliamperes although higher or lower drive currents may be used. As discussed above, since the field strength resulting from the current in or near the heart is assessed, and the drive current needed to achieve a given field strength will vary from patient to patient.
Apparatus 10 may utilize either a direct current (DC) or an alternating current (AC). When AC current is used, a wide range of frequencies may be utilized with particular frequencies being tailored to particular therapies. Typically, the sinusoidal frequencies used are between 2 Hz and 200 Hz, although higher sinusoidal frequencies in the range of tens of kilohertz may be utilized. For example, the application of a frequency of around 20 hertz has been shown to be efficacious in increasing expression of Type 1 collagen, while higher frequencies have been shown to be efficacious in promoting angiogenesis. Alternatively, pulsed fields have proven efficacious in promoting angiogenesis. Pulsed waveforms typically result in higher frequency components. When lower frequencies are utilized the control algorithm implemented by controller 20 compensates for the lower depolarization thresholds resultant from the lower frequencies.
In one embodiment for current application, the therapeutic current is applied continuously at a constant level below stimulation threshold without regard to the heart's cycle. A field strength is selected that is below the stimulation threshold of the myocardial tissue. For example, using the 20 Hz sinusoidal waveform, a 200 microamperes/cm2 current density may provide an electric field strength within the heart tissue of around 80 mV/cm, given typical values for myocardial resistivity.
In another embodiment for current application, the stimulus amplitude may be dynamically modified with respect to the cardiac cycle. Typically, the current density may be relatively large during the refractory period and drop to a sub-threshold level outside of the heart's refractory period. Thus, the heart's cycle is monitored as described above. Upon detection of a depolarization event, the current density is increased during a predetermined window. At the conclusion of a window, typically 200 milliseconds, the current is then lowered to a pre-determined level below the depolarization threshold of the subject heart.
It is recognized that substantial current drain may be required for this invention relative to conventional implantable devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators. Well known means of transcutaneous re-charging of the implantable battery may be used to support this invention. A separate re-chargeable battery may be used, so as to leave the critical pacing and defibrillator functions independent of current drain from this invention.
Sensors 18 may monitor the electric field strength created by current generator 12 and may also monitor the patient's intrinsic heart rhythm. This monitoring facilitates the safe application of the therapeutic current. The sensed field waveform and/or the patient's intrinsic cardiac biopotentials are communicated to controller 20 to regulate current generator 12. Thus, apparatus 10 mitigates the danger of uncontrolled or dangerous current levels and/or asynchronous application of therapeutic current with respect to the cardiac cycle. The following embodiments for sensor 18 are provided for exemplary purposes. Upon review of the present disclosure, those skilled in the art will recognize that a variety of additional sensor configurations may be used to monitor the depolarization of the heart and/or to measure field strength in accordance with the present invention.
In one embodiment, sensor 18 is a pair of electrodes secured to a cardiac lead, as shown in FIG. 3. The lead is connected to a pacemaker or defibrillator lead system. The electrodes are configured to monitor the field strength generated by current generator 12. To measure the field strength, the electrodes may be aligned substantially along a line or axis formed between the two drive electrodes. Typically, the axis connecting sensors 18 lie within 30 degrees of the drive electrodes' axis. Alternatively, if sensors 18 are at any given known or measured angle with respect to the drive electrode axis, the maximum magnitude of field strength can be calculated by dividing the measured value by the cosine of this angle. The electrodes of sensor 18 are electrically coupled to amplifier 26. Amplifier 26 is configured with a bandwidth suitable to recover the frequency of the therapeutic current being administered. The amplified signal is converted to a digital signal by the A/D converter 28. A/D converter 28 then communicates the signal to controller 20. The therapeutic waveform may be recovered and separated from any noise and biopotentials in the signal using synchronous demodulation or other techniques that will be recognized by those skilled in the art. The peak or RMS value of the signal received may be calculated using appropriate gain factors to account for the degree of amplification. The voltage value may then be divided by the sense electrode spacing to calculate the electric field strength. If the sensor is in the blood, the myocardial field strength may be calculated by multiplying the blood pool field strength by about 3, to account for the resistivity differences of blood and the myocardium. This is valid under conditions of uniform current density, and noting the current continuity between the tissue and blood conductors.
In another embodiment, a sensor 18 is a pair of electrodes secured to a deflectable electrophysiology catheter. Sensor 18 electrodes are introduced into a chamber of the heart. The deflectable catheter may be oriented until a maximum in field strength is measured between the electrodes. The orientation with maximum field strength occurs when the axis between the sensor electrodes aligns with the vector of the electric field. The vector of the electric field is coincident with the axis between the patch electrodes 14 and 16. The use of a deflectable catheter facilitates a one-time calibration of field strength as a function of drive current for a particular patient. The calibration may then be used in subsequent applications of the therapeutic method to the patient, without the need for further catheterization.
In yet another embodiment, sensor 18 is a pair of electrodes positioned on a trans-esophageal probe. The sensor electrodes are inserted through the esophagus to a position adjacent the patient's heart. The trans-esophageal probe is oriented with a first sensor electrode anterior, or facing the chest of the patient, and the second sensor electrode posterior, or facing the patient's back. The probe may be positioned in the cardiac region to make a field measurement, and as such obviates the need for more invasive catheterization.
In use, sensors 18 may be used to initially measure the field strength, to continually measure the field strength or to periodically measure the field strength for a particular patient. For example, the field strength may be established using an independent sensing apparatus in a clinical setting. To establish the threshold, the applied current may be incrementally changed to determine the depolarization threshold for a particular patient's heart. This type of 'threshold testing' may emulate amplitude step-up and step-down protocols as will be recognized by those skilled in the art. The cardiac sensing will indicate ectopic or untoward stimulation. The identification of the ectopic or untoward stimulation will allow the therapeutic current amplitude and frequency to be set below stimulation threshold with sufficient safety margin. Furthermore, the resultant threshold field strength may be assessed. Continuous or periodic monitoring of the field strength after the initial therapeutic current level has been set will allow controller 20 to adjust the value during therapy. For example, if electrodes 14 and 16 are repositioned, the current density through the heart may change significantly, if the applied current remained constant. In an unmonitored situation, this could either pose a stimulation danger, or result in reduced therapy, but with the benefit of this invention, the applied current may be adjusted dynamically.
The present invention has been described in considerable detail in order to comply with the patent statutes and to provide those skilled in the art with the information needed to apply the novel principles and to construct and use such components to practice the invention. However, upon review of this disclosure, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention can be practiced with specifically different equipment and devices, and that various modifications, both to the apparatus and method, can be accomplished without departing from the scope of the present invention.
at least one sensor operatively coupled to the current generator and adapted to monitor the field strength of the therapeutic stimulus in or near the heart generated between the first electrode and the second electrode.
2. An apparatus, as in claim 1, further comprising a controller in communication with the sensor, the controller providing an output to regulate the current generator.
3. An apparatus, as in claim 2, wherein the controller maintains the sub-threshold therapeutic stimulus from the current generator below a depolarization threshold of the heart.
4. An apparatus, as in claim 1, wherein at least one of the sensor, the first electrode, and the second electrode is adapted to be positioned within an esophagus of the patient.
5. An apparatus, as in claim 1, wherein the sensor is an implantable sensor.
6. An apparatus, as in claim 5, wherein the sensor is adapted to be disposed within the heart.
7. An apparatus, as in claim 1, further comprising a cardiac defibrillator disposed in a hermetically sealed housing along with said current generator.
8. An apparatus, as in claim 1, further comprising a cardiac pacemaker disposed in a hermetically sealed housing along with said current generator.
a means for sensing the field strength of the therapeutic stimulus operatively coupled to said means for generating.
10. An apparatus, as in claim 9, further comprising a means for controlling the output from the means for generating an electric current to maintain the field strength of the therapeutic stimulus below a depolarization threshold of the heart.
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Spinale, Francis G., et al., entitled "Myocardial matrix degradation and metalloproteinase activation in the failing heart: a potential therapeutic target" from Cardiovascular Research, vol. 46, #2, May 2000, pp. 225-238.


