![]() Below, we’ve rounded up a selection of the best ones out there, recommended by vets and other animal experts. They’re no replacement for your love and care (Fox says even with an automatic feeder and water fountain, you should never leave cats alone for more than 24 hours or dogs - that don’t need to be walked outside - for more than 12 hours), these devices make life a little easier when you’re stuck at work late. Like feeders, water fountains keep a steam of running water flowing all day and encourage pets to stay hydrated. Carly Fox, a staff doctor at Animal Medical Center. “They save a lot of people a lot of time and worry because it allows them to live a little bit more freely,” says veterinarian Dr. Automatic feeders, which dispense pre-portioned meals at designated times, can help lighten the load.īest for cats and small dogs (most feeders don’t have the capacity for the bigger portions and larger kibble size required for large dogs), automatic feeders are also useful for spacing meals out during the day if you have a pet with poor impulse control, or even maintaining individual pets’ diets in a multi-pet home. Maybe it’s your cat waking you up when she decides it’s breakfast time or your plane landing too late for you to give the dog dinner. ![]() ![]() If you’re a pet owner, your daily schedule revolves, to some degree, around your four-legged’s demands.
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![]() OCTA will reveal morphological changes of retinal vessels associated with a wide range of retinal diseases and has shown its potential clinical applications in facilitating monitoring and diagnosis of glaucoma ( 5), diabetic retinopathy ( 6), artery and vein occlusions ( 7), and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) ( 8), to name only the most widely occurring ones. Figure 1B demonstrates one high-quality retinal OCTA image sample. The accuracy of a computer-aided diagnosis system is highly dependent on the quality of pre-processing as errors can be propagated and accumulated due to poor imaging quality ( 2).Īs a functional extension of optical coherence tomography (OCT), OCT Angiography (OCTA) is a new emerging non-invasive imaging modality that enables observation of microvasculatures up to capillary level ( 3, 4). However, stripe artifacts or poor contrast often occur during the medical image acquisition process ( 1). Medical images with clean presentation, adequate contrast and informative details are essential in medical image analysis for clinical applications: e.g., tissue segmentation, and disease diagnosis. Our results show that the proposed framework yields a promising enhancement performance, which enables both conventional and deep learning-based vessel segmentation methods to produce improved results after enhancement of both retina and AS-OCTA modalities. Results and discussion: To evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed method, we apply the proposed framework to two synthetic OCTA datasets and a real AS-OCTA dataset. The vasculatures in acquired AS-OCTA images usually exhibit poor contrast, so we use a Perceptual Structure Generative Adversarial Network (PS-GAN) to enhance the de-striped AS-OCTA image in the re-enhancing stage, which combined cyclic perceptual loss with structure loss to achieve further image quality improvement. We introduce a new de-striping objective function in a Stripe Removal Net (SR-Net) to suppress the stripe noise in the original image. Methods: In this work, we propose a two-stage framework that comprises a de-striping stage and a re-enhancing stage, with aims to remove stripe noise and to enhance blood vessel structure from the background. These issues lead to incomplete vasculature maps that in turn makes it hard to make accurate interpretation and subsequent diagnosis. However, poor imaging quality, such as stripe artifacts and low contrast, is common in the acquired OCTA and in particular Anterior Segment OCTA (AS-OCTA) due to eye microtremor and poor illumination conditions. ![]() Introduction: Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA) is a new non-invasive imaging modality that gains increasing popularity for the observation of the microvasculatures in the retina and the conjunctiva, assisting clinical diagnosis and treatment planning. 