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La innovación original que nuestro fundador soñó mientras sudaba bajo el sol del verano. Esta tela súper transpirable que absorbe el sudor y regula la temperatura de tu cuerpo para que te sientas más fresco, más seco y más ligero que nunca.
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Nice looking but the material was uncomfortably itchy.
These tights are very comfortable and truly act as a second skin. I've run about 100 miles since I purchased them in weather ranging from 40 degrees with 25 mph wind (so feeling like low 30s) to high 40s in the sun with light wind. In all conditions, the tights felt great. In weather in the low 30s and below, I would wear thicker UA tights since those are quite thin. They are really soft and move with your body. Side mesh pockets are very convenient. They are also stylish, as UA clothing usually is. For reference, I'm 5'10" and 150 lbs (28" waist, 36" hips, 22" thighs) and I got the small. I highly recommend these tights for runners!
I have worn these leggings in the blue color for about 2 weeks now. They are very thin. They do show the definition of your legs and other parts. But honestly, that's what I'm looking for. I wanted leggings that were cool to run in, gave some compression and weren't black. Heads do turn while wearing these, but I just keep running. Only complaint I might have is that they are very high waisted for my standards. I would prefer that they were at least 2 inches shorter on the front rise.
Purchased your Cool Switch Runner compression pants on line and received my delivery in two days. Was surprised to see how thin the fabric was at first glance. The fit was tight as I would expect but the fabric does not leave anything to the amagination. I'm glad I purchased the black leggings as for the light blue your junk would be on full display. Need to wear layers with this product.
The waist band is very high, and the size runs small. I got both the white and the blue, and I don't think I can wear the white out in the public running without anything over it. As a rule of thumb, one shouldn't wear any underwear under the running tights. For the white one, your package will be visible, as well as your butt crack. The white is way too sheer, however I believe the blue is fine.
The gear is great, however, if you go without some sort of compression boxers underneath or shorts, you will be allowing all to see right through them. I just got mine in yesterday. Tried them on as pure base layer nothing else and could see right through them..you can see the draw strings as well as crotch. I would prefer maybe a second type of layer in that region. The rest of it is great! It's just the crotch zone..will be wearing compression boxers underneath or shorts for sure. It's not that I'm being overly prude or conscientious, it's that I don't want to get arrested for indecent exposure should someone look and feel offended.
I have them in blue, gray, and white. Great alternative to the black running tights, As other reviews have noted they a little see through, but not enough that you can see everything.
I was super excited to find White Running Tights. I've always wanted a pair and coming from UA I thought they'd be great. They fit awesome and feel wonderful. I think they'd be great to workout in. Unfortunately, they don't appear as they are pictured. These tights are straight-up mesh and you can see right through them. If you are planning on wearing them as a base pair with shorts, these will be awesome. If you are like me and want straight running tights, as pictured, you won't be able to wear them as such. These will probably be a return for me as I want straight running tights/leggings that aren't black.
I love these tights... They feel great. The compression of them is good, They are a bit thin, enough to make them a little see through/sheer but if you don't mind, then you're set. I have them in the electric blue and gray. Am going to buy the black and white as well.. Keep giving us good tights UA... Thumbs up.
First blue one I got, un-stitched easy, but reordered and loved the second pair.


text: GRRM has provided an update on his current work on the much-anticipated A Dance with Dragons. The "Meereenese knot" has been a central difficulty, and it seems like Martin is making some serious headway, with a completed chapter (although one which has has completed four times before) and switching to a new POV (meaning the addition of a new POV?) to help provide an insider's perspective to some of the events that make up the "knot".

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Rest easy, J. Howard.
She is horrid...omg....she sounds likka man.....and Debra Oprey is just as repulsive.....GOOD!
"The book claims Stern and Larry Birkhead - the father of Smith's daughter Dannielynn - were lovers who plotted to get control of the late star's estate. Cosby, a former MSNBC correspondent, claims there is a sex tape to prove the pair were lovers."
Since Stern was her pimp/manager when she attended the Derby where she met Birkhead and dragged him home, it is REAL easy to believe that Stern is a fag and knew Birkhead was bi, and that the two of them planned the whole longterm saga from the git....as in git rich. I hope Cosby can get her hands on the tape she claims exists. I'd expect that Opri knows the full truth, and figured she might as well go for as much as she could, too. Lots and lots of scumbags in this carnival of freaks, and Cosby is in her familiar turf, too.
Well, he's got a point - I mean, doesn't he have exclusive rights to exploiting Anna Nicole's memory?
This refreshing. I was getting really tired of hearing about Paris, Brittany and Lohan all the time.
Really? I did not know that.
Just add Jim McGreevey and Larry Craig into the mix and they could make it a four-some!!
It seems that Rita is a real nutjob.
She's still dead ping.


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You've been down this threat-strewn road before. One time the weight tip was even in the title a la 1-800-CONTACTS. And then there was the whole miracle of LASIK. Fashion and style saved more than a few butts in the CL situation since eyewear has become quite the hot BRAND accessory for women and… men? Well, men basically hate touching their eyeballs. As for LASIK, even though there's not much in the way of bloody eyeballs when it comes to a laser procedure, there is still the misconception that there COULD be blood and, let's face facts that down the road glasses are STILL on the agenda.
But… ordering eyewear online and securing Rx lenses with those frames via sneakily secured PDs: THAT's a giant threat. That gorilla is breathing right down your back (and my back), and that breath is a salivating reality that ain't going away.
What are you doing about it? Are you discussing it online or in face-to-face forums with your colleagues? Are you turning away consumers coming in asking for their PDs? Are you just confident you can survive the perceived menace in the same way you sidestepped managed care by resorting to dispensing luxury eyewear exclusively? Are you mad? Angry? Is that wrath directed at your patients? Consumers? The press? The news? Any media that gives any online eyewear entrepreneur exposure?
I don't want to be discouraging but even though I have some of those same reactions, most of it is wasted energy. And no matter what your role here is as you read this (dispenser, retailer, frame vendor, lens vendor, lens manufacturer, frame manufacturer, O, O, O, 20/20 editor or publisher, educator, optical organizationator, etc.!) you need a plan, and the time is ripe to act on that plan… NOW.
What am I doing? Right now I'm just exercising my role as a messenger. I need to take action as well. Some of those actions might surprise you and, hopefully, some will assist you.
Altering the scenario Dylan voiced years ago—There's something going on Mr. O and you DO know what it is. Best I can tell you is to turn that threat into an advantage. It might mean dating that gorilla. It might mean slapping that ape right in the face, knocking off THOSE specs. But be warned: DO something.
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When Luhan brags about being so irresistible and about how everybody wants him, Kai bets him that he can't make Oh Sehun fall for him. Luhan is stubborn and he is determined to prove his friend wrong.
