text: John Surtees won World Championships on two wheels and four. A remarkable achievement. Unlikely to be repeated (Valentino Rossi, maybe?) A racer who would be equally at home in the Halls of Fame of both motorcycle and car racing, 'Big John' rarely won the accolades his success deserved, for he was a man who kept his own counsel and ploughed his own furrow. His critics suggested that was his biggest problem, but he himself simply says: 'I suffered perhaps from an excess of enthusiasm, of always wanting to get deeply involved with any project on which I was working.' Surtees' prowess on motorcycles won him universal respect, and soon after trying out cars for Vanwall and Aston Martin in 1959, he switched full-time to cars in 1960. A victory in Formula 500 for Ken Tyrrell at Goodwood confirmed the wisdom of the move, and he made his F1 debut for Lotus in Monte Carlo. One race later, he finished second at Silverstone in the British GP, before taking pole position in Portugal. Despite the prodigious speed he showed, this was the point at which Colin Chapman was forging his deep alliance with Jim Clark, and Surtees elected to move to pastures new just as the British team really began to establish itself. After winning the World Championship for Ferrari in a dramatic Mexican Grand Prix in 1964, Surtees quit the Prancing Horse in the middle of the 1966 season after internal pressure became intolerable, and thus left Jack Brabham a clear run to the title. After a dismal 1969 season he left BRM to set up his own team, Surtees Racing Organisation, for 1970, just as BRM started winning again. In a car, as on a bike, Surtees was a fearless, tough but fair competitor, as quick as the best without being wild. But where most of his rivals contented themselves with riding or driving, he had a deep interest in the workings of his machines. Some said he should have simply concentrated solely on racing, itself difficult enough, but he liked to tinker and probe in an unceasing quest for technical perfection. Surtees has few regrets, however. Such an approach worked perfectly well as his exploits on motorcycles passed into legend and he took MV Agusta to countless victories and the World Championships in 1956 (500cc class), 1958, '59 and '60 (350 and 500). In that final year he also began the car racing career that would take him to the unique double by the age of 30. A year after his four-wheel World Championship he was badly injured when his CanAm Lola T70 crashed at Mosport Park in Canada. It was a mark of the man that he astonished doctors with the speed of his recovery. Resilience and determination were always Big John's hallmarks in a career that deserved even greater success.


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When recording drums, damping and controlling resonance is a real art. Sometimes proper tuning alone isn’t enough. The closer the microphones, the more resonance gets picked up.
Even when using the Glynn Johns technique, proper damping can really clean up a drum sound. The more dampened the drums are, the less cluttered the overall mix.
Finding the appropriate amount of resonance is, of course, dependent on the style of music and recording. Obviously eliminating all resonance won’t sound good with jazz. Nor will wide open drums sound good with punk. (All rules are meant to be broken of course).
It should also be noted that this doesn’t fix bad tuning. It just shortens the amount of time your ears are assaulted by bad tone.
Once you’ve decided you want to dampen the drums, you have to decide on the best method. Drum damping has evolved over the years. Let’s talk about a few options.
Laying tea towels on the drum heads is an old Beatles trick. This technique not only dampens the drum but also softens the attack. Think Let it Be or Abby Road era drum sound.
For those of you not on the other side of the pond: a tea towel is pretty much a dish towel. But, if you insist that there may be a difference in tone, there are plenty of places online to buy authentic English tea towels.
With this method, you can get a microphone really close to the drum without much resonance after the strike.
I’ve also seen some engineers use sheets. One bed sheet could effectively cover the whole kit. You might want to experiment with the various weights of towels and sheets. It won’t take much to completely dampen the drum. A heavy beach towel will likely be overkill.
We’ve seen a lot of pictures from the 70’s and 80’s of taped up drums. Duct tape and Gaffers tape have been a long time go-to.
This is good for that late 70’s dead drum sound. Although tape can do the trick, it often leaves residue and isn’t as flexible to experiment with.
Drummers would place tape around the perimeter of the head until the desired amount of resonance was achieved.
When tape starts to come loose, it rattles on the head. This becomes audible with close miking.
In the 90’s, I started seeing O Rings. It was pretty much a ring cut from another drum head that you place on top of your current drum head.
When you hit the drum, the O Ring jumps up to let the drum ring for a tiny bit before damping occurs.
Although you can get some good tone from the O Rings, they do rattle when close miked. Fine for live performances where a noise like this is not audible.
In the 2000’s a product appeared called Moongels. They’re a self adhesive gel that sticks to the surface of drums.
They do an okay job. As long as they stay sticky they won’t rattle. Over time, or as they get dirty, they will start to rattle.
I don’t find them sticky enough to live on a bottom head either.
They are also sensitive to UV rays. UV rays will completely deteriorate them. You will encounter “dead spots” from Moongels.
Although this was an advancement in controlling resonance, it’s not the final destination. Plus side: they’re fun to play with. Something about the way they feel makes me revert to a child.
It’s a good year for drummers. There’s a new product called Drumtacs. The inventors have developed a new material that absorbs vibration.
This means that when you use them, there are no dead spots on the drum. Unlike Moongels, if they get dirty you can easily clean them with alcohol. They’re pretty much as good as new.
In theory, you can clean Moongels too, but I find they’re never as sticky as when they’re new. Dramatic return to their natural stickiness for quite some time.
One of the things that’s interesting about Drumtacs is how many variations you can get from moving one around.
They cut sustain without taking away all the character of the drum. This has not really been achieved with any other technique.
I prefer the subtle nature of these. It’s not full-open to dead. You have access to all the colors in between. You don’t hear them on the head.
I have also been able to successfully use them on bottom heads and cymbals.
Sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do in a drum-ergency. But, when I have time to prep for a session, I keep tea towels and Drumtacs on hand. This gives me every option from wide open to very dampened to contained.
A note to engineers and producers: don’t expect drummers will come with materials for damping. I suggest every studio has some options. This is why I keep the tea towels and Drumtacs around. Even if they do show up with some type of damping material, it might not be your preference. Cover your bases.

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Not since the baby boomers has there been a generation that’s had so many people talking. Born between the early 80s and the late 90s, the millennials – also known as Generation Y – are just the beginning of a change that will soon be taken over by Generation Z. Demanding, impatient, environmentally aware, social and emotional, they are all part of the wave of young people who are changing the paradigms of design. A new way of living and experiencing design, both in terms of space and products, communication and graphics, which Actiu had the opportunity to analyse at the round table "Design, Transformative Experience of Society'", together with important companies and studios like CBRE, Pangea, Lagranja and Yonoh, held at the ESNE University School of Design, Innovation and Technology, and moderated by Maite Felices.
Taking into account the needs of younger generations is essential if you want to create a good design. Way back when, design was considered by many to be a purely aesthetic luxury, however the passage of time has come to reveal its no-less-important functional character, and now design also represents experience and emotion. For the General Director of ESNE, Rafael Díaz, “design that does not transform society, nor improve the lives of its users, is not a good design”. A process of change that is analogous to the philosophy of life of the new generations, who are constantly evolving and looking for ways to turn their everyday lives into unique moments that are worth sharing.
Converting work into a way of life rather than a livelihood is now young people’s goal. “For the new generations, work means experience, learning, collaboration, fun and family” explains David Sánchez, Brand Guardian at Pangea. This association, in charge of promoting and connecting millennial generations with companies, and together with the CBRE space-planning consulting firm, is the author of the study of new paradigms in work spaces. An analysis that, based on how these digital natives view work and what their needs are, defines the foundations of the new work environments.
Design as a tool for change, capable of attracting and retaining talent, is essential.
“Companies are finding that being more attractive attracts more talent, increasing their productivity and creativity” says Muriel Altunaga, CBRE Head of Workplace Advisory & Transaction Services.
If work for baby boomers (born between 1945 and 1964) was directly associated with job stability, and for Generation X (1965 and 1981) it involved the normal acceptance of the labour hierarchy, in the case of millennials work represents a place full of challenges and experiences. More idealistic than their predecessors, the new professionals are also much more demanding and volatile: they are constantly reinventing themselves, looking to learn and excel, and if they don’t exceed, they are not afraid of labour mobility.
Now the work environment encompasses not only the physical space, but the technological space as well. A paradigm shift that is largely responsible for new technologies, which facilitate communication between geographically dispersed work teams; and the change in mentality of the younger generations, with a much lower sense of ownership and belonging. Faced with individualism and the hierarchy associated with conventional offices, new generations are demanding “harmonious” environments that can accommodate a wide range of experiences, and where collectivity comes before individualism. A new work model that goes beyond replacing traditional “cubicle” offices with open rooms, and that focuses on personalised and segmented spaces according to different needs, with collaborative environments and sensory stimuli that encourage learning, shared information screens, new technologies and connectivity. Always online, for the so-called “digital natives” a workspace without technology is already unimaginable, and means a loss of information, motivation, integration and flexibility.
Productivity, efficiency, cooperation, inclusion, vitality and sustainability are also aspects that are highly valued by new generations. A high degree of awareness, both social and environmental, that demands sustainable technologies and intelligent work spaces that are able to empathise with their needs through AI and Big Data systems. As pointed out by Alex Selma from Yonoh, the Valencian studio specialising in product design that he directs with Clara del Portillo, “it’s not just aesthetics that is essential to any design, but also comfort, both ergonomically and visually".
The disappearance of a dividing line that traditionally separated personal and professional life has paved the way for a “domestication” of workspaces. Environments that are reminiscent of a home, with increasingly versatile furniture and natural elements that allow workers to leave the office while still being in it; these elements are some of the most frequently used resources. “Furniture is no longer seen as a simple object and has become a tool that enhances aspects such as communication, ergonomics and the well-being of its users,” explains Soledad Berbegal, Actiu’s Communication Director. Regarding the incorporation of environments into the workspace that are normally associated with other uses, such as kitchens and restaurants, the Creative Director and founder of Lagranja, Gerard Sanmartí, points out that, “although this ‘mutation’ phenomenon allows furniture to be interchanged depending on the space, there are other aspects such as lighting or acoustics that are completely different. Designing a space where the user is going to spend their entire day is nothing like designing a space where the user will barely spend a couple of hours”.
Where do the “old” generations fit into all this and how can we design spaces where workers who have very different needs and objectives can harmoniously coexist? (in 2019 there will be six generations working together). These are challenges that companies now face. Aspects such as authority, security, stability, commitment, tolerance to change and failure, feelings of belonging and possession, teamwork, new technologies, work-life balance or work mobility are interpreted in very different ways according to each generation and are causing many companies to now implement a “reverse coaching” process among their workers in order to “solve” the existing generation gap between them, and thus achieve not only coexistence, but also mutual understanding.