3Affiliated Cixi Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Ningbo, China.2Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China.1School of Information Science and Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, China.Juan Cao 1 † Zihao Xu 1,2 † Mengjia Xu 3 * Yuhui Ma 2 * Yitian Zhao 2 ![]() Celebrate the team’s success as well as your own.I waited almost an hour for my appointment because the person ahead of. Arrives at least 15 minutes prior to scheduled work shift and may require to stay later beyond work schedule if still with clients. review Ive been going to the Woodbury location for years but will not be going back.Contributes to self-marketing strategies.Participate in salon activities including staff meetings, promotions, clean –up and housekeeping duties.Maintains the stations, back bar and dispense in a neat professional manner including stocking products and linens, cleaning and instrument sterilization.Participate in continued education classes and remain current on all techniques.Being responsible for personal well-being.Adhere to all sanitation and licensing guidelines, and be an active partner in insuring a clean and professional appearance of work area and salon.Actively participate in and promote teamwork, support Spalon Montage policies and procedures.Ability and desire to retail home-care products.Educate clients on how they can extend their services through home care maintenance.Actively demonstrate ability and desire to establish & increase a book of business.Catalyst for driving the mission statement culture.Required Skills: Cosmetology license required. Possess ability to develop and maintain long term professional relationship with clients and team members. This salon has damaged and thinned my hair. I used to have thick, long and beautiful. I am so mad about having to start over growing out my hair. Desire to artistically express their work. 'Spalon Montage' would take sometimes up to 5 hours.I finally had to cut almost 2 ft (21 inches) of my hair off and start over from all the mistakes and damage done by this salon. Desire to continuously look for ways to self-improve. Believe in the experience and consistently exceed customer’s expectations. Possess assertiveness, self-confidence and creativity in expressing technical and artistic ability. Personal Characteristics: A passion for serving people. Support Spalon Montage’s reputation as a dominant leader in the salon/spa industry Actively engage in instilling a culture of creativity, personalized, high-quality, results-driven hair care and technical expertise. Develop and strengthen relationships with clients and team members. Primary Purpose: Be an innovative Stylist who consistently uses their creative and technical skill to create a personally rejuvenating experience for each other and our guests. ![]() Whether using autoreset Circuit Breakers or Fuses, the function and purpose is the same - to protect the wiring from overloads. When a CB has color identified terminals, the Copper Terminal is internally designed to be safer than the Silver Terminal in case of an internal failure of the CB. Many circuit breakers have Copper & Silver colored terminals to identify the typical connection for power input (Copper for incoming Battery power) and the load (Silver for outgoing to the electrical circuits). If using a fuse, it will simply melt, then remelt the replacement fuse if the short remains. ![]() This will continuously repeat making a clicking sound as the CB breaks and remakes connections. Under a dead short condition, the Main CB will break the connection, automatically reset (after a brief period) and break the connection again if the short remains. The Main Circuit Breaker prevents shorts (from connected devices and in the electrical wiring) from drawing more than 30 Amps of power from the battery (which is capable of supplying more than 200 Amps). In that case, be EXTREMELY CAREFUL not to create any shorts. Obviously, you need the battery connected when doing voltage tests. For this reason, the battery should be disconnected when working on the electrical system of the bike to prevent accidental shorts. The high current wire from the battery to the Starter/Solenoid cannot be protected from ground shorts. The function of the Main Circuit Breaker is to protect most of the electrical wiring. In either case, the Main CB is (essentially) getting power directly from the battery with no other devices interrupting that flow. There was still a heavy gauge wire to the Starter/Solenoid terminal, but then the lighter gauge wire ran from the Starter/Solenoid terminal to feed power to the Main CB. However, for some models the wiring was slightly different. On most Sportster models, power from the battery positive terminal is sent to the high current terminal of the Starter/Solenoid using heavy gauge wire (for maximum power during starting) and another, lighter gauge, wire from the battery positive terminal is sent to the Main Circuit Breaker. This AC output is fed to the Voltage Regulator (VR) which converts the AC to Direct Current (DC) and limits (regulates) the voltage level of it's DC output. When the engine is running, the Rotor magnets rotate around the coils of the Stator, producing an alternating current (AC) output. The achieved voltage output of the Battery and/or Regulator, under load, will vary according to the existing charge level of the battery, load of the bike circuitry and the Stator output from engine RPMs. Under light load the battery will read 12.5v and under heavy load (starting the engine) it will read 10.5v or more. Refer to your FSM for detailed wiring diagrams, procedures & tests for your specific model.