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'irresistible and about how everybody wants him,' lmao I can't even
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This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/489,502, filed on Jan. 21, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,475,436 which claims priority to DE 199 02 601.7, filed Jan. 23, 1999.
The invention concerns a device and a corresponding method for removing a consumable analytic product, in particular a test element, from a storage container having one or more chambers. The chambers each contain one or more consumable products and each have a removal opening for removal of a consumable product and an insertion opening lying across from the removal opening for the introduction of a plunger to transport the consumable product being removed. The removal opening and the insertion opening are each sealed with a foil (also designated as a sealing foil) for storing the consumable product. In order to remove a consumable product, a plunger is displaced by a drive unit and the consumable product is transported by the plunger out of the storage container chamber.
Carrier-bound quick tests have been established for use in laboratories specializing in the chemical and biochemical analysis of solid and liquid sample materials and, in particular, also for use outside of such specialized laboratories. Such carrier-bound quick tests are based on specially developed dry chemistry and can even be carried out by laymen in a simple and uncomplicated way despite the complex reactions frequently used and the associated sensitive reagents.
A conventional example for carrier-bound quick tests is a test element for determining the blood sugar content in diabetics. Diagnostic test elements configured in a strip-like fashion are also designated as test strips. Conventional embodiments are e.g. single or multiple field test strips for urine analysis and various indicator papers. Since other types of carrier-bound tests are also available in addition to test elements having strip shapes, one speaks, in general, of analytic test elements.
Within the context of the invention, analytic test elements can be evaluated visually or by an apparatus. Test elements which can be evaluated using an apparatus include e.g. test elements which can be evaluated optically, in particular photometrically, and electrochemical sensors and the like. Analytic test elements of this kind and other consumable products are packed in a storage container to protect them from damaging environmental influences such as light, moisture and mechanical effects or to store them under sterile conditions. In addition to test elements, consumable analytic products can include e.g. lancets or sampling elements.
Since these types of analytic consumable products have been thoroughly described in prior art and are completely familiar to one of average skill in the art in a plurality of embodiments, detailed description thereof is unnecessary here. Instead, reference is made to e.g. the following documents: DE-A 19753847.9, EP-A 0138152, EP-A 0821233, EP-A 0821234, EP-A 0630609, EP-A 0565970 and WO 97/02487.
Analytic consumable products are stored in a storage container made from a rigid material to protect them from the influence of optical radiation or from moisture in the air and from soiling, bacteria and dust as well as from mechanical influences. Should the storage container hold a plurality of consumable products, these are normally accommodated in individual chambers, wherein the chambers can each contain one or a plurality of consumable products. A storage container can also contain various types of analytic consumable products, e.g. test elements and lancets, each in their own chamber.
In order to remove a consumable product, one of the chambers is opened by rupturing the foils sealing the removal opening and the insertion opening. Consumable products can thereby be removed from chambers when needed without opening the other chambers so that the consumable products contained in the unopened chambers can continue to be stored in a secure fashion.
The storage containers and chambers can be configured in the must differing of fashions and contain, in many cases, a supply of drying agent for protection against moisture. The storage containers can be provided with a data storage medium, e.g. a label having a readable print, a barcode label or a magnetic strip upon which charge-specific data and optional additional information concerning the analytic consumable product can be stored and recalled.
The analytic consumable products can be removed from the storage container either manually or, preferentially, using a mechanical device, wherein the consumable products remaining in the storage container within the unopened chambers continue to be protected by the individual sealing foils. Removal of the consumable product is effected by pushing it out of the chamber using a plunger.
Storage containers for analytic consumable products and the corresponding apparatus for removal of the consumable products are thoroughly described in prior art and are familiar to one of average skill in the art in a plurality of embodiments. In this connection, reference is made e.g. to the following documents: EP-A 0622119, EP-A 0732590, EP-A 0738666, U.S. Pat. No. 5,489,414, U.S. Pat. No. 5,510,266, U.S. Pat. No. 5,720,924 and, in particular, U.S. Pat. No. 5,632,410 as well as DE-A 19854316.
The storage containers, also designated as magazines, are normally conceived for use in a measuring apparatus, in particular in a compact measuring apparatus. In order to accept a storage container in a measuring apparatus in which a consumable product is to be removed from the storage container with the assistance of a plunger, appropriate means can be provided, in particular, for the precise positioning of the storage container relative to the functional components of an analytic apparatus, in particular relative to a plunger, for removal of the consumable product.
Removal of the consumable product is often automated, e.g. to prevent improper operation or to increase user friendliness. In these cases, the plunger effecting removal of a consumable product is moved by a drive unit including an electrical drive motor and optionally a transmission. Examples of conventional manual, motor driven and automated devices for the removal of analytic consumable products from storage containers are described in the documents cited above.
The storage containers with which the invention is concerned are closed on each of two oppositely disposed openings with foils which must be ruptured when the consumable product is removed. The plunger initially penetrates through the foil covering the insertion opening and into the chamber of the storage vessel where it pushes against the consumable product to be removed. The foil covering the removal opening is then torn open in an outward direction by the front end of the consumable product in feeding direction and the consumable product is pushed out of the chamber or brought into a working position. An intrinsic property of this transport procedure is that relatively large forces are required in certain regions of the transport path, e.g. when penetrating through the two foils or when positioning a test element in a predetermined position of a measurement holder, whereas only relatively small thrusting forces are required during the remaining transport path.
The choice of materials and thickness of the foils which are used to seal the openings in the storage container chambers is limited by two requirements. On the one hand, they must be sufficiently strong to provide adequate protection and must not constitute a mechanical weak point during handling of the storage container. On the other hand, the foil cannot be too strong, since it must be ruptured by the plunger or by the consumable analytic product using the pressure imparted by the thrusting force of the plunger.
Particularly in small, battery operated compact analysis apparatus, one has the additional conflicting requirement that the speed with which the consumable product, in particular a test element, is to be removed must be high and, on the other hand, the battery energy consumption associated therewith should be low in order to carry out as many measurements as possible using one charge of batteries.
In accordance with prior art, these technical problems regarding the force to be produced, the speed of removal of the consumable product and the energy requirements are solved with a drive unit producing an overall constant thrusting force for the plunger effected by the force development of the drive motor and by an optional transmission, which is sufficiently high as to overcome the load peaks occurring during the transport path. Whether or not this is effected through choice of a more powerful drive motor having a corresponding higher battery energy consumption or through choice of a different transmission ratio depends on the particular application, i.e. on whether or not a rapid measurement sequence or low overall battery energy consumption is more important.
According to prior art, the drive mechanism is thereby designed to overcome a maximally occurring load and is optimized between the two extremes of minimum energy consumption and maximum transport time or maximum energy consumption and minimum transport time. However, according to prior art, an actual optimal solution can not be achieved, since the drive is over-dimensioned through long stretches of the consumable product forward path, since it is configured for the maximum occurring load and, in dependence on the design, cannot optimally satisfy both requirements with respect to speed and energy use in these regions.
