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The EMOUSE, as it became known, was created by Charles A. Vacanti in the Department of Anesthesiology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Linda Griffith at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Joseph P. Vacanti in the Department of Surgery at Children's Hospital.  Charles Vacanti later moved to the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.  The results were based on the works of many others who seeded cells onto scaffolds to regenerate organs.  The first work with cartilage regeneration was published in 1991 in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.  The mouse used is called a nude mouse, a commonly used strain of immunocompromised mouse, preventing a transplant rejection.

The photo of the mouse was passed around the internet, mainly via email, sometimes with little to no text accompanying it leading many people to speculate whether the photo was real. In the late 1990s, the picture prompted a wave of protests against genetic engineering—although in this specific experiment no genetic manipulation was performed.

In an interview with Newsweek, Joseph Vacanti joked that the mouse had the ear removed and then "lived out a happy, normal life". However, it is standard for lab workers to kill the mice they work with, and the original paper they published mentions the state of the mice "after sacrifice". "Sacrifice" means lab workers killed them.

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Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
June 2014 , Volume 76, Issue 6, pp 1306–1332 | Cite as
Stabilizing Control for a Pulsatile Cardiovascular Mathematical Model
Aurelio A. de los ReyesV
Eunok Jung
Franz Kappel
In this paper, we develop a pulsatile model for the cardiovascular system which describes the reaction of this system to a submaximal constant workload imposed on a person at a bicycle ergometer test after a period of rest. Furthermore, the model should allow to use measurements for the pulsatile pressure in fingertips which provide information on the diastolic and the systolic pressure for parameter estimation. Based on the assumption that the baroreceptor loop is the essential control loop in this case, we design a stabilizing feedback control for the pulsatile model which is obtained by solving a linear-quadratic regulator problem for the linearization of a non-pulsatile counterpart of the pulsatile model. We also investigate the behavior of the model with respect to changes in the weight of the term in the cost functional for the linear-quadratic regulator problem which penalizes the deviation of the momentary pressure in the aorta from the pressure at the stationary situation which should be obtained.
Cardiovascular model Baroreceptor loop Linear-quadratic regulator problem Stabilizing control
Mathematics Subject Classification
92C30 49J15 49K15
Jung's work was supported by Konkuk University Research Grant in 2012. A. de los Reyes was supported by an ASEA-UNINET PhD-Technology Grant (administered by the Austrian Academic Exchange Service (OeAD)), by the University of the Philippines and by Konkuk University.
Appendix 1: Parameter Values used in the Model
The following tables provide the parameter names, meanings, and values used in the simulation. The values listed in Tables 1 and 2 are taken from the literature (Batzel et al. 2007; Kappel and Peer 1993) with some modifications for the parameters of the finger compartment. The associated units are also given.
Parameter values
\(c_{\text {ao}}\)
Compliance of the aorta
mL/mmHg
\(c_{\text {fa}}\)
Compliance of the finger arteries
\(c_{\text {as}}\)
Compliance of the arterial systemic compartment
\(c_{\text {vs}}\)
Compliance of the venous systemic compartment
\(c_{\text {rv}}\)
Compliance of the relaxed right ventricle
\(c_{\text {ap}}\)
Compliance of the arterial pulmonary compartment
\(c_{\text {vp}}\)
Compliance of the venous pulmonary compartment
\(c_{\ell \text {v}}\)
Compliance of the relaxed left ventricle
\(R_{\text {mv,open}}\)
Resistance when the mitral valve is open
mmHg s/mL
\(R_{\text {av,open}}\)
Resistance when the aortic valve is open
\(R_{{\text {sc}}_1}\)
Resistance between the aorta and the finger arteries
Resistance between the aorta and the arterial systemic compartment
\(R_{\text {sp,f}}\)
Resistance between the finger and the venous systemic compartment
\(R_{\text {rv}}\)
Inflow resistance of the right ventricle
\(R_{\text {pp}}\)
Resistance in the peripheral region of the pulmonary circuit
\(R_{\ell \text {v}}\)
Inflow resistance of the left ventricle
\(\alpha _{\text {rv}}\)
Coefficient of \(S_{\text {rv}}\) in the differential equation for \(S_{\text {rv}}\)
s\(^{-2}\)
\(\gamma _{\text {rv}}\)
Coefficient of \(\mathrm{d}S_{\text {rv}}/\mathrm{d}t\) in the differential equation for \(S_{\text {rv}}\)
\(\beta _{\text {rv}}\)
Coefficient of \(H\) in the differential equation for \(S_{\text {rv}}\)
mmHg/s
\(\alpha _{\ell \text {v}}\)
Coefficient of \(S_{\ell \text {v}}\) in the differential equation for \(S_{\ell \text {v}}\)
\(\gamma _{\ell \text {v}}\)
Coefficient of \(\mathrm{d}S_{\ell \text {v}}/\mathrm{d}t\) in the differential equation for \(S_{\ell \text {v}}\)
\(\beta _{\ell \text {v}}\)
Coefficient of \(H\) in the differential equation for \(S_{\ell \text {v}}\)
\(a\)
Constant in the Gompertz function
mmHg/mL
\(b\)
\(c\)
\(E_{m}\)
Minimum elastance value of the left heart
\(T_{r,\text {frac}}\)
Quotient between \(T_{r}\) and \(T\), i.e., \(T_{r,\text {frac}}=\dfrac{T_{r}}{T}\)
\(V_{\text {tot}}\)
Total blood volume
\(V_{\text {d}}\)
Unstressed blood volume in the left ventricle
\(\kappa \)
Constant in the Bazett's formula
s\(^{1/2}\)
\(C_{\text {a},{\text {O}}_2}\)
O\(_{2}\) concentration in arterial systemic blood
\(K\)
Constant in the formula for the biochemical energy flow
\(M_{0}\)
Metabolic rate in the systemic tissue region with zero workload
mL/s
\(\rho \)
Coefficient of \(W\) in \(M_{\text {T}}=M_{0}+\rho W^{\text {exer}}\)
mL/(s W)
For the computation of the feedback control law, we need constant approximations \(x^{\text {rest}}\) and \(x^{\text {exer}}\) of the solutions which correspond to the stationary phases "rest" and "exercise" (see Sect. 3). This is done in Appendix 2 using the corresponding workload \(W^{\text {equil}}\), the corresponding value \(H^{\text {equil}}\) of the heart frequency and the corresponding value \(A_{\text {pesk}}^{\text {equil}}\) of Peskin's constant in Eq. (11). In Table 2, we list the values for \(H^{\text {equil}},\, W^{\text {equil}}\), and \(A_{\text {pesk}}^{\text {equil}}\).
