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The Ranger RX3040 RimGuard Touchless/Leverless Tire Changer is designed to work on virtually all auto and pickup truck wheels without damaging the rim and without the need for toolbars, bead locks or tire levers. A reversible tool head effortlessly mounts and dismounts the most stubborn tires with no wheel contact. Ergonomic joystick control combined with precision hydraulic actuators allows you to inch the bead hook or lifting tip into position for gentle handling of delicate alloy wheels. A durable nylon tool head and hardened steel tool head with replaceable nylon covers come standard, giving users the option to choose just the right tool to make delicate wheel services simple and fast.
A full menu of time-saving features include an integrated wheel lift, upper and lower bead-breaker rollers, a traveling drop-center arm, a power-drop assist roller, quick-nut wheel mounting, Target-Lock auto-locating tool head, full-color LCD monitor for viewing underside operations, 3,000 psi hydraulic power unit and a handheld turbo-blast nozzle for simple bead seating. A standard wheel mounting package includes automotive and light truck cones covering hub sizes 2.00 – 6.50.
Low profile tires are becoming more common. These expensive, hard-to-change tires are no longer a small market as many OEM vehicles are adopting aftermarket performance-type wheels. This unit is equal in capacity to brands selling much higher. Our dealer now has a value option that will deliver quality results. In this economy, buyers are looking for ways to save without reducing their capacity or product quality expectations.
- Air/electric-hydraulic drive system: 208-230V 60hz 1 Ph, 140-160 psi air requirement
- Wheel clamping capacity: 10" – 30".
- Tire width capacity: 3" - 22".
- Max tire diameter: 44".
- Shipping weight: 1,410 lbs.
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- An integrated wheel lift with easy-guide rollers helps facilitate the handling of heavy wheels.
- A powerful pneumatic drop-center tool reduces the effort required to change tough-sidewall tires.
- Tires are secured to the changer in the same manner as a wheel balancer for user familiarity and super-fast set up times. A rubber base mount combined with multi-size center cones and a patented no-mar Quick-Nut makes mounting wheels fast and easy, and reduces the risk of wheel damage.
- Provides an expanded service range of 10" – 30" to 22" wide, giving you the ability to work efficiently on a variety of wheel styles and sizes.
- Automatically operated bead-breaker rollers feature controlled penetration to easily loosen even the most stubborn and awkward beads.
- Exclusive Target-Lock button located on the joystick control provides automatic locating of both the tool head pulling tip and the mounting tip to an exact fixed point 1/8" away from the wheel edge.
- Features a built-in camera and a large, full-color LCD monitor view of underside operations.
- Conveniently placed foot pedals for precise control at all times.
- The powerful turntable works systematically at a controlled speed.
- The smooth, effortless, power delivery of the 3hp motor and 3,000 psi hydraulic power unit provides multi-speed performance.
- A handheld turbo-blast nozzle allows technicians to direct a powerful burst of compressed air precisely where needed to seat stubborn beads in seconds.
- Comes standard with a total-care package that includes replaceable nylon inserts for the steel tool head, replaceable nylon remount and dismount heads, rubber pedestal cover, spare drop-center pull hook tool head and a no-mar Quick-Nut.
- A total performance package includes three automotive and light truck cones covering hub sizes 2.00-2.75, 2.75-4.00 and 4.00-6.00 and one heavy-duty truck cone that fits hub sizes 5.50 – 6.50.
- Switches off key power system components after 15 seconds of inactivity, representing tremendous savings in energy use and minimizing wear and tear on critical operating components.
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I can do about 205 pounds. It's so technical and explosive, I love doing it!
Posted 12 March 2013 - 09:48 PM
Clean and jerk
I can do about 205 pounds. It's so technical and explosive, I love doing it!
I second this.
I used to do them all the time in high school and they require a lot of different muscles and explosiveness.
I also find them much more fun to do since they are more complex and technical than say bench pressing or squatting which are the other major lifts.
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Posted 25 March 2013 - 08:10 PM
I actually am going to start doing this exercise because shoulder press strains my elbows too much.arnold's shoulder press. My least favorite lift until a few weeks in and now my shoulders exploded. Currently do 3 sets of 10 with 70/75 lbs dumbbells. These helped my bench when I was trying to reach 315lbs.
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After that I would say a front squat.
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You start with the bar on the ground, you clean it up to your rib cage, squat down below parallel to catch it in the clean position, then stand up
Just MURDERS me, about 30 of those and I'm seeing stars
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been awhile but when I was in school I maxed out at 525 lbs and I only weighed 135
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Feels good after hitting a new max haha
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Dead lifts because you feel like a fucking savage after when you realize how much weight you are moving.