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A film that wasn't made for anyone in mind, Rubin & Ed is one of the few films that throttled Crispin Glover's career into a bizarre mix of mainstream Hollywood films to independent comedies, which led to self-financed blasphemous surrealistic pictures. The tactic to give notice to, was his appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman.
What was supposed to be a simple television appearance turned into a hilariously quirky in-character performance from his new film, River's Edge. Donning Rubin's attire from the film, he presents himself in a stuttering and loony fashion. He then decides to present his ability to almost kick Letterman in the face with a pair of platform shoes on. When asked about this near 5 years later, he swears it was his evil twin. He even presents a trying story to an interviewer with hilarious results.
It's been 21 years since that incident, and he gets even more eccentric with each tick of a clock. What Glover dramatized on that show could be a prehistoric trace of viral marketing. Not only did it create an insane hero in the cult circle's eyes, but it also created his career. What we have here is a non-conventional buddy film. One that flashes glimpses of infinite brilliance, and at times runs a tad bit slow.
Rubin is a reclusive blast from the past, clad in bell bottoms, box frame glasses, long flowing locks, and platform shoes. His mom takes away his stereo and tells him to get a friend. He meets would-be Mr. Success. The meeting of these two people with no common ground propels them into the desert on a mission to bury Rubin's frozen cat. The character of Ed seems like the mold used in Adam Sandler's Happy Gilmore. I can spot several similarities between Ed and Shooter McGavin. Toupee, pyramid scheme, success, and similar attitude.
As with many Crispin Glover films, the film follows a straight line with a specific impediment. This doesn't stop him from creating a dream-like sequence with in each film which demonstrates groundbreaking surrealism, symbolism, and the quirkiest quotable's in film. "I am the king of the echo people!" and "My cat can eat a whole watermelon!" spring instantly in mind.
The genre of Math rock can be compared to the directing of this film. Various obtrusions come into play but that doesn't stop Trent Harris from delivering scenes with impeccable pride and some stunning imagery using the horizon of a phallic desert as his playground. As with another Glover film, the music delivers the mood almost one hundred percent. Distorted children songs are playing harmoniously in the background which Rubin drinks dead cat fermented water in the desert. Some of these scenes are shockingly disgusting, no matter how staged they are.
Wearing bell bottoms, It's possible to see Crispin Glover's body mass in his skin-tight garb, and he is ripped. As seen on the Letterman video, I wouldn't want to fuck with Crispin Glover. For all I know, He'd pull a Shinya Tsukamoto in Ichi the Killer and rip my face off with some hidden fatality. My favorite aspect in this film, is knowing that Glover had the role of Andy Warhol in Oliver Stone's The Doors.
With that in mind, several scenes are meticulously placed in the film displaying graffiti boasting "Andy Warhol sucks a big one!" It's obvious this is even Crispin Glover's thoughts on the subject. He even goes as far as to call him a "famous fraud" and I completely agree. Painting soup cans is completely expressive. Whether you like your bizarro cinema medium-rare or medium-well, Rubin & Ed has something for everyone, even your house cat. The only missing piece is a DVD release.