Ī fully charged, good battery, with no load, will show 12.7v - 13v DC when measured on a multimeter. Some model wiring diagrams are in the Sportsterpedia. Although later models have a more complicated distribution scheme, the charging components and operation are functionally the same for all models with alternators (Stator/Rotor). The overview diagram is representative of a typical system and not exact for a specific Sportster model. Voltages are typical with exact values varying under differing circumstances. This description includes the concept that power flows from the most positive source to the lesser positive connection (sometimes thru various devices) and eventually to the negative, ground, point. For that reason, this explanation ignores the scientific facts of actual electron flow when conceptualizing the charging process, relationships and power distribution. Note: Most people think of electricity in regards to voltage (as power), with power flowing from positive to negative to complete the circuit. ![]() Then they proceed to play their normal turn. When it is their turn, they place the dead on card on the discard pile, announce they are turning in a dead card, and take a replacement (one card per turn). If a player possesses a card which does not have an open space on the game board, the card is considered “dead” and may be exchanged for a new card. ![]() The played card then goes face-up into a “Discard” pile, the player then draws a replacement card from the draw deck, and play passes to the left.Ī player may place chips on either of the appropriate card spaces as long as it is not already covered by an opponent’s marker chip. One-Eyed Jacks cannot be used to remove a marker chip that is already part of a completed sequence once a sequence is achieved by a player or team, it stands. Players may use the Two-Eyed Jacks to complete a row or block an opponent, and One-Eyed Jacks can remove an opponent’s advantage. One-Eyed Jacks can remove an opponent’s token from a space. Two-Eyed Jacks can represent any card and may be used to place a chip on any space on the board. The player chooses a card from their hand, and places a chip on one of the corresponding spaces of the game board (Example: they choose Ace of Diamonds from their hand and place a chip on the Ace of Diamonds on the board). The player to the left of the dealer goes first. The number of cards dealt to each player varies by the number of people playing:Įach card is pictured twice on the game board, and Jacks (while necessary for game strategy) do not appear on the board. Each player or team then chooses a set of poker chips all members of each team must use the same color chips (red is only used if there are three teams). The player with the lowest card will deal, and the cards are shuffled again. To decide who goes first, one player shuffles the card decks into two stacks. The jokers, if any, are removed from the deck as they are not used in the game. The game board is placed on a flat surface (such as the floor or a table) with enough room to allow for the draw deck, a discard pile and marker chips. If the player who played first wins and the second player wins in the next turn it’s a tie. With three teams, players of a team must be positioned at every third player around the playing surface. With two teams, players alternate their physical positions with opponents around the playing surface. If more than three people are playing, they should divide evenly into two or three teams. Sequence can be played with 2 to 12 players. ![]() ![]() Similar background checks implemented in Sacramento for more than a decade have allowed police detectives to track down and seize illegal guns from those trying to buy ammunition, according to Amanda Wilcox, the policy chair for Brady California, a gun control group that supports the new state law. “Unsurprisingly, mass shooters have assembled arsenals by ordering ammunition online, and each year California law enforcement officers have uncovered hundreds of thousands of rounds of illegal ammunition while investigating the illegal possession of firearms,” she added. Gabby Giffords, severely wounded in a mass shooting in 2011.īefore Proposition 63, it was easier to buy ammunition than cold medicine and cigarettes, Shearer said. New York is developing a system like California’s, said Shearer, whose gun-control group was formed by former Rep. State officials say California’s database includes 4.5 million people who possess firearms, but fewer than two-thirds of those people are active firearms users.Ĭonnecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts and New Jersey have enacted similar laws, but those states require buyers to first pass a background check and obtain a license in order to purchase ammunition, according to Hannah Shearer, litigation director for the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. The seller then will make an instant check by computer to make sure the buyer is not listed on a Department of Justice database called the Prohibited Armed Persons File, which includes people who have been disqualified from possessing firearms because of criminal convictions or severe mental illness.