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Dead lifts because you feel like a fucking savage after when you realize how much weight you are moving.
Absolutely. Deads for me too
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NTSB: Pilot lost control of plane that crashed and killed two OSU coaches
The National Transportation Safety Board, which investigated the crash of the single engine plane near Perryville, Arkansas, could not determine why Olin Branstetter lost control of the plane. No mechanical difficulties were found; the plane had undergone its annual inspection just a week before.
No drugs were found in Branstetter's system; an autopsy noted that the condition of the remains did not allow for identification of any medical conditions which may have contributed to the crash, according to the NTSB.
The Nov. 17, 2011 crash killed Branstetter; his wife, Paula, 79; OSU women's basketball coach Kurt Budke, 50; and his assistant, Miranda Serna, 36.
The plane was bound for Little Rock on a recruiting trip. It was a clear day, with only light winds, and the temperature was in the low 50s.
Paula Branstetter was certified to fly the plane, but was not in the front seat as a co-pilot during the flight.
According to statements from employees at the Stillwater Regional Terminal, where the flight originated, Branstetter wanted Budke to sit in the front seat with him. Budke initially refused, but agreed to sit up front during the flight.
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Flying car (aircraft)
A flying car is a hypothetical personal aircraft that provides door-to-door aerial transportation (e.g., from home to work or to the supermarket) as conveniently as a car and without the requirement for roads, runways or other specially-prepared operating areas. Such aircraft lack any visible means of propulsion (unlike fixed-wing aircraft or helicopters) so they can be operated at urban areas, close to buildings, people and other obstructions.
The flying car has been depicted in fantasy and science fiction works such as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Jetsons, Star Wars, Blade Runner, Back to the Future Part II and The Fifth Element as well as articles in the American magazines Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, and Mechanix Illustrated.
The flying car was a common feature of science fiction and futuristic conceptions of the future, including imagined near futures such as those of the 21st century. For instance, less than a month before the turn of the millennium, the journalist Gail Collins noted:
Here we are, less than a month until the turn of the millennium, and what I want to know is, what happened to the flying cars? We're about to become Americans of the 21st century. People have been predicting what we'd be like for more than 100 years, and our accounterments don't entirely live up to expectations. (...) Our failure to produce flying cars seems like a particular betrayal since it was so central to our image.[1]
As a result, flying cars have become a running joke; the question "Where is my flying car?" is emblematic of the supposed failure of modern technology to match futuristic visions that were promoted in earlier decades.[notes 1]
The term "flying car" can also be used to refer to roadable aircraft and hovercar.
Feasibility and challenges[edit]
Several challenges to a practical flying car exist.
A practical flying car would have to be capable of taking off, flying and landing throughout heavily populated urban environments. However, to date, no vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle (VTOL) has ever shown to demonstrate such capabilities. To make such an aircraft would require an aircraft with a propulsion that is quiet to avoid noise pollution, but is not visible[clarification needed] so it could fly safely in urban environments. Additionally, to lift such an aircraft off the ground would require very powerful engines or turbines with extremely high tolerances. Many type of aircraft technology have been suggested, such as ducted-fan and tiltrotor,[3] but previous designs have suffered from aerodynamic problems; ducted-fan aircraft tend to lose their stability easily and fail to pass the speed of 30-40 knots,[4] and the tiltrotor V-22 Osprey, like all forms of transportation, has suffered accidents and incidents.
Due to the requirement of propulsion that is both small and powerful, the cost of producing a flying car would be very high and estimated by some as much as 10 million dollars.[5] In addition, the flying car's energy efficiency would be much lower compared to conventional cars and other aircraft; optimal fuel efficiency for airplanes is at high speeds and high altitudes,[6] while flying cars would be used for shorter distances, at higher frequency, lower speeds and lower altitude
Although statistically flying is safer than driving, unlike commercial planes, flying cars might not have as many safety checks and their pilots would not be as well trained. Humans already have problems with the aspect of driving in two dimensions (forward and backwards, side to side), adding in the up and down aspect would make "driving" or flying as it would be, much more difficult.[7] In mid-air collisions and mechanical failures, the aircraft could fall from the sky or go through an emergency landing, resulting in deaths and property damage.[8] In addition, poor weather conditions, such as low air density, lightning storms and heavy rain or fog could be challenging and affect the aircraft's aerodynamics.[9]
Notable flying cars in fiction[edit]
Back to the future II (1989)[edit]
In Back to the Future part II Doc Brown invites Marty and Jennifer in his modified flying car DeLorean time machine and time travels to the year 2015 where flying hovercars are flying all over the place.
Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace (1999)[edit]
Flying cars can be in the republic city of Coruscant
Blade Runner (1982)[edit]
"Spinner" is the generic term for the fictional flying cars used in Blade Runner, set in futuristic-cyberpunk Los Angeles of 2019. A Spinner can be driven as a ground-based vehicle, and take off vertically, hover, and cruise using jet propulsion much like Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft. They are used extensively by the police to patrol and survey the population, and it is clear that despite restrictions wealthy people can acquire spinner licenses.[10] The vehicle was conceived and designed by Syd Mead who described the spinner as an "aerodyne"—a vehicle which directs air downward to create lift, though press kits for the film stated that the spinner was propelled by three engines: "conventional internal combustion, jet, and anti-gravity"[11] Mead's conceptual drawings were transformed into 25 working vehicles by automobile customizer Gene Winfield.[12] A Spinner is on permanent exhibit at the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in Seattle, Washington.[13][dead link]
The Fifth Element (1997)[edit]
In The Fifth Element, set in 2263 New York City, flying cars are used as main mean of transportation. The production design for the film was developed by French comics creators Jean Giraud[14] and Jean-Claude Mézières.[15] Mézières wrote the book The Circles of Power, which features a character named S'Traks, who drives a flying taxicab through the congested air traffic of the vast metropolis on the planet Rubanis. Besson read the book and was inspired to change the Dallas character to a taxicab driver who flies through a futuristic New York City. The costume design was created by French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier.[16][17]
Efforts to build flying cars[edit]
Early efforts[edit]
"Mark my word: a combination airplane and motorcar is coming. You may smile, but it will come."
In 1926, Henry Ford displayed an experimental single-seat aeroplane that he called the "sky flivver". The project was abandoned two years later when a distance-record attempt flight crashed, killing the pilot.[18] The Flivver was not a flying car at all, but it did get press attention at the time, exciting the public that they would have a mass-produced affordable airplane product that would be made, marketed, sold, and maintained just like an automobile. The airplane was to be as commonplace in the future as the Model T of the time.
In 1956, Ford's Advanced Design studio built the Volante Tri-Athodyne, a 3/8 scale concept car model. It was designed to have three ducted fans, each with their own motor, that would lift it off the ground and move it through the air. In public relation release, Ford noted that "the day where there will be an aero-car in every garage is still some time off", but added that "the Volante indicates one direction that the styling of such a vehicle would take".[19]
In 1957, Popular Mechanics reported that Hiller Helicopters is developing a ducted-fan aircraft that would be easier to fly than helicopters, and should cost a lot less. Some estimated that in 10 years a four-place fan would cost like a good car. Hiller engineers expected that this type of an aircraft would become the basis for a whole family of special-purpose aircraft.[20]
In 1956, the US Army's Transportation Research Command began an investigation into "flying jeeps", ducted-fan-based aircraft that were envisioned to be smaller and easier to fly than helicopters. In 1957, Chrysler, Curtiss-Wright, and Piasecki were assigned contracts for building and delivery of prototypes. They all delivered their prototypes, however Piasecki's VZ-8 was the most successful of the three. While it would normally operate close to the ground, it was capable of flying to several thousand feet, proving to be stable in flight. Nonetheless, the Army decided that the "Flying Jeep concept [was] unsuitable for the modern battlefield", and concentrated on the development of conventional helicopters. In addition to the army contract, Piasecki was developing the Sky Car, a modified verision of its VZ-8 for civilian use.
Urban Aeronautics X-Hawk[edit]
Urban Aeronautics' X-Hawk[21] is a VTOL turbojet powered aircraft announced in 2006 with a first flight planned for 2009. It was intended to operate much like a tandem rotor helicopter, but with ducted fans rather than exposed rotors. The requisite decrease in rotor size would also decrease fuel efficiency. The X-Hawk was being promoted for rescue and utility functions. As of 2013, no flights had been reported.
Moller Skycar M400[edit]
The Moller Skycar M400[22] is a prototype personal VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) aircraft which is powered by four pairs of in-tandem Wankel rotary engines, and is approaching the problems of satellite-navigation, incorporated in the proposed Small Aircraft Transportation System. Moller also advises that, currently, the Skycar would only be allowed to fly from airports & heliports. Moller has been developing VTOL craft since the late 1960s, but no Moller vehicle has ever achieved free flight out of ground effect. The proposed Autovolantor model has an all-electric version powered by Altairnano batteries.[23]
Terrafugia TF-X[edit]
On May 7, 2013, Terrafugia announced the TF-X, a plug-in hybrid tilt-rotor vehicle that would be the first fully autonomous flying car. It has a range of 500 miles per flight and batteries are rechargeable by the engine. It is expected to hit the market in 2015.
