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Moreover, the negative effects of permanent RV pacing may no longer be as ominous since they can be mitigated by CRT and potentially physiological pacing. 6 For them an ablate and pace strategy may be more tolerable. 6 Many HF patients are elderly with multiple comorbidities and may not tolerate rate control regimens and/or reach the optimal heart rate recommended to be in the order of 60–100 b.p.m. At present, a ‘pace and ablate’ strategy comes second to rate control in the guideline recommendations for HF patients with AF. The downside is that it causes permanent damage to the conduction system and pacemaker dependency, which can lead to HF development when delivered through right ventricular (RV) pacing. The results of the APAF-CRT trials 4, 5 indicate that atrioventricular juncion (AVJ) ablation and cardiac resynchronizaztion (CRT) is a successful alternative for those many HF patients with AF in whom rate control cannot be achieved and who are not suitable for PVI.ĪVJ ablation is technically a much simpler procedure and very successful to obtain complete rate control in AF. Therefore, at present, even if PVI in HF patients is appealing, the results are not consistent, and with no evidence for benefits in HF patients with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) a growing proportion of the HF spectrum. RAFT-AF study patients were more clinically representative and were in their 70s with LVEF ≤45% or >45%, and had moderate HF symptoms (Tang et al., oral presentation LBT ACC 2020). rate control failed to demonstrate a benefit in the primary endpoint of HF hospitalizations and mortality. Recently the equally small randomized controlled RAFT-AF trial ( n = 411) comparing PVI vs. 2 When their inclusion criteria were applied in a large US database, 3 of 289 831 patients with AF and HF, again the majority (91%) did not meet the inclusion criteria and the benefit of PVI was modest compared with trial results. It is important to remember that 3000 patients had to be screened to find 363 eligible CASTLE-AF study patients. Study patients were in their early 60s with moderately symptomatic HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). In the CASTLE AF- trial, 2 PVI ablation reduced total mortality and HF hospitalizations by an impressive 40% compared with pharmacological treatment. One reason may be that the recommendation is based on small studies of relatively young HF patients not resembling very much those we encounter in our everyday practice. Pulmonary vein catheter isolation (PVI) to cure AF is recommended to improve outcomes, 1 but implementation has been slow. Many patients with heart failure (HF) develop atrial fibrillation (AF), and AF can cause HF often through high heart rates. Obsidian in Modern SurgeryĪlthough using a rock as a cutting tool might sound like "stone age equipment," obsidian continues to play an important The Idaho National Laboratory used composition studies by X-rayįluorescence to identify the source outcrops of obsidian artifacts and map their use across the western United States. Matching the characteristics of obsidian in outcrops with the characteristics of obsidian in cutting tools. Archaeologists have been able to document the geography of this trade by Over distances of up to a thousand miles. Obsidian was so valued for these uses that ancient people mined, transported, and traded obsidian and obsidian objects Making arrowheads, spear points, knife blades, and scrapers from obsidian, chert, or flint might have been the world's first "manufacturing industry." The presence of ancient "factories." Some of these sites have enough waste debris to suggest that many people labored there forĭecades producing a variety of obsidian objects. At some locations, tons of obsidian flakes reveal The manufacture of obsidian tools by humans dates back to the Stone Age. Success occurs when they are cushioned during the tumbling with smaller pieces of rough or small ceramic media. They are difficult to polish because the obsidian chips and bruises easily. People who do rock tumbling often polish Apache Tears. Those stones are now found as the black obsidian nodules. Upon hearing the story of the battle, the tears of their family members turned to stone when they hit the ground. Cavalry in 1870, the outnumbered Apaches, facing defeat, rode their horses over a cliff rather than allow themselves to be killed by their enemy. During a battle between Apaches and the U.S. Their name comes from a Native American legend. Obsidian outcrops that are known today were discovered and utilized by ancient people.