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Given the growth in medical weight management, as evidenced by the unprecedented demand for the International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine’s (IAPAM’s) NEW full-day Physician Weight Loss Training, the concomitant market for body shaping will grow significantly in 2010. From innovative new uses for ultrasound in lipolysis, to the use of cryolipolysis, and the growing use of laser-assisted lipolysis, patients now have a number of non-surgical options for body sculpting.
Experts agree that there “are a slew of cutting-edge devises on the horizon, all with the ability to bring changes to body and skin completely non-invasively.” From Zeltiq to Zerona, these and other devices will be made widely available this year and represent a clear indication of where aesthetics is heading. The two things patients are most concerned with are minimal downtime and getting great results.
“We would all like a “zero-invasive” way to re-shape the body, but the results just aren’t there yet with these completely non-invasive options (i.e. Zerona, Ultrashape, VelaShape),”concludes Russell.
Ultimately, all physicians agree that technological advancements in fat removal equipment “will allow this treatment to regain its popularity.” The following new and established remarkably non-invasive options will re-position body trimming as one of the more popular aesthetic medicine treatments.
Cryolipolysis is the latest in a series of innovations from the Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. The initial Cryolipolysis research and patents were originated at The Wellman Center by Dr. Dieter Manstein and Dr. R. Rox Anderson. The first scientific publication about Cryolipolysis was presented by Dr. Manstein at the 2008 meeting of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS).
Cryolipolysis is a non-invasive treatment that uses cold temperatures to reduce fat tissue on areas of the body with the densest amount of fat tissue, such as the abdomen, back, waist and thighs. Cryolipolysis goes against the conventional treatment of fat tissue from the last 20 years in that instead of using heat to “melt” fat, cold temperatures are used to “freeze” fat. In the past, the epidermis was cooled to prevent blistering while the dermal layers were heated. With Cryolipolysis, the cold can breakdown areas of fat tissue by targeting adipocytes (fat cells) – once the adipocytes have shrunk or withered from the cold temps, they will eventually be metabolized by the lymphatic system.
Cryolipolysis is performed in a doctor’s office and involves placing a flat, saucer-shaped, suction-cup device (approximately 3-4cm wide) on the area of treatment. The device cools rapidly and is held on the area between 5-20 minutes. This method affects, or “freezes”, the subcutaneous layers of fat tissue without disturbing the normal temperature of the epidermis. In animal studies, fat breakdown has been shown to occur at –1 degree Celsius (approximately 31 degrees Fahrenheit). Since treatment areas need to reach cold enough temps in increments, one session can last up to one hour, with additional sessions needed on a case-by-case basis.
The ZELTIQ system utilizes a patented method called Cryolipolysis™ (the use of precisely controlled cooling to remove fat) that is designed to only kill fat cells and not cause the injury to the skin or other tissue that results from liposuction. This non surgical alternative to liposuction may meet the needs of patients who are unwilling or hesitant to undergo surgery for fat removal.
ZELTIQ has exclusive rights to this innovative new approach to removing fat.
Laser-assisted lipolysis and liposuction, utilized in Europe for over a decade, was first introduced in the US in 2007. Laser-assisted lipolysis is one of the newest liposuction techniques. Similar to other techniques of liposuction, laser-assisted liposuction requires the use of tumescent solution prior to lipolysis, and standard liposuction to aspirate the liquefied fat.
The laser is deemed a safe and effective device by the FDA. The only study that has scientifically compared this to standard liposuction has found no differences between these techniques in terms of the results. The best procedure for a patient depends on many factors which is why a thorough consultation with a plastic surgeon is beneficial.
Cynasure’s Smartlipo laser-assisted lipolysis system is a highly efficacious solution for destroying and permanently eliminating fat cell.
The procedure disrupts the fat cells through a thermal and photodisruptive action – heating and shattering the fat cell membrane. The laser coagulates the underlying vessels due to the hemostatic properties of the laser, resulting in less bleeding, bruising, trauma as well as less down time. As an added benefit, the system has also been reported to promote tissue tightening through bulk thermal heating and tissue coagulation.
The procedure is commonly performed under local and tumescent anesthesia. A laser fiber is introduced through a hand-piece and detachable cannula. The cannula is then inserted through a 1 to 2 mm incision in the skin and into fat pockets. The cannula, with the tip of the fiber exposed approximately 2 mm, is then moved in a “back and forth” fanning motion. The laser’s aiming beam can be visualized through the skin, allowing the physician to identify the treatment area. As the fiber tip comes in contact with the fat cells it ruptures the cell membranes and releases the fatty oil from the fat cells. This end product may then be aspirated from the site.
•Smartlipo can supplement or augment traditional methods of cellulite treatment.
•A confluent red diode laser provides a powerful visual guide during treatment.
•Typically only one short treatment session is needed—enabling you to maximize your client throughput.
Palomar’s SlimLipo was the first laser to be approved by the FDA to be used for fat dissolution.
According to FDA documents, the SmartLipo laser is intended for the surgical incision, excision, vaporization, ablation, and coagulation of soft tissue. While all soft tissue is included, it is also indicated for laser-assisted lipolysis.
This laser technology produces a burst of energy as it enters the fatty tissue that liquefies the fat.
The Zerona is a high fluence, low level laser therapy involving an array of diode laser devices positioned above the body of the patient, there is no pain, no downtime and no recovery. The patient lies for 20 minutes on their front side and 20 minutes on their back side. The 635 array of diode lasers emit up to 15 miliwatts at each source and focus the painless energy on the fat between the neck and the mid thighs. The characteristics of this diode laser light are such that over a series of treatments, performed every 48hrs, an opening is created in the cell membrane of the fat cells and the in Trigylceride contents of the fat cells are released into the space between the cells where they triglyceride are eliminated safely and effectively by the bodies normal carry protein systems.
The Zerona Laser Slimming program generally involves a 1 month commitment on the part of the patient, 1 week after the consultation is spent preparing incremental space and body with some diet modifications, walking, fluid intake and some homeopathic supplements. Then there are the 6 Zerona treatments performed every 2nd day over two weeks, each treatment lasting 40 minutes followed by a one week post treatment period. After one month there is a circumferential measurement test and pinch test, all comparing to the pre-treatment status. In my study, like other published series, there was a greater than 90% successful response rate of patients with the Zerona treatment. Response is defined as between a 3-9 inches measurable reduction and multiple body treatment areas.
Laser assisted liposuction is one of the many tools plastic surgeons are finding useful as demand continues for less invasive body shaping procedures. A newcomer to the market, recently receiving regulatory clearance from the FDA, the AccuSculptTM Laser Lipolysis System, according to the manufacturer, is the first Pulsed Nd:YAG Laser to deliver a 1444 nanometer(nm) wavelength. The special wavelength is said to allow for improved accuracy, precision, control and minimally-invasive deep tissue heating. For areas of the face, the AccuLift facial contouring procedure applies the AccuSculpt system with a very small cannula.
According to the manufacturer, AccuSculpt laser-lipolysis is indicated for the surgical incision, excision, vaporization, ablation, and coagulation of soft tissue. The unique wavelength provides significantly more absorption than other wavelengths. This is said to translate into much quicker fat emulsification with very low peripheral thermal damage.
Post-operative pain and swelling can occur, and burns may be possible. AccuSculpt is used on all areas of the body. The target age for patients is 20 to 70. Generally, younger, more elastic skin has greater ability to tighten or contract after subsurface volume reduction, otherwise older, less elastic skin is less able to adjust.
Ultrasound assisted liposuction (UAL) and/or lipolysis can be both internal and external.
External ultrasound-assisted liposuction is a technique that requires trans-cutaneous application of high-frequency ultrasonic fields delivered into ‘wetted’ tissue, followed by traditional aspirative liposuction, with the goal of improving the mechanical removal of adipose cells.
Internal ultrasound-assisted liposuction uses hollow cannulas for simultaneous aspiration and ultrasound delivery, allowing the quality of the aspirate to be monitored.
Second-generation devices (eg, Lysonix, Mentor) use hollow cannulas for simultaneous aspiration and ultrasound delivery, allowing the quality of the aspirate to be monitored. When the aspirate changes from pale yellow to pink or gray, emulsification is complete.
Second-generation devices have certain disadvantages, as well. They are relatively large in diameter (≥5 mm), which requires longer incisions in order to accommodate skin protectors. The lumen is small, resulting in inefficient aspiration; therefore, a 2-stage procedure is generally performed with a second aspiration-only component. Additionally, the ultrasound energy is focused in a longitudinal direction, directly away from the tip; this may increase the risk of burns.
Third-generation technology returns to the solid probe with some changes in probe design -VASER. Grooves in the probe near the tip result in radial dispersion of acoustic energy, yielding more effective emulsification with lower total energy application. These probes are 2.9 mm and 3.7 mm in diameter, so smaller incisions are required.
Some discussion remains as to whether UAL enhances skin retraction. Since this is a difficult phenomenon to measure objectively, claims that indications for the use of UAL extend to large-volume cases or to patients with lax skin have not been supported. Presumably, skin retraction would be stimulated by controlled thermal injury to dermal collagen. Current techniques and technology are not developed to the state that this can be accomplished safely and predictably.
The use of UAL for very large volume fat removal is also controversial. Since a wet environment is necessary for effective conduction of acoustic energy into adipose tissue, infusion of a wetting solution is required. The ratio of wetting solution infused to anticipated fat aspiration is 1:1.5-2, regardless of whether this results in tissue tumescence. Although it may be possible to accomplish massive fat aspiration with minimal blood loss, the requisite amounts of wetting solution are associated with substantial fluid shifts postoperatively.
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) recommends that outpatient lipoplasty be limited to 5000 mL of total aspirate, regardless of the technique.