Parameters for the stationary phases
\(H^{\text {equil}}\)
Heart rate at equilibrium
beat/s
\(W^{\text {equil}}\)
\(A_{\text {pesk}}^{\text {equil}}\)
Peskin's constant
Appendix 2: Determination of Equilibria
The feedback law (27) for the pulsatile model (15) obtained in Section 3 requires the vector \(\bigl ((x^{\text {exer}})^{\mathsf{T}},S_{\ell \text {v}}^{\text {exer}},\sigma _{\ell \text {v}}^{\text {exer}}\bigr )^{\mathsf{T}}\). Furthermore, we also need the vector \(\bigl ((x^{\text {rest}})^{\mathsf{T}},\) \(S_{\ell \text {v}}^{\text {rest}},\sigma _{\ell \text {v}}^{\text {rest}}\bigr )^{\mathsf{T}}\) as initial condition for the model (15) and (28). In contrast to the non-pulsatile model where \({\tilde{x}}^{\text {rest}}\) and \({\tilde{x}}^{\text {exer}}\) are equilibrium solutions corresponding to the stationary situations "rest" and "exercise," we have periodic solutions of the pulsatile model which characterize the stationary situations "rest" and "exercise." This can be seen by numerical computations over sufficiently long-time intervals. Let the exponent "equil" stand for "rest," respectively, for "exer". In order to compute \(x^{\text {equil}}\), we fix \(H(t)\equiv H^{\text {equil}},\, W=W^{\text {equil}}\), and \(A_{\text {pesk}}=A_{\text {pesk}}^{\text {equil}}\) (as given in Table 2). Moreover, we also fix \(S_{\text {rv}}(t)\equiv (\beta _{\text {rv}}/\alpha _{\text {rv}})H^{\text {equil}},\, \sigma _{\text {rv}}(t)\equiv 0\), and \(S_{\ell \text {v}}(t)\equiv (\beta _{\ell \text {v}}/\alpha _{\ell \text {v}})H^{\text {equil}},\, \sigma _{\ell \text {v}}(t)\equiv 0\). Then, we compute the solution of system (15) with \(u(t)\equiv 0\) and given initial values where \(S_{\text {rv}}(0)=S_{\text {rv}}^{\text {equil}}\), and \(\sigma _{\text {rv}}(0)=0\). Note that the equations involving \(S_{\text {rv}},\, \sigma _{\text {rv}},\, S_{\ell \text {v}}\) and \(\sigma _{\ell \text {v}}\) are automatically satisfied. For the various pressures \(P_{\dots }\), we take the mean values according to the following formula (see Klabunde 2011):
$$\begin{aligned} P_{\dots }^{\text {equil}}=P_{\dots ,\text {mean}}=P_{\dots ,\text {diast}} + \frac{1}{3}\left( P_{\dots ,\text {syst}}-P_{\dots ,\text {diast}}\right) , \end{aligned}$$
where \(P_{\dots ,\text {diast}}\) and \(P_{\dots ,\text {syst}}\) are the end-diastolic and end-systolic pressures, respectively, taken at the last heart period computed. Of course, \(P_{\text {vp}}(t)\) is computed using (14). For the resistance \(R_{\text {sp}}^{\text {equil}}\), we just take the average of the values for \(R_{\text {sp}}(t)\) over the last heart period computed (there are hardly any oscillations visible in the function \(R_{\text {sp}}(t)\)). Table 3 presents the initial values chosen for the computations and the values for \(x^{\text {equil}},\, S_{\ell \text {v}}^{\text {equil}},\, \sigma _{\ell \text {v}}^{\text {equil}}\). The values obtained for the stationary phase "rest" are used as initial values for the computations in case of the phase "exercise" with the exception of \(P_{\ell \text {v}},\, S_{\text {rv}},\, \sigma _{\text {rv}},\,S_{\ell \text {v}}\), and \(\sigma _{\ell \text {v}}\).