In popular culture[edit]
Complaints of the non-existence of flying cars have become nearly idiomatic as expressions of disappointment in the failure of the present to measure up to the glory of past predictions.
The December 30, 1989 Calvin and Hobbes comic strip depicted an early instance of the "Where are the flying cars?" idea:
" | Hobbes: "A new decade is coming up."
Calvin: "Yeah, big deal! Hmph. Where are the flying cars? Where are the moon colonies? Where are the personal robots and the zero-gravity boots, huh? You call this a new decade?! You call this the future?? HA! Where are the rocket packs? Where are the disintegration rays? Where are the floating cities?"[24] |
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A 2001 IBM television commercial featured Avery Brooks (know for his role as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Captain Benjamin Sisko ) complaining "It is the year 2000, but where are the flying cars? I was promised flying cars. I don't see any flying cars. Why? Why? Why?"[citation needed]
Comedian Lewis Black had a similar routine early in the decade: "This new millennium sucks! It's exactly the same as the old millennium! You know why? No flying cars!"[citation needed]
In films[edit]
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: In this movie Professor Caractacus Potts Salvages a broken Model T and converts it into a flying car with glider wings.
- The Absent Minded Professor: In this movie, Ned Brainard, played by Fred Macmurray, invents a flying car Model T using Flubber in his engine. He uses his flying car for a fun joyride and to get to the Medfield Basketball tournament. Ned Brainard would again use his flying car Model T in Son of Flubber. The flying car would be seen again in the 1997 Flubber remake starring Robin Williams.
- Star Wars: Flying cars can be seen in the republic city of Coruscant.
- Back to the Future Part II: Dr. Emmett Brown uses a DeLorean DMC-12 to invent a time machine, which is modified in the second part of the Back to the Future trilogy so that it can fly.
- Blade Runner: wealthy people and police use a "Spinner", an antigravity flying car, to move in the futuristic-cyberpunk Los Angeles of 2019.
- The Fifth Element
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: a magician enchanted a Ford Anglia 105E to make it flyable and invisible.
- Pinocchio 3000: Flying cars can been seen in the city Scamboville. Mayor Scamboli owns a flying black car, Marline owns a red flying car convertible. The Scambocop owns a flying police car. Pinocchio steals the flying taxi bus and flies in the skyways to find his dad Geppetto while the Scambocop goes on a flying car chase to pull over the flying taxi bus.
- Star Trek Into Darkness: Many flying cars are seen in the skies of San Francisco and London, including flying garbage trucks. The final action sequence showed Spock fighting Khan on top of a couple of flying garbage trucks.
In television series[edit]
- The animated television series The Jetsons, premiered in 1962, reflected the idea that flying cars would become a significant means of transportation in the future.
- In the children's TV show, Supercar, the flying car "Supercar" was invented by Rudolph Popkiss and Horatio Beaker, and piloted by Mike Mercury.
- Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: In this 1993 TV show Power Rangers. Billy the Blue Ranger invents a flying car using the Volkswagen Beetle he dubbed the "Rad Bug" It was useful at times when they couldn't teleport to places.
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward in the 6th season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 series. Splinter the Rat and the 4 mutant Turtles Leo, Mike, Ralph, and Don time travel to the year 2105 in a New York city filled with flying cars and wheel cars. Cody Jones also runs Neil Tech industries.
- In the animated television series, Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century, set in the 22nd century in New London, people use flying cars as main mean of transportation.
- The Flying Car was a humorous short film written by Kevin Smith in 2002 for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. It featured Dante Hicks and Randal Graves stuck in traffic, discussing the lengths to which a man might go to obtain such a vehicle.[25]
- The Onion News Network: At episode 245, titled "Mean Automakers Dash Nation's Hope for Flying Cars", The Onion's anchor Brandon Armstrong humorously argues about the feasibility and existence of flying cars with representatives from major automobile manufacturers - General Motors, Toyota and Ford.[26]
In video games[edit]
- Beam Breakers 2002: In the year 2173 you are driving in a flying car in the skyways dodging other flying cars in cities like "Neo York". There are 57 missions in story mode and the goals include dodging flying police cars, stealing other flying cars, ramming into an opponents, vandalizing restaurants and competing in a flying car race with flying car racers.