Sources: “Liposuction, Internal Ultrasound-Assisted,” by Richard A. Baxter, MD, 2008 and “Liposuction, External Ultrasound-Assisted,” by Christian N. Kirman MD et al., 2009.
VASER is a fat pre-treatment device based on the emission of pulsed or continuous ultrasound energy to emulsify fat before its aspiration by means of suction-assisted lipoplasty or power-assisted lipoplasty. If compared with previous generation UAL machines, it carries important technological advances that focus on the safety and efficiency of the process. VASER is the result of improvements in surgical instrumentation and technique, proper use of wetting solutions, and knowledge about the best use of ultrasound for fat fragmentation. With its thinner cannulas and decreased use of ultrasonic energy, it allows greater emulsification of fat, creates more tunnels, diminishes the operative time, preserves vessels and nerves, and causes less pain and hematomas.
Source: E. B. de Souzo Pinto, “Liposuction and VASER,” Clinics in Plastic Surgery, Volume 33, Issue 1, Pages 107-115 (January 2006).
Tumescent liposuction involves the injection of a fluid into the fatty tissue layer that causes blood vessels to shrink and the fat to expand, making it easier to remove and lowering the risk of a complication. VASER lipo involves an additional step, in which the fat (after injection of fluid but before suction is applied) is treated with ultrasound energy. Unlike the laser filaments used in the other devices mentioned above, the VASER probe is blunt and the ultrasound energy it uses is much more specific for fat, so that the risk of injury to the blood vessels and nerves, as well as the muscles and skin are much lower. This is seen in the patient experience of reduced swelling and bruising.
The following systems, Liposonix and UltraShape, are completely “non-invasive,” and utilize the body’s endogenous processes to clear the fat.
After disruption of adipose tissue, the released fat and cellular debris are cleared by endogenous processes. Adipocytes consist predominantly of a triglyceride-rich lipid globule, which comprises 80-90% of the adipocyte volume. The nucleus and scant cytoplasm are squeezed to one side of the cell. Cholesterol comprises only 2-3% of the adipocyte content. The remainder of the content is primarily water, with small amounts of protein and nucleic acids.
The triglycerides released after treatment are slowly absorbed. Via a combination of metabolic events and trafficking into the systemic circulation, they re-enter the total body pool of lipids. Each triglyceride molecule is enzymatically metabolized by endogenous lipases to glycerol and three molecules of free fatty acid. The glycerol, which is water-soluble, is absorbed by the circulatory system and recycled for energy. The fatty acids, which are hydrophobic, are carried by transport proteins or chaperones, predominantly albumin, and trafficked to the liver, where they are processed as any other fatty acid – including fatty acids from food. Any unmetabolized triglycerides are bound to carrier proteins or lipoprotein complexes and become part of the total body lipoprotein pool.
Medicis announced acquisition of LipoSonix, Inc. in July 2008. LipoSonix only recently launched its first product in Europe and is still in the process of developing its European customer base. The LipoSonix system is not cleared for sale or use in the United States.
The LipoSonix system focuses high intensity ultrasound at specific depths within subcutaneous adipose tissue (1.1 cm to 1.8 cm), without harming the skin or underlying tissues and organs. This causes thermal coagulation of adipose tissue within the focal zone of the ultrasound beam. Damaged tissue and released triglycerides are engulfed and removed by macrophages that are drawn to the treated area by chemotactic signals. The lipid-laden macrophages then move through the lymphatic system to the liver, where the lipids are processed by the body’s normal biochemical pathways. Once processed by the liver, the energy from the lipids may be used by the body directly or, as with any fat, may be stored by the body in other adipose tissue if the energy is not required immediately. Adipose tissue that is destroyed in the treated area are no longer available to store fat. The damaged tissue in the treated area is reabsorbed over a period of approximately 8 to 12 weeks, which can yield an aesthetic body-contouring effect.
HIFU propagates easily through living tissue. If the ultrasound beam carries sufficient energy and is brought into a tight focus, the energy within the focal zone can cause a local rise in temperature of sufficient magnitude to cause tissue necrosis.
– HIFU relies on the fact that, above a threshold of 56°C (for 1 second), irreversible cell death occurs through coagulative necrosis.
– Targeted tissue necrosis occurs without damaging intervening or surrounding tissues.
– Energy levels greater than 1000 W/cm2 are able to induce cell death through focused and controlled thermal coagulation, leading to the effective elimination of the targeted fat.
UltraShape uses a focused ultrasound beam directed towards the subcutaneous fat layer, causing a mechanical rather than a thermal effect to avoid adverse skin effects. This process selectively causes the disruption of fat cell membranes, leaving blood vessels, peripheral nerves and connective tissue intact. Triglycerides from the fat cell are released into the interstitial fluid between the cells, activating metabolic pathways that direct the water-insoluble molecules through the circulatory system.
The UltraShape fat reduction and body contouring system meets your patients’ need for a non-invasive, convenient way to reduce localized fat deposits and body circumference. The UltraShape system is the first scientifically and clinically proven non-invasive fat reduction and body contouring solution to selectively target and immediately disrupt unwanted fat.
– Focused ultrasound energy: delivered only to tissue within a precise focal volume at a controlled depth.
– Non-thermal, pulsed energy: no temperature increase.
– Selective, mechanical effect: only fat cells are destroyed while skin, blood vessels, nerves and connective tissues remain unharmed.
The pulsed acoustic waves of ultrasonic energy converge in a confined focal volume causing non-thermal, mechanical disruption of fat cells. Histology confirms fat cell disruption while surrounding structures exposed to these effects remain unharmed.
Precision and safety are reinforced by an integrated acoustic contact sensor, which provides real-time feedback to ensure proper transducer-to-skin contact and efficient energy delivery to the treatment area. In addition, the advanced tracking and guidance software ensures complete and homogeneous energy delivery providing smooth, uniform body contouring results.
Certain technologies are most suited to treating cellulite. Cynosure’s Triacitve and Syneron’s Velashape have been more heavily marketed as cellulite treatments, rather than liposuction alternatives.
Syneron’s Velashape system combines bi-polar radiofrequency (RF), infrared light energy, plus vacuum and mechanical massage. The “precise” heating ensures a safe, effective, fast treatment with no downtime.
Vacuum and specially designed rollers for the mechanical massage smooth out the skin to facilitate safe and efficient heat energy delivery. The net result increases the metabolism of stored energy, increases lymphatic drainage and reduces or shrinks the size of the actual fat cells and fat chambers. In a clinical multi-center study, 85% of the treated areas have reported Circumferential Reduction of thighs of at least 1cm; ranging up to 7.2cm in reduction.
The heat from the RF and infrared light elements of the VelaShape device stimulate the energy “trapped” in the skin’s adipocytes, causing them to gradually shrink. Those are the cells, that form cellulite, so as they shrink, so do the unwanted pockets of cellulite, improving the skin’s contour.
While VelaShape’s heat works on reducing the fat cells, the device’s mechanical rollers manipulate and smooth out the skin.
In addition to minimizing cellulite dimpling, VelaShape reduces the circumference of the treated thighs—by an average of about an inch, according to studies.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved VelaShape (and its earlier incarnation, VelaSmooth) for the treatment of cellulite on the thighs.
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Di Giuseppe A. “Ultrasound-Assisted Liposuction for Gynecomastia,” Liposuction: Principles and Practice, Editors M.A. Shiffman, M.D. and A. Di Giuseppe, M.D., Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany, 2006, p. 474-480.
Di Giuseppe A., Commons G. “Face and Neck Remodeling with Ultrasound-Assisted (VASER) Lipoplasty,” Simplified Facial Rejuvenation, Editors M.A. Shiffman, S.J. Mirrafati, S.M. Lam, and C.G. Cueteaux, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany, 2008, p. 137-148.
Di Giuseppe A., Wolters M., et. al. “HIV Lipodystrophy Treatment (Buffalo Hump) with VASER Ultrasound-Assisted Lipoplasty,” Liposuction: Principles and Practice, Editors M.A. Shiffman, M.D. and A. Di Giuseppe, M.D., Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany, 2006, p. 554-562.
Fodor P.B., Cimino W.W., et. al. “Suction-Assisted Lipoplasty: Physics, Optimization, and Clinical Verification,” Aesthetic Surgery Journal 2005; 25:234-246.
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Council tenants on universal credit have on average more than double the rent arrears of those still on housing benefit, a BBC Panorama programme airing tonight has found.
A BBC report confirmed that in Flintshire, north Wales, one of the first counties to test the new payment, rent arrears have gone up by £1m in the 18 months since it was introduced.
However, the UK government said it had listened to concerns and universal credit was ‘working well’.
The BBC contacted every local authority in the UK on arrears levels and the results from 129 councils suggest the amount owed by tenants claiming universal credit across the UK is £662.56 against £262.50 for those still on housing benefit.
Flintshire council said that tenants on universal credit in the county owe on average four times as much rent as those on the old benefits, but down from six times as much in September.
Universal credit, which had cross-party support when it was first proposed, brings together six benefits, including job seekers allowance, child tax credits and, crucially, housing benefit, into one payment.
However, many of the problems stem from the fact, to mirror a salary, it is paid once a month in arrears.
Some claimants told the BBC it is the delay in payment, combined with confusion over the online application process, that has seen families left with no income for weeks, forced to turn to food banks and choose between paying bills or paying their rent.
Currently one million people across the UK claim the new benefit, a figure that will eventually rise to eight million. The BBC said experts and council chiefs are expressing alarm.
Neal Cockerton, head of housing at Flintshire council said Universal Credit has created the double problem of potential evictions and a growing hole in the council’s finances.
In 2017 the authority’s rent arrears stood at £1.6m, whereas that figure is now more than £2m. Evictions have increased by 55% compared to the same time last year.
“We do undertake a lot of intensive support before we get to that stage (eviction), but there is a degree of inevitability,” he said.
The government has delayed migrating the majority of claimants over to universal credit for another year, as well as announcing more money for improvements to the system.
Employment minister Alok Sharma said the new benefit is working and claimed the rise in rent arrears is only temporary.


