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HONOURING A VETERAN: M. Murali of Krishna Sweets presents a memento to vocalist T.V. Sankaranarayanan at a programme organised by Mylapore Arts Academy. Photo: Shaju John
CHENNAI: More youth should be attracted towards listening to classical music, M. Murali, managing director of Sri Krishna Sweets, said on Sunday.
He was participating in the concluding day of the 10th music festival organised after 40 years of inception of the Mylapore Arts Academy. Mr. Murali said the youth of today should become aware of the glory of Carnatic music and Bharatanatyam."The Sri Krishna Sweets and other organisations will soon organise a music competition for college students. Prizes will be given to those who make a good presentation on aspects of music and Bharatanatyam," he said.
Applications for the contest will be distributed in colleges and at Sri Krishna Sweets outlets from December 1. A panel of judges would witness the presentations and award prizes, he said.
R. Raman, joint secretary of the Academy, said the concluding day was being offered as a tribute to Madurai Mani Iyer who was the first to give a Carnatic music concert for the Academy in 1966. With tickets of Rs. 2, 5 and 10, huge crowd turned up at the Sai Gana Sabha. Retaining Rs. 300 out of the Rs. 500 remuneration amount, he offered to sing the next concert free for the Mylapore Arts Academy, he recalled.
N. Ethirajan, honorary secretary of the Academy, was present.
The concluding session was followed by a vocal concert by T.V. Sankaranarayanan, supported by S. Varadarajan on the violin and Srimushnam Rajarao on the Mridangam.
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Gunman in slay of forester jumps bail, recaptured
CITY OF ILAGAN—The man, who was caught on camera shooting and killing a government forester in Cagayan last year, was arrested by the police on Thursday in San Mateo, Isabela, for jumping bail, police said.
Supt. Narciso Paragas, Isabela police spokesperson, confirmed that Adorable Caligan Jr. is in police custody but he declined to give details about his recapture.
Caligan had been out on bail after he surrendered to the police on Feb. 24, 2012 for the murder of forestry specialist Melania Dirain, who was shot and killed inside her office in Sanchez Mira, Cagayan, on the night of Feb. 7 that year. Caligan was identified through a closed circuit television camera footage.
Dirain, a widow with three children, was awarded posthumously with the Civil Service Commission's Dangal ng Bayan plaque.
She joined the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in 1989 as a forest guard. She rose from the ranks and served as the agency's forestry specialist starting January 2010.
Dirain's murder took place a year after Executive Order No. 23, President Aquino's moratorium on logging, was enforced and froze all tree-harvesting and tree-cutting activities.
In Pangasinan, environment officials are watching five towns against forest poachers.
Logging activities in Mangatarem, Labrador, Aguilar, San Nicolas and Umingan are still being regularly monitored, according to Leduina Co, provincial environment and natural resources officer. "We know that illegal loggers can return, especially in the Mangatarem (Pangasinan) and Sta. Cruz (Zambales) areas," she said.
Co defined illegal logging as massive cutting of trees. "There are still incidents of illegal cutting, which means people cut trees without permit, that's why we apprehend them," she said. Villamor Visaya Jr. with a report by Gabriel Cardinoza, Inquirer Northern Luzon
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An assembly and method for inspecting ophthalmic lenses includes a light source and a 360° light structuring aperture configured to direct structured light toward an open center where a lens is positioned for imaging by an imaging device positioned beneath the assembly. The structured light is directed at the entire periphery of the lens and is internally reflected by the lens in the manner of a fiber optic conduit whereby the lens appears dark at clear areas of the lens. If there are defects or imprints on the lens, the internally reflected light will scatter at that point and appear as a bright spot to the imaging device.
1. A method of inspecting an ophthalmic lens having a 360° peripheral edge, comprising the step of directing structured, diffuse light at the entire 360° peripheral edge of the lens such that the structured light enters the lens only at the peripheral edge thereof and internally reflects within the lens, and wherein the internally reflected light diffracts upon encountering a marking on the lens, whereby clear areas of the lens appear dark due to said internal light reflection, and one or more markings on the lens appear bright due to said internally reflected light scattering and exiting the lens at said one or more markings.
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a. providing a light source in an annular array;
b. structuring and diffusing the light emitted by said light source into a 360° structured, diffuse light directed radially inwardly at a center;
c. positioning an ophthalmic lens at said center such that said structured light is directed at the entire 360° peripheral edge of said lens whereby said structured light enters only at the peripheral edge of said lens with said lens behaving as a fiber optic conduit such that said structured light internally reflects along clear areas of said lens, and scatters at markings on said lens; and
d. providing an imaging device directed at said ophthalmic lens, said imaging device receiving bright and dark signals from the ophthalmic lens with the bright signals indicating the position of one or more markings on the lens and dark signals indicating clear areas of the lens.
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b. an annular light structuring aperture located radially inwardly of said light source, said annular light structuring aperture having an open center and configured to structure light from said light source into 360° light rays which are directed radially inwardly to said open center;
c. an annular diffuser positioned radially inwardly of said annular light structuring aperture for diffusing said structured light; and
d. a lens holder for removably engaging and positioning said lens in said open center adjacent said light structuring aperture whereby the structured, diffuse light impinges upon said lens.
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The present invention relates to machine inspection of transparent, shaped articles of manufacture such as contact lenses or intraocular lenses, for example. More specifically, the present invention relates to a novel machine inspection system for detecting defects in a lens.
Inspection devices and methods for detecting defects in an ophthalmic lens are known, some examples of which may be seen in the following patents:
U.S. Pat. No. 3,822,096 to Wilms et al on Jun. 2, 1974;
U.S. Pat. No. 5,443,152 to Davis on Aug. 22, 1995;
U.S. Pat. No. 5,574,554 to Su et al on Nov. 12, 1996; and
U.S. Pat. No. 6,301,005 to Epstein et al on Oct. 9, 2001.
The main purpose of an ophthalmic lens inspection system is to test the lens for defects such as cracking, chipping, warping, etc., which, if found, result in the lens having to be rejected and scrapped. In many prior art inspection systems, a light source is passed through the lens from one side (e.g., beneath the lens) and a camera, such as a CCD camera, is used to receive the light rays which have passed through the lens and thereby image the lens. In this method, the entire lens is lighted and seen as a bright spot to the camera while defects appear as dark spots. A computer may be used in conjunction with the camera to correlate pixels using algorithms which determine whether a lens has passed or failed inspection. This backlighting method of lens inspection is imperfect in that, by lighting the entire lens to the camera, particularly small defects tend to be overwhelmed by the high background signal and may therefore be missed by the inspection system.