Departing from this prior art, it is the underlying purpose of the invention to improve a device of the above mentioned kind for removing a consumable analytic product, in particular a test element, from a storage container as well as an associated method in such a manner that the requirements with respect to removal speed of the consumable product as well as with regard to minimizing the amount of energy consumption associated therewith are simultaneously improved, in particular, for very compact structures of an associated device.
In order to achieve this purpose, in the above mentioned device and in a respective corresponding method, the magnitude of the thrusting force exercised by the plunger during its thrusting motion for removal of a consumable product is controlled in dependence on the plunger position. The fundamental idea underlying the present invention is that the two above mentioned contradictory requirements with respect to rapid removal and low energy consumption can be simultaneously optimized using a plunger drive whose thrusting force changes in a load-adapted fashion in dependence on the thrusting path.
Within the framework of the present invention, it has been surprisingly discovered that the extremely difficult requirements in devices for removal of a consumable analytic product from a storage container can be solved using a plunger whose thrusting force changes as a function of the thrusting path. It has furthermore turned out that such a path or location dependent thrusting force can be effected in a simple fashion so that the overall removal process can be optimized simultaneously with respect to both the speed and the energy consumption requirements and not, as had previously been thought necessary, with regard to one requirement only or in the sense of a compromise solution.
For example comparative tests have shown, that a conventional drive optimized to the saving of energy requires a transport time of 20 seconds to remove a test strip from a drum-shaped magazine and, in a battery driven measuring apparatus, more than 500 test strips can be measured. If, on the other hand, the drive is optimized for rapid removal speed, the transport time assumes values of approximately 4 seconds and only 50 test strips can be measured with one battery charge. In contrast thereto, a device configured in accordance with the invention has transport time values between 4 and 5 seconds and more than 500 test strips can thereby be measured with one battery charge.
Using the invention, goals are thereby achieved which those of average skill in the art had been attempting to achieve for some time. In addition, the limitations with regard to the material and the thickness of the foil are less important with a device in accordance with the invention so that a larger number of more economical materials or materials which are better suited for the particular application are available.
In order to achieve particularly good results with respect to the removal speed of the consumable product, the associated energy consumption, as well as with regard to mechanical requirements and the associated costs, the following features are preferentially used individually or in combination with each other.
A first preferred feature can provide that the thrusting force be controlled in dependence on the thrusting path through which the plunger has traveled. The thrusting path is thereby preferentially determined relative to a component having a fixed position with respect to the device. This can e.g. be the initial position of the plunger, the end position of the plunger or the position of one of the foils. Alternatively, an absolute position measurement of the plunger is also possible.
In addition, the removal of a consumable analytic product can be advantageously improved by increasing the thrusting force during at least one of the following operational conditions: when the plunger penetrates through the foil covering the insertion opening, when the consumable product penetrates through the foil covering the removal opening, when positioning the removed consumable product into a predetermined working position, or when expelling a used consumable product out of a predetermined working position.
In this context, a working position is any predetermined, defined position which a consumable product must assume for its intended use, e.g. the location of a sample receptacle or a position in which an analytic measurement is carried out. The consumable product must normally be precisely positioned at such working positions so that corresponding guides or abutment elements are provided leading to an increase in the thrusting force needed to transport the consumable product. In general, the device in accordance with the invention can effect increased thrusting forces required in those regions in which increased load occurs, e.g. in the above mentioned positions, whereas the thrusting force can be lower in other regions along the forward path of the plunger. In particular, energy consumption is minimized, since an increased thrusting force is provided only in those regions where the plunger must overcome increased load.
In accordance with an additional preferred feature, the device is configured in such a fashion that the thrusting speed of the plunger is reduced in regions having increased thrusting force and increased in regions having reduced thrusting force. Using this rule, the overall transport time for removal of the consumable product can be particularly well optimized while taking into consideration the associated energy consumption.
A desired thrusting force-thrusting path dependence can, in principle, be realized using purely electronic means, wherein the thrusting motion of the plunger is controlled by electronic regulation of the drive unit. Towards this end, e.g. the power or the rate of revolution of the drive motor can be controlled or a transmission regulated. Further possibilities for electronic regulation comprise the use of stepping motors, electrically commutating motors, current regulation of the drive motor, pulse width modulation of the drive motor, or similar methods. Electronic regulation can advantageously effect a thrusting speed which is independent of the operational voltage. In general, however, such a regulation has the associated disadvantages of greater structural difficulty and expense and that the drive motor can normally not be kept at an optimized working point.
In accordance with a preferred feature of the invention, the drive unit includes a drive motor which can be driven with substantially constant drive power and/or with a substantially constant rate of revolution for effecting as optimal an energy use as possible by evenly loading the current source, e.g. a battery or a storage battery, and operating the drive motor at an operating point having good efficiency.
It has turned out within the context of the invention that these goals can be preferentially achieved when the thrusting motion of the plunger is controlled by a mechanical path control, particular a mechanical control having a cam or a curved path. A mechanical path control can have the added advantages of being simple and economical from a structural point of view while having low frictional losses. In addition, the transport position of the plunger along the thrusting path as well as the thrusting force or the thrusting velocity respectively can depend on the position of the plunger through working cooperation between the mechanical path control and the plunger without requiring the special distance or position sensor normally required by an electronic solution. The cooperative connection between the mechanical path control and the plunger can couple the position of the plunger and the thrusting force or the thrusting velocity respectively.
A mechanical path control can be effected in differing manners. In accordance with an additional advantageous feature, the path control can include a helically wound control element which can be driven by the drive unit for rotation about its longitudinal axis to control the feed of the plunger and which is connected to a carrier member to move the plunger in the thrusting direction during rotation of the control element. The rotation of the control element produced by the drive unit is thereby transformed into linear motion of the plunger.
A particularly simple structural solution can then be realized in accordance with an additional advantageous feature when the longitudinal axis of the control element extends in the direction of thrusting motion of the plunger. The plunger can thereby be disposed parallel and adjacent to the control element or, in accordance with a preferred feature, can penetrate axially through the control element to produce a particularly compact construction.
The pitch of the control element of the mechanical path control can be constant along the helically shaped winding. In this case, the driving torque of the drive unit is controlled to achieve a position-dependent thrusting force and the rate of revolution of the control element is varied to achieve a position-dependent thrusting speed.
In a preferred embodiment, the pitch of the control element changes along its helically shaped winding in correspondence with a desired thrusting force-position dependence for the plunger. In this case, and in accordance with an additional particularly preferred feature, the rate of revolution of the drive unit motor and/or the rate of revolution of the control element is substantially constant during advancement of the plunger.