- Eyetoy: Antigrav 2004: This game has flying cars in 4 cities you have to dodge while riding on a hoverboard.
- Crime Cities 2001: Flying car can be seen flying in the city. Also you can drive your flying car and you can shoot flying cars out of the sky.
In literature[edit]
- In the science fiction novel, Ralph 124C 41+, people use "Aeroflyer", a small flying car that can reach speeds of up to 600 mph
- Valérian and Laureline in the fifteenth volume, The Circles of Power
See also[edit]
- CarterCopter
- Comparison of personal air vehicles
- Intermodal passenger transport
- List of fictional vehicles – flying cars and personal spacecraft
- Personal air vehicle
- Puffin (aircraft)
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- ^ Scott, Katy (September 11, 2007), "Where is my flying car?", 3rd Degree, retrieved 2013-09-16
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- ^ Gail Collins, Dan Collins (December 1, 1990). The Millenium Book. Main Street Books. ISBN 978-0385411653.
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- ^ Sammon, pp. 79–80
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- ^ Willoughby, Gary, BladeZone's Gary Willoughby has a One on One chat with Gene Winfield, the builder of the full size cars and spinners from the classic film Blade Runner., Bladezone, retrieved July 27, 2011
- ^ EMPSFM Brochure, Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame, retrieved July 27, 2011
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- ^ Popular Science: Looking back at Henry Ford's Flivver: A plane-car for the man of average means, December 2001
- ^ Joseph J. Cor, Brian Horrigan (May 15, 1996). Yesterday's Tomorrows: Past Visions of the American Future. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0801853999.
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- ^ The Flying Car at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Mean Automakers Dash Nation's Hope for Flying Cars at the Internet Movie Database
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flying automobiles (aircraft). |
- Roadable Times, pictures and descriptions of over 70 designs of flying cars and roadable aircraft past and present.
- Flying cars in 25 years at BBC News Online.
- How Flying Cars Will Work at HowStuffWorks.
- X-Hawk from HowStuffWorks


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NEW YORK — Georgia native Luke Bryan is saying sorry for his performance during Major League Baseball's All-Star game.
The country singer from Leesburg admits that he did check the lyrics he had written on his hand while he sang the national anthem on Tuesday night. He also checked his watch.
In a series of tweets Wednesday, Bryan says he's sincerely sorry if he offended anyone. He says he just wanted to make sure that he didn't mess up and that his singing came from the heart.
He also said he checked his watch because he knew a stealth bomber was going to fly overhead as part of the festivities, and he started a little late.
Bryan sang the anthem before the National League blew out the American League 8-0 in Kansas City, Mo.
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This is what you get for cheap. Kids today have no clue about politics and how much debt they are going to be responsible for under Obama. I sometimes believe that this is how they got through high school and college, by cheating, since hardly anyone has common sense anymore.
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Seriously Kevin? Did you listen to him sing? Your Comments here are just way over the top this time. And irrelevant too.
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Unfortunately the needs in Iowa are great. Methodist hospital in Des Moines, IA has requested yearly support for 90 fetal demises. These losses occur as early as miscarriages in the first trimester and as late as 42 weeks. We have been able to support the needs of this hospital, but still need increased support to meet the needs of many others. The goal of our Bereavement Program is to provide solace to grieving families through the provision of tiny clothing to hold their baby after his or her birth. This clothing is offered as a keepsake and another set is given for burial. A handmade memory box is also give to hold items of remembrance and serve as a symbol of their child's life.
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Advances in imaging techniques make it possible to easily identify patients at risk for aortic disease. At Duke, we focus on screening patients early, so patients can receive intervention before the situation becomes an emergency.
A computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance image (MRI) of the chest, or an ultrasound, CT scan, or MRI of the abdomen provide an initial screen that can detect multiple abnormalities of the thoracoabdominal aorta, including:
Such screening should be routine for men over 50 who have a history of carotid or coronary disease and smoking.
Routine screening can also benefit high-risk patients with a family history of aortic disease, bicuspid aortic valves, or a connective tissue disorder such as the Marfan syndrome.
Patients with intense chest or upper back pain but no evidence of heart attack may be candidates for emergency screening.
Patients with a family history of the Marfan syndrome or another genetic connective tissue disorder such as one of the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes or Loeys-Dietz syndrome, should see a medical geneticist for evaluation, which sometimes includes genetic testing for these disorders.
Duke is one of the few centers in the Southeast that offers genetic screening for these inherited disorders. Genetic testing is a new but expanding field, and diagnosing genetic disorders is complex, often involving several physicians.