text: Luca Vanzini is a Risk Management Analyst at Finance in Motion GmbH (Frankfurt, Germany), an alternative asset manager specialised in development finance (SMEs, Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Agriforestry). Previously Luca worked in microfinance asset manager and at the FS-UNEP Centre, a consulting company for climate and renewable energy finance. Luca studied at LUISS University (Rome, Italy), Utrecht University (the Netherlands) and Frankfurt School of Finance & Management (Germany). In his free time he is part of the European Delegation to the Harvard Project for Asian & International Relations.

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Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce, has successfully secured a hearing in Tamworth (November 14) for the Farm Household Allowance (FHA) review panel next week.
The independent review panel is holding face-to-face consultations across the country seeking farmers’ views on accessing the FHA.
News of the Tamworth panel date follows Mr Joyce’s approaches to Government about the plight of New England farmers in drought and the widespread effects the ongoing dry conditions are having on people and communities across the region.
“I fought hard to bring this review panel to the New England so those locally who are involved in the industry can have a say, and now it’s a reality,” Mr Joyce said.
“People will be able to speak to a person, not just someone over the phone or email, about what’s working and what’s not with the Farm Household Allowance payments and eligibility.
The panel has already visited places like Casino, Mildura and Warwick, and will this week visit Bunbury, Western Australia, before heading to Tamworth, Dubbo and Bairnsdale to hear from more farmers and stakeholders.
The Government has already made changes to the FHA, including simplifying the application form, cutting it by a third; extending how long people can receive FHA from three to four cumulative years; as well as investing an extra $5 million for the free Rural Financial Counselling Service to assist farmers in applying for FHA.
Tamworth also recently hosted a FHA information session, where applicants met in person with department representatives outside business hours to discuss their eligibility and ask questions about the payments. Another FHA information session will be held in Inverell on November 17.
The FHA review panel will meet in Tamworth on November 14 and those unable to attend can provide written submissions by the deadline on Friday, November 9. There’s also a short survey on Have Your Say—with access to this online survey extended until November 16.
The review panel includes Mrs Michele Lawrence (Chair), member of the Agricultural Industry Advisory Council and dairy farmer, Tasmania; Ms Georgie Somerset, Deputy Chair of Agforce and cattle farmer, Queensland; and Professor Robert Slonim, Professor of Economics at the University of Sydney and former director of the Australian Government’s Behavioural Economics Team, NSW.
The panel will provide its findings, deliberations and recommendations to government in the first half of 2019.