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As the the snow begins to melt , we turn to the thoughts of flowering and new growth and the festival of Beltane. We are so grateful for the joy and magic that our wonderful community members bring to this festival every year, from the Vanaver Caravan May Day pageantry, to our horse dancers and our Stone Mountain Singers and our ever changing band of puppeteers! Our friends arrive, festively attired, year after year and it is truly a time of connection and revelry!
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Q: Definition of presentation of a group. basing myself on suggestions I found in previous discussions, I have opted for the algebra book of Dummit.
However, I have now a little problem. On page 26 (3th edition) the authors say that
"presentations" give an easy way of describing many groups, but there are a number of subtleties that need to be considered. One of this is that in an arbitrary presentation it may be difficult (or even impossible) to tell when two elements of the group (expressed in terms of the given generators) are equal. As a result it may not be evident what the order of the presented group is, or even whether the group is finite or infinite.
Then they report two examples
$\qquad$$\qquad$$\qquad$$\qquad$ $<x_1,y_1 \;|\; x_{1}^2=y_{1}^2=(x_{1}y_{1})^2=1>$
saying that one can show this is a presentation of a group of order 4, whereas
$\qquad$$\qquad$$\qquad$$\qquad$ $<x_2,y_2 \;|\; x_{2}^3=y_{2}^3=(x_{2}y_{2})^3=1>$
is a presentation of an infinite group.
The problems I encountered are essentially two:
1) I have found vague the "definition" of "relations"(and consequently that of "presentation"), because it is set metamathematicalwise (at least this way it sounds to me), using the concept of "derivation/deduction". Infact, no method is exhibited to clarify and rigorously formalize the expression used in the "definition", so I find some trouble, the underlying ideas having been left up in the air  (what is meant, for example, as they say "it may be difficult (or even impossible) to tell when two elements of the group are equal"? what's the corresponding mental mechanism? and what if the $S$ generators set has an exorbitant cardinality? Is perhaps (also) this a motive of difficulty to which the authors refer?);
2) with reference to the two examples I mentioned, I am not able to understand the link between these and what has been said just before: there may be some problems about assigning the order to the presented group (it has been said), but the two presentations in the examples are well defined in this sense (I say).