In many of the prior art inspection systems which inspect hydrogel (soft) lenses, inspection is carried out while the lens is in the hydrated state. The lens is located for imaging by placing the lens in a holder with a saline or other solution. If a "wet-release" method of lens release from the contact lens mold is used, a wet lens inspection is then necessary, however, this method of lens inspection has drawbacks. In many of the prior art methods of wet lens inspection, the lens must be placed in a vessel together with a quantity of solution (usually saline) wherein the lens is held during inspection. This creates problems in being able to precisely locate and hold the lens steady during imaging of the lens. This is because with the lens in a solution, it is able to freely move about in the vessel and may become off-center or ride up the wall of the vessel. If this happens, the imaging device will not be lined up correctly with the lens and will read the image received as a "fail", resulting in many false-fail occurrences. Furthermore, in order for the lens to be imaged, a light source must pass through the lens which necessitates its holder, i.e., the vessel and solution, be able to correctly orient the lens and transmit light therethrough in a manner which does not distort the imaging of the lens. These factors, which must be considered when imaging a wet lens, result in added steps and cost to the manufacturing process.
In lens manufacturing systems which include a dry release of the lens from its mold, the lens may be inspected while still in the dry state. This provides the advantage of not having to keep the lens in solution during imaging which presents difficulty in correctly orienting the lens for imaging as discussed above. In many prior art inspection systems utilizing a dry lens inspection, the back-lighting method of lens inspection is used wherein the light source is directed from beneath through the lens where a camera placed above the lens picks up the light and analyzes the image for defects. While this method may provide the benefit of better control over being able to correctly orient the lens for imaging, this method still suffers from the limitations of detecting all defects using a light source which passes from beneath the lens from the convex side to the concave side thereof.
The present invention provides a lens inspection system which images a lens, preferably while the lens is in the dry state (i.e., it has not yet been hydrated), using a source of structured light which is directed at the full periphery of the lens edge. As such, the structured light travels through the lens in the same manner as a fiber optic conduit wherein the light is totally internally reflected by the lens, finally exiting the lens at the edge thereof directly opposite the point of light entry. As such, defect-free areas of the lens appear as extremely low contrast areas on the image detector. Conversely, defects in the lens cause the internally reflected light to scatter, thereby exiting the lens at the surface corresponding to the location of the defect and causing a bright, high contrast area spot on the image detector.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the inspection assembly of the present invention with certain parts of the lighting module not shown for clarity;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional perspective view of the lighting module as taken generally along the line 2—2 of FIG. 1 (the parts of the lighting module which are not shown in FIG. 1 are shown in FIG. 2);
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a second embodiment of the lighting module with certain parts not shown;
FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the LED base of a third embodiment of the lighting module shown in FIG. 5;
FIG. 5 is an elevational, cross-sectional view of a third embodiment of the lighting module;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged, cross-sectional view of a representative lens having no defects present and showing expected ray traces therethrough when using the present inspection system;
FIG. 7 is the view of FIG. 6 except the representative lens includes a defect;
FIG. 8a is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2 showing the upper and middle aperture blocks; and
FIG. 8b is the view of FIG. 8a showing only the upper aperture block.
Referring now to the drawing, there is seen on FIGS. 1 and 2 a first embodiment of a lens inspection system designated generally by the reference numeral 10 having a lighting module 12 and an image pick-up device 14. As discussed in detail below, lens inspection system 10 is able to detect defects or other markings (hereinafter collectively referred to as "markings") in an optical lens such as a contact lens 16, although it is understood that system 10 may be used for inspecting any type of transparent article including intraocular lenses and spectacle lenses, for example. It is furthermore noted that the word "markings" as used herein includes any type of mark on the lens under inspection, whether intentionally placed or not. Examples of intentionally placed markings include toric or rotational markings, inversion indicators, manufacturer's identifying marks, etc.
In a preferred arrangement of inspection system components, lighting module 12 is positioned above the imaging device 14 (e.g., a CCD camera) in a substantially vertically spaced relationship as seen in FIG. 1, although other component arrangements may be used as desired and are within the scope of the invention. The basic operation of inspecting system 10 involves: (1) picking a lens 16 with a holder such as a pick-and-place vacuum head 18; (2) positioning the lens 16 while attached to the head 18 inside the lighting module 12; and (3) activating the light source within the lighting module 12 with the imaging device directed at the lens. As explained more fully below, defects in the lens will show up as bright spots by imaging device 14 and a "pass" or "fail" score is allotted to the lens. In this regard, it is noted that a computer (not shown) may be used in conjunction with inspection assembly 10 to calculate a fail or pass condition based on predetermined threshold values which are compared with the measured image data received from the imaging device 14. Other peripheral handling devices, for example those which cause the lens to be passed to different locations based on its pass or fail score, may also be utilized in a full lens manufacturing environment. Such peripheral handling devices, whether upstream or downstream of the lens inspection station described herein, may be used and designed according to the desires of the user and will therefore not be explained in detail here.
As seen in FIG. 2, lighting module 12 is of a generally circular configuration having upper, middle and lower aperture blocks 20, 22 and 24, respectively, which define a central opening 25. The upper and middle aperture blocks 20 and 22 are spaced from each other to define an upper light structuring aperture 26, and the middle and lower aperture blocks are spaced from each other to define a lower light structuring aperture 28, with the upper and lower light structuring apertures 26 and 28 each extending a full 360° about central opening 25. In this regard, it is noted that, depending on the intensity of the lighting source used, upper light structuring aperture 26 may alone be sufficient to achieve a sufficient inspection of the lens 16, in which case lower light structuring aperture 28 would not be necessary.
As seen best in FIG. 2, the facing surfaces 20 a and 22 a of the upper and middle aperture blocks 20 and 22, respectively, are textured with a series of parallel grooves which function to eliminate light rays which are not at the correct angle for lens inspection, as will be discussed further below. Likewise, facing surfaces 22 b and 24 a of the middle and lower aperture blocks 24 and 26, respectively, are textured for the same reason, i.e., to eliminate light rays which are not at the correct angle for lens inspection. Also, although not shown in FIG. 2, the inner cylindrical walls 22 c, 24 c and 26 c of the upper, middle and lower aperture blocks, respectively, may be provided with texturing to eliminate glare off these surfaces. Further discussion of the individual functionality of the upper and lower light structuring apertures 26 and 28 is provided below.
Discussion is directed first to the functionality of the upper light structuring aperture 26 (see also FIGS. 8a and 8 b). A light source is provided to deliver light about the full 360° perimeter of the upper and middle aperture blocks 20 and 22 whereby the upper aperture 26 acts to structure the light which is directed into central opening 25. In the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2, the light source is in the form of a plurality of annularly spaced LEDs 30U arranged in an outer ring 32 about upper aperture 26, although it is understood that any suitable light source may be used which accomplish the objectives of the present invention. Other types of suitable light sources include incandescent light bulbs and a 360° fiber optic light source (see item 44 in FIG. 3), for example.
