I can’t really say for sure.  I know it should be awful. but I can’t help but think its supposed to be. A hype williams bling-type video? ron howard “making it rain”. I feel uneasy writing “making it rain” how f*cking akward  is it to see him do it. but still. it is kind of awesome. and until Jay-z drops some blueprint 3 tracks it kills me to say this the jam of the summer (so far).

P.S. if you cant see it, go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYc875zkDxg

Digital Radiography: Are You Ready to Make the Switch (aroo)?

Anthony J. Fischetti DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVR

Department Head of Diagnostic Imaging

Animal Medical Center, New York

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Digital radiography has revolutionized diagnostic imaging. In just the past 5 years, advances in technology have made the equipment more accessible for veterinarians practicing in both the larger hospitals and small practices.

Pros/Cons:

Advantages:

1. Image quality is improved overall, even if exposure settings are not perfect (leeway for an acceptable image is greater than film).
2. It saves time.
3. It saves space (no more dark room, shelves for film, chemicals).
4. Makes images easier to find (no misplaced films).
5. Multiple people can view the same study at the same time, in different places (emergency practices can burn you a CD for your records; radiologist interpretations are just a click away).

Disadvantages:

1. Expense.

Overview of Options:

Plates:

Computed Radiography (CR): CR plates are image capture devices, similar to the cassettes used in film-based radiography. Once an exposure is made, the cassette is removed from a tray, and placed in a reader (like a processor). This requires extra time and, apart from greater leeway with exposure settings, doesn’t generally save time. Image quality is excellent with CR and the price is very competitive relative to other options.

Direct (capture) Radiography (DR): Direct capture means that the image is automatically produced on a computer screen after an exposure is made. Unlike CR, DR does not require the extra step of carrying a plate to a reader. The parts in the machine stay put so there is no worry about dropping expensive equipment. Two types of DR are marketed to veterinarians:

1. Flat panel detectors.

2. Charge-coupled device (CCD).

The differences between these two types of DR are fast becoming blurred. Technology has brought the image quality of CCD close to that of a flat panel detector. The competitive market has brought the expense of flat panel detectors close to that of the generally cheaper CCD. The options provided by the manufacturers are numerous. Some are good. Others are awful.

Storage:

This is a highly neglected part of the digital radiography puzzle that must be considered before purchase. Medical digital images are much larger than the digital pictures you have from that trip to Las Vegas (by the way, those pictures should have stayed in Vegas!). The large file size of radiographs must be stored and easily found on a large, accessible server. The options are endless (on-site storage, off-site storage, web-based, do-it-yourself) and this is a way for vendors to keep the final price down. The bottom line is to research storage and viewing options (referred to as the PACS) to determine what is the best solution for you.

Computers:

Face it. Computers are a part of everyday life. You need computers for viewing the images. You should consider how many computers (workstations) you need. Where are you placing these workstations? Find a dimly lit room that is accessible to staff. High-speed internet connections are important for sending images to storage and for consultation. The software that is used for manipulating and searching for images is also important. Vendors may provide the software. Excellent free software options are also available on the internet.

Finally, the greatest DR machine in the world will display a mediocre image if the diagnosis is made on a poor quality monitor. Monitors are the common missing link to the investment in image quality and optimal diagnoses. I recommend investing in at least one medical grade (>2MP) color monitor for viewing radiographs.

Bottom Line:

Can you afford to make the switch now? Revenue calculations are available in the veterinary economics journals and web pages. These calculations give me a headache. I will generally ask veterinarians one important question to determine if further discussion is needed… “How many radiographic studies (thorax, abdomen, musculoskeletal) do you take per month?” A practice making less than 30 studies a month (at an average charge of $100 – 150/case to the client) is not performing enough exams to match the initial return on investment. However, a practice making more than 40 studies/month is ready. Savings on film, chemicals, time, and space can offset the extra expense of initial investment, service, and storage.

Researching what you truly need and don’t need is important. Ask the vendors what the 5-year monetary investment would be, not just the initial down payment. This allows you to consider warranty, servicing, and continued storage. What exactly do you get with those chronic, monthly service payments? Will they promise fast response if the unit is down? Where do my images go after five years? Will they remain easily accessible (remember the legal ramifications of this)?