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Computers have become a part of peoples everyday lives along with other electronics such as smartphones and even smart-assistants. Because of this I recently decided to build my own PC since I was relying too much on my laptop, but while researching different parts and builds along with where I could buy them I started to wonder what actually happens to, specifically computers, but also any electronic device after it has reached the end of its life cycle? The answer was, I had no idea.
Computers are something we use in our everyday life, whether it be for work, school, entertainment or even just learning in general by looking up new things. Cryptocurrency mining is one activity that uses parts of a PC to earn somebody a source of income by quite literally sitting there doing nothing (well after you have gotten everything set up that is).
Armed with these two topics and an interest which, surprisingly, only grew as I did more and more research I started work on my Digital artefact or DA which is about an 8 minute video (+4 unmarked minutes at the end because I got a little carried away while looking stuff up) which can be found at the bottom of this post. I started off by looking into E-Waste with the intention of finding out how exactly it is recycled but quickly changed my topic to look at what actually happens to e-waste after it has been recycled. I focused on the sheer amount of e-waste and how it is a growing issue, the lack of general knowledge about recycling of e-waste in Australia and how most of this e-waste ends up in other countries where the process of melting down these toxic parts is not done in proper facilities or with the wellbeing of the workers doing it or the environment in mind. For the cryptocurrency component I focused on how the mining of cryptocurrency, which is currently going through a major boom in popularity, has effected the prices of components used to build a PC, specifically the graphics card. I go over how mining of crypto uses a graphics card, the ridiculous increase in cost to graphics cards because of the lack of supple and high demand and finally the possible causes of bringing back down the price of these graphics cards by looking at potential reasons the mining boom may be coming to an end (Reason 1 – Reason 2).
For the extra part I wanted to look at how cryptocurrencies are being put under regulatory scrutiny in both the US and Australia as the US debates whether these digital currencies should be treated as commodities or securities while in Australia, ASIC, an Australian government organisation, is moving a spotlight onto organisations who deal with ICO’s and are bringing the hammer down on misleading or deceptive conduct which I learnt about through an article released by Clayton Utz, a major law firm in the Country. There were two main reasons why I couldn’t put this last section as part of the actually marked assessment with the first being that I simply didn’t have enough time to talk about it but mainly because it didn’t really have anything to do with the process of building a PC which was the reason I started looking into these topics to begin with.
Abs.gov.au. (2013). 4602.0.55.005 – Waste Account, Australia, Experimental Estimates, 2013. [online] Available at: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Products/4602.0.55.005~2013~Main+Features~Electronic+and+Electrical+Waste?OpenDocument.
Asic.gov.au. (2018). Initial coin offerings and crypto-currency | ASIC – Australian Securities and Investments Commission. [online] Available at: https://asic.gov.au/regulatory-resources/digital-transformation/initial-coin-offerings-and-crypto-currency/.
Claytonutz.com. (2018). ASIC spotlight on marketing and sale of initial coin offerings – Knowledge – Clayton Utz. [online] Available at: https://www.claytonutz.com/knowledge/2018/may/asic-spotlight-on-marketing-and-sale-of-initial-coin-offerings?utm_source=Insights&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Insights_20180524.
CryptoCurrency Facts. (n.d.). ASIC Mining Basics – CryptoCurrency Facts. [online] Available at: https://cryptocurrencyfacts.com/asic-mining-basics/.
Gilbert, B. (2018). Cryptocurrency miners are making it impossible for people to find a crucial component of PC gaming. [online] Business Insider Australia. Available at: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/nvidia-gtx-1080-gpu-impossible-to-find-buy-because-of-bitcoin-2018-1?r=US&IR=T.
Npr.org. (2010). NPR Choice page. [online] Available at: https://www.npr.org/2010/12/21/132204954/after-dump-what-happens-to-electronic-waste.
reddit. (2018). Video card prices and cryptocurrency mining v.2: electric boogaloo • r/buildapc. [online] Available at: https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/7pjbus/video_card_prices_and_cryptocurrency_mining_v2/.
Rooney, K. (2018). Ethereum falls on report that the second-biggest cryptocurrency is under regulatory scrutiny. [online] CNBC. Available at: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/01/ethereum-falls-on-report-second-biggest-cryptocurrency-is-under-regulatory-scrutiny.html.
TechCollect. (2017). New research shows Australians holding onto broken devices to the detriment of the environment. [online] Available at: http://techcollect.com.au/new-research-shows-australians-holding-onto-broken-devices-to-the-detriment-of-the-environment/.
The Verge. (2018). Bitcoin mania is hurting PC gamers by pushing up GPU prices. [online] Available at: https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/30/16949550/bitcoin-graphics-cards-pc-prices-surge.
It has now been multiple weeks since I started work on my Digital Artefact about the process of building a PC and some of the issues involved with cryptocurrency and the effects of e-waste and honestly progress has been, limited. Since beginning the project I have realised that the final submission (if in video format) should only have a length of around 7:30, absolutely cutting my dreams for three different videos all of which would run for between 5-10 minutes. I recently found out though that I could change the structure of the assignment and add the parts about selecting components for the PC and then actually building the PC as extra videos that are unmarked so I plan to do them in that format while having the talk about issues be submitted as the actual assessed material. The reason I have still decided to continue with the videoing of purchasing and building the PC is because it is something that interests me and it seems to me that most similar videos already on the internet fail, to a large extent, to explain it to an uninformed audience in a way that makes sense.
So far I have got all the material for the selection of PC parts video which shows some of the websites that can be used to buy from and explains what different specifications on the parts actually do but have yet to edit the video (mostly because there was an issue with audio recording and I may need to layer a new audio track recorded afterwards over the top). While I wait for the parts to arrive so I can film putting the computer together I have started research into cryptocurrency and e-waste for the marked component, I hope to have a solid enough understanding of it by Thursday next week for my in class presentation on the project since it will be the major topic I talk on.
So far in my research for the third component (marked component) I have started to research the impacts of e-waste, the scale of the issue and what the plans are for the future in certain Countries. Waste from Electronics and Electronic Equipments (WEEE’s) represents the widest source of wastes with the highest growth per year worldwide with up to about 50 million tonnes being dumped per year (Up to 2014) with an estimated growth rate of between 3-5% annually (Cucchiella et al., 2015). Many Countries are beginning to look into recycling options for much of this electrical waste with special focus on the plastic and metals not only because this often toxic waste is filling up space at an extremely fast rate but also because they are easily recyclable and the metals can often be quite valuable. The EU specifically has done research into the value of reselling many of these more valuable materials found in different electronics with the most valuable being platinum with an average value of 37,607 Euro per kilo (followed by gold at around 34,000) (Cucchiella et al., 2015). Even since the early 2000’s e-waste has been a major issue of debate in Countries such as America where in 2005 more than 1.56 million metric tonnes of e-waste was discarded, most of which was dumped in landfills due to no alternative method at the time (Kahhat et al., 2008). Many avenues of encouraging people to recycle electronic parts are being discussed in many Countries, especially in Asian countries where there have been rising concerns about the health consequences that e-waste presents, especially to people at higher health risk such as pregnant women and children (Heacock, Kelly and Suk, 2016).
Cryptocurrencies are another major point that I wanted to talk on, beyond describing what they actually are I want to look into management, use of these currencies, what effects they have on everyday life and potentially look into what the future may hold for them. I have only just begun my research into cryptocurrency in the previous few hours before writing this so I am still not sure of specifically what I hope to talk about in the video component on crypto in my final DA. One of the major points that have interested me in my brief research on the topic is the security surrounding cryptocurrencies like preventing people from tampering with the system itself or from making mutually inconsistent statements to different people, for example trying to convince two different people that you have sold them the same “coin”. Since the method used to ensure security around cryptocurrency cant be physical in nature it makes heavy use of cryptography, which is also the basis of cryptocurrencies themselves, and is a research field that makes use of difficult math equations in an often extremely subtle manner (Narayanan, 2016), which as much as I would love to go into, I currently know nothing about.
Cucchiella, F., D’Adamo, I., Lenny Koh, S. and Rosa, P. (2015). Recycling of WEEEs: An economic assessment of present and future e-waste streams. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, [online] 51, pp.263-272. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032115005808 [Accessed 27 Apr. 2018].
Diaz, L., Lister, T., Parkman, J. and Clark, G. (2016). Comprehensive process for the recovery of value and critical materials from electronic waste. Journal of Cleaner Production, [online] 125, pp.236-244. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652616301299.
Heacock, M., Kelly, C. and Suk, W. (2016). E-waste: the growing global problem and next steps. Reviews on Environmental Health, [online] 31(1). Available at: https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/reveh.2016.31.issue-1/reveh-2015-0045/reveh-2015-0045.xml.
Kahhat, R., Kim, J., Xu, M., Allenby, B., Williams, E. and Zhang, P. (2008). Exploring e-waste management systems in the United States. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, [online] 52(7), pp.955-964. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921344908000360.
Narayanan, A. (2016). Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies. [ebook] Princeton University Press, pp.1-2. Available at: https://books.google.com.au/books?hl=en&lr=&id=LchFDAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=cryptocurrency&ots=ArmIgV1OnE&sig=DOX3RrBy6qILbI6QzZl_bCOa5kI#v=onepage&q=cryptocurrency&f=false [Accessed 27 Apr. 2018].
Over the past 8 weeks I have been s**tposting live tweeting in one of my university subjects BCM325 (Future Cultures at University of Wollongong Australia) as we watch different movies or TV shows that look at the relationships between man and machine. I have had to use Twitter to engage with the content in previous subjects but for the most part that included me trying to find vaguely relevant articles to some topic that didn’t really interest me and pretend that I had actually read the whole thing beforehand but live tweeting was very, very different.
Live tweeting is the process of commenting on an event that is happening live on the social media platform Twitter where in this case the event was watching these different shows and movies during my Thursday tutorial, and honestly when I started out the concept frightened me. Not for any reason like I’m not confident enough to post things or because I was so clueless as to what was going on in the class itself I had no idea what to write but simply because I had done nothing like it ever before. As far as I was concerned what is the point of writing about something live if a potential heap of people that read it have no idea what I am talking about?
One of the most confusing thing about live tweeting was how people would always tweet something along the lines of “live streaming this week coming from The Matrix #BCM325” and I always wondered why they did that? I mean honestly of course we are, I’m sitting in the classroom with you. When really it is designed to tell there followers what is going on so they don’t confuse everybody with a bunch of random comments coming from nowhere in quick succession (sorry to anyone who saw all of mine).
Now it is time for me to share with anyone reading this some of my tweets, conversations and fellow classmates tweets that I think show just how useful a tool such as Twitter can be for engaging with any kind of work (also here is my Twitter account @TateRobinson4). This first Tweet actually came from yesterdays class when we were watching the original Bladerunner and even though I have never watched it before I can see now why so many people love it. This is an example of how using Twitter you can have a conversation with someone, across the room, about the movie while it is still on without even knowing who the other person is it saves the time of having a discussion about it and I can link my very academic Wikipedia source that details what I was trying to say.
Next up is me stroking my own ego with Tweets that got all of 5 likes or more (wow!) but it seemed the only way for me to manage these staggering numbers was through Tweeting about things completely irrelevant to the work.
This next one shows how good Twitter can really be when it comes to a (in this case) a teacher still being able to ask questions of a class even while we are doing something else.
Being able to talk like this saves the trouble of everyone trying to remember discussion points for the length of a movie and then recall them afterwards, you can just put out your thoughts and other people can agree, elaborate or debate at the time.
People would often post articles relating to the specific movies and although this is one of those I feel as if the general concept between the social difference between the predicted future in cyberpunk and the present is very different from the way they portray it.
Here is a link to that article if anybody is interested in having a bit of a read.
One thing that did surprise me about the process of live tweeting was when people outside of the course would join in the fun. There were multiple times when out teacher would talk about people from all over the world asking what BCM325 actually was with one saying “What is BCM325 and where can I get some!” So here are a couple of tweets that came from people outside the class.
Although I was originally going to finish off this post with a few more tweets from me actually talking about the content in class I have decided to make these last two Tweets displayed a couple of jokes that I made during live tweeting sessions, enjoy.
Overall my experience with live tweeting was an unexpectedly positive one, I had never done anything like it in the past but, like I mentioned earlier, I feel like it was a great way to engage with the content while also having a bit of banter with the other students. All I hope is that we get the chance to do something like this again in another subject.
Unfortunately learning how to build something from most of these videos is like learning how to cook. In my experience learning how to cook it felt like every three seconds was somebody saying “and then leave it in the oven until it looks like its done”. Well what in the world is done supposed to look like? What if my oven is different from yours? How do I test when I think something is done? and I believe that videos of people explaining how to build a PC have the same issue, they tend to only make sense to those that know what they are doing.
I have been planning on building my own PC for an embarrassingly long time but have always managed to find excuses as to why I should be putting it off by making claims such as, I just don’t have the money or, I will think about it after I have gotten through this exam period only to promptly forget about it entirely. But if I was being completely honest with myself I would of realised, building a computer doesn’t even need to be that expensive, of course that being said I can’t settle for anything but the best to make sure I can do my university work on a highly responsive and fast computer in at least 2k resolution………. Or at least that is the reason I’m giving anyone who asks. My budget for the project which will include all hardware and software that I will need to make a working computer is between $2000 and $2500 AU and I want to use this opportunity of building my own PC to not only help people understand what all the seemingly random numbers and letters of different parts mean but also how you put them all together to create a finished product.
In case you haven’t quite caught on to what I intend to do yet over the course of the coming months I plan to (most likely) create a short series of youtube videos which address the issues of how to identify different specifications in computer parts and what you should be looking out for to differentiate between a high and low quality product, how to actually build a PC on a level that is hopefully relatable to those as absolutely clueless as myself and finally, but quite possibly most importantly, I want to talk about some of the issues surrounding computers like cryptocurrency mining and its effects on price (Especially how Ethereum mining forced up the price of graphics cards significantly). I also want to talk about how the concept of E-waste (electronic waste) is becoming a growing concern in the global community not only due to the amount of e-waste that exists, but also because of the implications it has on our environment and people’s health.