A light diffuser 34 is provided between LEDs 30U and light structuring aperture 26 which acts to substantially evenly diffuse the light emitted by the LEDs (or other light source) prior to the light being structured as it passes through aperture 26 into central opening 25. Light diffuser 32 is formed as a ring in the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2 although other configurations are possible. A material from which diffuser 32 may be formed is a clear plastic such as acrylic, for example.
Lens 16 may be held by a pick-and-place head 18 which engages the lens by drawing a vacuum "V". A soft O-ring 19 may be attached to the lens-engaging end of the head 18 so as to prevent damage to the delicate lens 16. It is preferred that head 18 pick lens 16 by engaging the concave side of the lens 16 a whereupon lens 16 will be introduced into central opening 25 in a concave side-up position. Head 18 is movable along a vertical axis x-x (FIG. 1) between a raised position seen in FIG. 1, and a lowered position seen in FIG. 2. Thus, a lens 16 which has been engaged by head 18 is lowered into central opening 25 of the lighting module 12 and is positioned for inspection as seen in FIGS. 2 and 8a. When in the "inspection position", the outside, peripheral edge 16 c of lens 16 is positioned along the path of incoming structured light rays from upper light structuring aperture 26.
Once a lens 16 is in the inspection position as described above, the light source is activated which delivers structured light through aperture 26 in the manner described above. The structured light strikes outside edge 16 c of the lens 16 whereby the lens behaves in the same manner as a fiber optic conduit, i.e., light from aperture 26 is directed at and enters the lens at the peripheral edge 16 c thereof and internally reflects off the inside of the opposite concave and convex lens surfaces 16 a and 16 b before finally exiting at the edge of the lens opposite the point of the applicable light ray entry. In this regard, it is seen best in FIGS. 8a and 8 b that the facing surfaces 20 a and 22 a of the upper and middle aperture blocks 20 and 22, respectively, are beveled to angle downwardly such that the direction of light rays directed therethrough are oriented to impinge the edge 16 c of the contact lens 16 in the direction of the lens curvature. In a preferred embodiment, bevel angle "a" as shown in FIG. 8b is between about 10° to 50°. Thus, light rays that pass substantially parallel to the angle of aperture 26 are the "structured light rays" referred to herein. Light rays not at this structured angle are stopped by the texturing provided on the aperture block surfaces 20 a and 22 a.
FIG. 6 illustrates ray traces through a lens 16 section having no markings. Here, structured light rays A impinge lens edge surface 16 c′ and are refracted at surface 16 c′ with the refracted rays labeled B wherein the angle of refraction equals the angle of incidence. Light rays B strike lens surface 16 b and again reflect along ray c. So long as no markings are present, internal reflection continues along rays D, E, and F., etc., until these rays finally exit the lens at the opposite peripheral edge.
The underlying principals are the same principals of physics that make a fiber-optic cable work. Light ray A enters the edge of the lens 16 c, and the difference in density between the lens material and the surrounding air is large; therefore, the laws of refraction are at work. The principal of refraction prevents the light ray from refracting through the surface of the contact lens and escaping into the surrounding air. This is because the angle between the light ray and the surface of the lens material does exceed the critical angle for reflection. The light ray is instead reflected back inside the contact lens material. The light ray is then reflected off the opposite internal lens surfaces 16 a and 16 b. The angle of reflection will equal the angle of incidence. All light reflects back and forth between the anterior and posterior surfaces 16 a and 16 b of the contact lens until it exits at the opposite edge (not shown). The camera 14 sees no light; therefore, clear areas of the contact lens appear dark in the image.
While clear areas of the lens appear dark, the peripheral edge 16 c of the lens appears bright. This is because at the edge of the lens 16″, the lens surface geometry causes both reflection and refraction of light in the direction of the camera 14 as indicated by rays B′.
Referring to FIG. 7, the case of markings "M" on the lens 16, the internally reflected light ray C scatters along rays S and S′ and exits the lens at the point of defect/imprint. The light scatters since it is reflected by the reflective surfaces present in the marking and also refracted (rays S′) due to the difference in density between the lens material and the marking. As such, the "not clear" areas of the lens where there are markings on the lens will appear as bright spots to imaging device 14 whereas the "clear" areas where there are no defects/imprints will appear dark.
As stated in the Summary of the Invention, this present method of lens imaging for inspection is far superior at revealing the "not clear" areas of the lens than are the prior art inspection methods which direct light through the lens from the concave to the convex surfaces thereof. In the prior art methods, light passes completely through the lens at the clear areas of the lens while the marking areas of the lens block the light and thus appear dark. As such, many markings do not appear on the imaging device due to being "overwhelmed" by the light passing through the "clear" areas of the lens, thereby leading to a false "pass" inspection of the lens.
Once the lens 16 has been imaged by imaging device 14, the light source may be deactivated until the next lens is in the inspection position. Alternatively, the light source may remain activated between lens inspections, as desired.
As mentioned above, the upper light structuring aperture 26 may alone be sufficient to adequately image and inspect the lenses; however, due to the presence of the pick-and-place head 18 at the center of the lens 16, the area of the lens "inside" the o-ring 19 may be blocked from being able to give an accurate representation of markings in this area. In such a case, lower light structuring aperture 28 is used immediately following imaging of the lens at upper light structuring aperture 26.
More particularly, once lens 16 has been imaged at upper aperture 26, the upper LED array 30U is deactivated. With the central part of the lens convex side 16 b aligned with lower light structuring aperture 28, lower LED array 30L is activated which directs light through diffuser 34 and through lower light aperture 28. If necessary, pick-and-place head 18 may be re-positioned within central opening 25 until the lens is in the right position. The facing surfaces 22 b and 24 a of the middle and lower aperture blocks are also beveled to angle upwardly to direct light toward the convex surface of the lens 16 b which illuminates the area of the lens inside O-ring 19, thereby giving an image of this area of the lens to imaging device 14. This image is analyzed along with the image received from upper aperture 26 by a computer (not shown) attached to inspection system 10 and provides a single "pass" or "fail" result based on the results of the upper and lower aperture images.