At Duke, physicians try to coordinate care so that patients can see multiple subspecialists all in one day if necessary.
Call 888-ASK-DUKE (888-275-3853) to schedule an appointment with a Duke heart specialist near you.
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3.68/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
22oz, March 2013
Founders Doom glass
A: Deeper orange color. Big bubbled off white layer of head. Dissipated quickly. Just a collar.
S: Smells like a spiced Fall beer with added smoke. Get that faint trace of campfire behind the spice and malt.
T: Right in tip of the tongue you get that nice campfire smoke. Some band aid flavor? Again, some spices similar to a fall or autumn brew. Thought it was clove or cinnamon. It's very drinkable at this low abv. Finish is fairly dry with lingering smoke character.
M: Medium bodied.
Serving type: bottle
06-27-2013 18:51:29 | More by inlimbo77
2.98/5 rDev -16.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
(Served in a snifter)
A- This beer pours a deep tan body with a thin ring of big bubbles as a head and a gentle carbonation trailing up the glass.
S- The full aroma of cloth band aids has some herbal spice notes in the finish that grow into a full rosemary bite.
T- The cloth band aids is the dominant flavor with some rosemary dryness coming through. Softer hop bitterness lingers with some fresh ginger heat and a peppery hop flavor pokes through a bit as it opens. There is an herbal iced tea flavor that takes over the finish of the beer as it opens.
M- The medium light mouthfeel has a slippery texture.
O- This is a big band aid beer with an odd herbal spice flavor to finish. I didn't make it through the whole bomber and it took on an herbal toothpaste quality in the finish I had to stop.
Serving type: bottle
04-23-2013 14:51:33 | More by rhoadsrage
3.98/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured from a 22oz bottle into two pint glasses. Thanks to HeatherAnn for the assist!
A: Pours a lightly clouded amber-orange. 1 finger of off-white head sits on top and leaves a droopy, lacey mess down the inside of the glass.
S: Aromas of smoke and hippy health food store.
T: The smoke is definitely there, but steps aside to let the herbs and spices out. Interesting.
M: Slightly drier and thinner than I would've like, but pretty good nonetheless.
O: Quite an interesting experiment. I really liked the interplay between the herbs/spices and the smoked malt.
Serving type: bottle
03-17-2013 19:46:34 | More by GbVDave
3.6/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A: Lightly hazed darker dull orange in color. Forms a moderate sized white head. Very little lacing.
S: Aroma is very herbaceous. Green, with a slight spice. And rosemary. Lots of rosemary.
T: Taste is interesting. There are some mild caramel malts. It's lightly sweet with a faint hint of smoke. But then there is rosemary character again and once I picked up on it, it's all I could taste. There is a slight bit of spice as well. Sweeter baking spice, but I really only seemed to pick up on this when the beer was colder. As it warmed, the rosemary dominated.
M: On the lighter side of medium. Mild spice-derived bitterness. Moderate carbonation.
O: Eh, not so sure about this one. Not that's it bad, really it has more to do with my dislike for rosemary and it's prominence in this beer.
Serving type: bottle
03-02-2013 02:59:58 | More by Florida9
3.78/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 22oz bottle, showing a reddish-orange/gold color into a snifter.
Immediate note of smoke, followed by a blend of spices.
Tastebis complex, yet strangely mild - nothing dominates.
A light beer with new flavors popping each sip.
I enjoyed this, but wished for just a bit more consistency.
Still, a good and fun beer
Serving type: bottle
02-24-2013 04:13:30 | More by bulldog91
3.53/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Served in a Lagunitas mason jar.
Gotta give Half Acre credit for creativity... This stuff pours a clear sunset amber topped by a finger of relatively short-lived off-white foam. The nose comprises light beech smoke, dry rosemary, powdered sugar, caramel, light flowers, and there is a kind of particular candy smell way in the background that I just can't quite put my finger on. The taste brings in more of the same, with the smoke, the spices, and the sweetness interweaving amongst and interpenetrating each other at various nodes, finishing in a dry grainy and lightly grassy flavor. The body is a light-leaning medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a drying finish. Overall, a generally solid beer, definitely an interesting combination of ingredients and subsequent flavors. I can't say it's my favorite beer in a while, but I'd probably have another were one offered.
Serving type: bottle
02-20-2013 07:23:28 | More by TMoney2591
3.95/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Mild smoke, softly complex array of spices. Light fruity esters. Grainy sweet maltiness
Light Grainy malt, moderately bright herbal and floral spices with a soft bacony smoke all over a balanced sweetness. Light fruitiness. Light hop bitterness. Grainy malt and herbal spice dominate the aftertaste.