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The Secured by Design initiative is a strategic solution to improve crime prevention. Local authorities have a responsibility to take reasonable steps to prevent crime and disorder under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
Many councils now include the Secured by Design standard in their Urban Design guidance, and the National Housing Federation recommends Secured by Design as a standard requirement for regeneration developments.
The standard for new homes includes the key components of entrance, back, side and garage doors; windows; security lighting and intruder alarms. Specifying these provides improved resistance to burglary.
There is also the increased maintenance costs associated with servicing these additional locks and intruder alarms.
A little reflection on the broader cost implication of crime reduction and component quality may lead to the conclusion that whole-life costs will be lower for the following reasons.
Secured by Design components last longer as they tend to be more robust than standard products.
When considering Secured by Design options, a cost-benefit analysis based on comprehensive whole-life performance will help specifiers make an informed decision. Although Secured by Design offers many cost benefits, other standards exist if higher levels of security are needed. Secured by Design is not a standard intended to address durability issues.
Standard door specifications typically rely on the contractor buying the component parts separately and fitting on site. There is always a risk of component substitution, which may increase lifecycle costs because of more frequent repair and maintenance. The solution is to specify Secured by Design door assemblies as the doorset is tested as a whole. These must meet the general performance requirements of PAS 23-1 or PAS 24-1 if enhanced levels of performance are needed.
Tests on doors adhering to the PAS criteria confirm that the door remains operational after assaults such as the attempted forcing of a shut door, vertical loads on an open door, slamming, closure against obstructions, abusive forces on handles, soft and hard impact and a cyclical test of 50,000 full locking, opening and closing operations representing 22 years of simulated use.
For even higher levels of security the Loss Prevention Standard LPS 1175 may be specified. Six security ratings are defined. Doors that meet the highest rating have been tested for resistance to professional attack using power tools and cutting blow torches.
Steel windows to BS 6510:1984.
For information on durability characteristics consult the Building LifePlans BLP Construction Durability Database. This provides a ranking value that can be used for lifecycle cost assessments.
Help about Secured by Design and associated components is available from the Association of Chief Police Officers at www.securedbydesign.com. Information about the Loss Prevention Standard LPS 1175 may be found at www.brecertification.co.uk.
Building Performance Group has an established whole-life cost appraisal and assessment process with an expert software tool to enable decision-making based on lifecycle costs, payback and cost-benefit analysis.
Durability information is available on the Building LifePlans building component durability database at www.componentlife.com. For further information contact Peter Mayer at Building Performance Group on 020-7583 9502 or at p.mayer@BPG-uk.com.


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Video narcotica installation at gallery Sound of Mu.
Sound of Mu is a non-profit driven and artist owned exhibition , concert hall and bar . With high ceilings and a large window out to Markveien 's Sound of Mu a low threshold for contemporary expressions of high quality. Sound of Mu is a meeting place for the arts and people with dry throats . Visit us Markveien 58, Oslo.
Interactive face tracking of people outside the Cafe. New face fades in random selected abstaction.
Very slow motion cristal paintings.
www.700.is Experimental Art festival with focus on Video, Sound and Experimental films.
“In place of a hermeneutics we need an erotics of art.” Susan Sontag’s most challenging slogan is the ending note of her ten commandments: Against Interpretation.
On this note Atopia wishes to invite you to an exhibition of video installations by three Oslo based artists whose works indicate intense engagement and exploration of various aspects of the moving image.
The exhibition and its treatment of art works aim at highlighting “erotics of art” and pick up where Sontag left behind 50 years ago. In other words to rescue art from the grip of interpretation, or at least make an attempt.
We live at a time when art works are aggressively instrumentalised in every possible direction and they are commodified in every imaginable position. It has become more than a challenge to speak against interpretation. What we call art today is buried under tones of linguistic debris and commercial interests.
But the irony of the situation is that we are all involved in this process; all of us admirers who speak on behalf of art. Whether it is a philosopher, an art critic, an art historian or someone from another interpretive discipline does not matter. All contribute as much as they can to increase the heavy load of interpretation.
And we often forget to ask whose challenge is this to set up a barrier to slow down or counter this flow? Who is going to take the risk of speaking against interpretation today? Is this the task of art institutions, the museums and commercial galleries and such? Is it the job of another philosopher? Or is this the responsibility of the independent artist and artist initiatives? The answer is clear. But they say our wings are clipped away!
The works in this exhibition belong to a group of artists who have been working primarily with the moving image for more than a decade. Departing from the everyday images their works are highly manipulated and transformed into abstractions that defy interpretations.
These are three of Oslo’s most resilient artists, highly specialized in moulding their own images of duration.


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Abstract: Polymer composites based on polystyrene and modified SiO2 are synthesized. Effect of the SiO2 concentration on the surface (thermostatic) properties of the composites is analyzed. Surfaces of composites with different SiO2 concentrations are microscopically studied. Minor amounts of spherical agglomerates are obtained at relatively high SiO2 concentrations, and the size of the agglomerates may amount to 80 μm at a SiO2 concentration of 30 wt %. Variations in the integral absorbance of solar radiation are studied for the polymer composites irradiated with vacuum-UV radiation at a temperature of 125°C.
Description: Cherkashina N. I. Modification of Optical Characteristics of a Polymer Composite Material under Irradiation / N. I. Cherkashina, A. V. Pavlenko // Technical Physics. - 2018. - Vol.6, № 4. - P. 571-575.

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Please use these downloadable press releases, show photography, and event logos as your press kit.
The Official Press Kit will be distributed electronically to the media the week prior to each event. Live coverage can be facilitated by show management including logistical resources from high lifts for wide shots, to the keys to drive new garden equipment.
The Berg Production events are major economic events for stimulating new business in Lane County. Each year, over 750 exhibiting firms showcase their businesses, craftsmanship, products, and services at our events. The three Berg Home & Garden Shows combined contribute over 18 million dollars in incremental economic impact to Lane County.
The shows are lively, visual, and feature dozens of story ideas and photo opportunities on home ownership, home construction, design trends, landscaping, sustainability, gardening, and environmental issues.
National and regional home and garden experts are available during show week for call in and live interviews, fun presentations, and to provide homeowner tips. Exhibiting companies are available for industry news and economic stories during show week: set up through move out, as well as throughout the year.


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VA for Non Profits needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
I provide virtual administrative support to non profit executives.
I'd like a button for my website -- http://www.vafornonprofits.com -- to invite visitors to download my free Client Delegation Workbook.