Attention is now turned to FIG. 3 which shows selected components of a second embodiment of the lighting module. In this second embodiment, only one light structuring aperture is provided by an upper aperture block 40 held in an upper housing cap 41, and a lower aperture block 42 (the lower housing cap in which block 42 is mounted is not shown) which, when fully assembled, are spaced to form a single light structuring aperture defined by facing angled walls 40 a and 42 a which direct light into central opening 41 to image lens 16. Thus, the arrangement and function of aperture blocks 40 and 42 in this second embodiment are substantially the same as the arrangement and function of the upper and middle aperture blocks 20 and 22 described above. It is furthermore noted that the angled surfaces 40 a, 42 a of upper and lower aperture blocks 40,42 are textured, as are inner cylindrical walls 40 b,42 b to prevent glare and spurious rays from passing through the apertures.
In this second embodiment, the light source is in the form of a 360° fiber optic light 44 which is placed in surrounding relationship to light diffuser 46. As seen in FIG. 3, light diffuser 46 may include beveled surfaces such as at 46 a which act as an internal light reflector to direct light from source 44 along directional arrow "R" through the aperture formed between the facing surfaces 40 a and 42 a of the aperture blocks 40 and 42 when fully assembled, respectively. Thus, in this instance, diffuser 46 is acting as both a diffuser and a reflector. It is noted that a diffuser having surfaces configured to provide internal reflection is optional and may be used to increase or adjust the light intensity for inspection of lens 16. Also, if needed or desired, the reflecting surfaces of the diffuser may have a reflecting coating applied thereto to even further increase the light intensity.
Attention is now turned to a third embodiment of the inspection assembly as seen in FIGS. 4 and 5. The main difference between this embodiment and the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is the placement of the LED arrays and the configuration of the light diffuser. More particularly, in the third embodiment of the inspection assembly 12′, a first circular array of LEDs 50U are provided on a circular base 52 which is mounted to a housing base 54. Power cord 56 supplies power from a source (not shown) to the LED arrays. As in the first embodiment, the third embodiment includes upper, middle and lower aperture blocks 58, 60 and 62, respectively, which are placed in spaced vertical relation to define upper and lower light structuring apertures 59 and 61, respectively. An upper light diffuser 64 is positioned in surrounding relationship to upper aperture block 58 and upper light structuring aperture 59 wherein light from LED array 50U passes through upper diffuser 64, through light structuring aperture 59 to central opening 66.
A lens 16 is positioned adjacent light aperture 59 via pick-and place head 18 in the same manner as described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 and the lens image is received by an imaging device (not shown in FIG. 5) placed beneath assembly 12′. If needed, lower light structuring aperture 61 may be utilized to take a second image of the central part of the convex surface of the lens in the same manner as described with reference to the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2.
Thus, once an image has been taken using the upper aperture 59, upper LED array 50U is deactivated and head 18 is lowered to position the convex part of the lens adjacent lower light structuring aperture 61 as shown in dotted lines in FIG. 5. A lower LED array 64 a and 64 b is activated which directs light to a lower light diffuser 66 and through lower light structuring aperture 61 to the convex surface of the lens. This image is received by the imaging device and combined with the first image taken with the upper light aperture to determine whether the lens passed or failed inspection. It is noted that although two separate upper and lower diffusers are shown in this embodiment, it is understood that they may be combined into a single diffuser is desired. It is also noted that the upper and lower diffusers may be provided with angled and/or coated surfaces as shown similar to surface 46 a of the embodiment of FIG. 3 to both diffuse and reflect light from the LED arrays to the light apertures.
Lastly, in a preferred embodiment of the invention, the aperture blocks are vertically movable relative to each other about a central axis x-x to permit the width "w" (FIG. 8a) of the corresponding aperture to be increased or decreased as desired. It will be appreciated that the aperture width "w" defines the corresponding width of the structured light passing through to the lens whereby the dimension of the structured light may be finely adjusted to achieve the best imaging possible. In this regard, it is noted that lenses of varying curvatures and/or sizes may be inspected using the present invention by adjusting the aperture blocks vertical positioning. It is furthermore noted that should the aperture angle need to be changed to accommodate a particular lens curvature, the user may simply remove the existing aperture blocks and replace them with another aperture block set having the desired angulation at the facing surfaces which define the aperture. Thus, multiple sets of aperture blocks may be provided having a range of aperture angulations to accommodate an equal range of lens configurations.
While the invention has been shown and described with reference to three embodiments thereof, it is understood that other variations in overall assembly design may be made without departing from the full spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the claims which follow.
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Texas Tech Club on Track for Mid-September Opening
LUBBOCK, Texas, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ — The Texas Tech Club, a new private member club to be located in Jones AT&T Stadium, announces it is on track for a mid-September opening and will be hosting its first pre-game Tailgate Tent party for the Red Raiders' season opener against SMU on Sept. 5.
With its floor-to-ceiling windows, the private club offers panoramic views of the stadium facing west and downtown Lubbock to the east, and will serve as host throughout the season to home game pre-game pep rallies and game-day Tailgate Tent parties for members. The Texas Tech Club also will serve as a gathering spot for alumni, faculty, and staff along with the Lubbock professional, civic, and social community. A range of membership classifications are available with resident and non-resident offerings, and special pricing for faculty and junior alumni.
"We are excited about the grand opening of the Texas Tech Club and ClubCorp becoming an active member of Texas Tech and the surrounding communities," said Eric Affeldt, ClubCorp's president and CEO. "Our university aligned business clubs have proven to be very popular venues where alumni, fans, and friends continue to congregate and take pride in their alma mater while enjoying an upscale setting."
The club design will reflect Texas Tech's rich history and amenities will include an upscale dining room that seats 80 people with its own dedicated "exposition kitchen," a casual bar and grill, private dining rooms, and multimedia-capable business rooms. Dedicated parking on non-home game days along with easy access from the Marsha Sharp Freeway will make the club convenient for its members.
In addition to operating the club, ClubCorp will provide food and beverage catering services for the suites and premium seat holders on both sides of the stadium on game days as well as supply catering for all non-game-day meetings and events at the stadium.
ClubCorp operates 50 business and sports clubs around the country, which includes the University of Texas Club located in the Darrel K. Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium on the UT campus in Austin and the University Center Club in Doak Campbell Stadium on the Florida State University campus in Tallahassee.
About ClubCorp
Dallas-based ClubCorp, Inc. is The World Leader in Private Clubs. Since its founding in 1957, ClubCorp has operated with the central purpose of building relationships and enriching the lives of its members. ClubCorp owns or operates a network of more than 150 golf and country clubs, business clubs, sports clubs, and resorts that serve nearly 400,000 members with more than 16,000 dedicated employees. ClubCorp properties include Firestone Country Club (Akron, Ohio); Barton Creek Resort & Spa (Austin, Texas); Mission Hills Country Club (Rancho Mirage, California); Capital Club Beijing; and Metropolitan Club Chicago. For more information, visit www.clubcorp.com.
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(LAS VEGAS, NV) -- Multi-award winning actress and entrepreneur Serenity has announced her retirement from professional adult video.
When many articles and television reports talk about the negatives of the adult film industry, Serenity is a prime example of how a positive, tenacious and a well-prepared performer can become an overwhelming success.
Discovered by Lucky Smith and Alexis Devell in 1992, Serenity's first video was Wicked Pictures Jennifer Ate, a movie that paired her with several industry legends. With her first movie completed, Serenity never looked back and, as a result, became one of the most innovative adult film stars of the past ten years.
Long recognized as one of the premier dancers in the industry, Serenity started her adult career in style by winning the $20,000 Topless Dancer World Championship in dominating fashion. She took that title on the road as feature dancer, wowing crowds, club owners and house dancers alike with her amazing choreographed performances.
Serenity comments, "That was an amazing weekend. I was a complete unknown and an underdog. When my name was announced as the winner, I was numb. Special thanks to Don Waite and the staff at Exotic Dancer as well as Universal Entertainment who was my sponsor. That win really launched my feature dancing career."
In addition to feature dancing, Serenity also choreographed the opening number for the AVN show for many years as well as performed on stage at five of the major Las Vegas strip hotels.
Beginning her career as a girl/girl only performer, Serenity made the leap to boy/girl movies years later that culminated with signing a contract with Wicked Pictures. One of the first all condom contract performers, Serenity would work with Wicked for five years. With complete control over every aspect of her movies, Serenity put her stamp, as well as countless hours in pre and post production, into all her movies.
At Wicked, Serenity teamed with Jonathan Morgan and Martin Brimmer to form one of the most successful actress - director - writing teams in adult history. Crazed, Indigo Delta and Pornogothic were just a few of the cutting edge movies the trio made.
This effort paid off with Serenity's first acting award from Nightmoves Magazine. The collaboration continued to pay off when the comedy Double Feature became, at the time, the most awarded film in AVN awards show history, netting Serenity her first Best Actress-Video award. This was followed up the very next year with M, Caught in the Act and another Best Actress-Video award for Serenity. Serenity is the only actress in AVN history to win back-to-back Best Actress awards. Along with critics, fans took notice as well and Serenity received multiple wins from popular yearly fan balloting from Rog Reviews, CAVR, ASM and Nightmoves, just to name a few.
Serenity comments, "Jonathan and I fought like brother and sister on just about every project. Mostly because we both really cared about the product we were making. Martin gave us some incredible scripts to work with and Steve Orenstein took a chance allowing us to make them."
Serenity also found great success in mainstream media. E! Entertainment Channel took notice of Serenity in Cannes, France and asked her to appear on the "Wild on" series. Serenity appeared in more than 20 specials for E! garnering some of the highest ratings for the network.
Serenity adds, "It was one of the most exciting aspects of my adult career. Traveling the world, meeting new people, and getting paid for it -- and by a Disney corporation of all things!"
In addition to television work, Serenity was publisher of Deja Vu Showgirls magazine for five years. As publisher she would assist with scouting talent for layouts, write articles and produce the monthly publisher's column. Serenity also was the hostess for many of the Deja Vu Showgirl of the Year competitions.
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Serenity has also been involved in numerous charity events including an International PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) campaign for which she was honored in New York City.
Serenity comments, "As the owner of rescue animals, I was honored that PETA asked me to be involved. I look forward to working with them in the future."
In 1999, Serenity launched Las Vegas Novelties and again broke new territory by becoming the first actress to open an adult novelty manufacturing plant. Signing some of the most well known adult actors and actresses, LVNI became quickly known and respected in the novelty side of adult. LVNI has grown tremendously since 1999 and continues to be highly respected throughout the industry.
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what a genius. How could he possibly think that was a good idea?
what a genius. How could he possibly think that was a good idea?
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Aaaaand the stupid award of 2011 goes to: that guy ^
bahaha laughing at work......people are staring....
Wow do cops normally swear that much?
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I've done a mini version of that while leaving a stoplight next to a cop. Stupid 5 puck clutch on a CRX with crappy tires...
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Coming from a cop, his reaction is a little over board. People do things like this all the time when we are on traffic stops for example. I will be standing next to a car and a moron will drive past, then floor it/honk/peel out, etc all the time. My general reaction is to go pull them over and I always ask the same thing:
"Hi. The reason I am pulling you over is because you clearly wanted my attention so now you have it."
Then it just goes from there. No reason to mother-$^ck the guy. He is just an idiot.
What a tool Looks like Anacrime PD wasn't going to take any of his shinanigans....
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(b) A person who drives a vehicle in an offstreet parking facility, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 12500, in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving.V C Section 23109.2 Vehicle Impoundment Speed Contests and Reckless Driving
Vehicle Impoundment: Speed Contests and Reckless Driving
23109.2. (a) (1) Whenever a peace officer determines that a person was engaged in any of the activities set forth in paragraph (2), the peace officer may immediately arrest and take into custody that person and may cause the removal and seizure of the motor vehicle used in that offense in accordance with Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 22650). A motor vehicle so seized may be impounded for not more than 30 days.
(C) Reckless driving in an offstreet parking facility, as described in subdivision (b) of Section 23103.
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If I had been that officer, I would've grabbed my laptop and repeatedly slammed it over their heads until I had sufficient evidence that either of the following had happened:
A) The laptop was rendered unusable as a beating tool
B) The stupid had been removed from those kid's heads.
*Disclaimer: Remain calm. I am not a police officer.
I'm not happy until I've posted something crappy.
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Exhibition of Speed. Nasty ticket. I think that cop is pissed at the arrogance of doing it right in front of him after what appears to be a traffic stop moments before.
haha that's pretty funny what a dumbass
Agreed though like any profession, there are bad apples.
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this was clearly a stupid move, but that it is expected of a teenager, teenager and stupid go hand in hand. The cop on the other hand is supposed to be a trained professional, but instead is acting no better than a street thug. You would earn a lot more respect if you refrain from using such profanity and act in a professional manner.
I remember when I was in high school there were two teachers that stood out above the rest. One for being thought off as the dumbest and least respected of all the teachers in the school and the other for being the smartest and most respected teacher in the school. One thought that by cursing and yelling he could get the kids to respect him with no results, the other always talked to you in a respectful and professional manner and in turn was treated the same by all the students.
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We don't know what transpired before the kid did this. He very well could have been a dick to the cop before he sped off. I don't mind that the cop dropped a few f bombs.
Non-Obsessive Hatchback Owner.
Yeah what the driver did was stupid but that's not a cop, thats an arrogant ******* who think his **** doesn't stink. "What did you do to my parking lo?t", "I'll stomp your ass" haha what an idiot. Real professional.
Mouthbreathing cop haters defending mouthbreathing burnout dude.