Īpache tears: "Apache Tears" is a name used for small obsidian nodules of about one inch or less that can be found in volcanic areas of the southwestern United States. The easy-to-recognize rock became one of the first targets of organized "mining." It is probably a safe bet that all natural Once these discoveries were made, obsidian quickly became the raw material of preference for producing almost any sharp object. Obsidian was used to make knives, arrowheads, spear points, scrapers, and many other weapons and tools. People then discovered how to skillfully break the obsidian to produce cutting tools in a variety of shapes. The first use of obsidian by people probably occurred when a sharp piece of obsidian was used as a cutting These sharp fragments may have prompted the first use of obsidian by people. The conchoidal fracture of obsidian causes it to break into pieces with curved surfaces. The best way to learn about rocks is to have specimens available for testing and examination. Rock & Mineral Kits: Get a rock, mineral, or fossil kit to learn more about Earth materials. Image copyright iStockphoto / Charles Butzin. Obsidian spear point: A spear point fashioned from opaque black obsidian. The mostĬommon color combination is black and brown obsidian swirled together - that's called "mahogany obsidian" (see photo). Occasionally two colors of obsidian will be swirled together in a single specimen. The colors are thought to be caused mainly by trace elements or inclusions. However, it can also be brown, tan, or green. Rainbow Obsidian: A baroque cabochon of iridescent "rainbow obsidian."īlack is the most common color of obsidian. Mahogany obsidian: A tumble-polished specimen of "mahogany obsidian." Image copyright iStockphoto / Arpad Benedek. The nice photo above is from the Glass Butte Rockhounding Site page on the Deschutes National Forest website. Clockwise from upper left are: double flow obsidian, rainbow obsidian, black obsidian, pumpkin obsidian, mahogany obsidian, gold sheen obsidian, and the piece in the center is gold sheen. It shows the diversity of obsidian types that can be found in a small geographic area. Types of Obsidian: The specimens shown above are from Glass Butte rockhounding site in central Oregon. When alarmed, they often display a distinctive flared rump, much like the American elk. All sikas are compact and dainty-legged, with short, trim, wedge-shaped heads and a boisterous disposition. On the other end of the size spectrum, in the Japanese sika deer ( C. mantchuricus), in which males commonly weigh about 68–109 kg (150–240 lb) and females weigh 45–50 kg (100–110 lb), with large stags scaling up to 160 kg (350 lb), although there had been records of Yezo sika deer bulls weighing up to 170 or 200 kg (370 or 440 lb). The largest subspecies is the Manchurian sika deer ( C. The tail measures about 7.5–13 cm (3–5 in) long. They can vary from 50 to 110 cm (20 to 45 in) tall at the shoulder and from 95 to 180 cm (35 to 70 in) in head-and-body length. They are medium-sized herbivores, though they show notable size variation across their several subspecies and considerable sexual dimorphism, with males invariably much larger than females. During winter, the coat becomes darker and shaggier and the spots less prominent, and a mane forms on the back of the males' necks. The color of the pelage ranges from mahogany to black, and white individuals are also known. Many introduced populations are from Japan, so they also lack significant spots. The mainland subspecies have larger and more obvious spots, in contrast to the Taiwanese and Japanese subspecies, whose spots are nearly invisible. The sika deer is one of the few deer species that does not lose its spots upon reaching maturity. soloensis, Southern Philippines (anciently introduced to Jolo island of unknown subspecies origin, probably extinct) nippon, southern Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu mantchuricus, northeastern China, Korea, and Russian Far East mandarinus, northern and northeastern China keramae, Kerama Islands of the Ryukyu Islands, Japan hortulorum is particularly uncertain and might in fact be of mixed origin, hence it is not listed here. Serious genetic pollution has occurred in many populations, especially in China, so the status of many subspecies remains unclear. All Cervus species can crossbreed and produce hybrids in areas where they coexist (for example, introduced sika hybridize with native red deer in the Scottish Highlands, where this is a serious threat to the gene pool of the red deer population). The ancestor of all Cervus species probably originated in central Asia and resembled sika deer. The genera Rucervus, Rusa, and Przewalskium are where most of the former Cervus species now belong. Recent DNA evidence indicates these deer are not as closely related as previously thought, resulting in the creation of new species and genera. Now, only the sika and red deer remain, the latter being divided into three separate species: European red deer, central Asian red deer, and American elk (though this remains controversial). Formerly, sika were grouped together in this genus with nine other species. The sika deer is a member of the genus Cervus, a group of deer also known as the "true deer". In Chinese, it is known as 梅花鹿 méihuālù 'plum blossom deer'. In Japan, the species is known as the nihonjika ( ニホンジカ (日本鹿), "Japan deer"). Its name comes from shika ( 鹿), the Japanese word for "deer". Previously found from northern Vietnam in the south to the Russian Far East in the north, it is now uncommon except in Japan, where the species is overabundant. The sika deer ( Cervus nippon), also known as the Northern spotted deer or the Japanese deer, is a species of deer native to much of East Asia and introduced to other parts of the world. If turned up at the beginning (to form the Discard pile), the first player to start can pick it up.