Here at Halo Top, we believe that rules are meant to be frozen. That's why we think you can eat the whole pint.
Or not. Inside our Mint Chip light ice cream, the fresh taste of mint is best accompanied by rich chocolate chips and is only enhanced by a good source of protein. Together, the three are unstoppable at only 330 calories per pint.
Delivering a giant leap in performance over the previous iPad Pro with M2, M4 consists of 28 billion transistors built using a second-generation 3-nanometer technology that further advances the power efficiency of Apple silicon. M4 also features an entirely new display engine designed with pioneering technologies, enabling the stunning precision, color accuracy, and brightness uniformity of the Ultra Retina XDR display, a state-of-the-art display created by combining the light of two OLED panels.
M4 has a new up-to-10-core CPU consisting of up to four performance cores and now six efficiency cores. The next-generation cores feature improved branch prediction, with wider decode and execution engines for the performance cores, and a deeper execution engine for the efficiency cores. And both types of cores also feature enhanced, next-generation ML accelerators.
M4 delivers up to 1.5x faster CPU performance over the powerful M2 in the previous iPad Pro.1 Whether working with complex orchestral music files in Logic Pro or adding highly demanding effects to 4K video in LumaFusion, M4 boosts performance across pro workflows.
The new 10-core GPU of M4 builds upon the next-generation graphics architecture of the M3 family of chips. It features Dynamic Caching, an Apple innovation that allocates local memory dynamically in hardware and in real time to dramatically increase the average utilization of the GPU. This significantly increases performance for the most demanding pro apps and games.
The Media Engine of M4 is the most advanced to come to iPad. In addition to supporting the most popular video codecs, like H.264, HEVC, and ProRes, it brings hardware acceleration for AV1 to iPad for the first time. This provides more power-efficient playback of high-resolution video experiences from streaming services.
The V-chip allows parents or other caregivers to block programming on their TVs that they don't want children to watch. Most programs are assigned a rating based on parental guidelines established by the TV industry. The ratings provide information about the content and age-appropriateness of most TV programs, except news, sports and unedited movies on premium cable channels.
Parents can program the V-chip to block programs based on these ratings, which include two elements: an age-based rating that provides guidance about the age group for which a program is appropriate, and content descriptors indicating that a program may contain suggestive dialogue (D), coarse or crude language (L), sexual situations (S), or violence (V). The ratings are:
Ratings appear in the upper left corner of your television screen during the first 15 seconds of each program and often after commercial breaks. The ratings also are listed in various publications that provide local TV listings.
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Our creamy Black Raspberry Chocolate Chip Gelato combines black raspberries from a father-daughter run raspberry farm in Oregon with rich chocolatey chips, blending together the best of both tart and sweet.
Chip seal is a type of pavement treatment that repairs the surface of an asphalt road. Asphalt deteriorates over time due to sun, snow, rain, and normal use. The chip seal process repairs damage and protects the road with a thin layer of liquid asphalt. Chip seal extends road life by five to seven years and provides more skid resistance. It's not a replacement for paving, but it is a cost-effective way to keep roads safer and smoother for longer.
This year ACHD will be chip sealing Zone 5, which spans from Highway 55 to Blacks Creek Rd, and the Boise River north to the county line. The Chip Seal season this year is scheduled to begin after the Memorial Day weekend and end in September 2024, weather permitting.
On-street parking will be impacted during each phase. Temporary "No Parking" signs will be placed in most areas. When you see these signs, it is an indication that crews will be in the area within approximately 24 to 48 hours.
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Chip can help you learn about the innovative developments of the Tissue Chip for Drug Screening program at NCATS. Click on Chip's icons to learn more about the tissues and organ systems they represent, and read more about the entire project below. You also can view images and video clips of the tissue chips in action. Ready?
In collaboration with other NIH institutes and centers, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, we lead the development of 3-D platforms designed to mimic functions of the human body and support living human tissues and cells. Referred to as "tissue chips" or "organs on chips," these devices are designed as accurate models of the structure and function of human organs, such as the lung, liver and heart. When scientists have tested the chips developed to date with compounds already known to be safe or toxic in humans, the majority have responded as predicted.
Through the use of tissue chips, scientists merge technologies from complex biology with modern tissue engineering by combining miniature models of living tissues on a transparent microchip. About the size of a thumb drive, the chip designs mimic the complex biological functions of specific organs.
What's more, the chips are designed to be modular, meaning scientists can connect one chip with another to test the effects of potential drugs on several organ systems at a time. A "human body on a chip" is the ultimate goal of the program, enabling researchers to test the potential effects of a substance across the entire body before involving human clinical participants.
We envision that the tissue chips will help scientists generate data on drug safety and effectiveness to predict more accurately how specific drugs will respond in people. The new technology ultimately could help accelerate the drug development and approval process and, most important, enable health professionals to make new treatments available sooner to patients.
The brain is the most complex part of the human body. It interprets sensations, initiates body movements and controls behavior. Scientists still have much to learn about how the brain actually works. Having 3-D systems that support living human brain tissue could help researchers better predict a drug's effects on the brain.
The lungs are where oxygen from the atmosphere is transported to the bloodstream. Blood flows through tiny vessels in the lungs, receiving oxygen when breathing in, and releasing carbon dioxide when breathing out. From the lungs, oxygen-rich blood flows to the heart, then out to the rest of the body. Scientists need better ways to test how the lungs and their sensitive vessels respond to drugs and chemicals.
The heart is a muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body, delivering oxygen and nutrients to every cell. Many drugs have toxic effects on the heart. Scientists would benefit greatly from having a way to predict these side effects earlier in drug development.
The human body has more than 600 muscles, which pump blood through the body and help a person move, lift things and even breathe. People who have muscular diseases need new treatments, and scientists need ways to test drugs' effects on muscles quickly and accurately.
The liver is one of the largest organs in the body. It converts nutrients from food into substances the body can use. The liver also converts toxic chemicals into harmless substances or ensures they are released from the body. Having a 3-D system to study the liver could help scientists better understand the organ and how diseases and drugs affect it.
The kidneys are a sophisticated pair of filters, although you only need one to survive. The kidneys clean your blood, adjust the balance of salts and water, remove waste products such as urea, and make urine. The kidneys also remove drugs from the blood. Scientists need better ways to test how the kidneys, including those affected by diabetes and other diseases, handle drugs.
The gastrointestinal (GI) system is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube extending from the mouth to the anus. The digestive system helps the body digest food, breaking it down into nutrients used by all cells of the body. Because many drugs have strong side effects on the GI tract, scientists need a model to help better predict these responses and thus improve treatments.
Together, the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, cervix and vagina make up the female reproductive system. They produce hormones, release eggs, and provide an environment for fertilization and the growth of a fetus. A 3-D model of the tissues in the female reproductive system could help scientists understand how new drugs and other chemicals affect women.
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