A helically wound control element in accordance with the invention can be realized in a plurality of different ways. In a first advantageous configuration, the control element can include a cylindrical drum controller having a groove fashioned in the outer surface thereof, wherein the carrier member includes a tendon block engaging into the groove. The groove defines a thrust path having the desired characteristics. Conventional structures of this type include spindle drives for storage and retrieval units in high bay warehouses and are described in document EP-A 0357935. However, for the applications in accordance with the invention, and in particular for compact analysis apparatus, they tend to be rather large.
Therefore realization of a helically wound control element in the form of a cylindrical, helically wound transport spiral is particularly preferred, wherein the carrier member is configured as a carrier pin engaging into the windings of the transport spiral. When the transport spiral is turned, the carrier pin is transported in the axial direction of the transport spiral in dependence on the pitch of the transport spiral and the rate of revolution. The carrier pin is in working connection with the plunger so that the plunger is moved in a forward or backward direction in dependence on the direction of rotation of the transport spiral, with the thrusting force and thrusting velocity being determined by the transport spiral. In this manner, a particularly simple structure is realized for a device in accordance with the invention.
An analysis apparatus in accordance with the invention for analysis of a medical sample using a medical consumable product, in particular for carrying out an analysis using a test element, is characterized by comprising a device in accordance with the invention for removing an analytic consumable product from a storage container.
The device in accordance with the invention is particularly advantageously used in analysis apparatus which are operated independent of the power lines, e.g. using batteries or storage batteries. In such apparatus, the invention can have particular advantages for solving the problems associated with limited energy capacity of the battery or of the electrical power storage element while nevertheless transporting a maximum number of analytic consumable products. In addition, requirements with regard to limited power, optimized travel times for the plunger or the existence of a limited amount of space can be taken into consideration and satisfied and manufacturing costs can be kept low.
The following embodiments of the invention illustrate additional advantageous features and characteristics which are described and explained more closely below with reference to the representation of the drawings.
The transport spiral 5 serves as a control element of a path control and has sections with differing pitch. It consists primarily of e.g. spring steel and can be advantageously produced from this material. However, the transport spiral 5 must not necessarily be subjected to tensile or compression loading between the drive wheel 3 and the rotation bearing 6 and must not necessarily exert an elastic spring force during operation. Although a certain elastic resiliency can be advantageous in certain cases, it is not absolutely necessary. In most applications, the transport spiral 5 can advantageously be constructed from a relatively hard, slightly elastic spring steel which is as rigid as possible, i.e. having a very high spring constant (spring rate).
A plunger 7 passes through the transport spiral 5 in an axial direction thereof.
The external dimensions of the receptacle bushing 10 are sufficiently small to permit its axial displacement through the transport spiral 5. The carrier pin 11 is preferentially disposed substantially transverse to the longitudinal direction of the transport spiral 5, i.e. transverse to the thrust direction of the plunger 7. The carrier pin 11 is guided in a carrier guide 12, extending parallel to the plunger 7.
When the transport spiral 5 is set into rotation by the drive, its windings exercise a force on the carrier pin 11. This force has a component which rotates the carrier pin 11 about the plunger 7 as well as a component which moves the carrier pin 11 in the direction of the plunger 7. A rotational motion of the carrier pin 11 is blocked by the carrier guide 12 or, in special embodiments, guided thereby so that the remaining force component transports the plunger 7 through the transport spiral 5.
It is thereby advantageous when the axial dimensions of the receptacle bushing 10 are sufficiently large that it is always safely guided between the windings and cannot jam therein. The axial length of the receptacle bushing 10 should thereby advantageously be at least half of the maximum separation between two transport spiral 5 windings. It is then sufficient for the plunger 7 to be guided in the forward direction within a bushing 13; the rear end guiding is then effected by the transport spiral 5 and the receptacle bushing 10 axially displaceable therein. Other embodiments can however be advantageous in which the plunger 7 is borne at an additional location, e.g. at its rear end. The plunger 7 can, towards this end, have e.g. an axial cavity into which a guiding arbor engages at its back side.
An additional guide element can also be provided to increase the positional stability of the transport spiral 5 and/or of the plunger 7, i.e. to prevent or reduce sideward deflection or bending. Towards this end, e.g. a longitudinally slotted bushing can support the transport spiral 5 from the inside or outside. The bushing can optionally also serve the function of the carrier guide 12.
An appropriate configuration of the carrier guide 12 can simply and precisely define or control the rotational position of the plunger 7 relative to its longitudinal axis. This is e.g. particularly important when the front end of the plunger 7 comprises a blade 14, as could be advantageous to penetrate through the foil of a storage container without substantial formation of cuttings. It could then be important for the plunger 7 to have a particular orientation relative to the analytic consumable product which is to be removed from the storage container in order to guarantee secure transport. By way of example and in the event of strip-shaped test elements, the blade 14 should be approximately perpendicular to the plane of the test strip to guarantee proper transport.
The defined orientation of the plunger 7 and/or of the blade 14 relative to the consumable analytic product to be removed is effected by the carrier guide 12. This relative position can also be varied as a function of the transport path. When the carrier guide 12 is linear, the plunger 7 does not rotate during its forward motion. If, in contrast thereto, the carrier guide 12 spirals in the axial direction, the plunger 7 rotates into each position determined by the carrier guide 12.
When the direction of rotation of the transport spiral 5 is reversed, the direction of motion of the plunger 7 is likewise reversed. In dependence on the carrier member 9 embodiment and on the pitch of the transport spiral 5, it is possible for a short phase to thereby occur during which the transport spiral 5 rotates without the plunger 7 being moved. This phase ends as soon as a winding of the transport spiral 5 again seats on the carrier pin 11 to effect displacement thereof. The small amount of dead time caused thereby does not disrupt practical applications and can optionally be reduced or prevented through appropriate configuration of the coupling between the carrier pin 11 and the transport spiral 5. In addition, the carrier pin 11 can operate an end switch disposed on the front or rear end of the transport spiral 5 to terminate the transport process at the end of the transport path.
The transport spiral 5 has differing pitches along its length. It is thereby possible to vary the thrusting force exercised by the plunger 7 as well as the thrusting velocity of the plunger 7 in dependence on its displaced axial position even when the transport spiral 5 rotates with a substantially constant speed. In the sections having small pitch in which the windings of the transport spiral 5 are in close proximity to each other, the thrusting force is high and the thrusting velocity is low. In the sections in which the transport spiral 5 has a large pitch and its windings have a large separation from each other, the thrusting force is low and the thrusting velocity is high.
In consequence thereof, the drive motor 1 is loaded in a substantially more even manner during the forward motion of the plunger 7 than would be the case for a transport spiral 5 of constant pitch. This has two advantages. First of all, the apparatus battery is loaded more evenly so that more energy can be removed due to the avoidance of damaging power peaks. In addition, the drive motor 1 can be designed for an operation at an optimal operational point and as a consequence the energy efficiency is improved. This measure also reduces the overall amount of time required for displacing the plunger 7 to remove a consumable product.