īuyers will be charged a $1 fee for the background check and state officials expect 13 million checks the first year. The law taking effect next month requires those buying ammunition to show a driver’s license or other photo identification, and for the licensed seller to collect the buyer’s name, date of birth and current address. To give the state time to set up a system for instant background checks, the law’s effective date was delayed until July 1, 2019. The Legislature approved a bill that preempted parts of Newsom’s initiative to create a less complicated screening process that would provide immediate clearance for each purchase for those buying ammo, doing away with the four-year permit. ![]() Newsom’s initiative called for ammo buyers to undergo background checks and get a four-year permit from the California Department of Justice to purchase bullets. The ammo law was one of a half-dozen bills approved in 2016 amid public outrage over a raft of mass shootings, including the 2015 terror attack in San Bernardino that left 14 people dead at a holiday party and an attack months earlier at an Orlando, Fla., nightclub that killed 49 people. An agency representative refused to comment on the new law and say when it will be enforced. He said there is also confusion about what the new law will require and added that the Justice Department has not provided clarity. Mike Hein of Ade’s Gun Shop in Orange said ammunition sales in recent months have jumped by more than 10%, including an increase of customers making bulk buys of as many as 1,000 rounds. The Sacramento-area firm Ammo Depot has leased a freeway billboard warning of the new law and urging “Get your ammo now!” It’s just another typical California deterrent to make things tougher for gun owners.” “People are gearing up for it,” he said of the new law. OC Guns store owner Scott Bodkin said sales of ammunition have doubled at his Lake Forest store in recent weeks. Meanwhile, the state Department of Justice is scrambling to develop its procedures for the screening process, with the possibility that the new system will not be finalized before the start of the month.Įven with a possible delay, gun owners have been stockpiling ammunition. that is pressing the courts to block the requirement on grounds it is unconstitutional, although the next court hearing is months away. Rhode is a plaintiff in a lawsuit backed by the National Rifle Assn. “These regulations essentially prevent me from being able to stay qualified and not only hurt my skill, but jeopardize the United States’ representation at the Olympic Games,” she said. ![]() ![]() Simulation education models using simulators have presented a way to solve and overcome these concerns, because they provide a safe, stress free, and supportive environment, with excellent reproducibility and fidelity. There are rarely cases of cardiac tamponade in real clinical practice, and there is also a fear of incurring harm in critical patients, as well as ethical issues and patient safety concerns. However, in-field teaching of POCUS and live models with pathology are restricted due to there being few opportunities to use POCUS. Therefore, training on POCUS is a necessary condition before implementing POCUS in critical situations. In critical situations in particular, misinterpretations of POCUS findings may threaten patients’ safety due to missed or inadequate diagnoses and delays of proper treatment. Appropriate and validated training for acquiring skills and transferring these into practice must be conducted before using POCUS in clinical settings, in order to keep patients safe. The most important limitation of ultrasound is known to be operator dependent. The importance of POCUS in a clinical practice context is well-established. These include cases of hemothorax, pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade, hemoperitoneum, rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm or dissection, or resuscitation due to shock in an intensive care unit or emergency room. It does so particularly in critically unstable patients who need a timely diagnosis and a quick emergent treatment decision. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), which has been implemented as a complementary tool in clinical examinations in the medical field, provides improvements in diagnostic abilities, an increase of confidence, in timely therapeutic decision-making, and in reduction of the complications from invasive procedures. This review article covered the following: endotracheal or oesophageal intubation, lung (A-lines, B-lines, lung sliding, and pleural effusions such as hemothorax), central vein access, pericardial fluid (cardiac tamponade), the structure related to the eyes, soft tissue abscess, nerve (regional nerve block), and skull fracture simulators. We also introduced the recipe of each simulator in two parts: Materials surrounding disease simulators (surrounding materials) and specific disease simulators themselves (target simulators). ![]() We introduced the simulators