A: Let $\bar x$ be a vector of variables (e.g. $\bar x = a,b,c$).
Let $\bar R$ be a list of words formed from the variables in $\bar x$ (e.g. $aa$, $b^{-1}c^{-1}bc$).
The presentation $\langle \bar x \mid \bar R \rangle$ defines a group that is a quotient of [the free group on the symbols $\bar x$] by [the smallest relation on words of $\bar x$ that makes each word of $\bar R$ the identity].

A simple example is $\langle a \mid a^3 \rangle$, this defines the group $C_3$ because we start with the free group $\{\ldots, a^{-2}, a^{-1}, a, a^{2}, a^{3}, \ldots\}$ (this is isomorphic to $\mathbb Z$) and then quotient it out by the relation defined by $a^3 = 1$. That relation is the reflexive symmetric transitive closure of:

*

*$aaa \sim 1$

*$x^{-1} \sim y^{-1} \implies x \sim y$

*$x \sim x'$, $y \sim y' \implies xy \sim x'y'$

Throughout I used the term 'words', but it's really 'words plus inverses' but I don't have a name for that.

A: Here is a more abstract point of view.
The group $G=\langle x,y : x^2 = y^2 = (xy)^2 = 1 \rangle$ can be defined(!) by the universal property $\hom(G,H) \cong \{(a,b) \in H \times H : a^2 = b^2 = (ab)^2 = 1\}$, naturally in $H$, which is an arbitrary group. Thus, $G$ is the universal ("smallest") group containing two elements $x,y$ satisfying the three relations. One can easily check that $\mathbb{Z}/2 \times \mathbb{Z}/2$ solves this universal property, thus $G$ is isomorphic to this group. In particular, $G$ is finite, and abelian.
However, if $p$ is an odd prime, then $G=\langle x,y : x^p = y^p = (xy)^p = 1 \rangle$ is infinite and not abelian. This can be seen using the homomorphism $G \to \mathrm{Sym}(\mathbb{Z})$ corresponding to $a=(-p+1,-p+2,...,-1,0)(1,2,...,p)(p+1,...,2p)... $ and $b=...(-p+2,-p+3,...,0,1)(2,...,p+1)(p+2,...,2p+1)...$ (see MO/22459).
More generally, if $R_1(x_1,\dotsc,x_n),\dotsc,R_m(x_1,\dotsc,x_n)$ are group words in $x_1,\dotsc,x_n$, then
$$G=\langle x_1,\dotsc,x_n : R_1(x_1,\dotsc,x_n),\dotsc,R_m(x_1,\dotsc,x_n)=1 \rangle$$
is defined to be the group satisfying the universal property
$$\hom(G,H) \cong \{a \in H^n : R_1(a_1,\dotsc,a_n)=\dotsc=R_m(a_1,\dotsc,a_n)=1\}.$$
The uniqueness is justified by the Yoneda Lemma, and existence follows by taking $G=F_n/\langle \langle R_1,\dotsc,R_m \rangle \rangle$, where $F_n$ is the free group on $n$ generators and $\langle \langle - \rangle \rangle$ denotes the normal closure. In particular, the elements of $G$ are represented by group words in $x_1,\dotsc,x_n$, and we calculate modulo the relations $R_1,\dotsc,R_n$ and all relations derived inductively from them.
But in my opinion the universal property is far more important and also useful than the element description, which is even intractable in many interesting cases (see also hardmath's answer). For example, try to show that $\langle x,y : x^3 = y^3 = (xy)^3 = 1 \rangle$ is infinite with the element definition. Good luck!
You cannot really understand a group just by looking at its elements. You have to map the whole group it into more concrete groups. This is the whole point of representation theory, and actually is a special case of the philosophy of the Yoneda Lemma.
By the way, presentations are nothing special to groups. They apply to arbitrary algebraic structures. For example in the theory of $\mathbb{R}$-algebras, $\langle x : x^2=0 \rangle$ is the ring of dual numbers.