As a result the varying pitch of the transport spiral 5 effects like a path dependent transmission which compensates for apparatus specific load changes acting on the plunger 7 during its forward motion, which are predetermined in dependence on the thrusting path, to load the drive motor 1 in a substantially more even fashion.
This is of course only possible within certain tolerances and one should also take into consideration the fact that the load changes occurring in individual cases and the positions at which they occur are subject to certain fluctuations. It would also be acceptable in practical applications for the rate of revolution of the drive motor 1 to decrease over time due e.g. to a decrease in remaining battery capacity or for the drive motor 1 to be subjected to small residual load changes during forward motion of the plunger 7. The magnitude of the load fluctuations or their time integral is however reduced in the configuration in accordance with the invention compared to the conventional devices so that a substantial advantage results in practical applications.
A drive (not shown) is provided for rotating the receiving device 19, wherein the positioning is effected by means of a positioning disk 17 and sliding electrical contacts 18. The storage container can have an evaluation code at its outer side which can be automatically read.
The guide pin 16 of an associated measuring apparatus engages into the central bore of the storage container and holds it in a proper position for removal of the consumable product. A toothed collar drive can e.g. be provided in the storage container at the edge of the central bore, into which a correspondingly shaped, cooperating piece can engage when the storage container is placed within an analysis apparatus 50 for rotating the storage container in the apparatus 50. See, for example
The push-through openings 15 are circular in shape, since the plunger 7 shaft preferentially likewise has a circular-shaped cross-section. This, however, must not necessarily be the case for the removal or insertion openings of the storage container, which are sealed by a foil. In order to keep their areas as small as possible, these openings are often non-circular in shape but have a different shape. For example, when using test strips, an elliptical or other elongated shape is advantageous, wherein the longitudinal extension lies in the direction of the test strip plane.
The transport spiral 5 is then set into rotation by the drive to move the plunger 7 in a forward direction and, at foil penetration 25 (shown in
At foil penetration 25, when positioning the test element 22 into the working position 26, and by expulsion 27 of the test element, the plunger 7 must exercise an increased thrusting force on the test element 22. In contrast thereto, only a low thrusting force is required to displace the plunger 7 out of the base position 24 towards the foil penetration position 25 as well as along the path between foil penetration 25 and positioning into the working position 26. For this reason, the pitch of the transport spiral 5 differs in differing sections so that the thrusting force exercised by the plunger 7 during its forward motion for removal of the test element 22 changes in dependence on the plunger 7 position. Even when the transport spiral 5 rotates with substantially constant speed, differing thrusting velocities result in dependence on the position of the plunger 7.
This is shown in
One notices that the thrusting force 30 is already increased shortly before foil penetration 25 and working position 26 and, in consequence thereof, the thrusting speed 32 is reduced, wherein the increase or decrease is maintained along a certain path for properly satisfying the technical requirements for penetration through the foil, for positioning into the working position 26, and during expulsion 27, respectively.
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resistance to droplets in porous media
when droplets pass through porous media, resistance force must be placed on droplets due to the existence of solid parts in porous media. i dont know how to simulate this using fluent, does someone have the experience about this problem?
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what is your porous medium? by droplets do you mean some type of liquid seepage? or it is some saturated vapor circulating in your medium?
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thank you very much for your responses.the porous is sic foam.droplets injected in computation zone are evaporated and impated at the porous surface .my question is how to simulate the resistance force by porous medium using porous model in fluent. thank you again.
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Recovery After Accident and Disaster
Professor Kevin Gournay
Sheldon Press
Once thought to be a rare condition, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a natural reaction to disaster and trauma in our lives. In addition, up to 25% of people have significant related problems such as anxiety, depression, or substance abuse. Symptoms include flashbacks, emotional numbness, acute anxiety, and physical reactions such as increased heart rate and nausea. This book takes a wide-ranging look at the nature of PTSD after distressing experiences such as war, sexual abuse or rape, natural and manmade disasters, car accidents, or the death of a loved one. Topics include:
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Professor Kevin Gournay is Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, London, and has over 35 years clinical experience in treating people after national and domestic accidents and disasters. Professor Gournay is author of more than 130 articles and books, including two other books for Sheldon Press. He has served on numerous government bodies and is Special Adviser to the UK Joint Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights.
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I want to add my welcome to you! Like the other gals have said, I also had a general surgeon that did my biopsy as well as my mastectomy. In fact, I still see my surgeon 1x a yr for a checkup. She works very closely w/ my onco and my family physician.
Try and stay as busy as you can. This helps the time pass quickly. Watch shows/movies that will make you laugh. Laughter is a great stress release.
One other thing. Write down any questions that you have for the surgeon. When you go to your initial appt, if you don't like him/her, then walk out and find another one. You have time. The first surgeon that I consulted was very arrogant and I knew immediately that we would not get along. I called another surgeon and w/in a week saw her and knew it was a right match. You have to have total trust and faith in your medical team.
We are here to hold your hand and help you thru these next few weeks. Come and post anytime. There is usually someone around, night and day.


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* Purisima open to 'win-win' formula
* Miners oppose additional tax burden
* Taxes in 2013 only 2 pct of output
MANILA, March 24 (Reuters) - The Philippine finance minister said he will push mining companies to pay bigger shares of their revenue to the government even though the industry maintains that taxes are already too high and higher ones could kill the business.
Taxation of Philippine miners is a thorny issue that has delayed development of the country's vast mineral resources. President Benigno Aquino, seeking to raise revenue from mining, has met stiff resistance.
Philippine Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima told the Reuters ASEAN Summit on Monday that the government should be getting one-half of gross revenue from mining.
Last year, according to a government agency, direct state revenue from mining was worth only 2 percent of total output, though miners also pay corporate income tax of 32 percent and other fees to different agencies.
"Where I start is 50-50," Purisima told the summit, held at the Reuters office in Manila. "The return of the government must be two-fold -- as owner of the mineral, and two, as a taxing authority."
Still, Purisima said it is the Philippine Congress that will decide the revenue-sharing formula, taking into account the industry's position.
Within the next year, he said, the government is committed to getting tax legislation passed that features "a fair sharing where both the one who took risk, the mining company, and the one who owns the assets, are fairly rewarded."
Current mining laws, including income tax holidays for start-up projects, have not created a win-win situation for the government and industry, Purisima said.
Government statistics show mining has been declining as a source of revenue. Taxes, fees and royalties from mining in the first nine months of last year came to 1.55 billion pesos ($34.2 million), only about 8 percent of the 18.8 billion pesos collected in all of 2012, according to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB).
With nine million hectares of highly mineralised areas, the Philippines is believed to have some of the world's biggest reserves of nickel, gold, and copper.