Ī Phase is a combination of cards that fulfils the Phase criteria for the particular player, which the player lays down in front of them in view of the other players. Once a Wild card is laid down as part of a Phase, it cannot be picked up and re-used elsewhere. Any number of Wild cards can be played down on your turn if you have them, as long as you have a single normal card to lay down when you form your Phase. You can use a Wild card to replace any card in your Phase, even though you lack that number or color. Wild Card – This is the most powerful card of all, and a life saver. If it’s the first card to be turned up at the start of the game, the first player to start will lose a turn. The Skip card may not be picked up from the Discard Pile, only from the Draw Pile. Once you discard or play it down, you can choose anyone to lose their turn. Skip Card – This card enables you to force someone to skip or lose a turn for that particular rotation/round. These symbol cards are very important to the game, as we shall see. Besides them, you have 4 Skip cards, and 8 Wild cards. There are 2 identical Reference cards (each listing the 10 Phases), and 24 x 4 numbered cards of Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow cards respectively (each color in two sets of numbers 1 to 12). A fair amount of luck is involved if you’ve been dealt a favorable hand of cards, it ensures a speedy Phase completion.Įach box of Phase 10 comes with 110 cards. those who are have already advanced up the Phases ahead of you, and you always find yourself trying to guess which cards the person after you needs – and not provide him/her these cards (by discarding them) if you can help it. The game can be quite challenging to win, especially since you need to constantly slow down your opponents, e.g. Phase 10 seems simpler than Uno since there are less types of cards, but don’t be fooled. Discarding all your cards in hand for each round is the secondary objective (but important as well, as we shall see). But unlike Uno, getting rid of your cards is not your main goal the goal is to construct and complete your Phases (also called melds), from Phase 1 all the way to Phase 10. Phase 10 is a bit like Uno, in that you are always trying to get rid of all the cards in your hand and be the first to do it for all hands. It was originally created in 1982 by a man named Kenneth R Johnson, and marketed by a company called Fundex, who sold their rights to Mattel in 2010. The first player to complete all 10 Phases wins the game. This card game resembles Rummy, but the main difference is that you have to complete 10 different types of match-ups or Phases, in order to win the game. Phase 10 is another popular card game by Mattel, the makers of Uno. Customizing the Start layout is common when you have similar devices used by many users, or you want to pin specific apps.įor example, you can override the default set of apps with your own a set of pinned apps, and in the order you choose. Your organization can deploy a customized Start layout to your Windows 11 devices. You only need to check it once and click “Apply” to confirm.Looking for OEM information? See Customize the Taskbar and Customize the Start layout. A menu item “Launch folder windows in a separate window” is unchecked.
Now I am not trying to be negative again, but I am talking about my fears that come with growing old. I believe that when you are older, you can do as you wish. I want to create a calm, gentle and loving environment - the environment I envied while growing up. I have a fear that when I grow older and have children I become the parent my father and mother used to be - the one thing I promised myself not to do. Instead, I worry that I might not be able to financially support myself and my future family. I wish I could say the same about myself but I can not. When you start growing you think of all the places you want to see, all the stuff you want to buy, etc. I guess those reasons affect me when I envision myself growing and creating a life of my own. I grew up surrounded by a family who did not really know how to respect one another, I grew up with parents that truly loved us but did not provide that calm environment a child needs, I grew up seeing the adults around me struggle financially, and not live the way they truly desire. I want to experience life but at the same time it is a point in my life I am afraid to get to. Growing up comes with fears.ĭon’t get me wrong, I want to grow up. Growing up is facing reality and accepting challenges. Growing up means no longer depending on someone to care for you. We are no longer that little kid running freely without a care in the world. Everyone wants to grow up, but there is a fear of growing up that worries me. Live wallpapers breathe life into the static nature of traditional wallpapers and add a touch of personalization to the user's digital environment. Once you are done, you can play around with an array of 3D, screen resolution, and tiling options available, and choose one that befits you. - Free live wallpapers for your PC and mobile phone. They provide a visually appealing and engaging experience by combining animation, movement, and sometimes interactivity with the touch or motion sensors of the device. Right-click the image and select the option to set it as your background. Select a photograph from your collection. How do I make an image my desktop wallpaper? You can do this by following a simple process: 1. All you need to do is to know how to save