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Following in the footsteps of guitar legends Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page took over the lead guitar position of The Yardbirds in 1967, following a brief period in 1966 when both Beck and Page were members of the band. During this short window of time, The Yardbirds recorded three tracks, two of which, “Happenings Ten Years Time Ago” and “Stroll On” (a remake of the previously recorded cover of Tiny Bradshaw’s “Train Kept A Rollin’ with Beck on lead) featured the twin lead guitar attack of Beck and Page, and “Psycho Daisies” (the b-side of the “Happenings” single) on which Beck played lead guitar and Page contributed bass guitar.
These tracks were produced by Simon Napier-Bell, with “Stroll On” appearing in the Michaelangelo Antonioni movie “Blow Up.” In 1967, however, not only did Page replace Beck, but Mickie Most took over as the band’s producer. The fruits of the band’s efforts under Most’s guidance, the US-only released LP “Little Games” and related singles are contained on the 2 CD Japanese reissue of the album reviewed here. The collection contains a total of 52 tracks, 47 by The Yardbirds and 5 by the offshoot band Together, which featured vocalist Keith Relf and drummer Jim McCarty. This amazing Japanese only release, in SHD format, sounds incredible, but there are some problems with the encoding of the song titles which will be discussed, and hopefully clarified within this review. In addition some of the tracks were recorded without Dreja or McCarty contributing, and one, “Ha Ha Said The Clown,” released as a US-only single featured only vocalist Keith Relf. But, let us not get ahead of ourselves, so let us begin at the beginning.
In late 1966, lead guitarist Jeff Beck announced to his bandmates that he was leaving The Yardbirds, ending the unbelievable potential of a band with two such talented lead guitarists. Not only did Beck exit the group, but producer Simon Napier-Bell, who had worked with the band on their s/t LP better known as “Roger The Engineer” was replaced by Mickie Most, best known for his work with Eric Burdon And The Animals and Donovan among others. Most was a well known hitmaker, much more pop oriented than Napier-Bell. Thus, the composition of the band and its direction were drastically changed as the year containing the “summer of love” arrived. The effects of the changes were dramatic, with the new quartet, consisting of vocalist/harmonica player Keith Relf, Page, rhythm guitarist turned bass guitarist Chris Dreja and drummer Jim McCarty, remaining on the Epic/Columbia label, but their recordings, following the failure of their debut single “Little Games” to chart in the UK, led to US-only releases for the remainder of the band’s original lifetime. This, in stark contrast to the rapid succession of singles released during the early and middle Jeff Beck led era of The Yardbirds, the majority of which made impressive showings on both the UK and US charts, and the very respectable success of “The Yardbirds” which had peaked at #20 on the UK charts. But, this collection is based around the Mickie Most produced recordings featuring Jimmy Page, so on with the story.
The first release by the Page led band under the tutelage of Most was the single pairing “Little Games” a pop influenced number with gorgeous vocals by Relf and a tastefully restrained solo by Page, which nonetheless contained some nice feedback. The b-side was the non-LP “Puzzles” another melodic rather pop-influenced rocker, which nonetheless featured incredible lead guitar work by Page, who, in addition, raced up and down the fretboard in contributing a very creditable solo. Sadly, the single failed to chart in the UK, although it did reach #51 on the Billboard charts in the US, when released in April, 1967, one month after its British appearance. The next single, featured the non-LP track “Ha Ha Said The Clown” backed by band original “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor.” The a-side penned by American songwriter, Tony Hazzard, featured Relf on lead vocals backed by studio musicians, while the latter a Page/McCarty tune was a real rocker, with its heavy intro, driving drumming by McCarty and bowed guitar work by Page and lyrics with much deeper meaning than its nursery rhyme like title would indicate. In reality, the lyrics were much more akin to the spy mystery novel that bore an incredibly close title. In the event, the single made #45 on the American charts leading Epic to release further 45s in the US, while abandoning UK releases. “Ha Ha Said The Clown” was released simultaneously with the “Little Games” LP, which despite its quality peaked at #80 on the Billboard charts and would be the band’s final studio album.
The album, and its deluxe 2013 2 CD reissue certainly deserve examination here. The reissue contains “Little Games” in both its mono and stereo versions. Disc one opens with the ten tracks which make up the original album, in their mono mixes. First up is the previously discussed title track, a solid composition, but perhaps too pop influenced for some Yardbirds fans, much like the Jeff Beck recordings had lacked the blues purity of the Clapton years. However, next up is “Smile On Me” with its driving, heavy rocking intro. Relf’s vocals are strong throughout, with Page’s insistent riff complemented by some fine piano work underneath. Page contributes a fiery, feedback drenched solo fueled by some tasty wah wah work. “White Summer” familiar to Led Zeppelin fans, contains gorgeously delicate acoustic guitar by Page and tablas courtesy of McCarty. Page’s usage of open tuning to imitate a sitar adds greatly to this Eastern influenced gem. “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor” has Page putting a cello bow to work in fashioning his trademark “bowed” guitar sound. “Glimpses” is a fine raga rocker, with Relf’s heavily echoed, chanted vocals suited perfectly to Page’s overdubbed guitars. “Drinking Muddy Water” with its nod to “Rollin’ And Tumblin’” takes The Yardbirds back to their blues roots, with Page moving from restrained mode to full on rock mode mid-tune. “No Excess Baggage” features a soaring intro from Page, before he settles into a relaxed groove, the tune’s call and response vocals giving way to another massive solo by Page as the song plays out. “Stealing Stealing” is a bar room blues number with its piano and harmonica intro, a true “good time” tune. “Only The Black Rose” is a gentle, introspective tune with haunting vocals and very tasteful percussion. The album closer “Little Soldier Boy” has a drum intro from McCarty, acoustic guitar by Page and delicate vocals from Relf. “Little Games” is a fine mix of styles and songwriting, but the Mickie Most pop influence may have put off fans at the time, although The Yardbirds had always been known much more for their singles than their LPs. Unfortunately, the failure of the album’s title track as a single sealed their fate as a viable threat to the UK charts.
The bonus material on disc one begins with the mono single versions of “Puzzles” “Ha Ha Said The Clown” and “Ten Little Indians.” In addition, prospective, but unreleased UK single takes “I Remember The Night” and the unphased version of “Goodnight Sweet Josephine” (another Tony Hazzard tune) are included as well as the incredible heavy rocking number “Think About It” a true, nearly four minute tour de force displaying Page at his heaviest, which saw US release as b-side of the heavily phased version of “Goodbye Sweet Josephine” which is found on disc two of the set. Eight BBC recordings follow, ranging from a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Most Likely You Go Your Way” to Yardbirds’ rockers “Little Games” “Think About It” and “Goodnight Sweet Josephine,”, an impressive take on the bowed guitar classic “Dazed And Confused,” the acoustic classic “White Summer” their blues standard “Drinking Muddy Water” as well as their incredible cover of Jerry Ragavoy’s “My Baby.” A commercial recorded for Great Shakes to the tune of “Happenings Ten Years Time Ago” and an unreleased mid-tempo McCarty/Relf composition “Shining Where The Sun Never Has Been closes out the disc.
Disc two opens with the stereo version of the LP. Next up are 1991 US stereo mixes of “Puzzles”and “I Remember The Night.” The stereo mix of “Ten Little Indians” is next up. “You Stole My Love” is a heavy rocker displaying Page’s use of his fuzz box at its best. An acoustic version “White Summer” and an instrumental version of “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor” follow. The short, aptly titled trippy “L.S.D.” is followed by a phased take on the psychedelic rocker “De Lane Le Le.” A second version of “Glimpses” and “Never Mind” are filled with feedback and wah wah and are among Page’s best efforts. The final Yardbirds track included on the set is the US phased version of “Goodnight Sweet Josephine” which backed by “Think About It” was the Yardbirds final single, released in March of 1968. The second disc is finished out with five tracks by the post Yardbirds band Together, with vocalist Relf and drummer McCarty among its members. The tracks are tasteful mid-tempo pop rock, but lack the energy of The Yardbirds which probably explains why few, if any fans are familiar with the band.
As to the encoding problems, while the track listing is correct in the booklet, the song titles do not display in proper order when played in a computer. It is very distracting to have to glance at the booklet to know which song is actually playing while listening. The song titles and run times are correct, but once you get to the bonus tracks the information is jumbled, not a pleasant thing. Also, as mentioned the band does not play on all the tracks included. As previously mentioned “Ha Ha Said The Clown” is vocalist Keith Relf backed by studio musicians. In addition, three tracks, “Little Games” “Goodnight Sweet Josephine” and “Ten Little Indians” do not include contributions by drummer McCarty or bassist Dreja. This information is strictly FYI and does not affect the quality of the music included in this collection.
This expanded version of “Little Games” is presented in typical Japanese fashion. The Super High Material audio CDs are housed in mini-LP replica jackets complete with plastic liners. The booklet contains complete song annotations and lyrics in both Japanese and English. Unfortunately, the liner notes are only in Japanese, but considering the sound quality, the plethora of bonus material and the inclusion of lyrics this package is simply incredible. It certainly deserves a place in the collection of any fan of The Yardbirds or Jimmy Page’s work as well as any fan of 1960s mod and psychedelic rock. It is most highly recommended.
I like this 2 CD set a lot.
Exeter, I am with you 100%. It is as good as any "Deluxe Edition" out there. I hope my review was a good representation of the quality of the 2 CD set is. Thank you for your comment.
Nice comprehensive review and as always it's great that another album from Rock's classic era is featured. Another one to check out.