Last year, the government valued the Southeast Asian country's untapped mineral deposits at about $850 billion. But investments and mineral production have slowed in the last three years as inconsistent policies and tax uncertainty have deterred investors.
Mining investments between January and September last year totalled $787 million, according to MGB. That compared with $807.7 million for all of 2012 and $1.15 billion in 2011.
Miners say their risks are greater than elsewhere, and investments in infrastructure such as power and roads are costlier in less developed countries such as the Philippines. Given higher costs, they expect a higher rate of return from investing.
Anti-mining groups, including the Roman Catholic Church leadership in the Philippines, say local communities have not benefitted from mining revenue and have been left with denuded mountains and silted rivers.
"We don't want a situation where we'll end up with holes in the midst of communities and once the rich minerals are gone and prices are down, they leave and the people will have nothing there," Purisima said.
"That's why we'd like to do it in the manner they do it in Canada and more advanced countries, where there is really a plan at the beginning on how to restore the environment they have," he said. (Reporting by Rosemarie Francisco and Erik dela Cruz; Editing by Richard Borsuk)


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Brisk showery northwesterly winds, but southeast driest. Cold.
Another cold day. Showers of rain, sleet and snow, scattered around Deeside, but elsewhere quite frequent and locally heavy with a risk of hail. Winds west to northwest strong, occasionally gale force across the north. Maximum Temperature 5 °C.
Showers continuing, locally heavy across Moray and northern Aberdeenshire during the evening with a risk of hail, but outbreaks tending to turn lighter and less frequent overnight. Windy. Minimum Temperature -1 °C.
Showers dying away from west during morning, to leave a dry bright noon. Rainband crossing the area overnight, with showers following by dawn. Maximum Temperature 7 °C.
Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:
Rather cloudy with showers, these wintry over hills, frequent for most, but only occasional to the south of Deeside. Winds turning to a strong, occasional gale northerly.
Updated at: 0307 on Sat 25 Nov 2017
UK forecast for the next 5 days
Cold and bright, but wintry showers in places.
Frosty start with icy patches, but bright. Occasional showers in the north and west. These will fall as snow over the hills and to low levels in the north, and perhaps in some parts of the Midlands. Windier than yesterday.
Further wintry showers in northern and western parts of the UK, with icy stretches forming where showers have fallen. Elsewhere cold with a widespread frost. Gales in the far northeast.
Frosty, with ice possible in west. Cold and bright with showers in northwest to begin but easing. Turning cloudier from the northwest, with persistent rain later. Southeastern parts staying dry.
Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:
Wet and windy in south Monday morning, but less cold. Northern parts cold and showery conditions, moving south later. Tuesday and Wednesday colder and bright with showers, especially in east.
Updated at: 0149 on Sat 25 Nov 2017
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UK Outlook for Wednesday 29 Nov 2017 to Friday 8 Dec 2017:
Wednesday and Thursday will see a mixture of sunny spells and showers. The showers mainly affecting exposed northern and eastern parts, especially the North Sea coasts, but not exclusively. The showers will be heavy at times and turning wintry over higher ground. Windy, with gales down the east coast on Wednesday. Similar conditions look likely to persist into Friday and the weekend, with showers continuing to affect eastern parts, but drier with plenty of sunshine elsewhere. The showers may be wintry across all parts, but any snow accumulations most likely over higher ground, but perhaps to some lower levels in the north. Staying rather cold, with temperatures below the average into early December. However, there is a chance of less cold, cloudier conditions spreading southeastwards, with some rain at times.
Updated at: 1152 on Fri 24 Nov 2017
UK Outlook for Saturday 9 Dec 2017 to Saturday 23 Dec 2017:
During this period of December, it looks likely that the cold conditions may persist across the United Kingdom, with a generally blocked and slow moving weather patterns, which brings more uncertainty than normal into the forecast. We are likely to see a mixture of sunshine and showers for many, with the showers turning increasingly wintry over the hills, but not exclusively. Temperatures will probably be below the average through to mid-December. However, there is the chance of periods of milder, wetter and windier weather, with increased amounts of rainfall, during the middle of the month, especially in the west. This could see temperatures recover closer to the average.
Updated at: 1153 on Fri 24 Nov 2017
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Jonathon said rating his overall experience at the business a 5 would be perfect but the business did a fine and good job. He was satisfied with his service advisor but there were a few questions he had to ask and things not told to him he did not elaborate on what. He would recommend this business for service although it is a little bit expensive. He paid $220 for the business to look at something that took less than 10 minutes and it was $60 for a thermostat which was all he needed and he had to pay about $200. He is considering selling his RV and purchasing another one with a trailer of some sort within 6 months to a year. He will be moving out of state and the purchase will not be in this state. To serve him better it would help if things were a little less expensive.
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I got an email from someone going a little crazy trying to downsize from a home to an apartment.
"Help", she said.
Downsizing can be an overwhelming project.
The first thing to do it release the past. Whether the downsize is your choice or not, it's important to process and let go of the past. And ideas of how you thought things were going to be. Journal, cry, grieve.
Now look to the benefits of downsizing and how this could be a great thing.
– less stuff to take care of
– more time
– less maintenance
– more money
– more freedom
Next, look at your new place. Plan out what you want in what area. Papers/work, relaxing, food prep, music. You clear out stuff that isn't useful.
See your home as flowing. What impedes the flow of your home? You want to be able to make your daily routine easy without getting annoyed at things in the way.
Places that are important to let go:
– decorative collections. Keep a few, photograph the rest and let go
– clothes – it's clutter if it doesn't fit in the closet. So only keep the amount of clothes that fit nicely in the closet (and pack up the out of season clothes to go under the bed)
– books – you can get most books from the library. If you are in an apartment you are going to want to limit books to one bookshelf.
– shoes – only keep the ones you need and use. Special occasion, once in awhile shoes are not used enough for the space they occupy.
– dishes – only keep what you can store in your cabinets, same with kitchen gadgets
You are editing your space so it works well for you and nurtures you.
Tackle small areas at a time and stay in that area until complete. One drawer. One cabinet. One pile.
Questions to ask as you let go.
– have you used it in the past year?
– what are your current needs?
– what do you no longer need at your new place? Like gardening tools or snow shovel.
– is this about my present life or about my past? Limit the past so you have room for your present.
If you have trouble letting go, invite a friend or family member to help. Often we'll get attached to something and someone else can say, "Why do you want to keep that?" When you try to explain, you realize you don't need or even want to keep it. You can also email a friend with your progress every day to keep you accountable and motivated.
Wishing you well on your new life and home.
Want some help decluttering? Join the Declutter Group.