Initial and equilibrium mean values during rest and exercise condition
Mean Value
\(P_{\text {ao}}\)
\(P_{\text {fa}}\)
\(0.99\times P_{ao}\)
\(P_{\text {as}}\)
\(P_{\text {vs}}\)
\(P_{\text {ap}}\)
\(P_{\text {vp}}\)
\(P_{\ell \text {v}}\)
\(R_{\text {sp}}\)
\(S_{\text {rv}}\)
\(\sigma _{\text {rv}}\)
\(S_{\ell \text {v}}\)
\(\sigma _{\ell \text {v}}\)
Appendix 3: The Linear-Quadratic Regulator Problem
For the convenience of the reader, we formulate in this appendix the autonomous linear-quadratic regulator problem (LQRP) with infinite time horizon and the main result for this problem. For details, we refer to Kwakernaak and Sivan (1972); Lenhart and Workman (2007); Sontag (1998); Zabczyk (2007). The component "linear" refers to the fact that a linear control system is given, i.e., we have the following equations:
$$\begin{aligned} \frac{ {\hbox {d}}}{{{\hbox {d}}}t}x(t)&= {\mathcal {A}}x(t)+{\mathcal {B}}u(t), \nonumber \\ x(0)&= x_0\in \hbox {I}\!\hbox {R}^n, \nonumber \\ y(t)&= {\mathcal {C}}x(t),\quad t \ge 0, \end{aligned}$$
where \(x(t)\in \hbox {I}\!\hbox {R}^n,\, u(t)\in \hbox {I}\!\hbox {R}^m,\, y(t)\in \hbox {I}\!\hbox {R}^k\), and \(\mathcal {A},\, \mathcal {B},\, \mathcal {C}\) are constant matrices of appropriate dimension and \(u(\cdot )\in L^2(0,\infty ;\hbox {I}\!\hbox {R}^m)\). We denote the solution of (30) by \(x(t)=\bigl (x(t;x_0,u(\cdot )\bigr )\) and define the quadratic cost functional \(J\) by
$$\begin{aligned} J(u(\cdot ))=\mathop \int \limits _{0}^{\infty }\!\left( y(t)^{\mathsf{T}}y(t) + u(t)^{\mathsf{T}}Ru(t)\right) \,\mathrm{d}t,\quad u\in L^2(0,\infty ;\hbox {I}\!\hbox {R}^m), \end{aligned}$$
where \(y(t)=\mathcal {C}x\bigl (t;x_0,u(\cdot )\bigr ),\, t\ge 0\), and \(R\in \hbox {I}\!\hbox {R}^{m\times m}\) is a positive definite matrix. The component "quadratic" in LQRP refers to the fact that we seek a function \(\hat{u}(\cdot )\in L^2(0,\infty ;\hbox {I}\!\hbox {R}^m)\) such that the quadratic cost functional \(J(u(\cdot ))\) is minimized, i.e.,
$$\begin{aligned} J(\hat{u})=\min _{u\in L^2(0,\infty ;\hbox {I}\!\hbox {R}^m)}J(u). \end{aligned}$$
From control theory (see for instance, Kwakernaak and Sivan 1972), it follows that under some conditions on the matrices \(\mathcal {A},\, \mathcal {B}\), and \(\mathcal {C}\), the solution of the infinite time horizon LQRP is given by a linear, time-independent feedback law,
$$\begin{aligned} \hat{u}(t)=-{\mathcal {G}}x(t), \quad t \ge 0\ , \end{aligned}$$
where \(x(t)\) is the solution of the closed-loop system
$$\begin{aligned} \frac{\hbox {d}}{{\hbox {d}}t}x(t)&= ({\mathcal {A}}-{\mathcal {B}}{\mathcal {G}})x(t),\quad t \ge 0,\nonumber \\ x(0)&= x_0. \end{aligned}$$
The feedback matrix \(\mathcal {G}\in \hbox {I}\!\hbox {R}^{m\times n}\) is given as \(\mathcal {G}=-R^{-1}\mathcal {B}^{\mathsf{T}}\mathcal {X}\), and \(\mathcal {X}\in \hbox {I}\!\hbox {R}^{n\times n}\) is the solution of the algebraic Riccati matrix equation
$$\begin{aligned} \mathcal {X}\mathcal {A}+\mathcal {A}^{\mathsf{T}}\mathcal {X}-\mathcal {X}\mathcal {B}R^{-1}\mathcal {B}^{\mathsf{T}}\mathcal {X}+\mathcal {C}^{\mathsf{T}}\mathcal {C}=0. \end{aligned}$$
The algebraic Riccati equation has a unique positive definite solution \(\mathcal {X}\) if the pair \((\mathcal {A},\mathcal {B})\) is stabilizable and the pair \((\mathcal {C},\mathcal {A})\) is detectable (see Kwakernaak and Sivan 1972). Controllability of \((\mathcal {A},\mathcal {B})\) and observability of \((\mathcal {C},\mathcal {A})\) provide stronger conditions requiring
$$\begin{aligned}&\mathrm{rank }\left( \mathcal {B},\mathcal {A}\mathcal {B},\ldots ,\mathcal {A}^{n-1}\mathcal {B}\right) =n\quad \text {and}\\&\mathrm{rank }\left( \mathcal {C}^{\mathsf{T}},\mathcal {A}^{\mathsf{T}}\mathcal {C}^{\mathsf{T}},\ldots ,\bigl (\mathcal {A}^{\mathsf{T}}\bigr )^{n-1}\mathcal {C}^{\mathsf{T}}\right) =n. \end{aligned}$$
Under these conditions the closed-loop system (32) is globally asymptotically stable, i.e., all eigenvalues of the matrix \(\mathcal {A}-\mathcal {B}\mathcal {G}\) have a negative real part.
Assume that the linear system (30) is obtained from a non-linear system
$$\begin{aligned} \frac{\hbox {d}}{{\hbox {d}}t}&= {\mathcal {F}}\bigl (x(t),u(t)\bigr ), \nonumber \\ x(0)&= x_0\in \hbox {I}\!\hbox {R}^n, \nonumber \\ y(t)&= h(x(t)),\quad t \ge 0, \end{aligned}$$
by linearization around an equilibrium \(x_{\text {equi}}\) and around \(u\equiv 0\). The system of equations for computing \(x_{\text {equi}}\) is
$$\begin{aligned} \mathcal {F}\bigl (x_{\text {equi}},0\bigr )=0. \end{aligned}$$
Without restriction we can assume \(h(x_{\text {equi}})=0\) (otherwise we replace \(h(x)\) by \(h(x)-h(x_{\text {equi}})\)). Then, the matrices \(\mathcal {A},\, \mathcal {B}\), and \(\mathcal {C}\) are given by
$$\begin{aligned} \mathcal {A}=\frac{\partial \mathcal {F}(x,u)}{\partial x}\bigl |_{(x,u)=(x_{\text {equi}},0)},\quad \mathcal {B}=\frac{\partial \mathcal {F}(x,u)}{\partial u}\bigl |_{(x,u)=(x_{\text {equi}},0)},\quad \mathcal {C}=\frac{\partial h}{\partial x}\bigl |_{x=x_{\text {equi}}}. \end{aligned}$$
Then, a result by Russel ((Russell 1979, Chapter IV)) implies that \(\hat{u}(t)=-\mathcal {G}\bigl (x(t)-x_{\text {equi}}\bigr )\) is a stabilizing control for the non-linear system (34), i.e., the equilibrium \(x(t)\equiv x_{\text {equi}}\) is asymptotically stable (but in general not globally asymptotically stable) for the nonlinear closed-loop system
$$\begin{aligned} \frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}t}&= \mathcal {F}\bigl (x(t),-\mathcal {G}(x(t)-x_{\text {equi}})\bigr ),\\ x(0)&= x_0\in \hbox {I}\!\hbox {R}^n,\\ y(t)&= h(x(t)),\quad t\ge 0. \end{aligned}$$
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It appears that I have come to yet another point in my life where great changes are happening. This is the result of much hard work and very clear intentions .. with a heartfelt change thrown into the mix. How does one embrace change and how much of a role will my attitude and diet play into this?