Radiologists are important resources for consultation on a DR purchase. We spend much of our day reading radiographs from different hospitals. We hear the positive feedback and excitement of the veterinarians who made the right decisions. We occasionally hear horror-stories. Feel free to contact me if you have further questions. anthony.fischetti@amcny.org; 212-329-8782. Additional information regarding digital radiography can be found at these websites: www.animalinsides.com (Dr. Matt Wright sets us all right); www.acvr.org (the ACVR knows all); and www.aavr.org (American Association of Veterinary Radiologists is a new organization concentrating on education and futuristic veterinary radiology).

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How come no one is doing mixtape anymore?  If I post a mix, will anyone hear it?  I know, deep, right?

Yo, why’d you let the girl show you up? You know there weren’t any more aspects of irregularites in that mass…

Martha Stewart Video

… but we all know he’s more Alex Keaton than Michael Keaton.

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because it’s been so long…

@ least I have the mix all nutted, smoothed out on the R&B tip, as explained my fellow editions, but security issues wouldn’t let me post the midpoint/heart of the mix here. Security. thanks. I’m  so secure now, all the better for me. right? 750billion $$ and I can’t post 2 songs? I was thankful last month when itunes reimbursed me for when I lost 3 songs credit when i updated my itunes to the newest version.  I’d give them back to share them w/ you. but we are so secure now.

well for those that know, know where to go. Its nothing new, in fact some really really old songs, but give it your ear for a minute.

As for me it’s been about a year. but i’m looking to get back into it. Only if it’s the right reasons. it’s like riding a bike, w/ pedals and sticks.

Hope you listen and enjoy,

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merry christmas.  our souls will be a big  package to god when we die. 

i am digitizing some old 7″s and prioritized this one by spitboy. the name of the record is “mi cuerpo es mio” and the song is word problem. man, that was some good shit. why did bikini kill get all the credit for this stuff? it was recorded in early 1994, on allied (has the “music for the proletariat” label on the b side). there is a small glitch in this recording… when you are doing the analog to digital conversion you can’t check email or other sites. i am learning that as i go along. 02-word-problem

people are doing this now… the artwork, the recording, the message; only it’s with computers.

I am so into this album right now.  It is perfection.  It makes me happy every time I listen to it.  Some of the songs remind me of early childhood, like I’m listening to doctor’s office music in the late 70’s, but in a good way.  You must check it out.   

ring ring

kev’s blue jeans on this side

repair is the dream of the broken thing

these friggin cats.  i am not sure what they want.  definitely drawing some relaxing.  one guys laying all sprawled out like alyssa milano (or morano) or pagano… yeah catherine pagano.

subjective showering.  not sure what they are showering.  showering crazy retarded. the crazy kingdom. of having a room and then another room and a place to die.  and some place that has pink and blue in each room.  well. it sounds great.

SO-CALLED, self-styled. SOI DISANTRA.

neil young is such an old man.

"comes a time" is such a celebration of getting old.

 and he wrote it when he was younger than

 i am now. 

Comes a time when you're driftin'
Comes a time when you settle down
Comes a light feelin's liftin'
Lift that baby right up off the ground.

Oh, this old world keeps spinning round
It's a wonder tall trees ain't layin' down
There comes a time.

You and I we were captured
We took our souls and we flew away
We were right we were giving
That's how we kept what we gave away.

Oh, this old world keeps spinning round
It's a wonder tall trees ain't layin' down
There comes a time.

what kind of crazy thing do you think went on when they wrote the last dinosaur jr. album?  j mascis talking something about growing up in the 1940's? lou barlow talking about growing up as an immature cat in park slope? murph saying something like, "it's not a bald spot… it's a solar panel for a love machine."…   i can't help it but it needs to be said.  just that feeling of bros before ho's, befo' skatebo's, before family-o's and shitty-o's.  it kind of makes me feel like the first time i really heard music.  the first time i actually identified with it.  beyond "you saw me crying in the chapel", beyond michael chapel, beyond cousin brucey, and beyond harry harrison in the morning. BEYOND

BUG… this was the first time i ever felt like an individual.  the first time i left the womb.  there are different ways to do that i guess.  and when you get older, it's not much more than this.  it's not much more than anything.  not much more than nothing too.  this is all i came to do.  this is all i came to do.  this is all i came to do… no. no. YES!YES!YEs?yes? yes? yes…..

what did j mascis do to your masculinity?