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It is easy to upsize than downsize… For the first time in my life (for a duration of only 13 years) I had a place for everything, garage cabinets for labeled bins, walk in closet for art/creative room, finally a laundry rooms & a kitchen with a real pantry & enough space, even a closet for my Hallmark collection AND finally everything organized by category/subject. I love to entertain too so I need platters bowls, pitchers, serving stuff… it all takes space. THEN we had to downsize! Select your favorites: furniture, art, pictures, & necessities. Then the items you cannot part with bec use for parties store where it is accessible, if heirlooms organize the items into stackable LABELED bins/boxes, organize these for new house or put into climate controlled storage. Then look at L/O's what doesn't give you joy, isn't YOU anymore, can someone else use it or be sold garage sale-Craigslist or donation, is it broken then recycle it. I don't use the 1 or even a 5 year rule, ask yourself are you still interested in this activity? If yes, then ask why aren't I doing it? Then make yourself time to do it. If after 10 years it isn't touched, ask why do I keep this? I put clothes into a bin & if I don't use it after 5 years I donate it. I still keep 4 childhood pcs, 3 my great-grandfather made my mother at 3yo: 2 doll beds (my cats sleep in) & a tiny dresser, & my childhood musical rocker. I have 3 generations of dolls in a small trunk, & my life memorabilia in its own trunk too. Hey there was a span of 30 years I didn't do art bec I was too tired after work & too busy on W/E but I didn't toss all that valuable oil paint nor my great-grandfather's portable easel or paint box! Now at 60yo in my smaller home, I paint & draw in dining room or yard, and go to storage for stuff when I am going to host a party… Ask what is really important to you? 🙂
I collect books, some I've read, loved, & do read again. Some books are children's, history, biographical, reference, cooking, or art. These I keep, but I noticed this last move I have 26 boxes of books I never had a place for in the BIG house bec we couldn't agree where to install shelves (also the voracious reader verses the only reads a few issue)BUT I am NOT going to chuck them all bec they were in storage! So in the smaller temporary house (30 miles, 1 way from a library) I only unpacked ref. books I must have for the next 2 years, leaving lot's of room for all those unread books. I am making myself read those unread books the next 2-3 years & whittle down what I must keep bec the next move may be overseas & shipping is expensive.
Thank you, Beth, for this advice. I have a dearly loved sister-in-law who can't come to terms with how her life "didn't go as planned," and I find that as I'm reading this, which I hope will be helpful to her, it's also planting the seed in my own mind when it comes my turn to downsize and maybe start the "what could have been" pity party.
I am always blessed by your advice, and I continue to pray for you and your family, who have suffered loss that no one should ever have to bear.
God bless!
Very helpful in my everyday battles of keeping stuff! Thank you!


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Once again Wild in the parks hit the shores of Trondheim like a hurricane! Mayhem and mjod was on the menu for the Norwegian WITP contestants! The park was filled to the brim with stoked kids, parents, media, contestants and spectators. Registration kicked off at 10:00 and we had 75 hyped contestants in all ages.
The first heat in the 14- category started at 12:00, it was amazing to see all the youngsters killing the park. Locals Johannes Sundby and Oskar Hjellegjerde were tearing the park apart with huge hardflips and kickflip frontside boardslides. The second 14- heat was also really good with some amazing tricks from the young and very talented riders.
After the 14- was finished with their qualifiers they enjoyed some hot dogs and burgers outside the park. While they were chilling we kicked off the 15+ category, here we also had two heats. Both heats were filled with some amazing skaters from all over Norway. Kristiansand, Oslo, Bergen and Stavanger was heavy represented.
Kristiansand local Thomas Thorkildsen blasted massive kickflip bs lipslides while Marcus Grongstad were flying over the kickers with huge kickflips to flat. The judges really had their work cut out for them!
We stared the 14- category finals after a little warmup. We had some of the best kids in Norway hyped and ready to give it their all for a spot in the WITP Euro finals. Oscar Hjellegjerde took a hard slam and was not able to finish the finals. Johannes Sundby really stepped up and did massive tricks in every zone. All the kids really stepped it up and it was amazing to see the level of skateboarding! It was a really close call with only decimals separating the top 5 contestants.
The 15+ finals was a blast! Larvik local Martin Kvisla did an amazing impossible tailgrab over the box while Eskild Thorvik did a bigflip fs boardslide on the rail. Georg Hopaneng ripped all the zones and got the first place.
The Open finals was a mayhem filled with bangers from another world! Hermann Stene literally killed all the zones, he did a frontside flip to flat over the huge funbox, a kickflip bs lipslide showit out on the rail and a nollie flip bs lipslide down the a-frame stair rail. Gard Hvaara also showed muscles with a huge late fs showit to flat over the funbox and a switch fs blunt down the a-frame stair rail. Even Vatn did a huge hardflip BS lip down the a-frame rail and a Hardflip to flat over the monster box. Fredrik "the flying ginger" Naerland did a huge transfer Ollie over from the quarter to the trasherbank. The crowd were on fire and the skaters raised the roof on Trikkestallen skatepark to the lovely tunes of Slayer.
After the finals we did the prize ceremony and a product toss. All in all a great day!
Huge thanks to the judges, Thor, Eirik and Frode. Erlend who did the tabulation like a true champion. BBQ master Kim Marius Pettersen aka Kimma-P and his helpers. Coca Cola for free drinks to everybody. Globe, Skullcandy, Electric, Xsories, Boardshop and Nordic Skateboards for the extra prizes. All the contestants, parents, the amazing crowd, filmers and photographers.
Thanks for a great day! See ya next year!
1. Johannes Sundby
2. Aleksander Hagen
3. Karl Fredrik Førli
4. Heitor Da Silva
5. Eirik Refsnes
1. Georg Hopaneng
2. Eskild Thorvik
3. Martin Kvisla
4. Christoffer Dahl
5. Øyvind Svensen
1. Hermann Stene
2. Gard Hvaara
3. Even Vatn
4. Fredrik Nærland
5. Peter Sørbø
Facebook event: vol.cm/WITP13-NOR
Full report, results and pictures: vol.cm/1ahpiO6


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Wow, I'm so glad this weekend is over! I had the biggest order ever and I barely made it through! I did a wedding cake for 200 and a grooms cake. I don't know how some of you do that on a regular basis. I almost ran out of time on the groom's cake, so it's not as good as I would have liked, but the couple loved it. The wedding cake took forever. I was making flwers all week. I don't know why I see cakes in magazines and say sure I can do that! I guess I love the challenge, but at 6:30 a.m. saturday morning when I still hadn't been to sleep I was pretty ticked at myself.
Thanks for listening. I put the cakes in the gallery. I love this place and always look forward to monday to see what everyone did over the weekend.
I love the cakes peacock. Great Job. I'm sure that the bride and groom were very pleased with the results.
I think that we all bite off a little more than we can chew, but somehow still get it done.