Medium light body, medium carbonation. Very crisp
This is oddly welcoming. While the flavors are overall, moderately light, the complexities make it quite exciting.
Serving type: bottle
02-18-2013 23:59:54 | More by Grohnke
3.99/5 rDev +11.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Saturated orange color, bright clarity, an inch of white foam on top. Lasting retention with drippy lace, and a sticky collar around the edges.
Savory aroma of mild smoke and light spices, the initial whiff of yeast from the bottle was a little jarring, but as it warmed in the glass it opened up a lot.
Flavors of mild smoke, sage, very light caraway and rosemary, a mild bitterness in the aftertaste and a hint of honeyed malt. Dry finish. Fairly light bodied, not a heavy or sweet brew, emphasis is on the smoked malt and added spices. Overall it's an interesting combination, though somewhat mild overall. A little more smoke or caraway would be welcome in the next batch...
Serving type: bottle
02-09-2013 04:13:27 | More by emerge077
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Featured Students
This section will spotlight a student who has come through the Health Professions Advising office at CSUF on their journey to professional school, and wishes to share his or her experiences and advice with current and future students.
Mokhtar Boukhari- Future Physician
My Background
I am 28 years old, but look younger and feel much older. I love going to theme parks, playing videogames, watching TV and, above all, I love eating. I am also married to the most supportive wife on earth. I take a pride of being a father to a six-year old boy who is currently holding the purple belt in Tae Kwon Do, can speak English, Spanish, and Arabic and can beat me in just about any videogame. I was born in the oldest city in the world, Damascus, where I lived with my maternal grandmother and uncles until the age of eight, when I moved to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to live with my father for the next eight years before immigrating to live my mother in sunny Southern California. The dramatic transitions I endured at a young age have shaped my personality in a very profound way. I became more adaptable to change and more tolerable and understanding of people come from different backgrounds.
My interest of pursuing medicine was initiated at an early age. Witnessing the sufferings of my father due to his neurological and psychological illnesses motivated me to learn more about his conditions. Accompanying my father to countless doctor visits and observing the improvement of his health made me comprehend the extent of help physicians can provide to their patients. This experience made me realize that I wanted to become a physician so I could help improve people's health and treat those who endured sufferings similar to the ones my father had. Therefore, my father and I thought it would be better for me to move the U.S. to continue my education.
My Academic Achievements & Extracurricular Activities
After graduating high school, due to financial issues, I had to take time off school and put my dream of pursuing medicine on hold. When I resumed college, I had some trouble reconciling school and work, so my grades were compromised. However, after acquiring better study habits and more efficient time management skills, I was able to redeem my grades.
Initially, I attended Cypress and Fullerton Colleges. After taking most of my undergraduate general education classes and lower division major courses, I transferred to CSU Fullerton. I majored in biology, with emphasis on cell and developmental biology. The summer before transferring, I was selected to participate in a paid research internship through the STEM program. I worked in Dr. Christopher Meyer's lab on the purification and characterization of ADP-Glucose pyrophosphorylase, a key enzyme in catalyzing the rate-determining step in the synthesis of starch in bacteria. Through this research experience, I learned how to be a critical thinker, to troubleshoot, and how to be a team player.
While I was attending school full time, I was also working to provide for my family and participating in extracurricular activities. I volunteered as a Clinical Care Extender at St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach for 2 years. I rotated through six different departments and got to interact with various members of the healthcare team. This experience was a confirmation for me that I enjoy clinical work and interacting with people. I also worked as a Supplemental Instruction Leader for General Chemistry, General Biology, and Anatomy and Physiology at Cypress College and CSU Fullerton. I also volunteered as a Biology Mentor and worked for one summer as a Research Peer Mentor. Through these assignments, I learned how to communicate more effectively and how to become a better leader.
During my clinical volunteering I became aware of Osteopathic Medicine. To learn more about it, I read many online articles and read the book The DO's by Norman Gevitz. I immediately became drawn to the philosophy of holistic medicine and the osteopathic manipulative treatment. However, the stronger inspiration came when I decided to shadow Dr. Lorane Dick, a pioneer in the field. I observed Dr. Dick "doctoring" style and realized how different it was from other physicians' I have seen. First of all, she spent a lot longer time with her patients. She knew her patients very well. She engaged in conversations with them about their families and personal stories. That was an unprecedented experience for me. Second, I was amazed at her knowledge of human anatomy and her ability to diagnose abnormalities using her hands. The idea of touch was my main draw to the field. I believe the physician touch plays role in the physician-patient relationship and in the healing process. Witnessing the level of intimacy and patient's satisfaction was very inspirational to me and made me feel that I wanted to be like her.