A: What I know about the two groups is that they are from a family of groups called Von Dyke group $D(l,m,n)$. They can be presented as $$D(l,m,n)=\langle a,b\mid a^l=b^m=(ab)^n=1\rangle$$ Here, you see $m=n=l=2$ and $m=n=3$. You can google to find that this group is finite if and only if $$\frac{1}{l}+\frac{1}{m}+\frac{1}{n}>1$$

A: The difficulty or "impossibility" that Dummit refers to in your quoted material is the undecidability of the word problem for even finitely presented groups.  Although for many group presentations the word problem can be solved algorithmically, a general solution was proved impossible by Pyotr Novikov in 1955 and again (using a different approach) by William Boone in 1958.

A: Consider the free group on a set S of generators. From a set of simple statements $a \equiv b$ we can generate a congruence relation on the free group - an equivalence relation $\equiv$ such that $a \equiv b \implies ax \equiv bx, a/x \equiv b/x$ for all x in the free group. Congruence relations are homomorphisms with kernel $\{a|a \equiv 0\}$.
The laws the equivalence relation must satisfy depend on the signature of the algebra, and congruence relations can be used to define presentations for arbitrary varieties of algebra.

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Q: Saving java links?? Or something of the like? Sorry for the horrid title but since I'm no programmer I really don't know how to phrase what it is I'm looking for...
Ok so I'll describe; I constantly need access to a certain website to look up information for my research (see below).  I thought I could just use a program like HTTrack but after the entire website was saved to my local machine, I was still unable to open the links that had the info I am looking for.  If I hover over the link, in the bottom left of the page does not show an "http://...." it shows a "javascript:view_NGO..." So there is something special about these links.  I am familiar with computers but I am not a programmer so I don't really know what I need to do in able to save that information.  Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Here is the webpage I am working with: http://ngo.india.gov.in/state_ngolist_ngo.php?records=1&state_value=
There are roughly 50,000 "Links" (the "link" I need is the one under Name of VO/NGO) I would need to save to gather the required info.  Any suggestions???

A: If you look at what is displayed in the bottom left when you hover over a link, you will see something like this:

javascript:view_ngo('A','B','C','D')

where A, B, C, and D are numbers.
When you click the link, the web page is actually submitting a form with these hidden values and landing you at http://ngo.india.gov.in/view_ngo_details_ngo.php. Therefore all links seem to go to the same page.
However, there is a trick to bookmark the page for a specific record. Use this address, substituting in the appropriate values of A, B, C, and D:

http://ngo.india.gov.in/view_ngo_details_ngo.php?ngo_id=A&records_no=B&page_no=C&ngo_black=D

As far as saving ALL of them, I don't know what to tell you.

EDIT: It looks like the records_no (B) and page_no (C) portions are not actually used and you can leave them out. All you need is the ngo_id (A). ngo_black (D) changes whether or not a "Black Listed" link appears at the top so it may be relevant for certain records.


If Leinster are to make the Champions Cup final they will need to avoid the same mistakes they committed in last years match against Toulon that they ended up losing 29-14. Matt O'Connor, their trainer will have analysed that match for many hours: "Looking back at the footage of that game we were pretty disappointed. There were a lot of opportunities we left out there. We didn't play well and yet 60-odd minutes in we were still in touch with them. So we're going to take a lot of lessons out of that game and a lot of positives but we're going down to their patch and they are probably the best team in the world at the moment, with all the superstars. It's going to be a hell of a task but we will give it every shot.You've got to make your first-up shots, first up tackles, because they're big men. They're going to run at you and if you don't make your first-up shots they are going to get in behind you and get momentum. Then the likes of Matt Giteau, Drew Mitchell and Mathieu Bastareaud will just keep coming at you.So, defence is going to be a massive key for us. When we've got the ball we've got to respect it and look after it, try to move them around the pitch because they're a big unit. If we do those two things well then we are going to give ourselves an opportunity." A top rugby tipster knows that against a team with such powerful poachers as Bastareaud, SteffonArmitage and Chris Masoe the bit about hanging on to the ball will be tricky and when Leinster have been slowed down this season it has killed their try count.
The best rugby pick knows that in 2012, Clermont outclassed Saracens in a 22-3 quarter-final triumph at Vicarage Road but Mark McCall's men exacted revenge last year with a shock 46-6 win in the last four so it won't be easy to call this one either way but it should be worthwhile.