Thanks Mchelle! This one almost brought me to tears! When I got there to set it up I had forgotten one of my stress free supports. I was freaking out. My hubby came up with the idea to use the outside of bick pens for the dowls. He ran to the store and bought a pack, removed the insides and used kitchen scissors to cut them, then washed them and used them. It worked great, after all they were just plastic hollow tubes. The Bic pen logo looked a little unprofessional, but I was in a pinch! I was a guest at the wedding and the girl cutting the cake wanted to know if I would like her to save the dowls. (LOL)
Peacockplace, as usual, your cakes are fabulous. Take another bow
Your a inspiration.
Kristy...love looking at your cakes! They are always spectacular and these are no exception. Beautiful!
I wouldn't go that far nernan! stephanie214, you're too sweet! I've learned almost everything about cake decorating from this site. My cakes have improved so much since i found this site. One of these days I'll have to find the picture of my course 1 cake and give you guys all a good laugh!
Your cakes are gorgeous!!!! I know how you feel...one weekend I took on about 17 cakes!!! I was up for nearly two days straight...and learned a good lesson...I have a limit of how many cakes I can do in a weekend...and never again will it be 17! Anyway, you did a fabulous job!


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- 23 years old
- Date of birth: Oct 4, 1979
- Date of passing: Apr 13, 2003
|Let the memory of Michelle be with us forever
"Michelle hope you are having a happy heavenly birthday,you are still loved so very much,hope you are dancing with your granddad,"
"Another year since you left us,the pain never ends,loved and missed forever darling.xxxxxx"
"If only we could see you to say Happy birthday to our darling daughter,loved ,missed and thought of every day,xxxx"
"It's 13 years and how they have flown,missing you every day,our shopping trips, the laughs we had. You are still loved and missed by your mum and dad,sending millions of hugs and kisses to you.xxx"
"Happy birthday darling,you are missed so much,have a great day in heaven with all your friends and family,forever beautiful ,forever 23.loved and remembered everyday.xxxxxxxxx"
"Here we are again Michelle another post and although I never met you, you are still part of who and what makes all Houston's. I'm trying to keep an eye on your mum, but you know how hard that is. I'm still studying and trying to make something of my life especially when I think that some of my family have left this life too soon, mind you, we'll all be together some day. Tell my mammy and daddy I said hello and your grand parents, aunts, uncles and cousins the same. Good night my wee cousin and God bless you. With all my love, J.T XXX"
"Another year darling but the heartache remains,your Dad and I love and miss you more each year,how we would have loved to see you grow into the beautiful young women you would have been,until we meet again darling please know that we love you with all our hearts.xxx"
"I hide my tears when I say your name
But the pain in my heart is still the same
Although I smile and seem carefree
There is no-one who misses you more than me.xxxx"
"Remembering you on your birthday darling,if tears could build a stairway and memories a lane I would walk right up to heaven and bring you back again xstill loved and missed every day xxxMum &Dad"
"Michelle, we never had the chance to meet in this life. I know that we will in the next, with no disrespect, I hope will be a while away. If you were anything like your mum, you would have been a force to be reckoned with lol. Anyway my wee cuzzie I hope your well and talking the hind legs of all the Houston clan, tell them all I send my love, especially your great uncle Jim (James) and great aunty Cathie. Take care love.
Yer big Scottish cuzzie J.T :) XXXXX"
"So sorry to all friends and family my heart goes out to you. I never hung in the same crowd as Michelle at school but I remember her. Such a smiley wee girl, you would never have known. Forever missed but never forgotten, I'm sure your smiling somewhere better X God Bless"
""I wish I'd had more time to get to know you better, but I was lucky enough to be a bridesmaid with you. I remember your beautiful smile and how proud you were of Jo and Nathan on their wedding day. You showed so much strength and courage, facing each day with a smile. You were an inspiration." Xxx"
"Michelle was always smiling! That's what I remember about her! X"
"I went to school with Michelle and jo both lovely thoughtful people so sad to.lose a life so young xx"
"When I think of you Michelle - I always remember your smile. - you didn't moan that you couldn't do the things Jo did - like cross country running , netball, hockey. Most people probably didn't know anything was wrong - so young and innocent. Taken too soon - remembered with love xxxx"
"If we could have another day,would we ever let you go ,loved and missed every day,oh Michelle why did you have to go..Cystic Fibrosis took you to soon..a beautiful girl we will always remember .xxx"
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Life would be so much easier if people just said what they want; if we didn't have to decipher mixed messages, decode icy body language or interpret quizzical looks.
This haziness extends to interviews where, with a job at stake, the decrypting becomes even trickier.
Luckily, interviewers are usually all on the same page in terms of what they're looking for and we've figured out just exactly what that is.
Here's what the interviewer is just dying to tell you…
Be likeable
Easier said than done. At the end of the day, you can't make someone like you but there are some tricks of the trade that will bring you closer to being Miss/Mr Popular. Make sure you smile, maintain eye contact, sit forward in your chair and remember to be personable. The interviewer will want to work with an engaging person- not a stilted robot.
Don't be an eager beaver
Obviously, the interviewer wants to see an enthusiasm for getting hired but wait until they have gone through all the details and you have asked any questions you have about the role. Only then will you know all you need to know and be qualified to decide if you really want it. They don't want to be overwhelmed by your excitable impatience first thing.
Stand out from the crowd
You're just a little fish in a big sea of potential candidates. The interviewer will want to have something that distinguishes you from the rest- a little something to remember you by. The interviewer will remember you by "hooks" so be sure to provide some. Clothing, outside-of-work interests, unusual facts about your career or upbringing- there's a whole hotpot of details that are specific to your character and will work in your favour.
Be a Curious George and ask questions
A scatter of queries signals that you really want the job, you're keen to succeed, eager to please and interested. Follow up on something the interviewer has said with a question to show that you can think on the spot and that crucially, you are listening.
Limit your inquisitiveness to work-related matters
You may be primarily concerned with how much time you get for lunch or if flexitime is an option but don't bombard the interviewer with questions that might not be relevant. The responsibilities and tasks involved should be the priority. Find out if you're the right person for the job first-the rest can wait.
Bring a project
Show you're ready to start work right away with an example of a specific skill that you can bring to the table. Research the company and prepare something concrete, illustrating exactly how you can contribute to their goals with an example of your skills. At the end of the day, it's a business and the interviewer wants to know the company will be getting its money's worth-from day one.
Say you want the job
You don't ask, you don't get. Interviewers like to know that you really want the job and more importantly why. As the interview draws to a close, you should have a good idea of what it entails and whether you would be a good fit. If it is a job in a busy environment say you thrive in a fast-paced atmosphere and are confident you could make an impact. The interviewer wants to see you make that last ditch attempt to secure the position.
Keep in touch
Not everyone wants to hear from first encounters again but take it as a given that the interviewer wants a follow-up note. Continue on from the meeting referencing something that you discussed. Emails are fine but why not take the old-fashioned personable route and send a hand-written card. It will be the perfect ping of a reminder of you, the interview and an ideal lead into a professional partnership.