that used non-infectious materials, with easily transportable features, and that had a sonographic appearance reproducibility similar to human tissue. This review focused on the inexpensive and easily made simulators for education on POCUS in critical specific situations related to the airway, breathing, circulation, and disability. However, the commercial simulator with sufficiently secured fidelity is expensive and not always available. Simulation education models have been introduced as a way to solve and overcome these concerns. Appropriate and validated training for acquiring and using skills in practice must be conducted before using POCUS in clinical settings in order to keep patients safe. However, the limitation of using POCUS is operator dependent. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a powerful diagnostic tool and provides treatment guidelines in acute critical settings. ![]() Online play requires paid online membership. Horizon Agent Direct-Connection (64-bit) File size: 48.37 MB. Some online services may not be available in all countries. The Nintendo Account Privacy Policy applies. To use online services, you must create a Nintendo Account and accept the related agreement. ***Internet connection required during online play. For automatic download, your system must be updated and connected to the internet with automatic downloads enabled, and it must have enough storage to complete the download. You'll need to have your console registered as the active console for downloads for your Nintendo Account by visiting Nintendo eShop on the device you wish to download on at least once. To be able to purchase download games or download demos and free software from Nintendo eShop on the official website, you'll need to have a Nintendo Account which is linked to your Nintendo Switch console. **A copy of Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Nintendo Switch is required to play Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise. The registration and linkage of a Nintendo Account and acceptance of the Nintendo Account Agreement is required.The Nintendo Account Privacy Policy applies. Broadband internet connection required to download software updates. You can also join the community on our Animal Crossing Facebook page, or head to the official Animal Crossing Twitter account to get information direct from Isabelle herself! New Horizons in-home caregiving and nursing support in Eugene, Albany, Salem, Florence, Roseburg, Medford, Klamath Falls, and Grants Pass Oregon. Find out more here.įor more information about Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise, check out the gamepage on this website. You can even share your creations online***!Īnimal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise will be available as a standalone purchase, or free with the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership (launching on October 26th). Join Lottie and her team at Paradise Planning, using new design techniques and furniture to create the perfect vacation home for each client. Available as paid downloadable content**, Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise lets you turn dream vacation homes into reality.Dig up gyroids, discover new furniture and decorating skills, help Harv expand what his island has to offer and much more! Group Information to be completed by Employer. prior to visiting a physician or admission to a hospital. ![]() Learn to cook delicious recipes and interact with friends and island residents in delightful new ways. Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey or Horizon Healthcare of New Jersey, Inc. Alongside the new features, Nintendo announced a cast of. A free update*, Ver.2.0, will bring all kinds of fun experiences to your island! Hang out with Brewster in the Roost, or take mysterious island boat rides with Kapp’n. Nintendo announced the new 2.0 update and Happy Home Paradise DLC at a Nintendo Direct for Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH) on Friday.Your island getaway experience is about to expand, with a free software update and paid DLC coming to Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Nintendo Switch November 5th! Watch the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct to find out about everything that’s on the way: Never dulls throttle or slows the truck.Improves straight line acceleration and braking on low-traction surfaces.Up to 112+ kph with Two 3s LiPo Batteries.Patented Traxxas High-Current Connectors.VXL-6s™ Waterproof Electronic Speed Control.Traxxas Extreme Power is the new normal and E-Revo comes ready for any challenge. Advanced design and sophisticated microprocessor control make this the most punchy and reliable high-voltage VXL power system ever. Simply press a button on the transmitter and, in most circumstances, E-Revo will be back on its wheels in just seconds.Īrmed with a fortified drivetrain, E-Revo’s VXL-6s power system now pounds out more tire-scorching motivation than ever before, all the way to 112+ kph. Traxxas’ exclusive Self-Righting system keeps the fun going with minimal interruption. ![]() E-Revo comes out of the box ready to attack, ready for wherever your imagination takes you.