It's difficult to accept (unwanted) change because something is obviously happening that we don't want to happen .. and for me, currently, that just happens to affect a few aspects of all that surrounds me. After hours of thought (and several life experiences to back it up), what I come up with is that every time major changes and upheavals happen in your life, it is because there is another door opening (although it may not be seen fully yet), and quite possibly better things are yet to come. The truth that I hold onto is that change is wonderful and required to move us forward, keeping us in the flow of life. It brings us to greater heights and strengths that we never knew possible. I'm doing my best to listen to myself and practice what I know to be true.
I have an immense amount to be grateful for that I clearly list in my 2009 Intentions. One setback just interrupts the flow, but it does not erase the abundance of good.
I have read a few things in newsletters that friends have forwarded on (and my awesome datebook – We Moon 09: At The Crossroads) in the past few days regarding change and would like to share them with you. These comments are catered toward events that are unfortunate or disheartening, but maybe you'll find a time where these thoughts are ones you need to hear.
* Choose to Stay Positive while everything around you is (or is perceived to be) falling apart.
* Unlike many who will allow their doubts and negative thoughts to take over and ruin their lives, hold steadfast to a positive outcome and trust that you'll be okay.
* It's wise to remain positive, even when you're in the middle of a crisis.
I will choose to stay positive in a changing world. I will focus on the growth that is to come from all the dreams that are finally falling into place. There is a lot to be grateful for. I will do whatever I can to help others succeed and pursue their own growth.
So you ask, how will I accomplish this and what will I choose for my coping methods this time around? Years ago, I would head toward unhealthy choices (well, detrimental habits that deserve no more attention). In the Winter of 07 – early 08 my body began to only tolerate fresh, raw and living foods during a very difficult time, as if it knew that living food was the best method to survive that personal transformational period (it was then that I became 'high raw' – very unintentional). Now, while I enjoy some of the most amazing professional opportunities (and power through that minor setback I mentioned earlier), I'm thinking of immersing myself in a world of green – smoothies, juices, salads, green salad dressings, green hummus, avocados (yes, my nervous system needs the fat and comfort) – an emotional and physical cleanse to support and embrace this time of change. Maybe I'll just eat green food (and my daily dose of Superfoods), and only if it's one of the many beautiful shades of green. I'll try on this GreenLand experiment and see what happens..
How do you get through major changes in your life? Has your way of eating influenced your coping skills?
I wish the best for you during this time of change. I suppose that when going through this transformational period that it's good to realize that this shall pass too and that the only thing that is constant is change. Just like how you express about how change is wonderful, it can be a gift it may not always seem that way in the presence but it can be if you allow it to. I like to immerse myself around supportive & positive people, music, yoga, meditation and nature.
Thanks Tera.. it's really nice to have that support and understanding. One of my favorite sayings is 'this too shall pass'.
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I have cried more tears in the past 2 1/2 weeks than in the previous 10+ years of my life.
In the past, I mostly liked would have pushed on though, repressing the emotions in the process. Now, I practice extreme self care and allow my emotions to flow through me. When I do that, it inevitably gets better!
Regarding diet, I recognize that I am once again in adrenal fatigue from these incidents. Therefore, I'm backing away from caffeine, eating whole foods, aiming for 2/3 raw as much as possible and just being good to myself with positive nourishment on all fronts.
When it rains it pours.. and this seems to happen to everyone, not just myself.
'Now, I practice extreme self care and allow my emotions to flow through me. When I do that, it inevitably gets better!' – I can totally relate to this. This is just what I do.. go so extreme to the 'good' side and the relapses (to poor food choices, negative thinking, etc) lessen greatly!
I'm wishing all the best energy and healing to you and your family in this time. It's my animals (1 puppy, 1 kitty) that are cuddling up with me in moments of overwhelming emotion.
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Mar 21 | Tender for $4 Million in Telephone Cables
Nov 20 | Telecom: Has the Market Share Changed in Costa Rica?
Jul 20 | Liberty Latin America Purchases Telefonica Costa Rica
Apr 20 | Home Services: Post-Quarantine Sales
Oct 19 | Telefonica's Purchase: Is the Third Time the Winner?
Sep 19 | Purchase of Telefonica in Costa Rica Approved
Nov 19 | Telefonica Purchase: New Application Accepted
Oct 19 | Telecom: Tuenti Changes Ownership to Claro
Aug 19 | Telefonica Purchase Completed in Panama
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Jul 19 | Panama: Number of Cell Phones Up 3%
May 19 | Telecommunications: Investments in Nicaragua
Jul 18 | More Mobile Phone Users
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Tender for $4 Million in Telephone Cables
The Costa Rican Electricity Institute bids the supply of telephone cables that will be used to provide connectivity to broadband solutions to end customers, from copper distribution cabinets.
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Telecom: Has the Market Share Changed in Costa Rica?
The company Telefonica went from monopolizing 22.3% of the total mobile telephone subscriptions in the country in 2015, to concentrating 29.9% at the end of last year.
According to a report prepared by the Superintendence of Telecommunications (Sutel), which was released on November 17th, in the last few years Telefonica has gained ground in the mobile telephone market, and in the cases of Claro and the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE), they have decreased their share.
Liberty Latin America Purchases Telefonica Costa Rica
Telefonica announced that it had reached an agreement with Liberty Latin America for the sale of the entire capital stock of its operation in Costa Rica, a transaction totaling $500 million.
This is the second time that the sale of the capital stock of the telephone company's operation in Costa Rica has been reported.
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Home Services: Post-Quarantine Sales
When the Central American economies begin to relax the restrictions that have been adopted to prevent the spread of covid-19, sales of pay television service are forecast to fall by at least 2%.
Using a demand/income sensitivity model developed by CentralAmericaData's Commercial Intelligence Area, it is possible to project the variations that household demand for different goods and services will undergo as the most critical phases of the spread of covid-19 are overcome and the measures restricting mobility in the region's countries are lifted.
Telefonica Purchase: New Application Accepted
With the admission of a new procedure for the authorization of economic concentration, presented by América Movil and Telefonica de El Salvador, begins "the technical, economic and legal analysis that will determine whether or not the transaction will cause a significant limitation of competition."
Both companies submitted this third application for authorization on 19 September this year.
Telefonica's Purchase: Is the Third Time the Winner?
After rejecting the two previously filed applications, El Salvador's Superintendence of Competition confirmed that it had received a new request for América Móvil to complete the acquisition process of Telefónica.
In mid-September 2019 it was reported that the Superintendence of Competition of El Salvador declared inadmissible, for the second time, the request for authorization of economic concentration presented by América Móvil, arguing that the information in the file was not complete.
Telecom: Tuenti Changes Ownership to Claro
In Guatemala, the telephone company Tuenti reported that it will now be part of América Móvil, owner of the Claro brand, following the sale of Telefonica's shares in early 2019.
In January 2019 it was reported that a business agreement had been reached for América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. to purchase the entire share capital of Telefónica Móviles Guatemala, S.A..
Purchase of Telefonica in Costa Rica Approved
The Superintendence of Telecommunications authorized the economic concentration requested for Millicom to acquire the shares of Telefonica de Costa Rica TC S.A.
The authorization comes after Telefonica announced in February 2019 that it had reached an agreement with Millicom S.A. for the sale of the company's shares in Costa Rica.
Telefonica Purchase Completed in Panama
Millicom announced that it completed the acquisition of Telefonica Moviles Panama, S.A. through its subsidiary Cable Onda.
"https://centralamericadata.com/en/article/home/Telefnica_vende_sus_activos_a_Millicom" target="_blank">In February of this year, Telefónica announced that it had reached an agreement with Millicom S.A. for the sale of all of the company's shares in Panama.
Panama: Number of Cell Phones Up 3%
The number of active cell phones in the country reached 5.43 million between 2018, 3% more than what was reported in 2017, increase explained by the behavior of the number of mobile phones with type of service per contract.
Reports of the General Comptroller of the Republic detail that between 2017 and 2018 the number of active cell phones in the country went from 5,280,195 to 5,432,789, which is equivalent to a 3% variation.
Telecommunications: Investments in Nicaragua
After Telefónica was acquired by Millicom, the company plans to invest $1.25 billion in the next five years to expand the network and its services to companies in the country.
On May 16, Millicom reported that it closed the acquisition of Telefonía Celular de Nicaragua, S.A., the number one mobile operator in the country, in addition to TIGO Nicaragua's existing cable operation.
New telephone regulations in El Salvador
A new regulation is in force that has as one of its purposes to compensate the customer for the poor quality of the connection and to automatically compensate when service failures are prolonged.
The General Superintendency of Electricity and Telecommunications (SIGET) approved the Quality Regulation for Public Telephony and Data Transmission Services, which is intended to improve the service that different companies currently provide.
More Mobile Phone Users
In the fourth quarter of 2017, mobile telephone lines in Honduras totaled just over 8.2 million subscribers, registering an increase of 5% compared to the third quarter of the same year.
According to a report by the National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel), at the end of 2017 of the total number of mobile telephony subscribers in the country, 662,652 subscribers were using the Post-payment format, representing 8% of the total subscribers, while 7,570,847 corresponded to the Pre-payment format, representing 92% of the total.
Guatemalan Telephone Market Figures
Between 2016 and 2017, the country registered a 9% increase in the number of lines in operation, rising from 18.2 million to 19.9 million.
According to figures from the Superintendency of Telecommunications (SIT), the number of prepaid mobile phone lines also registered an increase of 9%, rising from 17.2 million in 2016 to 18.8 million at the end of 2017.
Telecom Revenues Up 16%
In 2017, revenues generated by the telecommunications industry in Panama amounted to $1.114 billion, 16% more than in 2016.
According to figures from the National Public Services Authority, last year the telecommunications industry generated revenues of $1.114 billion, of which 56% corresponded to mobile telephony services, 15% to internet services, 12% to basic telecommunications services, 12% to telecommunications transport services and 3% to other services.
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The ViewSonic VP3481 makes for a good, if unremarkable, Monitor for people with a $820 budget.
The HP 34f, however, is merely mediocre at its $499 asking price, when compared to similarly priced products, and won't satisfy the needs of most people.
In either case, we suggest that you first take a look at some other options at the $820 and $450 price points before committing to one of these - it's likely that you'll be able to find some better alternatives.
If you're still interested in learning more about the ViewSonic VP3481 and HP 34f, however, we wrote a summary of what we could find about them:
The ViewSonic VP3481 was loved by reviewers at PCmag, a highly trusted source that performs reliable in-depth testing. It did great in its "The Best Ultrawide Monitors for 2021" roundup where it was named its "Best for Graphic Artists, Game Designers on a More Modest Budget", which, in itself, makes it a product worth considering.
As for the HP 34f, it was really well-received by reviewers at PCmag, a reliable source that's known for conducting its own, high-quality, in-depth testing. It performed great in its "The Best Ultrawide Monitors for 2021" roundup and was named its "Best for Photo Enthusiasts, Bloggers", which, on its own, makes it a product that warrants a closer look.
When we thoroughly analyzed their review scores, we learned that all of the sources that tested both Monitors, including PCmag, preferred the ViewSonic VP3481 over the HP 34f.
We also took a look at which sources they managed to impress the most. The ViewSonic VP3481 was liked best by Gadget Review, which gave it a score of 8.4, while the HP 34f got its highest, 9.4, score from MonitorNerds.
Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Monitors on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Monitors being 7.3 out of 10, whereas the ViewSonic VP3481 and HP 34f managed averages of 8.2 and 7.6 points, respectively.
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The highly anticipated Joker film, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival on 31 August, received extremely positive reviews from critics and received an 8-minute standing ovation from the audience. The film is directed by Todd Phillips and stars Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beets, and Robert De Niro. Phoenix starred as Arthur Fleck, a failed comedian who descent into insanity while being ignored and ridiculed by society, eventually becoming the Joker.
This standalone Joker film stands out from the rest of the DC Extended Universe, which means it shares no relations to the DCEU. Warner Bros, which owns DC Comics and Films, is to release the film into cinemas on 3 October 2019. Here are five facts you need to know about the film before watching it.
1. Joaquin Phoenix lost a lot of weight for the role
Having been nominated and won awards for his previous roles, Phoenix is known for his method acting practice, among them learning to play a guitar from scratch in 2005's Walk the Line. It received 5 Academy Award nominations the following year.
In preparation for the role of Arthur Fleck, a failed comedian suffering from mental illness, he lost a huge amount of weight. During the Venice Film Festival, he said that he lost 52 pounds (23 kilos) for the role, drastically transforming him physically to the point he started to go "mad". And if that wasn't enough, he imitated the Joker's laugh by looking at videos of mental patients laughing and researching mental conditions. That's some serious dedication to the role there!
2. It is not based on ANY Joker comic book
The Joker will not be your average comic book film as it is NOT based on a comic book. Instead, it will be focused heavily on the characters, particularly that of the Joker. This means that the film will be heavily character-driven.
In an interview with Empire Magazine, director Todd Phillips said that they wrote their own version of the Joker. This means that we will be getting a full, original story of the Joker.
3. Not Part of the DCEU
After Justice League's box office bomb and disappointment in 2017, Warner Bros. (which owned DC) focused on standalone DCEU films, focusing on Aquaman and Shazam!, which were critical and commercial success. When the teaser for the Joker dropped in April 2019, many were in doubt as it was separated from the DCEU.
One of the reasons in this standalone film is that it allows DC to come up with unique and creative stories that are not restrained by rules of a shared universe. This means that this film would have no effect on the Joker played by Jared Leto in the DCEU.
The film's launch, according to director Todd Phillips, is expected to create a DC BLACK, with darker, experimental films that are grounded, no CGI, budget $30 million as a way to differentiate from the rival Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
4. Director Spent a Year Convincing Studio to give an R- Rating
Given the context from the teaser and trailer, it is without a doubt that Joker had been given a hard "R" rating by the MPAA for strong bloody violence, disturbing behavior, language, and brief sexual images. It is not very often for a superhero film to be given an "R" rating and it's seldom, with the exception of Deadpool and Joker.
This wouldn't have been possible if director Todd Phillips hadn't continuously convinced Warner Bros. execs to give him a pass to be R rated for a "dark and edgy comic book movie". What convinced the studio to give him the pass was the film budget of $55 million – far lower than any DC films produced.
5. A Break of Patterns
Known for directing comedic movies, such as The Hangover Trilogy, Due Date and Borat, Joker is one of the first genres he directs that does not fall under comedy. His films have won and been nominated for numerous awards, among them, A Star is Born, which won numerous accolades at the 91st Academy Award.
With his comedic directions, we're left wondering whether there could be some comedic moments in the Joker film, albeit be light, subtle or dark.
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This indicator gives context to healthy life expectancy figures by providing information on the estimated length of life. The two indicators are extremely important summary measures of mortality and morbidity. They complement other PHOF indicators by showing the overall trends in major population health measures, setting the context in which local authorities and partners can assess the other indicators and identify the drivers of life expectancy and healthy life expectancy.
The indicator measures the average number of years a person would expect to live based on contemporary mortality rates. For a particular area and time period, it is an estimate of the average number of years at age 65 a person would survive if he or she experienced the age-specific mortality rates for that area and time period throughout his or her life after that age.
Figures are calculated from deaths from all causes and mid-year population estimates, based on data aggregated over a three year period. Figures reflect mortality among those living in an area in each time period, rather than what will be experienced throughout life among those born in the area. The figures are not therefore the number of years a baby born in the area could actually expect to live, both because the mortality rates of the area are likely to change in the future and because many of those born in the area will live elsewhere for at least some part of their lives.
Nationally there were 1.1% fewer deaths registered in England and Wales in 2014 compared to 2013. Age standardised morality rates continue to fall and have fallen by 20% for males and 17% for females since 2004.
Cancers were the cause of the majority of deaths (29%). When broken down by gender, the leading cause of death for males was ischaemic heart disease (14.8%) and the leading cause of death for females was dementia and Alzheimers disease (13.4%).
For 2012-2014 female life expectancy at age 65 plus across England and Wales is 21.1 years and the male life expectancy is 18.7 years.
The inequality between the local areas within England who have the highest and lowest newborn life expectancy has increased. This inequality is larger for males than it is for females.
The Marmot Indicators 2015, published by the Institute of Healthy Equity, measure inequalities in health and life expectancy in every local authority in England. Healthy life expectancy is higher than the national average for both men and women. However, the inequality in life expectancy measure shows the variation within Reading and how much life expectancy varies with deprivation. For men, there is 10 years difference between the Lower Super Output Areas in the most deprived and least deprived deprivation deciles, compared with 5 for women.
See individual JSNA chapters for detailed discussion of current services for the major causes of death and disability.
There is a trend of increasing life expectancy (and lower premature death rates) with increasing affluence and that the health equality differences within the borough are quite large.
Emergency hospital admission rates also tend to occur more often from the more deprived areas implying a likely combination of people experiencing poorer health and having different healthcare-seeking behaviours. Just as there is variation between individual wards and Reading as a whole there will be variations within wards with pockets of deprivation and affluence existing side by side. Such intra-ward variations are likely to be the cause of some wards that are, overall, more affluent, having higher premature death rates than some others that are less affluent.
The Marmot Review of health inequalities demonstrates very clearly the relationship between social circumstances and health. There is a considerable and significant difference in life expectancy between people living in the richest and poorest neighbourhoods nationally as well as locally, and an even greater difference in disability free life expectancy. Thus, people in more deprived areas not only die sooner, but can expect to live more of their shorter lives with disability. This difference is not just between the richest and poorest in our society however, but is a graded relationship across all social positions.
The main unmet needs for Reading's residents concern sufficient services (including encouraging and enabling people to use them) to reduce the risk of avoidable disease. This is a common issue in many areas but one that is particularly important in view of the generally poorer health of people in Reading.


Photo: Massive calculations done on the CANFAR platform using large datasets from the CADC helped guide the first close spacecraft encounter with Pluto.
December 14, 2016 – Victoria, BC ─ One of the world's foremost astronomy research platforms is being enhanced through a new multi-year collaboration between the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and Compute Canada. The collaboration will bring new "big science" data management and processing capabilities to a much larger research community.
The project is called C3TP for short in reference to the "three Cs Transition Project:" the National Research Council's Canadian Astronomy Data Centre (CADC), Compute Canada and the Canadian Advanced Network for Astronomical Research (CANFAR) platform (established on Compute Canada infrastructure).
The advanced research computing needs of astronomers are evolving at the same time as Compute Canada's infrastructure is being redesigned to better serve Canadian researchers and collaborators in all academic and industrial sectors.
The $2.5 million project is the first of its kind to leverage the large-scale research infrastructure and funding of both the National Research Council and Compute Canada to advance common science goals.
The Canadian Astronomy Data Centre, also referred to as Canada's "virtual observatory," is one of the first in the world to make the transition from "data host" to integrated systems.


"New Pixel-Collage" is my most recent work. I am still working and completely engaged with the problematic of pixelation. After my exhibition "Pixel-Collage" at Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris beginning of 2016, I wanted to continue developing the thematic of pixels. The 'new' is my statement that "Pixel-Collage" is not a technique, not a system but a decision. Putting or removing each pixel – or even cutting it into smaller pixel parts – is a decision. It's a political decision. In these "New Pixel-Collage" I want to reinforce the aesthetical aspect with the beauty of the pixelated part in opposition to the non-pixelated part. The new of the "New Pixel-Collage" also comes from my attempt to find, within the composition of each collage which serves as fundament, its very own logic as to what to pixelate and what to keep un-pixelated. The aim of the 'New' is to focus on the non-systematic logic of the "Pixel-Collage". What is also new is the video work "Pixel-Video" which will be presented for the first time in the exhibition. Finally, with the "New Pixel-Collage" I want to insist, even heavily on what interests me strongly, passionately today and makes me work in a kind of urgency and necessity. I believe that 'pixelation' or blurring, masking and furthermore censorship or selfcensorship, is a growing and insidious problem, also in regard the new social medias. Obviously I don't accept what has been pixelated in my place 'to protect me' and consequently don't pixelate what is usually concealed and meant to be removed, frustrate, censor or make nonvisible.
Therefore in the new "Pixel-Collage", I want to show pixelation or blurring in its abstract aesthetic and question: How can abstraction be understood today? How can abstraction, through pixilation, engage me in today's world, time and reality? How can I redefine my idea of abstraction today? I want to integrate the growing phenomena of facelessness in pictures today. What interests me specifically about this aesthetic of facelessness is its formal embodiment through pixelation. This "Pixelation" phenomenon, more and more common in the media, shows us that, in order to be authentic, a picture needs to be pixelated or partly pixelated. Pixelating has taken over the role of authenticity. A pixelated picture is surely authentic if it has unacceptable areas which are concealed while the acceptable is not pixelated. It is interesting to observe that the use of pixels follows no common law at all. Partly pixelated pictures look even more authentic and are accepted as such by viewers. It therefore seems clear that pixels stand for authentication: Authentication through authority. And, in our chaotic, incommensurable, contradictory and complex world there is a huge demand for authority. Pixels deliver an aesthetic to this demand for authority, for protection and for de-responsabilization. I understand abstraction as thinking, as political thinking. Pixels in their abstraction build up a new form, opening towards a dynamic and desire of truth, truth as such, truth as something reaching beyond information, non-information or counter-information. The point is to understand how an existing published picture can become an abstraction. It seems to me that – paradoxically – the authoritarian will to use pixelation in order to hide, to 'protect', not show, or not make something visible has, instead, become an invitation or possibility to touch truth. Truth through pixels, through their abstraction and the aesthetic of their abstraction. To touch truth does not mean verifying information; to touch truth is an act of emancipation. The political thinking and form of the "New Pixel-Collage" is the belief in abstraction, and the belief in the aesthetic of pixilation.


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Wasit (arabiska: واسط, Wāsiţ) är en provins i östra Irak, med gräns mot Iran. Provinsen har 1 032 838 invånare (2006) på en yta av 17 153 km². Den administrativa huvudorten är al-Kut. Före 1976 hette provinsen Kut.

Floden Tigris rinner genom provinsen.

Administrativ indelning

Provinsen är indelad i fem distrikt:
 Badra, Al-Hai, Al-Kut, Al-Numaniyya, Al-Suwaira och Al-Aziziyya .