Smart level approaching zero.
Must be the radiation.


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Hurricane season may not start until June, but evacuation plans and long-term recovery strategies were the focus of conversation Tuesday.
At the 2006 Texas Coastal Bend Disaster Management Planning Symposium, some 100 Coastal Bend government and volunteer agency officials met at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi to discuss how to improve emergency plans.
"We want to take the opportunity to learn from the mistakes made during disasters in other parts of the country and avoid repeating those mistakes," said Aaron Martinez, administrator of the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Local Emergency Planning Committee.
And with this year's hurricane season predicted to yield 17 storms with five expected to be catastrophic Category 5 hurricanes, there is a very real need to have firm plans in place, said Richard Hooks, the local emergency management coordinator.
Area officials need to consider eliminating all dependence on outside emergency and volunteer agencies and redefine essential employees in the business community and require them to stay, Hooks said.
In Corpus Christi, Hooks said, there will be evacuations in phases to avoid all essential employees leaving at once, which occurred during the mandatory evacuations for Hurricane Rita.
Also, task teams are being formed to distribute supplies during the immediate recovery process, a job that historically would fall to volunteer agencies, he said.
"Our plan is to act like those agencies aren't there, and if they are, we are that much better off," Hooks said.
But most importantly, Hooks said residents must be prepared for any emergency and its aftermath, which could leave people without any contact for as much as 72 hours.
"People need to become more aware of what happens to them if they stay," Hooks said. "They need to be prepared to live without power and understand what that means - no toilets, no hot water, mosquitoes and no AC."
That planning process can start now by organizing an emergency kit, said Nevada Linford, director of preparedness and response for the Red Cross, who attended the three-day symposium.
"It's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when," Linford said. "If you wait until the storm is in the Gulf, you don't have time. You forget your prescriptions, your spare eyeglasses."
Linford encourages people to pack a current state map, canned food, water, a can opener, and copies of their mortgage, insurance, bills, prescriptions and credit cards, among other things, in a rubber bin.
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Lottery equipment supplier Pacific Online Systems Corp. reported a significant jump in the amount of transactions it handled for the government in 2012 from year-ago level.
In a disclosure on Monday, the company said lotto and "Keno" transactions hit P11.7 billion last year. This was up by 23 percent year on year and the highest in the company's history.
Pacific Online has been a supplier for the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) since 1996.
The growth in the amount of transactions the firm handled for the whole year was faster than the 17-percent increase recorded in the first nine months of the year, indicating a sharp acceleration in the fourth quarter.
Pacific Online, a publicly listed firm trading under the symbol "LOTO," ended 2012 with 3,035 terminals selling various games operated by the PCSO.
Pacific Online's 75 percent-owned subsidiary, Total Gaming Technologies Inc., ended December with 704 terminals.
Earlier, the company said it was on its way to posting record profit for 2012.
"Consolidated full-year net income may hit P450 million," Pacific Online chief financial officer Rhederick Inciong earlier said.
Company chairman Willy Ocier said Pacific Online likely benefited from the effects of early election spending in the fourth quarter.
Pacific Online reported that for the nine months ending September, total revenues reached P1.2 billion, an increase of 16 percent from year-ago level.
"This was mainly due to the increases in terminals deployed for both lotto and Keno," the company said in its latest financial report.
This helped the company post a net income of P281.2 million, up 58 percent from the P178 million in the same period in 2011.
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With Thanksgiving approaching thoughts of aromatic and yummy foods shared among friends and family come to mind. A special gift of appreciation to the Thanksgiving Host is always a nice touch.
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Eve, founder of Garden of Eve says, "We can give green gifts during the Holiday Season and introduce our friends and families to ways of caring for the planet while caring for ourselves as well." This practice can help the green consciousness "Ëœripple out.' As people enjoy their green gifts they may choose to incorporate those products into their daily life."
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Rafa pulls out of Abu Dhabi touney!!!
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Too bad for Rafa that he's stuck with the stomach flu during christmas time, it's an awful virus and I totally understand why he withdrew, the disease really KO's you. He had the same virus
during Aus 2011 and when he got that beating from Federer at WTF 2011 which is always at the time when there's a stomach flu outbreak.
I hope he can recover soon enough to get a few matches in before Australia.
at the bolded part.
Seriously, it is difficult to believe that he would actually withdraw due to a stomach virus. I mean, does it really last that long ? Would he have withdrawn from a slam or any other regular ATP event citing the same reason ?
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You forgot one thing.He promoted this event and there are some serious number of people out there who bought tickets to watch him play,now they have to watch other players and matches.I wont be surprised ıf he took some serious money out of this.
Considering that a lot of money is at stake, this makes the most sense. It is possible that he had some kind of agreement with the tournament organizers whereby they paid him to use his name in their promotions even if he was not guaranteed to play. Not saying he willingly lied about planning to take part in the exho earlier, but the organizers may have left him with the option of announcing his withdrawal if he didn't want to play depending on how things panned out.
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Vines: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Morning glories are often the first viningplant we gain experience with, sowing seeds as a child and waiting for those beautiful blooms to come out in all their great colors. It's a prolific reseeding plant, so you do have watch and pull sprouts to keep it in place.
Then there's bindweed, the morning glory's obnoxious cousin. Field bindweed as it's known, is very invasive and will choke out anything in its way. Much research concludes it's very difficult to get rid of and it's going to be a battle. Part of the problems is its fibrous tap root. If you don't get it all, back it comes. The recommendations for control are glyphosate products like Round Up and 2,4-D products. Read and follow the label directions and don't get it on your "good" plants. There are some hard-core products, but you have to have an applicator's license to purchase and use them. If you have an infestation bad enough to consider a product that toxic, call a professional.
Another problem with bindweed its sap. Get on you and you're going to start itching. It's not as bad poison ivy, but it itches nonetheless. Several of the Master Gardeners discovered this when we were weeding the xeriscape garden at the Multi-Purpose Events Center. If you're going to dig it out, wear gloves and long sleeves. The flower of the bindweed is going to be white or pale pink, the leaves are smaller, and more narrow than a regular morning glory.
Trumpet vine or trumpet creeper, depending on who you talk to, is either wonderful or an invasive mess. One man's weed is another man's flower. Keep it in check by trimming and digging shoots. Crossvine is a well behaved member of this family.
Old fashioned honeysuckle smells so good but it will take over nearly as fast as Kudzu. If you have it, you need to keep it in its place. Coral honeysuckle is a really nice, noninvasive alternative.
Carolina jessamine is a great vine with beautiful yellow blooms in early spring. Star jasmine smells a wonderful as it looks. Any of the clematis recommended for our area a good choice.
Wisteria is another great looking, great-smelling vine. It needs really good support, just not necessarily a tree. I killed a 30-year-old mesquite tree because I let the wisteria run amok and didn't keep it trimmed. Of course, I didn't think you could kill a mesquite tree either.
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How to Bet on Formula 1
Betting on Formula 1 racing hasn't been that difficult so far this season.
With only four different drivers winning the first 10 races, betting on Sebastian Vettel in every race would have made you some profit. However, choosing the winner in the four races that Vettel did not win would have made you a whole lot more money.
Obviously when it comes to betting on F1 racing, wagering on the race is most popular with bettors. Betting on F1 races may not have been too challenging this season with Vettel dominating the circuit so far but his domination has also led to low odds.
Winning a bet on Vettel at 11/8 won't do much for your bankroll, but lucking out on a win by Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber or Jenson Button when they're listed with odds like 4/1, 9/2 and 14/1 would be much kinder to your bankroll.
Sure, winning on F1 this year may not seem too hard, but making any real money has been.
While choosing the outright winner in F1 this season being a bit of a letdown, it has made matchups a more appealing bet. In an F1 matchup bet, the sportsbook selects two drivers and the bettor must determine which driver will post the better finish in the race.
Matchup odds on Vettel are still low, but there are some exploitable matchups if bettors know where to look. Searching for the best matchup odds can mean the difference between making pennies or big dollars on race day.
Formula 1 future betting is still pretty rare at most sportsbooks this season due to Vettel's big lead, but you can still find some books offering odds on the Formula 1 World Championship.
If you can find odds taking a flyer on another driver is never a bad idea because Vettel hasn't clinched it yet. Some books also offer futures odds on the constructor's championship, although those are very rare as well this season with RBR Renault running away with the title.


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Brooklyn Nets rookie forward Mirza Teletovic, a 27-year-old rookie from Bosnia, shot three consecutive air balls during the fourth quarter of Wednesday night's NBA game against the Detroit Pistons. We can not confirm whether Teletovic set an NBA record in the process. As of this writing, Teletovic only averages about 8 minutes a game (in 28 games played). It's going to be tough for Teletovic to fight for more playing time until he proves he can at least hit the rim with his shots. H/T Cosby. Visit us at holdoutsports.com and follow us on Twitter @HoldoutSports.
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Bad and sad news for Gujarat Congress are just not stopping. Congress Member of Parliament elected from north Gujarat's Banaskantha seat passed away today morning in Ahmedabad's private hospital. He was admitted here for couple of week after facing brain stroke when he was returning from a wedding function.
Born on 1 January 1963 in Sirohi, Rajasthan, Mukesh Gadhvi was son of Congress leader Bhairavdanji Gadhvi. He was member of Gujarat legislative assembly for three terms. In 2009 he won Lok Sabha election on Banaskantha seat. He was member, Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas, and member, Consultative Committee on Finance.
Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi in his tweet said: Sad to know about demise of Banaskantha MP Shri Mukesh Gadhvi. My condolences to his family. May his soul rest in peace.
Even in Modi decade, Mukesh Gadhvi was successful to ensure Congress's victory in District Panchayat body and Lok Sabha. Even in the assembly elections, major seats of Banaskantha district stayed with Congress, and Gadhvi's role was instrumental in that.
With Gadhvi's death Gujarat will witness by-polls of two Lok Sabha seats in next few months. One Porbandar seat is vacant after Vitthal Radadia's resignation.
Lok Sabha adjourned
Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Friday after condoling the death of sitting member Mukesh Gadhvi.
"An active social and political worker, he promoted the cause of education, particularly of the girl child," Speaker Meira Kumar said in her obituary reference as soon as the Lok Sabha met for the day.
The House also mourned the loss of lives in a major fire that broke out in a market in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Members observed silence for a while as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed.
Cremation at Savarda village
Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Political Secretary Ahmed Patel, Gujarat Congress President Arjun Modhwadia, leader of opposition Shankersinh Vaghela, Union ministers Dinsha Patel, Tushar Chaudhary, Bharatsinh Solanki, AICC General Secretary Madhusudan Mistry were among others who paid tribute to late MP.
Mukeshbhai Gadhvi's cremation took place at Savarda in Banaskantha district. Gujarat Congress President Arjun Modhwadia was present there.


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The cranial remodeling orthosis (CRO) is a headband (helmet) appliance used to treat variable degrees of cranial asymmetry or abnormal head shape, known as plagiocephaly, by redirecting growth. These abnormalities are due to premature fusion of the seams between the bony plates of the skull known as synostotic plagiocephaly (craniosynostosis), or non-synostotic plagiocephaly (open sutures) known as positional or deformational plagiocephaly. These positional conditions or misshapen appearance can be derived from environmental factors such as:
In effect, the continuous pressure on one side of the cranium causes all the bones on the same side to progress forward, creating asymmetry and sometimes a realignment of the facial structures as well.
Infants with hydrocephalus have an abnormal excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) resulting in the dilation of the cerebral ventricles of the brain caused by a disturbance in CSF circulation or an over-production of CSF. Hydrocephalus raises the intracranial pressure and results in abnormal head enlargement with possible brain atrophy. A CRO device may be used in conjunction with surgical treatment of hydrocephalus.
Infants with positional plagiocephaly may exhibit complex and multiple asymmetries affecting the cranial vault, skull base, and face, such as unilateral flattening or bossing (protruding) of head areas with or without head tilting. The first step in determining whether a CRO device is needed is to complete craniofacial anthropometric measurements and calculate the cephalic index, in addition to standard or routine measurements of the head circumference. The measurements may be done manually or by using a specialized laser digitalized scanner.
The craniofacial anthropometric measurement of the head (skull and face) is the comparison of right and left sides by measuring the distance in millimeters from one side of the face or skull to another. The primary areas measured and asymmetry (a discrepancy of 6-12 mm) is calculated, as shown in the following table:
Craniofacial Area
Anthropometric Measurement
Determines Asymmetry
Cranial (skull) base
from right and left subnasal (sn) point (midline under the nose) to tragus (t) (the cartilaginous projection in front of the external auditory canal)
upper jaw depth or right and left face height
sn to left t minus
sn to right t
Cranial vault
from right and left frontozygomaticus (fz) point (forehead just above the eye orbit) to right and left euryon (eu) (most lateral point of the head)
bones of the skull enclosing the brain
left fz to right eu minus right fz to left eu
Orbitotragial depth or distances
from right and left exocanthion (ex) point (outer point of the eye where the eyelids meet) to tragus (t)
cheek bones below the eyes
left ex to left t minus right ex to right t
The cephalic index is the ratio of the width of the head to its length, using head width measurement from euryon (eu) on one side of head to eu on other side of head versus head length measurement from glabella (g) point to opisthocranion (op). Expressed in a percentile number, the cephalic index is calculated by head width multiplied by 100 and divided by head length, as shown in the following equation:
(Head width [eu to eu] x 100) divided by (Head length [g to op])
The cephalic index is considered abnormal (the head shape may not be asymmetrical) if it is two standard deviations (SD) above or below the mean measurements (mean being appropriate to gender/age). Therefore, cephalic indices are categorized as a measurement of:
The ± standard deviations with the mean of cephalic indices are shown on the following table:
16 days to 6 months
6 to 12 months
The cranial index is the same ratio taken on the skull.
