Friday, August 1, 2014

The Secret to a Tattoo's Permanence: The Immune System

 

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It turns out your ethereal watercolored bird is kind of like an infection—and the reason it's permanent is because your body keeps on fighting it forever.

Tattoo needles punch through the epidermis, the outer layer of skin, and drive the ink into the dermis, the deeper layer that's mottled with nerves and blood vessels.

"Every time the needle penetrates, it causes a wound that alerts the body to begin the inflammatory process," the video explains. That signal sends immune system cells racing to the site of the wound (or multiple wounds, in the case of the five-inch dragon breathing fire across your chest).

Special cells called macrophages come to the rescue, eating up the dye in an attempt to "clean up" the inflammation it's causing. The rest of the dye gets soaked up by skin cells called fibroblasts. The fibroblasts, along with many of the macrophages, stay suspended in the dermis in perpetuity.

The dye in the bellies of the trapped macrophages and fibroblasts shows through the skin, projecting your Chinese word for "love" or constellation of tiny blue stars to the outside world

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Health & Human Services Committee “moves to build new Animal Services Building on ROUTE 76”

July 31—The H&HS committee of the Boone County Board voted to build a 2,700 square foot animal shelter off of Route 76 near Maplecrest Nursing Home and the County Highway Department.  The vote was 3-0 with one abstaining and one not present. The decision is subject to the approval of the entire county board on August 20, 2014.

Last year the county board increased dog tags by $5.00 pre year with the funds dedicated to building improvement and maintenance.

Below are the rough plans and cost estimates.  The committee’s action limited cost to $713,000. Alternative plans to build the facility on the old site on Appleton Road were also discussed. Below are the preliminary figures and drawings presented by the architect.

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Below are the alternatives which were rejected.

First, a summary of costs for the above shown “new building” on the current Appleton Road Site.

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Second, a summary of costs of using the old facility as a base—renovate and upgrade adding 900 square feet.  All at the Appleton Road site.

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Timetable for Reopening Tollway Overpasses

Timetable for  overpass reopening  8-2014