I took the MCAT twice, mainly because of my low verbal score. The first attempt was in the summer before my graduation and the second one was during the fall, after my graduation. For the preparation of my first take, I studied for only 4 weeks. I used ExamKrackers materials and didn't do enough full-length AAMC practice tests. For my second attempt, I used the Princeton Review materials and the Berkeley Review books. I also practiced all AAMC full-length tests, at least twice each. I also dedicated 12 weeks of studying while doing nothing else but a part-time tutoring job at Cypress College. I was able to improve my score by 8 points!
Medical School Application and Important Tips
I submitted my primary application through AACOMAS on the day it was opened, June 4th. However, I had the application filled out carefully few days in advance. I utilized the "Intent to Apply" service that is provided by CSU Fullerton Health Professions office. I had all my letter of recommendation writers forward their letters to the office, and, then, the office wrote me a letter of recommendation and uploaded all of the letters electronically onto VirtualEvals. This made my letters electronically accessible to all the schools I applied to.
While I was awaiting the secondary applications, I started pre-writing my responses to the prompts. These prompts can be accessed on some of the well-known medical forums. Like that, I was able to have a very quick turnaround time. Since I was working ahead, I had the luxury of taking my time to produce well-written essays with no grammatical errors.
I applied to 12 schools total with a GPA of 3.35 and an MCAT score of 28 (11 on PS, 7 on VR, and 10 on BS). I made sure I avoided schools that are known to have regional bias and schools that have higher average GPA and MCAT scores. I also made sure to apply to schools that I was willing to attend. I received secondary applications from all 12 schools. Out of the 12 schools, I eventually received 8 interview invitations, 2 rejections, and 2 schools didn't respond. I ended up interviewing at 3 schools, 2 of which accepted me (including the school I'm heading to WesternU), and one placed me on the Waitlist.
Here are some tips I gathered for those who are intending to apply:
- Apply EARLY! Make sure you have all your ducks in row before applying. This includes your letters of recommendation, MCAT score, money, personal statement, the list of schools you want to apply to, dates and hours of your extracurricular activities, and transcripts sent to AACOMAS and accessible to you.
- The AACOMAS application is long and draining. To avoid making careless mistakes, make sure you take your time filling it out. Do it in increments. Don't do it all at once.
- Work on your personal statement months in advance. I had my personal statement revised at least 20 times!
- As mentioned above, have the writers turn in your letters in timely manner. Since you have no complete control over this, make sure you give the writers sufficient time. This means MONTHS in advance.
- Take the MCAT no later than April of the year you are planning to apply. The scores take about a month to come out, therefore, if you take it anytime after that, your score will not come out before the application cycle starts.
- If you want assistance with your application fees, apply for AACOMAS fee waiver as soon as possible. They open the application in May.
- Turn in your secondary applications in timely manner. Also, proofread your essays. You've worked very hard to get to this point, so there's no reason for not putting the extra effort to avoid making careless mistakes.
- Practice your interview skills. Make an appointment with the career center at the university. They can help you with that. Ask Dr. Goode for feedback. Most importantly, learn how to smile!
- Stay positive and never give up. If I can do it, so can you!
I would like to thank Professor Mari-Lynn Reid, Dr. Hope Johnson, and Dr. Vlasta Lyles for writing my letters of recommendation. I would also like to thank Dr. Lorane Dick for allowing me to shadow her at her clinic and for writing my letter of recommendation. Lastly, I want to thank the Health Profession office headed by Dr. Christina Goode for providing me with the MCAT preparation materials and for advising and supporting me throughout the application process.


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Birthday | 10/21/1985 |
Birthplace | Opelousas, LA |
College | Marshall |
Years played | 2 |
Report: Titans, CB Hill agree to one-year contract
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Titans' Hentrich retires after 17 seasons
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Veteran OLG Eugene Amano has signed a long-term contract to remain with the Titans, the team confirmed Wednesday.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have moved Baldridge from the practice squad to the 53-man roster and released offensive lineman Troy Kropog.|||||||
With right tackle Cam Bradfield (ankle) out and guard Eben Britton (ankle) questionable, there's a chance Baldridge will be active for Sunday's game against AFC South rival Houston. Baldridge has spent most of the last two seasons on the practice squad.


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