images as wallpapers, and there you go! You will have a wallpaper that suits your needs and preferences. Can I design desktop wallpapers? Yes, you can! You do not need to be a graphic designer for you to do this. That said, desktop wallpapers cannot be ignored, they mean different things to different people. Adding a quote will act as a reminder of what inspires you in your day-to-day life. Interesting, huh? You can add an image that shows how you feel or one that means something to you. Sometimes, people display their feelings through the use of desktop wallpapers. Download and use 100,000+ Desktop Backgrounds stock photos for free. They add glamor to your computer and make it look aesthetically appealing and highly presentable. However, this element comes with a sense of beauty. In fact, you can decide to use a dark colour, and life will move on as usual. What is the use of a desktop wallpaper? Well, adding a wallpaper to your desktop is not mandatory. What you need to know is that these images that you add will neither increase nor decrease the speed of your computer. A desktop wallpaper is highly customizable, and you can give yours a personal touch by adding your images (including your photos from a camera) or download beautiful pictures from the internet. The background of this screen can be a single colour, multiple colours, or some other graphical representations. From the menu options, choose “set as wallpaper.” Now decide whether you want to to use your new wallpaper as your home screen background, lock screen or both, and choose the appropriate option.What is a desktop wallpaper? When you boot your computer, there is an initial screen that comes up, in which your folders, documents, and software shortcuts are placed. Click on the image, then look to the upper right corner and click on the menu button (three vertical dots). Then open your gallery/photos app and from there open the “download” folder, where you will see the image you just downloaded. Now you will able to crop or arrange the image to your liking when it looks perfect, tap “set.” The only thing left to do is select whether you want the image to be your lock screen, home screen or both.and enjoy! Android: Choose one of our many exquisite wallpapers and download it by clicking on the yellow “download” button just below the image. Use the “share” button (looks like an arrow curving out of a box) and then select the “use as a wallpaper” button. Live wallpapers are interactive and dynamic backgrounds that adorn the screens of smartphones, tablets, and other electronic devices. Next choose “save image” from the options below, go to your Photos and find the image you just downloaded. Then tap on the image and hold for a few seconds. Now go back to your desktop and admire your new wallpaper! iPhone/iPad: Select a beautiful wallpaper and click the yellow download button below the image. On your computer, find the downloaded image and click on the photo. Windows Live OneCare Performance Plus is the component that handles the aforementioned typical PC tune-up tasks, including managing Windows Updates as well. Then click Apple Menu > System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver > Desktop. Find the image on your computer, right-click it and then click “set as desktop background.” Now the only thing left to do is enjoy your new wallpaper! Mac: Find a wallpaper you love and click the blue “download” button just below. When you click the “download” button, the wallpaper image will be saved, most likely in your “downloads” folder. Just below the image you’ll see a button that says “Download.” You will also see your screen’s resolution, which we have figured out for you. Seth promises that he will let them all go safely if they get them across the border without incident and stay the night with them at the rendezvous point. There, they will rendezvous with a gangster who will give them passage to the mythical city of El Rey. Seth and Richie hold the Fuller family hostage to help them cross the border into Mexico. It moves me greatly that a person with some similar struggles to mine is portrayed so respectfully and authentically. As a person raised in a Christian home who spent more than ten years working in churches as a career, I personally connect with Jacob on a deep level. It is a crisis of belief handled with sensitivity, subtlety, and realism. There is a great sense of empathy for Jacob’s struggle, largely due to Keitel’s portrayal. Movies often turn people of faith into caricatures, but not From Dusk Till Dawn. His children, raised on his preaching, still hold to the beliefs they grew up with and struggle to understand how he could abandon what he had been so devoted to. Jacob has spent his lifetime as a pastor but lost his faith after the death of his wife. This deadly duo soon encounters Jacob Fuller ( Harvey Keitel) and his two children: daughter Kate ( Juliette Lewis) and adopted son Scott ( Ernest Liu). There is no telling when he will turn on someone. Seth’s generally calm demeanor makes him appear less dangerous than his unstable brother, but we are often reminded that his temper can turn on a dime when pushed over the line-a line that seems to be constantly in motion. In some ways, Seth is more of a father figure to Richie than anything, often scolding him for his actions and reminding him to put in