Į-Revo’s over-the-top power can sometimes land you upside down. Taking inspiration from its big brother X-Maxx, E-Revo’s drive system has evolved to meet today’s demands for punishing 6s performance. ![]() Get ready for a whole new level of power, strength, and speed. This new E-Revo retains all the benefits of its original ground-breaking, award-winning design, but fortifies them with brute strength and an intense, take-no-prisoners attitude to deliver what is simply the ultimate 6s monster. It embodies the highest level of creativity in design and engineering that unleashed a stunning array of new technology, new innovation, and unheard of speed that reset every benchmark for racing monster truck performance. Batteries, The E-Revo requires dual 2s LiPo batteries or dual 3s LiPo batteries.There is no other monster truck like E-Revo.E-Revo with VXL-6s ESC and 2200kV motor.Battery Compartment: 156mm x 50mm x 29mm.Radio System: TQi™ 2-channel transmitter with 6533 TSM receiver.Chassis Structure / Material: Composite tub.Center Differential Type: Sealed, 4-gear (20M weight oil).External reinforcement for rollover protection.Tough skid plates for driveline protection.Vented internal battery compartments with quick-release doors.Reinforced composite tub for greater durability.Upgraded heavy-duty axle carriers with oversized bearings. ![]()
![]() When the Civil War began in 1861, some of these men joined the Confederate Navy, eager for adventure and a steady paycheck. They didn’t want to put much attention on the fact the Hunley had suffered this fate.”Ī Catholic priest may have been present for the interment, as the Hunley’s first crew was composed mainly of Irish immigrants who had arrived in New Orleans before the war. “They knew the North would be monitoring anything that was in the newspapers. “It was probably a very quick event because they didn’t want any publicity,” said South Carolina Hunley Commission Chairman Glenn McConnell. Historians believe the men were buried with honors but that their role in the submarine’s development made for a hasty, low-profile ceremony. Four of the Hunley victims were found in the July dig the whereabouts of the fifth is unknown. By that time the bodies of the trapped crew were so badly bloated and contorted that salvagers were forced to cut off limbs so they could extricate the men through the sub’s tiny hatchways.Īfter their recovery the bodies were transported by horse cart to the city’s maritime graveyard where they were buried in unmarked graves among dozens of other dead Confederate sailors and marines. Ten days passed before the craft was recovered. Four men escaped the sinking sub, but five others were trapped inside its iron hull and drowned. Hasker, who survived the accident, Hunley commander Lieutenant John Payne “got fouled in the manhole by the hawser and in trying to clear himself got his foot on the lever which controlled the fins.” Payne had just given the order for the boat to move out, and the submarine dove while its hatches were still open. The Hunley sank for the first time during a freak accident in Charleston Harbor on August 29, 1863. “It seems he was very contorted, with parts of him dismembered and put back into place.” “He’s a mess,” Jonathan Leader, spokesman for the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, said of the first skeleton found. “There are cut marks on the arms, like a saw or sharp object was used to cut the bone,” said volunteer digger Randy Burbage of the Confederate Heritage Trust, one of several reenactors who took part in the excavation. Proof that the remains were of Hunley sailors came from the fact that all four bodies were dismembered, with rough chop and hack gashes on the leg and arm bones. The four Hunley sailors were found in two unmarked pits–their coffins stacked on top of each other near the home bleachers’ C-gate entrance, parallel to the 20 yard-line. According to the note written by the city’s recording clerk, however, the council had approved the relocation of only the headstones. A 1947 vote by the city council gave Charleston’s stadium commission permission to move all the graves to nearby Magnolia Cemetery, where more than 1,100 soldiers from all over the Confederacy are buried. The disappearance of the cemetery was apparently the result of a clerical error. The skeletal remains were found among two dozen other graves in a long-lost Confederate cemetery paved over and forgotten when 21,000-seat Johnson Hagood Stadium was built in 1948. Hunley’s first crew buried beneath the Citadel’s football stadium in Charleston, South Carolina. Two of the South’s great loves–college football and the Confederacy–came together in July when archaeologists confirmed the discovery of four members of the submarine C.S.S. Hunley Crewmen Found - December 1999 Civil War Times Feature Close |
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