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Brenner's Script Picked Up by Disney
May 30, 2013 March 16, 2016 ~ spaldingmfaalum
Larry Brenner
Walt Disney Pictures has obtained the rights to Labyrinth, a screenplay written by alumnus, Larry Brenner. Most media sources laud Brenner with being "discovered" after becoming a finalist in the Final Draft Big Break Script contest. However, long before his plunge into fame, Brenner was honing his skills right here at Spalding University.
Brenner graduated from Spalding's brief-residency Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Writing program in 2010 and now teaches as a faculty mentor. The program, which is based on mentor-student relationships, strives to provide individualized curriculums that facilitate highly developed writing skills. Brenner attributes his success to the mentorship he received at Spalding.
"I really feel the education I received at Spalding transformed my writing, both as a screenwriter and a playwright," says Brenner. "When I'm writing, I now have a good half-dozen mentor voices in my head."
As he disclosed his inspiration for the story, he described himself as "a big Dungeons & Dragons playing, sci-fi/fantasy geek" who has always been fascinated by mythology. He further explains, "The story for this project has been in the back of my mind for years now and when the opportunity to pitch something to Disney came up, it was one of the first things that sprung to mind."
Although the screenplay carries the same title of the 1986 classic, Disney's Labyrinth will not be a remake of the former. Brenner's screenplay will be produced as an action/adventure story that features a mythical princess heroine who must enter a dangerous labyrinth to save her father. Although it is too early to divulge filming details, Brenner stated that the movie will be a live-action film, not animated.
Now that his screen play has been picked-up by Disney, Brenner reports that he feels "amazing." In an article he authored for Script Magazine, he states that he was not prepared for success but owes a great debt to the writing professors at Spalding, "partly because they really helped me to refine my craft, but also because they were there to help me with the decision making."
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That's a perfectly good question and one that many teams are facing lately. There is a valid reason to want to upgrade. The Azure Resource Manager (ARM) has a lot of advantages over it's predecessor. The biggest one is automation. ARM templates allow you to easily capture, configure and deploy resources and resource groups on Azure using PoSH (PowerShell) and simple Json files. This is great for DevOps! If you're starting with Azure now, then ARM makes absolute sense and is the default option. However, there are many companies that are stuck in v1 i.e the Azure Service Management (ASM) stack waiting for a reliable way to upgrade.
In this post, we will take advantage of a new Open Source tool, conveniently named ASM2ARM to migrate a single VM from the v1/ASM stack to the v2/ARM stack.
The ASM2ARM tool can generate and/or execute all the necessary scripts to migrate the VM along with its associated extensions, resource group, virtual network and subnet. The tool comes with some limitations so you should be aware of this before embarking in a mass migration exercise. The biggest one, at the moment, is that the original VM in the v1 stack needs to be stopped for the migration to take place. This could cause business disruption if you rely on that one VM for critical operations. The full list of limitations can be found here: https://github.com/fullscale180/asm2arm#what-does-it-not-do.
With the limitations known to us, we can go ahead and run through a single migration to see how it works.
You need the latest version of PowerShell (v5.0 or later) and the Microsoft Azure PowerShell module. The module contains all the PowerShell cmdlets (commands) that can be used to manage our Azure infrastructure. You can get them from the official Azure downloads page.
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However, these feature requests may be totally redundant as the team is hard at work integrating the migration process in the Azure Portal. The goal is to make the migration as seamless as possible by not having, for example, to stop the VMs.
I hope that you'll find this tool useful and, as always, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions.