LONDON (Alliance News) - NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd said Monday it has signed a framework agreement with Zestec Asset Management Ltd for the future acquisitions of operating solar plants being installed on commercial properties.
NextEnergy - which invests in solar power plants in the UK - said Zestec will source, develop and install solar power plants on commercial properties throughout the UK whilst the investment company will inject GBP20 million in the partnership.
The agreement will see Zestec install commercial solar plants using a power purchase agreement. NextEnergy said commercial landlords will be able to buy the electricity produced by Zestec's solar plants at a reduced tariff compared to their normal electricity import cost.
NextEnergy intends to enter into 15 and 25 year agreements with the commercial landlords.
Shares in NextEnergy Solar Fund were down 0.4% Monday at 115.00 pence each.


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Next Supreme Court Nominee
October 31, 2005 Gil
I have no special insight into the Supreme Court nomination process. I only note here that it seems interesting to me that both Tradesports and Intrade (navigate to Legal/Supreme Court) exchange networks show Judge Samuel A. Alito to be a heavy favorite.
So, it appears that those who think that they know enough about the process to be willing to risk their own money on it believe that Alito is the most likely nominee.
I should also note that Todd Zywicki of the Volokh Conspiracy doesn't put any faith in these markets when it comes to picking Supreme Court nominees.
In any event, from what I've read, any of the major favorites (Alito, Luttig, McConnell among the men; and Brown, Jones among the women) would make fine justices. I'd prefer Kozinski or Volokh to these, but we'll probably have to wait a while for that much wisdom to reach the White House and Senate.
I suspect that Bush has learned his lesson about counting on Republican support for nominees who aren't obviously well-qualified for the Court, so the consensus around these well-qualified judges seems sound on that score.
We'll probably hear who the next nominee is pretty soon.
UPDATE: It looks like the exchange networks were right this time. Lots of knowledgeable bloggers are saying that Alito is like Roberts: brilliant, congenial, conservative; and would be easily confirmed by any reasonable process. Let's hope we have one.
Reversing Roe and the Kelo Effect
Tim Lee has written an interesting blog post arguing that if the Supreme Court should happen to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision, it might actually have a beneficial effect on meaningful access to abortion.
Just as eminent domain abuse hasn't been an issue that voters were focusing on before the Supreme Court ruled in Kelo that the constitution doesn't protect their property from the state taking it to give to other private parties, so the reversal of Roe might alert people to the many regulations that have caused many abortion clinics to close; leaving many people legal, but not actual, access to abortion.
I'm not sure exactly how this would play out. In the long run, I'm pretty confident that abortion rights will be protected. In the shorter run, it's hard to say. It will probably vary a lot by region.
In any event, I think it's an interesting question. And, I'm always happy to see people challenging the conventional wisdom, and thinking about non-obvious consequences of possible changes.
James Lileks got it right, as usual, when considering the US dissent from a UN compact promoting national censorship to conserve unpopular culture…
The New York Times put it thus: "As with the Kyoto Protocol climate treaty and the treaty creating the International Criminal Court, (The US) will likely remain a critical – and perhaps obstructionist – outsider."
Imagine that! The killjoy nation. Monarchy, Communism, Fascism, Socialism, now Tribalism – the US never quite joins in the fun. Everyone else jumps off the bridge, and we hang back, taking notes. Like we're special or something.
Unearned Money
Yesterday I received a check in the mail that I'm feeling weird about. It's not a huge amount, but it's not trivially small, either.
The payment is a pro-rata share from the Vizcaino v. Microsoft class action suit.
As you may recall, this was the case in which some Microsoft temporary workers (sometimes designated permatemps) sued Microsoft for employee benefits. The claim was that, even though they signed explicit contracts to the contrary, they were common-law employees and entitled to the benefits of regular full-time employees, FTEs, including lucrative stock options and employee-purchase-plan discounted stocks. They argued that they were really treated just like employees (worked at Microsoft for years, did identical work under identical conditions as FTEs, participated in meetings and morale events, etc.) and that Microsoft only designated them differently to avoid paying them benefits and to avoid employer taxes.
But, this is absurd. These people, including me, had agreed to a different deal. In most cases, contractors made more money (in terms of pay and immediate benefits) than their FTE counterparts. I know several people, and I'm sure that there are many more, who specifically chose not to pursue full-time employment because they preferred their compensation packages over that of full-time employees. They weren't being cheated. They agreed to different terms, and Microsoft lived up to its obligations completely.
It was only afterwards, when some saw their FTE counterparts getting rich from the stock growth of the 1990s that they decided that Microsoft should pay them more.
Court decisions were going against Microsoft and they settled the case in December of 2000 for about $100 million.
While some benefit from this, mostly lawyers, many suffer. For example, as a result of this case, Microsoft has changed its Human Resources policies with respect to contractors. Contractors cannot work longer than one year on an assignment. After an assignment, contractors must take a 100 day break away from Microsoft before engaging in any other assignments. Many other distinctions, like exclusion from morale events without overcoming burdensome hurdles, have made life worse for contractors and the overall morale of the teams they are on.
A few years ago, I was notified that I had been identified as a member of the class in the settlement and was asked to confirm the facts of my employment at Microsoft around 1999. I contacted Microsoft's legal department expressing my disagreement with the lawsuit and to find out whether my choosing to not participate would help Microsoft keep some of the wrongly taken money. I had a nice exchange with a Microsoft lawyer who explained to me that Microsoft had already made its settlement payment and that it would not receive refunds for rejected awards. He thought that if I refused payment, that would only increase the amount received by those who accepted payment. Neither of us could see how that result would serve justice; in fact it would probably do the opposite by rewarding and encouraging those who approved of this sort of thing. Furthermore, Microsoft was not arranging any mechanism for the voluntary return of funds from the settlement (I suspect that they correctly judged that the bad press from such an arrangement would outweigh the benefit of the retrieved money). He did thank me for my support and acknowledged how frustrating the entire case had been.
So here I am with money I don't think I earned. My first emotional instinct is to give it away; perhaps to the Cato Institute or the Institute For Justice or some other group that will promote the principles of free markets, private property, and contracts that were trashed by this case.
On the other hand, logically, I don't think it makes sense. The money is now mine, legally and morally. If I could push a button to reverse the entire case (or the portion that benefited me) I would do it. But I can't. So, I shouldn't feel guilty about having the money. And, just as I shouldn't consider sunk costs when deciding what to do with my assets in the future, I don't think I should let my emotional feelings about the origin of this money affect how I should use it. I think I should treat it just as I would a bonus from my employer. I might give some of it away (because I'm now in a better financial position to do so), but only if I think that's the best way to further my chosen values; not because I feel like reacting emotionally.
But, on a meta-level, I'm glad that I feel a bit uncomfortable about getting this money. It tells me that I have a strong sense of justice.
I wish the judges in this case had one.
October 7, 2005 Gil
I've been out of town for a few days, and now I have a cold, so please understand the lack of posting recently.
I think there's an interesting comment thread here about funding the rebuilding of New Orleans, and "public goods" in general.
And, I think Tom Bell's skeptical take on the Miers supreme court nomination is intriguing. It's helping me stay optimistic about the choice, anyway.
You Can't Take The Sky From Me
Unlike many bloggers, I wasn't fortunate enough to get any tickets to an advanced screening of the new movie, Serenity. I think this is a very clever promotional idea. Bloggers will get the word out more effectively than lots of other advertising, and it will hardly cost the studio anything.
I'm really looking forward to seeing it, myself. My son and I love the Firefly series on DVD and enjoy the other Joss Whedon television series (Buffy, Angel).
It seems as though the movie is already rated 8.4/10 at IMDB (3,161 votes). For some perspective, if it could maintain that average among regular voters, that would put it among the top rated 46 US films of all time.
Here's to it living up to my expectations, and that we get either a nice stream of sequels, or a rebirth of the television series (or both!).
UPDATE: Ok. I've seen the movie and loved it. Everybody who thinks they might like it should definitely go see it. Lots of great action and humor. I think it helps if you are familiar with the show, but it's not necessary to get a lot out of it.

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This is one of the most effective ways to get rid of blackheads. Applying an activated charcoal mask on your problematic areas soaks all the impurities from the skin, unclogs the pores and removes the blackheads on your skin. Not just this, it also helps in reducing the excess oil and bacterias on your skin.


I woke up this morning hearing the wind, the rain and was curious how many non-fartsackers I would see in the gloom. Not that we really have even tasted Irma but listening to the rain come down at 5:00 a.m., I knew only Cape Fear's bravest and toughest F3 PAX would be ready for Turbo Tuesday! Due to the weather, there was a backup plan for a workout in the parking deck of the Methodist Church just in case. Zuck saw me contemplating and simply stated…"let's run!" Awesome…just what I was hoping. In hindsight, I don't even know why I thought different considering the company I was in this morning. So, a quick warm up and we were off.
Warm Up: 20 SSH's, 2 minutes of leg stretching OYO.
The Thang: Pretty simple this morning…we ran! 6 miles by running the Loop to Shell Island and back.
COT/Moleskin: Happy Birthday to two M's today: Megan Konrady and Mary Johnson. Zuck offered up a little coffee F2 but both BTB and I had to get back for birthday preparation. Next time, Zuck! BTB took us out with a blessing for the day. It was great.
BTW…if you ever wondered if it was possible to have a head wind from every direction, we found out today that it most certainly is! The wind and rain made it a bit more challenging but also made for a perfect start to the day.
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Company Representative December 7, 2017 Industry, Technology
By Amanda Bullen, Regional Technical Manager, EagleView
The PSAPs of Maricopa County, Arizona, show that when technology integrators and developers come together, new possibilities and hybrid solutions can bridge gaps and advance the entire industry.
Dave Eaton has been working with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and mapping solutions for more than two decades. The GIS Manager for Maricopa Region 911 for the past 14 years, Eaton previously worked as a GIS analyst for the Phoenix Fire Department.
Prior to 2012, Eaton says, he had only "dabbled" in platform development and integrations. That was the year that Maricopa County, Arizona, began exploring web mapping and later moved to its own in-house system.
Like many of the nearly 6,000 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) across the country, Maricopa Region 911 easily identified the benefits of self-hosting and managing its own GIS resources: improved logistics, reduced upgrade costs, and simple operation with no wait time for vendor updates.
The sheer size of the region, however, presented a unique challenge.
Maricopa Region 911 comprises a total of 25 PSAPs in Maricopa County and one PSAP in Pinal County. It serves the cities of Phoenix, Mesa, Chandler, Glendale, Scottsdale, and Tempe, as well as dozens of other communities spanning more than 9,200 square miles with a population of more than 4 million.
For security reasons, most PSAPs rely on self-hosted, fully contained technology resources such as maps, phone systems, and other tools. As a result, integration with outside systems and coordination with other PSAPs or partners is difficult—and sometimes downright impossible.
Yet connectivity across 26 PSAPs wasn't just a nice-to-have for Maricopa Region 911. The agency had to build something that had the security of a self-hosted system and the scalable flexibility of cloud computing to improve common operating picture in and around the county.
Knowing the challenges Maricopa Region 911 faced, Eaton worked to determine whether a hybrid solution that met the jurisdiction's needs was possible.
According to Eaton, the use of aerial imagery was always part of the plan. In particular, the agency needed oblique imagery taken at a 40- to 45-degree angle to give call takers and dispatchers critical location intelligence during an incident. That means being able to pinpoint landmarks or identify doors and windows on a structure—something a top-down-only view can't provide.
Imagery from EagleView provides greater clarity than satellite imagery and 45-degree perspectives from the north, south, east, and west. EagleView partners with government agencies and specializes in providing solutions for public safety through oblique and orthogonal imagery and integrations with computer-aided dispatch (CAD) systems.
The imagery component, Eaton explains, was "something that was very nice to have but it always seemed out of reach."
Eaton then discovered that Maricopa County was already had access to the imagery through the County's Geographic Information Officer (GIO).
Once the 911 centers had access to the imagery license, they began using a web-based imagery viewing platform.
Internet-based imagery alone wouldn't suffice, though, according to Eaton. "Like most other PSAPs and 911 organizations, we're very sensitive about security," he says.
Using the Integrated Pictometry Application (IPA) workflow integration, a next generation firewall, a proxy server, and other redundant security measures, Maricopa Region 911 had found its scalable solution.
With aerial imagery and external map sources hosted on the internet, the NextGen firewall performs deep packet inspection to ensure that data arrives in the expected format from the expected source, so malicious data can't get through to the PSAP. From there, a proxy server verifies that endpoint protection is enabled and prevents traffic from clients without endpoint protection. A mapped ALI client provides further endpoint protection by scanning for viruses and whitelisting applications as needed.
"We didn't want to throttle our network resources," says Eaton. "Considering we have over 300 positions that could have access to this, we scaled it out in a measured manner."
Locally hosted basemaps accompanied dynamic weather data from Weather Underground, legacy maps and data points, and vehicle locators. The system compiles other regional data such as department of transportation traffic flow information and live camera feeds.
"It was really easy. We just needed to access the data," Eaton says. "We also used a default online tutorial and developed it with PHP to do the calls."
Although Maricopa Region 911 has already realized significant benefits to its operations, Eaton is the first to admit that this is a scalable work in progress.
"This could easily be scaled out to everyone else," Eaton says. "It's just a matter of setting up the outbound proxy on every single client." The possibilities from there, he notes, are virtually endless.
Since implementing aerial imagery into its web mapping platform, Maricopa Region 911 has seen increased coordination between PSAPs thanks to enhanced situational awareness and improved common operating picture.
The improved ease-of-use for end users requires less training to achieve proficiency and saves time spent searching for maps and other datasets. Users can access high-resolution aerial imagery from the cloud with the click of a mouse.
Call takers and dispatchers can also view and analyze accurate maps, property information, and parcel data from adjacent counties, even if Maricopa Region 911 doesn't have a PSAP there.
Eaton's advice to others in the public safety communications field interested in building similar solutions is simple: "Don't be afraid to dip your toe in the water and try things out."
Amanda Bullen has been in the GIS Industry for the past 13 years working closely in the public sector with government and public safety. In her role at EagleView as Technical Manager for Arizona, New Mexico and Southern California she works extensively with the Counties and PSAPs in the area. Part of her job responsibilities include integrating aerial imagery into mission critical response software to give access to relevant and up to date information when first responders need it the most. She studied Geography at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and continues to enjoy the GIS world through her work at EagleView.
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"What goes around comes around," applies in spades to the newly updated and very classy Los Angeles Athletic Club. The recent rush of new restaurants and bars to the area is surely a boon for the stately LAAC, poised since 1912 on the corner of Seventh and Olive in the heart of the Historic Core. With Mas Malo, Seven Grand, Bottega Louie, and the newly relocated Mo-Chica a literal stone's throw away, the Club is well situated to enjoy the neighborhood changes that are afoot.
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The Main Bar possesses one of the finest happy hours in downtown (Mon-Fri, 4:00-6:30) with complimentary hors d'oeuvres (5:00-7:00) and discounted prices on select beers, wines and cocktails. Paneled in wood with Remington-style bronzes on tables and oil paintings on the wall, the pace is decidedly unhurried and pub-like, making for a great place to watch the game or enjoy some quiet conversation.
The beers run the gamut from macro-brewed bottles and taps such as Bass, Corona and Budweiser to interesting selections like Hitachino's White Ale, a selection from Redland's Hanger 24 brewery, and the signature IPA from Green Flash in San Diego. Wines are similarly arrayed and the selection of scotches and whiskeys is solid for a smaller bar.
The food shows care in its preparation and presentation, a bit more modern than some of the true time-machines on this site, yet not veering into unwanted experimentation as, after all, this is a traditional club. Happy hour hors d'oeuvres change daily with the most hearty selection on Wednesday afternoons (a carving station with a rotating selection of roast meats complete with sauces and rolls).
All told, the Los Angeles Athletic Club makes for a pleasant place to relax with friends while enjoying some fine drink and tasty food. If you know a member, it is well worth the visit.


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Now I'm developing a c# program that works with SQLCompact 4 and EF 4.5.
The problem that I can not resolve is really trivial, or at least it seems like this!
I want load a record set in a grid but when I try to do that, I receive this error:

{"Data binding directly to a store query (DbSet, DbQuery, DbSqlQuery)
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I found a solution that not satisfy my aims.
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I need something like this:
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but the data must be modifiable! so ToList() doesn't seems to resolve the problem! when data are showed I can modify these, but are not saved on db with a ctx.SaveChanges().
could you please help me?
thank you very much
Gianluca

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Today, I am a professional stay-at-home mom, as a family daycare provider smack in the city. I am grateful to celebrate my adopted home. Her people, her buildings and her streets have forged me as much as the rivers, mountains and 70's blue-collar ethic of PA. The city has taught me many lessons big and small as I morphed from a nanny-actress-student to an educator, play artist, mom and activist. Here's twenty- out of millions. Thank you, NY, for helping to make my dreams come true!
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3. More about sharing. I didn't grow up with lots of shared spaces. Everyone had a backyard with stuff and/or woods to explore. Sharing a park like Central Park, or Carl Schurz Park with people from all over the world is pretty cool. Walking and playing you can hear 100 different languages, everyone is doing their thing, mostly everyone is respectful of the rules, smiling at dogs and children, and enjoying this together at the same time. Shared public parks and preserves are miracles, I think. Peace is possible!
4. Littering is a terrible crime. Some city blocks are gloriously cared for with seasonal flowers, immaculate sidewalks. Others are land mines of dog poop, strewn with cigarette buts and bottle caps. It's a small thing that adds up.
5. What Kombucha is. What quinoa is. There is food from all over that is so delicious, and so good for you and so different than the cultural foods I grew up with. My son loves Kombucha, it's fermented tea. Sounds gross, but I am so glad it tried it and so many other flavors since moving here.
6. Yoga. I did not know anything about yoga when I was 5. My son and my daycare kids know more than I did at 25. I learned that helps us keep our peace and relax our fidgets. It helps us to know our bodies and to know our little light. It gives permission to explore the millions of ways we can move as creatures, and how we can heal pain and anxiety through moving. I also like that it's called "practice," it reminds me to be patient and gentle with myself. My son once told me I was "too crabby, go to yoga," the less self-critical I am, the less stressed I am, the better mom I am, hmmm.
7. Books are better than TV, iPad, anything. Your book never runs out of battery. No one steals your books on the subway. If it gets wet, you can still read it. There are no commercials trying to sell you (or your kids) toxic, cheap stuff. I tell my kids that reading is a superpower, and that books are precious tools. If I am not singing when my kids are in a mood, I am reading. There is nothing better than reading aloud for a girl who was once an actress!
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9. How much I appreciate customer service. Small stores in big cities know something. Gandhi has a quote: "A customer is the most important visitor on our premises. He is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him. He is not an interruption in our work. He is the purpose of it. He is not an outsider in our business. he is part of it. We are not doing him a favor by serving him. He is doing us a favor by giving us an opportunity to do so." Nice, isn't it? I love doing business with nice people.
10. Kill them with Kindness has never let me down.
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12. Songs, Singing and dancing will always make you feel better, stronger, more powerful, more (fill in the blank.) When my babies start crying, I start singing. Between "Peace like a river," and "Los Pollitos," the room gets calm. When the news gets overwhelming, I put on the Beatles get inspired to change things. When 5:45 hits at daycare we are dancing on our bObles with scarves to Swedish House Mafia to ward off the Crankensteins. Some of my best ideas have come when surrounded by music.
13. I want peace. I want it enough to teach about it. What started out as a cute way to help my boys in daycare come up with ways to solve problems without fists, turned out to be a curriculum about non-violent direct action, the study of real action heroes and marches and creating our own weapons in the fight for peace. Follow the child!
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15. Washing your hands is one of the most important things you can do. I tell Gavin, you can wash your hands a lot or you can puke a lot. This is a big city. Thousands of us are stacked up. Vaccines won't serve you as well as this lesson. I also learned to avoid triclosan in sanitizers- nasty chemical.
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17. Motherhood is as wonderful as I thought it would be. I am so grateful for this. I wonder, if not for my baby, would I have been so inspired to do what I do today? I love what changed in me when my son came into this world.
18. I can work so hard to have a healthy home and still be exposed to pollution and toxins. I buy organic and non-toxic food and home products and my family can still be poisoned by radon gas from the stove. This happens when consumers are duped. Don't feel bad, there are huge marketing machines to drive our spending habits and make us love "natural gas" and "clean coal," and the right to own machine guns. We have to demand sustainable energy, GMO labeling and study, gun control, equality, clean-up from polluters, sustainable agriculture, world peace if that is what we want. MLK proved this works. When a million moms are calling up Kellogg's and Nestle and demanding changes- they will do it. Safe food, clean water and air should not be only for those to can afford it.
20. Love is the answer! I love what I do. I love taking care of little ones and chatting with moms and dads on my rug. I love my "bizcochas" (Tinker Teacher nickname), I love singing and dancing and buying books and toys and reading and seeing my kids learn and sing things like "kick out fossil fuels." I love that I have been able to be there for my son when he was little, that I can live in NYC and serve my community allowing other parents to feel secure as they go out and (hopefully) do what they love. This is peace!
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Parallel to the buoyant job market, new crew registration was also at an all time high with almost 8,000 new crew registering through their platform from all over the world. This represents a 9% increase from 2020. If anything, these figures are a positive message to an industry so often worried about a future lack of crew. There is not only a large community of existing crew but also newcomers looking to enter the yachting world.
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The Packers had their victory parade/celebration yesterday and, as if there was any doubt, school was cancelled for it:
"Thousands of fans surged into the city's downtown streets Sunday as green-and-gold fireworks exploded overhead. On Monday, fans packed city sidewalks to cheer on the team's returning motorcade.
Schools let out early and people skipped work so they could see the team as it traveled from Austin Straubel International Airport to Lambeau Field along a route that included Lombardi Avenue, named in honor of the legendary Packers coach Vince Lombardi.
Some fans milled around the stadium's atrium and lined up for tours of the stadium, while others just stood in the parking lot and screamed in jubilation."
It's days like today where I am thankful I grew up a Packer fan. I lived in Western Wisconsin about 90 minutes from Minneapolis and I could have so easily been a Vikings fan. At some point in the 90's I did choose the Twins over the Brewers but I attribute that to Kirby Puckett and his two World Series championships.
And during those formative teen years I would say the Vikings were the stronger team than the pre-Favre Packers. Hershel Walker, Chris Carter, Chris Doleman. For whatever reason I stayed with the Packers and now I've been lucky enough to have seen two Packers Super Bowl championships while the Vikings recover from the post-Favre era.
Labels: green bay packers
Kev said…
and as a Jet fan, i have ZERO super bowl appearences in my lifetime...
Funner Here said…
If memory serves correct, I think Philly schools closed for the World Series parade. That was pretty awesome.


On April 21, we will be holding a Faculty Confab Roundtable with Dr. Nelson Goering, Dr. Carl Anderson, Dr. Melissa Mayus, and Dr. Paul Peterson from 3 – 4:30 PM EDT.
Nelson Goering grew up in the Ocooch Mountains in Wisconsin, and earned his BA at Grinnell College, Iowa. He completed his DPhil in comparative philology from Oxford in 2016 with a thesis on the linguistic aspects of Germanic alliterative meter. His wider research interests center on the philology of the older Germanic and Indo-European languages. He is a lifelong reader of Tolkien and is particularly interested in the intersection of Tolkien's philological academic life with his creative works. He teaches Germanic and Tolkienian philology for Signum.
Melissa Mayus completed her Ph.D. at the University of Notre Dame in 2015 with a dissertation on conceptions of free will in Old English poetry. She previously completed an MA in English at Saint Louis University and an MA in Medieval Icelandic Studies at the University of Iceland. She currently holds a visiting position in the Medieval Institute at Western Michigan University where she teaches Old English.
Paul Peterson is currently a postdoctoral research scholar at the University of Iowa. He holds a master's and Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in Germanic Medieval Studies (2015), and a second master's from the University of Iceland in Medieval Icelandic Studies (2012). His dissertation was on Old Norse Nicknames. His scholarly interests are varied across the field of Germanic philology, and include Old Norse language and literature, Old Saxon, Old English, and Gothic.
Join us on April 21 at 3 – 4:30 PM EDT, or you can watch the recording on our YouTube channel after the event.


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Q: How to implement the equivalent of Go's select statement for Haskell STM channels? The Go language has a select statement that can be used to poll multiple channels and carry out a particular action depending on which channel is non-empty first.
E.g.
select {
  case a := <- chanA:
    foo(a)
  case b := <- chanB:
    baz(b)
  case c := <- chanC:
    bar(c)
}

This will wait until either chanA, chanB or chanC is non-empty, then if for instance chanB is non-empty, it will read from chanB and store the result in b, then call baz(b). A default: clause can also be added, meaning the select statement will not wait on the channels and instead will do whatever the default clause is if all the channels are empty.
What would be the best way to implement something like this for STM TChans in Haskell? It could be done naively by an if-else chain: checking if each chan isEmptyChan, and if it's not empty then reading from it and calling the appropriate function, or else calling retry if all of the channels are empty. I was wondering if there would be a more elegant/idiomatic way to do this?
Note that Go's select statement can also include send statements in its cases, and will only complete a send statement if its channel is empty. It would be great if that functionality could be duplicated too, although I'm not sure whether there would be an elegant way to do so.
Only slightly related but something I just noticed and I'm not sure where to post it: there's a typo on the Control.Monad.STM page in the description for retry:
"The implementation may block the thread until one of the TVars that it has read from has been udpated."

A: Starvation avoiding
foreverK :: (a -> m a) -> a -> m ()
foreverK loop = go
 where go = loop >=> go

-- Existential, not really required, but feels more like the Go version
data ChanAct = Action (TChan a) (a -> STM ())

perform :: STM ()
perform (Action c a) = readTChan c >>= a

foreverSelectE :: [ChanAct] -> STM ()
foreverSelectE = foreverSelect . map perform

foreverSelect :: [STM ()] -> STM ()
foreverSelect = foreverK $ \xs -> first xs >> return (rotate1 xs)

-- Should only be defined for non-empty sequences, but return () is an okay default.
-- Will NOT block the thread, but might do nothing.
first :: [STM ()] -> STM ()
first = foldr orElse (return ())

-- Should only be defined for non-empty sequences, really.
-- Also, using a list with O(1) viewL and snoc could be better.
rotate1 :: [a] -> [a]
rotate1 []    = []
rotate1 (h:t) = t ++ [h]

example = foreverSelectE
    [ Action chanA foo
    , Action charB baz
    , Action chanC bar
    ]

To avoid forever, you could instead have a mkSelect :: [STM ()] -> STM (STM ()) that "hides" a TVar [STM ()] and rotates it each it is used like:
example1 :: STM ()
example1 = do
    select <- mkSelect [actions] -- Just set-up
    stuff1
    select -- does one of the actions
    stuff2
    select -- does one of the actions

main = OpenGL.idleCallback $= atomically example1

Extending that technique you could have a select that reported if it performed an action or which action it performed or even looped until all the actions would block, etc.

A: You can implement select semantics (both for read and write) using orElse (note: it is specific to ghc.)
For example:
forever $ atomically $
  writeTChan chan1 "hello" `orElse` writeTChan chan2 "world" `orElse` ...

The idea is that when one action retries (e.g. you are writing to chan, but it is full; or you are reading from chan, but it is empty), the second action is performed.
The default statement is just a return () as the last action in the chain.
Add:
As @Dustin noted, go selects random branch for good reason. Probably the easiest solution is to shuffle actions on each iteration, it should be ok in most cases. Replicating go semantics properly (shuffle active branches only) is a bit harder. Probably manually inspecting isEmptyChan for all branches is the way to go.


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/**
****************************************************************************************************
* @file  addrelemlib.h
* @brief Contains the class for element/pixel related functions.
****************************************************************************************************
*/

#ifndef __ELEM_LIB_H__
#define __ELEM_LIB_H__

#include "addrinterface.h"
#include "addrobject.h"
#include "addrcommon.h"

namespace Addr
{

class Lib;

// The masks for property bits within the Properties INT_32
union ComponentFlags
{
    struct
    {
        UINT_32 byteAligned    : 1;    ///< all components are byte aligned
        UINT_32 exportNorm     : 1;    ///< components support R6xx NORM compression
        UINT_32 floatComp      : 1;    ///< there is at least one floating point component
    };

    UINT_32 value;
};

// Copy from legacy lib's NumberType
enum NumberType
{
    // The following number types have the range [-1..1]
    ADDR_NO_NUMBER,         // This component doesn't exist and has no default value
    ADDR_EPSILON,           // Force component value to integer 0x00000001
    ADDR_ZERO,              // Force component value to integer 0x00000000
    ADDR_ONE,               // Force component value to floating point 1.0
    // Above values don't have any bits per component (keep ADDR_ONE the last of these)

    ADDR_UNORM,             // Unsigned normalized (repeating fraction) full precision
    ADDR_SNORM,             // Signed normalized (repeating fraction) full precision
    ADDR_GAMMA,             // Gamma-corrected, full precision

    ADDR_UNORM_R5XXRB,      // Unsigned normalized (repeating fraction) for r5xx RB
    ADDR_SNORM_R5XXRB,      // Signed normalized (repeating fraction) for r5xx RB
    ADDR_GAMMA_R5XXRB,      // Gamma-corrected for r5xx RB (note: unnormalized value)
    ADDR_UNORM_R5XXBC,      // Unsigned normalized (repeating fraction) for r5xx BC
    ADDR_SNORM_R5XXBC,      // Signed normalized (repeating fraction) for r5xx BC
    ADDR_GAMMA_R5XXBC,      // Gamma-corrected for r5xx BC (note: unnormalized value)

    ADDR_UNORM_R6XX,        // Unsigned normalized (repeating fraction) for R6xx
    ADDR_UNORM_R6XXDB,      // Unorms for 24-bit depth: one value differs from ADDR_UNORM_R6XX
    ADDR_SNORM_R6XX,        // Signed normalized (repeating fraction) for R6xx
    ADDR_GAMMA8_R6XX,       // Gamma-corrected for r6xx
    ADDR_GAMMA8_R7XX_TP,    // Gamma-corrected for r7xx TP 12bit unorm 8.4.

    ADDR_U4FLOATC,          // Unsigned float: 4-bit exponent, bias=15, no NaN, clamp [0..1]
    ADDR_GAMMA_4SEG,        // Gamma-corrected, four segment approximation
    ADDR_U0FIXED,           // Unsigned 0.N-bit fixed point

    // The following number types have large ranges (LEAVE ADDR_USCALED first or fix Finish routine)
    ADDR_USCALED,           // Unsigned integer converted to/from floating point
    ADDR_SSCALED,           // Signed integer converted to/from floating point
    ADDR_USCALED_R5XXRB,    // Unsigned integer to/from floating point for r5xx RB
    ADDR_SSCALED_R5XXRB,    // Signed integer to/from floating point for r5xx RB
    ADDR_UINT_BITS,         // Keep in unsigned integer form, clamped to specified range
    ADDR_SINT_BITS,         // Keep in signed integer form, clamped to specified range
    ADDR_UINTBITS,          // @@ remove Keep in unsigned integer form, use modulus to reduce bits
    ADDR_SINTBITS,          // @@ remove Keep in signed integer form, use modulus to reduce bits

    // The following number types and ADDR_U4FLOATC have exponents
    // (LEAVE ADDR_S8FLOAT first or fix Finish routine)
    ADDR_S8FLOAT,           // Signed floating point with 8-bit exponent, bias=127
    ADDR_S8FLOAT32,         // 32-bit IEEE float, passes through NaN values
    ADDR_S5FLOAT,           // Signed floating point with 5-bit exponent, bias=15
    ADDR_S5FLOATM,          // Signed floating point with 5-bit exponent, bias=15, no NaN/Inf
    ADDR_U5FLOAT,           // Signed floating point with 5-bit exponent, bias=15
    ADDR_U3FLOATM,          // Unsigned floating point with 3-bit exponent, bias=3

    ADDR_S5FIXED,           // Signed 5.N-bit fixed point, with rounding

    ADDR_END_NUMBER         // Used for range comparisons
};

// Copy from legacy lib's AddrElement
enum ElemMode
{
    // These formats allow both packing an unpacking
    ADDR_ROUND_BY_HALF,      // add 1/2 and truncate when packing this element
    ADDR_ROUND_TRUNCATE,     // truncate toward 0 for sign/mag, else toward neg
    ADDR_ROUND_DITHER,       // Pack by dithering -- requires (x,y) position

    // These formats only allow unpacking, no packing
    ADDR_UNCOMPRESSED,       // Elements are not compressed: one data element per pixel/texel
    ADDR_EXPANDED,           // Elements are split up and stored in multiple data elements
    ADDR_PACKED_STD,         // Elements are compressed into ExpandX by ExpandY data elements
    ADDR_PACKED_REV,         // Like ADDR_PACKED, but X order of pixels is reverved
    ADDR_PACKED_GBGR,        // Elements are compressed 4:2:2 in G1B_G0R order (high to low)
    ADDR_PACKED_BGRG,        // Elements are compressed 4:2:2 in BG1_RG0 order (high to low)
    ADDR_PACKED_BC1,         // Each data element is uncompressed to a 4x4 pixel/texel array
    ADDR_PACKED_BC2,         // Each data element is uncompressed to a 4x4 pixel/texel array
    ADDR_PACKED_BC3,         // Each data element is uncompressed to a 4x4 pixel/texel array
    ADDR_PACKED_BC4,         // Each data element is uncompressed to a 4x4 pixel/texel array
    ADDR_PACKED_BC5,         // Each data element is uncompressed to a 4x4 pixel/texel array
    ADDR_PACKED_ETC2_64BPP,  // ETC2 formats that use 64bpp to represent each 4x4 block
    ADDR_PACKED_ETC2_128BPP, // ETC2 formats that use 128bpp to represent each 4x4 block
    ADDR_PACKED_ASTC,        // Various ASTC formats, all are 128bpp with varying block sizes

    // These formats provide various kinds of compression
    ADDR_ZPLANE_R5XX,        // Compressed Zplane using r5xx architecture format
    ADDR_ZPLANE_R6XX,        // Compressed Zplane using r6xx architecture format
    //@@ Fill in the compression modes

    ADDR_END_ELEMENT         // Used for range comparisons
};

enum DepthPlanarType
{
    ADDR_DEPTH_PLANAR_NONE = 0, // No plane z/stencl
    ADDR_DEPTH_PLANAR_R600 = 1, // R600 z and stencil planes are store within a tile
    ADDR_DEPTH_PLANAR_R800 = 2, // R800 has separate z and stencil planes
};

/**
****************************************************************************************************
*   PixelFormatInfo
*
*   @brief
*       Per component info
*
****************************************************************************************************
*/
struct PixelFormatInfo
{
    UINT_32             compBit[4];
    NumberType          numType[4];
    UINT_32             compStart[4];
    ElemMode            elemMode;
    UINT_32             comps;          ///< Number of components
};

/**
****************************************************************************************************
* @brief This class contains asic indepentent element related attributes and operations
****************************************************************************************************
*/
class ElemLib : public Object
{
protected:
    ElemLib(Lib* pAddrLib);

public:

    /// Makes this class virtual
    virtual ~ElemLib();

    static ElemLib* Create(
        const Lib* pAddrLib);

    /// The implementation is only for R6xx/R7xx, so make it virtual in case we need for R8xx
    BOOL_32 PixGetExportNorm(
        AddrColorFormat colorFmt,
        AddrSurfaceNumber numberFmt, AddrSurfaceSwap swap) const;

    /// Below method are asic independent, so make them just static.
    /// Remove static if we need different operation in hwl.

    VOID    Flt32ToDepthPixel(
        AddrDepthFormat format, const ADDR_FLT_32 comps[2], UINT_8 *pPixel) const;

    VOID    Flt32ToColorPixel(
        AddrColorFormat format, AddrSurfaceNumber surfNum, AddrSurfaceSwap surfSwap,
        const ADDR_FLT_32 comps[4], UINT_8 *pPixel) const;

    static VOID    Flt32sToInt32s(
        ADDR_FLT_32 value, UINT_32 bits, NumberType numberType, UINT_32* pResult);

    static VOID    Int32sToPixel(
        UINT_32 numComps, UINT_32* pComps, UINT_32* pCompBits, UINT_32* pCompStart,
        ComponentFlags properties, UINT_32 resultBits, UINT_8* pPixel);

    VOID    PixGetColorCompInfo(
        AddrColorFormat format, AddrSurfaceNumber number, AddrSurfaceSwap swap,
        PixelFormatInfo* pInfo) const;

    VOID    PixGetDepthCompInfo(
        AddrDepthFormat format, PixelFormatInfo* pInfo) const;