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I am so over winter! Between the freezing temperatures, all the snow and the terrible way our new Mayor handles the snow removal, or rather lack thereof, I can absolutely not wait another minute for spring and then summer to arrive.
Friday night, my family and I went out to celebrate my brother Eddie's birthday (Happy Birthday Eddie!!). With all the gloominess that this winter has brought, I decided to brighten up my spirits and bring bright, summery colors into my life with my outfit.
I have to apologize for my long absence. So much as been going on and it's amazing how much time flies by when you're busy. Birthdays, family get-togethers, and just life in general sweeps you away and can sometimes sweep you away from certain obligations... but this blog is important to me and I do not want so much time to go by again in between by blog posts. Last time I posted, I said that I was going to show you guys the clothes I picked up with the giftscards I received for Christmas... and I'm going to do just that now.


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How to write a single page review for PC Gamer | Tim Edwards. PC Gamer Editor. Nerd.
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Importantly and interestingly, this ignores their skills to write witty one-liners for the screenshots.
Oh – and we get free PCG content. Yay!
how does one gain access to the PC Gamer style guide, which is referenced a number of times throughout this How To?
Just out of curiosity, how recent is “recent”?

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Learn to use ABAP Development Tools effectively by stepping through the short video tutorials.
More ABAP in Eclipse Video Tutorials on ABAP Channel in YouTube.
Learn how to create your first ABAP project and handle system connection, even for different ABAP systems at the same time.
Learn how to add new development objects such as ABAP classes to an existing ABAP project.
Get familiar with the navigation capabilities of the Outline View.
Get an overview of the multi-document source code editor and navigation between the editor windows.
Learn how to use code completion and signature templates.
Learn how to create and use predefined source code templates.
Learn how format your source code.
Learn how to compare your ABAP development objects even from different systems.
Learn how to use refactoring capabilities for your source code.
Learn how to navigate through your source code.
Learn how to carry out a system-wide search for ABAP development objects in your project.
Learn how to take advantage of the Where-Used List.
Learn how to access the ABAP tools that are not (yet) supported by the ABAP Development Tools using integrated SAPGUI.
Learn how to run ABAP Unit tests for your development objects.
Subscribe to ABAP Feeds to view ABAP runtime errors and short dumps.
I’ m really surprised about all the money SAP spends in reimplementing features already available in the ABAP Workbench into a new development environment. What’ s the benefit of all this?
I mean, why are development efforts not bundled and used to improve the toolset already available – or fix some annoying bugs in it? Who’ s going to use this ADT in real-world projects?
As I started my SAP career with Java-based development I watched all the new products being promoted agressively – Web Dynpro Java, Guided Procedures, NetWeaver Development Environment, Adobe Documents, ESA/eSOA, SAP Portal. Who talks about them any more?
I believe that’ s why in 2013 a good SAP Business Workflow Consultant will still be working to his/her capacity, while Developers playing around with NetWeaver stuff (BPM, BRM) will – after years – still work on POCs and build prototypes.
Now, what’ s left over of the Java gold rush is a lot of wasted budget and this ineffable Eclipse development environment, which obviously had to be reused somehow – so they now try it with ABAP and HANA.
Cobbler, stick to your last. I don’t think that guys responsible for IT budgets outside the SAP universum really appreciate any further experiments.
Just my two cents, no diss intended!
the application development model will get more complex in future due to the challenges of the upcoming business applications. These new business applications are not build with pure old ABAP as it was in the past. Parts of these future business applications are build in the cloud via NetWeaver Cloud. The user interface of these applications will go more and more onto mobile devices and tablet PCs. The time consuming data retrieval especially for big amount of data willl move into our in memory database with HANA.
To survive these challenges from a developer point of view it is of high value to have one harmonized development environment that supports the new application development model End to End. As we want to include all standard development tools available on the market (and not build all tools by our own) we decided to use the eclipse platform as the tools platform for the future application development scenario.
All aspects of the new development model are already available in eclipse like SAP UI5, Gateway, HANA Tools. Therefore it is quite natural to provide also an ABAP development perspective into eclipse. But we are not just copying the SE80 into eclipse. We also provide new tools in eclipse to increase development efficiency also for the pure ABAP development usecase. This does not mean that we will remove the SE80. Within eclipse we have exactly the same server based development approach. The sources are stored in the same place as SE80 is doing. That means you can also work in parallel with SE80 and eclipse in the same system on the same development objects. Locking of objects, version management, activation, transport management and so on is exactly the same as in SE80. Simply spoken it is “just” a new modern GUI for the ABAP developer that integrates perfectly with all development tools coming from SAP and outside SAP.
Thank you very much for your detailed and well-founded reply. I.m.h.o. there is too much “in futuret there will be …” in it.
Taking a look into the recent past developments I am quite sure that not half of the technologies which are pushed right now will survive only the next 5 years (which is the maintenance period of NW 7 as far as I can remember).
If you ask me, most of the SAP customers – at least the medium-sized companies here in Austria – are taking a very conservative approach when it comes to new technologies in the ERP department of IT. With their IT staff – or even external consulting – they are not able to follow every trend you announce in the areas of UI, database or application development.
Application development technologies like ABAP Objects (which I personally adore), Java EE, Guides Procedures, Composite Applications, Portal apps, a.s.o.
There is neither the budget nor the time or even the interest to follow all the trends that occur in the slideware of key account maangers.
Most customers simply try to depict their core processes in a couple of modules with IT fighting against the operating departments about what has to remain unchanged in a new ERP system so that their users can continue their work without any disruption.
So don’ t get me wrong: Í have also been a techie ever since I entered SAP business back in the days, but have been taught a lesson to take the most conservative approach whenever possible in many bigger and smaller rollout projects.
Again just my 2 cents!
SAP lacks focus and can’t stick to one thing and make it better. I am myself skeptical of UI5 and then node.js and all the noise.
What’s your point of view today?
How can I integrate SAPUI5 with ABAP Development for Eclipse?
Thanks a lot for putting the blog together.
It was very informative and helpful.
But I still see something odd about using ABAP in eclipse.
I just downloaded the Eclipse Neon 4.6 and did everything that is stated here.
But some parts of the ABAP tools seem to appear different than how it is shown in this tutorial.
Mostly the differences are not bad but there are some useful features missing in the version that I am using.
For eg., when I try to create a new project, everywhere in the tutorial they seem to get the list of available systems in the environment. But I see only the below screen.
I can still find out the details and add them here but for some systems I m getting an error saying ‘Partner cannot be reached’.
This really happens only with the version that I am using. It is entirely possible to access the same SAP system using an ABAP perspective in HANA Studio.
Do you think there is any update which might solve these problems?
to get the list of available SAP Systems you need to install SAPGUI in your computer: this is the prerequiste for using ABAP Development Tools in Eclipse. ADT “reads” the SAP systems from the saplogon.ini file.
Apart from that please consider, that these video tutorials were built some time ago, therefore some screens look different in the last ADT releases. But the functionality is still the same. Sorry for this inconvenience.
I indeed had SAP GUI but the saplogon.ini was configured in a server.
I copied it to the APPDATA folder and it works fine now.
Is there any link available on “how to implement a BADI” using Eclipse ADT.


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Being the manufacturer of pressed products is at the heart of Stanford Components business. Stanford components ltd. has an intensive range of plant and equipment providing endless capabilities.
Taking on large production runs of varying sizes and difficulties for the major white good manufacturers has meant that SCL have kept there production schedule regular and on time. SCL have taken on jobs that the industry said could not be done by building dedicated production lines.
The Progression cells we have, have all the capabilities required to run any higher volume work, with tool and press sensors that let us know of any issues before catastrophic tool failure will occur. Our security systems are set so each cell is observed making sure the production is continuous and effective.
The company has unparalleled knowledge in the pressing of difficult materials. For example high strength low alloy steels and varying grades of stainless steel can be very problematic to form. But with SCL's honed skills and techniques this is no longer always the case.
Using and modifying specialist equipment and machinery SCL has years of experience producing various designs of impeller and fan blades. The materials used in the manufacture range from coated high carbon steels down to soft aluminium alloys.
Using our experience at SCL we are able to produce small batch test pieces and prototype parts. Taking our customers designs and desires into consideration we can have tooling designed and manufactured, then in no time at all have a physical part in hand ready for testing.

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