Personer från Wasit
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The Gorges State Park visitors guide is put together and printed using FOG resources. This is the largest fundraising activity for FOG and the funds raised contribute to many other park projects. The guide includes information about recommended waterfall treks, safety information, camping advice, other activities in the area and much more! you can purchase them at various locations around Western North Carolina and here.


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Check out Argo Tea this summer for an exhibit of historic images at Argo Tea, 1 South Franklin Street, at the corner of Franklin and Madison, Chicago, IL. All the photograph prints shown here are created from archival negatives and restored to their original pristine condition. Enjoy a cup of tea under the watchful gaze of Frank Sinatra and Frank Lloyd Wright.


Virgin Islands Montessori and Peter Gruber International Academy students were seen throughout campus today spreading love! In celebration of Valentine's Day, students and staff members were encouraged to wear red, pink or white and #spreadthelove. Students from toddler to grade twelve were seen participating in this celebration of love and friendship by preparing crafts, singing songs, reading stories, making decorations and exchanging sweet valentine treats. Happy Valentine's Day!


MBS Productions will be presenting 5 Plays in 5 Days from March 11 –March 17, 2019. 5 Plays in 5 Days is a mini-theatre festival in which every night a new world premiere will be presented. These are staged readings of brand new works from established, previously-produced playwrights from all over North America being helmed by some of DFWs most versatile directors. Each play will be presented twice during the festival week and are directed by various theatre directors throughout the Metroplex. Since we are casting a total of 5 plays we are looking for a wide variety of actor and ethnicities with ages ranging from 15 years of age to 65.
Please note that certain plays do require certain ethnicities while others do not. We've indicated the roles in the plays where race is a key factor in the script, otherwise the roles are open to all races. Actors may be cast in one or more of the plays.
Also, be aware that these are staged readings not fully mounted productions. Each play will only have a handful of rehearsals once casting is completed.
Monday February 25 from 7 to 10 PM.
Auditions will be held at the MBS Productions rehearsal space/office: 8204 Elmbrook, Suite #189, Dallas, TX 75247. To make an audition appointment contact Mark-Brian Sonna at 214-477-4942 or sign up via the website at www.MBSProductions.net and select a time.
Daniel is an unsuccessful playwright; Valerie is a successful actress performing in Hamlet. After a fight, she storms out. Alone after she leaves, Daniel discovers her script that she accidentally left behind. Leafing through the play, he realizes that his self-doubt and inability to act on his love for Valerie is all too similar to Hamlet's self-involved failure to take action. His insight prompts Daniel in desperation to cry out for the Prince of Denmark, who – the universe responding – magically appears. This event begins a process of mutual self-discovery, abetted by Valerie's eventual return and the similarly magical arrival of Ophelia. Suddenly the four find themselves in a love quadrangle. The question then is: who ends up with whom and in which century?
Brice, a man in the middle of a divorce, come back to finish cleaning out the house he shared with his soon to be ex-wife and family. His new girlfriend Reba, a divorcee herself, comes along for reasons even she's not clear about. Full of amazingy snappy dialouge, the couple come to realizations about themselves, each other, and what it is to be in a realtionship.
1930. Hollywood. Louis B. Mayer is at the height of his power at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, where he makes major life decisions for his stars, including arranged marriages for those who happen to be gay. His number one box office star, William Haines, is not ashamed of his sexuality. Mayer is, and pressures Haines to break up with his lover and live a lie with a sham marriage.
WILLIAM HAINES (M - White) Handsome, charming actor who happens to be openly gay in a time when it was impossible to be accepted. Kind, loving, and sensitive, he avoids any conflict until a violent reaction is inevitable.
LOUIS B. MAYER (M- Whie) Powerful man who can fire anyone with just a wave of his hand. Homophobic, but puts up with William Haines because of the money he brings into the box office. Mayer is nervous about the reputation of the studio, and wants to avoid rumors of gay stars at all costs. He often brokers "arranged marriages" to keep the press at bay.
JOAN CRAWFORD (F- White) Haines's best friend and confidant. They have made several pictures together and love each other very much. Mayer has power over her, and blackmails her into getting Haines to give up his lover and marry a woman.
IRVING THALBERG (M-white) Late 30's. His nickname is "The Boy Wonder" because of his youth and the ability to get things done. In his time at MGM, he produced over four hundred films. He is also an advisor to Mayer, and the two plot against Haines, and look forward to convincing him that marriage is the best road.
IDA KOVERMAN (F) Mayer's trusted secretary. Very colorful with a great sense of humor. She is closest to him. He trusts her implicitly, and she is an influence in many major decisions.
JIMMIE SHIELDS (M) Haines's lover. Very slight and effeminate. Sensitive and caring.
Former gang members struggle with putting their former life behind them and upholding the facade of their current life and success. Consumed by the death of Kisha at the hands of Black Superman, Niko and Treyshawn plan their revenge. In their final confrontation they face their past transgressions and their inability to move on.
All roles require actors of color.
Dr. Wideman: Niko's psychiatrist and a tenant in one of Niko's buildings.
Nat Turner was the slave responsible for the first uprising against white slaveholders. Based on the court transcripts of the trial the play is a recreation of the Nat Turner's harrowing story in his fight for freedom. All roles are cast except that of the Magistrate.
Magistrate – White Male 30 -60.


Cindy of Your Kids OT designed this fun Christmas activity sheet that is full of various activities including a word search, shapes to color, a drawing prompt, and more! To get this festive freebie, click here, then subscribe to claim the printable worksheet.
An activity that will keep young kids busy during the holiday break are the sensory play printables from You Clever Monkey. The activity pack contains four different pages for kids of varying skill levels. For a simple activity, preschoolers can place buttons or bits of playdough on the trees with large dots. To exercise their fine motor skills, they can place perler beads on the tree with small dots.
Elementary age children will have a blast playing with this Christmas joke teller from Bren Did. After printing the page, simply fold the paper just like you would fold a fortune teller. Never made one before? Bren shows you how to assemble it here. If your kids love this joke teller, then check out the snowman joke teller and the random acts of kindness teller.
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