    UINT_32 GetBitsPerPixel(
        AddrFormat format, ElemMode* pElemMode = NULL,
        UINT_32* pExpandX = NULL, UINT_32* pExpandY = NULL, UINT_32* pBitsUnused = NULL);

    static VOID    SetClearComps(
        ADDR_FLT_32 comps[4], BOOL_32 clearColor, BOOL_32 float32);

    VOID    AdjustSurfaceInfo(
        ElemMode elemMode, UINT_32 expandX, UINT_32 expandY,
        UINT_32* pBpp, UINT_32* pBasePitch, UINT_32* pWidth, UINT_32* pHeight);

    VOID    RestoreSurfaceInfo(
        ElemMode elemMode, UINT_32 expandX, UINT_32 expandY,
        UINT_32* pBpp, UINT_32* pWidth, UINT_32* pHeight);

    /// Checks if depth and stencil are planar inside a tile
    BOOL_32 IsDepthStencilTilePlanar()
    {
        return (m_depthPlanarType == ADDR_DEPTH_PLANAR_R600) ? TRUE : FALSE;
    }

    /// Sets m_configFlags, copied from AddrLib
    VOID    SetConfigFlags(ConfigFlags flags)
    {
        m_configFlags = flags;
    }

    static BOOL_32 IsCompressed(AddrFormat format);
    static BOOL_32 IsBlockCompressed(AddrFormat format);
    static BOOL_32 IsExpand3x(AddrFormat format);
    static BOOL_32 IsMacroPixelPacked(AddrFormat format);

protected:

    static VOID    GetCompBits(
        UINT_32 c0, UINT_32 c1, UINT_32 c2, UINT_32 c3,
        PixelFormatInfo* pInfo,
        ElemMode elemMode = ADDR_ROUND_BY_HALF);

    static VOID    GetCompType(
        AddrColorFormat format, AddrSurfaceNumber numType,
        PixelFormatInfo* pInfo);

    static VOID    GetCompSwap(
        AddrSurfaceSwap swap, PixelFormatInfo* pInfo);

    static VOID    SwapComps(
        UINT_32 c0, UINT_32 c1, PixelFormatInfo* pInfo);

private:

    UINT_32             m_fp16ExportNorm;   ///< If allow FP16 to be reported as EXPORT_NORM
    DepthPlanarType     m_depthPlanarType;

    ConfigFlags         m_configFlags;      ///< Copy of AddrLib's configFlags
    Addr::Lib* const    m_pAddrLib;         ///< Pointer to parent addrlib instance
};

} //Addr

#endif

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Can't remember where or whom these pics came from (sorry) but I love them because they make me want to call up a few of my confidantes and roll. These pics really capture the spirit of what we do... and every bike shown trips the traps. It's going to be 60 degrees this weekend - let's ride!
I found these dust bowl pics the other day and have been intrigued by them ever since. Imagine millions of tons of sand and dirt falling from the sky on a daily basis for close to a decade. It caused one of the largest domestic migrations of people to the West coast before or since and it all happened during the Great Depression.
Lovley photo, lovley knuck. Check the tu-tone rims, tu-tone tin and bobbed rear fender, clean man, clean.
Cinema perfecto... I think I rode through this intersection in Iowa this past summer.
Roman Holiday circa '67 (best guess).
How cool is that? BMW Rensport 1/4 scale.
You don't see Canson renderings like this anymore but in the 6 decades before now you were not worth a hoot as a designer if you couldn't bang out a killer little rendering like this one in a pinch on Canson. Computers are great but something warm does get lost in the technology.
"Oh shlim, this one's for the kids!"
A piece I did a few years back.
Joe and Art stopped by Davenport on their way to Sturgis. They both rode their knucks all the way.
Pretty Injun. Does that chain guard remind you of your childhood Stingray?
Same guy that built the Indian above also built this Vincent. He nailed his details - notice how the arc of that hose matches the arc of the exhaust? Sweet.
Ancient "Old Black Joe" hill climber.
One of the nicest WLR's I've ever seen!
Gettin a leg up...ok that was lame.
Dinner trip. I love Art's whole Steamboat captain look.
Checking out Gene's Bonneville entry.
Midnight trailer crew. The beers and BS always flow at Gene's rig after hours.
Gettin silly on Gene's hardware. Art took me by a beard length.
Davenport was SO much better then the last time I attended 3 years ago. The turn out was huge and the swap meet was bigger as well. I found some original floorboards and a saddle bag for the '39 which was waiting for me in Milwaukee at the 105th party. Tune in next time for the final instalment of this report. Cheers.
Joe, his just finished "Fancy Pan" and the first version of my '39 ULH. We were waiting to get into the pits at DIS for the vintage bike races.
Picky Jim with Joe discussing the upcoming financial meltdown (okay, they were talking about old motorcycles).
My good friend Art Farley on number 96X. I think he won this heat race.
Dave Wasserman and his bitchin '40 Knucklehead.
"Golly officer this bike won't even do 105"
God Bless the 70's - and Bigfoot.


But on to the contents. The story/conversations include Shopping, Calling a Taxi, Requesting a Work Appointment, Booking a Hotel, Beach holidays, Baseball Game Invitations, Help!, Volunteers, I don't like my job, Birthday present, I can't find it Failed Subject, Baby Shower, Filming a video, Danger - a total of 105 frequently encountered conversational stories offered in Spanish and in English side by side that makes learning Spanish fun! And so it proceeds with one of the more accessible adjuncts to mastering the Spanish vocabulary in a manner that places words in context and thus – easy to remember!