his “bit” to prevent him from grinding his teeth. The sibling connection is the only thing that keeps them from killing each other. Richie, on the other hand, is a psychopath and a complete loose cannon. We learn early on that Seth is measured and rational while still being deadly. The film takes so much of its time setting up the characters that when they finally encounter the unbelievable truth, their actions are totally believable for the situation. It begins as a cross-country crime spree movie with touches of Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Badlands (1973), and Natural Born Killers (1994). One of the most brilliant aspects of the film is its ability to be several different kinds of movies that seamlessly merge together. The film is ultimately the product of a brilliant collaboration between two different but highly compatible voices. The dusty settings, camera work, staging, and editing are clearly the work of the stylish action director. This is most apparent in the visual style of the film. But even with all the hallmarks of early Tarantino, From Dusk Till Dawn is without a doubt a Robert Rodriguez movie. In its setup, it is similar to the opening of Natural Born Killers or Pulp Fiction, taking place in a common business and beginning with its focus on characters that are ultimately peripheral to the main plot. The pre-credit scene that begins with a Texas Ranger, played by veteran actor Michael Parks, is vintage Tarantino. I had seen Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction and the lead characters of Seth and Richie Gecko, played by George Clooney and Tarantino himself, fit right into the world that had become so enticing and familiar from those films. No Interviews.” The movie starts out very much in the vein of other Tarantino scripted films of the time. I had not seen the trailer or even heard its tagline: “Vampires. I was lucky enough to go into my first viewing of From Dusk Till Dawn having no idea what it was about. It also had an unexpected twist halfway through-a Mexican strip bar populated by vampires. The script was filled with the style and dialogue that Tarantino was becoming known for. Rodriguez was blown away by what he read and immediately expressed interest in making it. Kurtzman wrote the treatment in hopes of creating a film to showcase the work of the make-up effects company he created with Greg Nicotero and Howard Berger: KNB Effects Group. While Tarantino was writing Pulp Fiction and Rodriguez was writing Desperado (1995), Tarantino told Rodriguez about a script he had written a few years earlier based on a treatment by special effects artist Robert Kurtzman. The two had become immediate friends at the Toronto Film Festival during the tours of their debut films. Robert Rodriguez also made his directorial debut in 1992 with El Mariachi, a film that wowed critics and audiences worldwide. He had become as big of a movie star as the actors that appeared in his films and a darling of the independent film movement. After the one-two punch of Reservoir Dogs (1992) and Pulp Fiction (1994), it seemed that Quentin Tarantino could do no wrong. She later explained her draw to gorillas in her 1983 autobiographical work, Gorillas in the Mist: "It was their individuality combined with the shyness of their behavior that remained the most captivating impression of this first encounter with the greatest of the great apes," Fossey said. She soon met paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey and her husband, archaeologist Louis Leakey, one of the best-known husband-wife teams in the history of science.įossey then met Joan and Alan Root, native wildlife photographers who were working on a documentary of African gorillas at the time, and when the couple brought her along on one of their trips in search of the primates, Fossey was instantly enamored. In September 1963, Fossey embarked on her first trip to Africa-which cost Fossey her entire life savings at the time, as well as a bank loan-visiting Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and the Congo, among other areas. She soon became restless, longing to see other parts of the world and setting her sights on Africa. Living on a farm on the outskirts of Louisville, Fossey spent many off-hours happily tending to the livestock. However, after enrolling in pre-veterinary studies at the University of California, Davis, she transferred to San Jose State College and changed her major to occupational therapy.Īfter graduating from San Jose in 1954, Fossey spent several months working as a hospital intern in California and then moved to Louisville, Kentucky, where she began serving as director of the Kosair Crippled Children's Hospital's occupational therapy department in 1955. Developing an affinity for animals at a young age, throughout her youth, Fossey was an avid horseback rider and an aspiring veterinarian. Fossey told her story in the book Gorillas in the Mist (1983), which was later adapted for a film starring Sigourney Weaver.įossey was born on January 16, 1932, in San Francisco, California, and grew up with her mother and stepfather. She studied the endangered gorillas of the Rwandan mountain forest for two decades before her unsolved murder occurred in 1985, at Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. 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