Hot and humid in South Ga in Nov, A "duh" moment, & Christmas stuff everywhere!! —my time runner girlHot and humid in South Ga in Nov, A "duh" moment, & Christmas stuff everywhere!!
Hot and humid in South Ga in Nov, A "duh" moment, & Christmas stuff everywhere!!
Yep! That is my foot that you can see right through where a cup holder should be!!!!! How did I discover this?!? Well, when I was putting my water bottle in the cup holder, it fell straight through!!!!! OH, BUT DID I REALIZE THIS?!?! Nooooooo! When my water bottle hit the treadmill running belt, I was like, "Dang, I completely missed the cup holder!" And, I quickly looked around to see if anyone saw..... Sooooo, what did I do, I tried to place my water bottle again in the cup holder! LOL! And, yes, my water bottle hit the running belt AGAIN!!!!!!! HA! HA! That is when I looked inside the cup holder only to be able to see my foot that was on the running belt!!!! LOL!!!!
After work out bathroom selfie.... so cheesy I know!!! I would have much rather ran out side than to be at the YMCA, but oh well.... At least, I got my run in!!! And, I felt much better!!! Running seriously is the only thing that keeps me sane these days!!! Ask my family! They always know the days I didn't run! LOL!
The above picture I saw on Facebook..... and I so had to post!!!! This so applies to us runners here in South Georgia!!!! Seriously, it was really 79 degrees today in NOVEMBER!!!!! Heat and humidity just aren't friends of us runners!!!!!
Made a trip to Publix today to pick up a few groceries.... and there was a Christmas display!!!!! In November! In the Grocery store!!!! Sheesh, and halloween just passed and Thanksgiving hasn't even came!!!!
Made it home with a little daylight to spare!!!! Which meant that my son was able to play outside!!! His BIG thing at the moment is that he dreams of being a "kicker" on a football team! Here he is practicing!!! If he were to play football, the ONLY position I would approve of is the "kicker" and of course ONLY if he plays for the UF Gators!!!!
**Are Christmas displays in stores this early annoying to you? Or does it just get you in the holiday spirit? For me, it just lets me know that I really need to get started on my Christmas shopping and try to get my house cleaned so there is somewhere to put a tree!! HA!
** Great Nov weather in your neck of the woods? Or are you one of the not so lucky southerners with heat and humidity?


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Q: SQL Group by Not working. I have a very long list of SQL items being pulled from a view what I need to do is group by but only two of those items --
for example:
select distinct
a.customer_no   ,
a.customer_prefix   ,
a.customer_lname    ,
a.customer_street1
... -- about 100 other rows
a.inv_mail_dt,
a.pmt_due_dt,
a.pmt_rcvd_dt,
a.pmt_rcvd_amt,
a.perf_date,
a.perf_desc,
a.sub_line_item_price_type_desc ,
a.Price_type_desc,
sum(a.sli_due_amt),
sum(a.sli_paid_amt)
from VIEW a
Where a.customer_no = @customer_no
Group by
a.customer_no,
a.order_no,
a.Price_type_desc

but I keep getting error messages that require me to add other columns/fields to the group by.  But those shouldn't be used to group by if they are unique then they should be separate if they are the same

A:
But those [columns] shouldn't be used to group by if they are unique then they should be separate if they are the same

That's not how GROUP BY works. Each expression that you specify in your select must be one of two kinds:

*

*A GROUP BY column - i.e. a column from the GROUP BY list, or

*An aggregate expression - i.e. a function that selects MIN, MAX, SUM, COUNT, etc.

GROUP BY query will use the "group by" columns to split the results into "buckets", perform aggregations within each individual bucket, and return the results to you.
Since adding more columns to your GROUP BY list may result in creating more buckets than you need, another approach to solving this problem would be removing the unused columns altogether, running a GROUP BY and a "flat" queries separately, and joining the results either in your RDBMS or in the host environment:
select distinct
    a.customer_no,
    a.order_no,
    a.Price_type_desc,
    a.customer_prefix,
    a.customer_lname,
    a.customer_street1
    ... -- about 100 other rows
    a.inv_mail_dt,
    a.pmt_due_dt,
    a.pmt_rcvd_dt,
    a.pmt_rcvd_amt,
    a.perf_date,
    a.perf_desc,
    a.sub_line_item_price_type_desc,
    x.sum_sli_due_amt,
    x.sum_sli_paid_amt
from VIEW a
join (
    SELECT
    b.customer_no,
    b.order_no,
    b.Price_type_desc,
    sum(b.sli_due_amt) as sum_sli_due_amt,
    sum(b.sli_paid_amt) as sum_sli_paid_amt
    from VIEW b
    Group by
    b.customer_no,
    b.order_no,
    b.Price_type_desc
   Where b.customer_no = @customer_no
) x ON a.customer_no=x.customer_no
   AND a.order_no=x.order_no
   AND a.Price_type_desc=x.Price_type_desc
Where a.customer_no = @customer_no


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UPMC Adds Most Advanced Radiosurgery System to Help More Irish Cancer Patients
17 August 2020 – Cancer patients with difficult-to-reach brain, spine, lung and other tumours are now benefiting from one of the world's most advanced stereotactic radiosurgery systems (SRS) at Bon Secours Radiotherapy Cork in Partnership with UPMC Hillman Cancer Centre.
Using the first HyperArc technology available in Ireland from Varian Medical Systems, clinicians in Cork recently treated a patient's multiple brain metastases simultaneously with this non-surgical approach.
"With HyperArc, we can treat up to 10 tumours in a targeted way all at the same time, in under half an hour," said radiation oncologist Paul Kelly, M.D., who leads radiotherapy services at Bon Secours Radiotherapy Cork. "Previously, patients had whole-brain radiation with the side effects of significant fatigue, memory issues and hair loss that are not associated with SRS to the same extent."
In combination with the Varian EDGE™ treatment platform, the HyperArc uses focused beams of high-energy radiation to destroy tumours, while minimising damage to surrounding healthy tissues.
"Before our centre offered SRS, patients in this region who needed stereotactic radiotherapy treatment had to travel for hours each way to Dublin, multiple times a week, and often would decide to forgo treatment rather than endure the hardship and cost of this journey," said Kelly. "Providing this cutting-edge treatment with the support of UPMC's world-renowned oncology team is an exciting advance for our patients."
A stereotactic radiosurgery treatment with the EDGE is completed much faster — within 15 to 20 minutes — compared with 30 to 60 minutes with previous systems, improving accuracy and comfort for patients.
Located on the ground floor of the Bon Secours Cork Cancer Centre, the radiotherapy department is part of a joint venture with the UPMC Hillman Cancer Centre, one of the largest integrated cancer treatment networks in the United States and internationally. In addition to assisting with the set-up and training for this new technology, the partnership provides Kelly and his team with access to leading oncologists and SRS experts at UPMC Hillman in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Along with its academic partner, the University of Pittsburgh, UPMC Hillman is one of just 51 cancer research institutions in the United States supported by the National Cancer Institute and designated as a comprehensive cancer center, giving more than 110,000 people each year access to leading-edge treatments and clinical trials.