The CRO device has also been proposed as a postoperative complement for those patients undergoing surgery for synostotic plagiocephaly or hydrocephalus.
The CRO device is customized to the patient's head shape. It is fabricated either from a plaster of paris impression, or by computer models from scanned measurements using a semi-rigid outer shell bonded to a foam inner lining. This lightweight cranial headband applies dynamic pressure to the elevated areas, while leaving space for growth and remodeling of the flattened areas. The average treatment timeline using a CRO device is approximately four to five months and is typically initiated around five to six months of age. Both helmets and cranial bands are recommended for wear 23 hours per day. As the infant ages, the helmet or band will require adjustments or replacement to accommodate the cranial growth. Throughout the treatment course, the head shape may be compared to a computer model from the manual or scanned measurements. An exit head casting is done at the completion of the therapy course.
The CRO device is known by several different names, such as:
Each benefit plan, summary plan description or contract defines which services are covered, which services are excluded, and which services are subject to dollar caps or other limitations, conditions or exclusions. Members and their providers have the responsibility for consulting the member's benefit plan, summary plan description or contract to determine if there are any exclusions or other benefit limitations applicable to this service or supply. If there is a discrepancy between a Medical Policy and a member's benefit plan, summary plan description or contract, the benefit plan, summary plan description or contract will govern.
As a non-surgical treatment of non-synostotic positional plagiocephaly, a cranial remodeling orthosis (CRO) will be eligible for coverage when banding is initiated at four to eighteen months of age for moderate to severe positional head deformities.
All requests seeking coverage (if there are no benefit restrictions) of a CRO for a non-surgical indication must include all required documentation before a medical necessity determination can be made:
NOTE: Measurements are usually obtained by the physician or orthotist fitting the helmet or headband.
As an adjunctive postsurgical therapy for synostotic plagiocephaly or hydrocephalus, a CRO may be considered medically necessary.
Although there is limited published data from uncontrolled case series, the literature describes the effectiveness of the CRO device as a nonsurgical alternative or as an adjunctive to infant cranial surgery. In order to validate the treatment, a controlled group case series is considered particularly important to compare outcomes since mild positional molding may self-correct over time or become inapparent due to hair growth. One needs only to examine the heads in the adult population to realize that the number of appreciable asymmetry is far less in this age range than in the neonatal population. The deduction is that the natural remodeling process of the human head must correct many of the deformities seen in childhood. Repositioning has been shown to be as effective in restoring symmetry to the cranium.
There are case studies of infants with mild to moderate abnormalities exhibiting successful correction of asymmetries when using a CRO device. Moderate to severe abnormalities may require a combination use of surgery and a CRO device to prevent regression of the repair post-operatively. Positional plagiocephaly does not pose a threat to the child's physical health. There are no published data on the effects of positional plagiocephaly on neuropsychological deficits, developmental delay, temporomandibular joint disorders, or psychosocial concerns related to a perceived abnormal appearance. The major reason for intervention is to optimize the cranial contour to achieve an acceptable appearance, not to prevent or correct adverse developmental consequences.
The incidence of positional plagiocephaly has increased rapidly in recent years as a result of the "Back to Sleep" campaign recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), in which a supine sleeping position is recommended to reduction of the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). It is estimated that one of every 60 newborns may have some degree of plagiocephaly.
There are three basic options for treating plagiocephaly:
Helmet or cranial band orthosis is generally considered after a failure of an initial trial of repositioning. However, some providers recommend early helmet or cranial banding earlier on older infants as the orthosis therapy may be increasingly less effective in the older infant when their cranial sutures begin to close. Therefore, requiring a two month trial of repositioning therapy in children older than six to nine months may limit the effectiveness of the helmet or cranial band therapy. Furthermore, reposition therapy may be less effective in older infants who are increasingly more mobile and do not maintain a single sleeping position.
In 2003, the AAP issued a policy indicating that improvement in skull shape is usually seen in two to three months with exercise and repositioning of the infant. The AAP indicated that the use of skull-molding helmets seems to be beneficial primarily when there has been a lack of response to mechanical adjustments and exercises. However, the AAP noted further studies are needed to identify outcome with and without skull-molding helmets. Furthermore, the AAP did not report any functional impairment associated with plagiocephaly.
July 2007 Update:
A MEDLINE search for the period 2005 through July 2007 identified the absence of controlled studies and the relationship between deformational plagiocephaly and functional defects. This relationship remains controversial in the scientific literature.
A number of publications discuss an increase in the prevalence of positional plagiocephaly coincident with national recommendations for infants to sleep in the supine position (to reduce the potential for SIDS). One of these reports suggests that referrals for plagiocephaly-associated torticollis may be rising at the same rate. Retrospective chart review found that 95% of referrals to a tertiary care center with a primary diagnosis of torticollis (110 of 139 referred infants had adequate records for review) also presented with plagiocephaly or facial asymmetry. Based on clinical evidence of differing etiologies, the authors concluded that 88% of the torticollis cases were secondary to plagiocephaly. Since head tilt and occipital flattening may both exacerbate maintenance of an abnormal head position, the authors suggest that an early active program for treatment for both the plagiocephaly and torticollis be instituted. Additional studies are needed to confirm this association.
As technology advances, clinical questions persist about the most accurate documentation of three-dimensional head shape measurements. Plank and colleagues studied a method of quantifying head shape and used that method to evaluate the success of orthotic treatment. Two hundred twenty-four infants diagnosed with deformational plagiocephaly received either a CRO or a repositioning program with no CRO intervention. Data from 25 head shape variables were collected using a noninvasive laser shape digitalizer. The study identified four variables as particularly important in assessing the head shape of infants with plagiocephaly: the cranial vault asymmetry index, radial symmetry index, posterior symmetry ratio, and overall symmetry ratio. Ninety-six percent or more of the subjects in the treatment group (CRO intervention) showed improvement in each of the variables.
2013 Update
A search of peer reviewed literature through June 2013 identified no new clinical trial publications or any additional information that would change the coverage position of this medical policy.
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Procedure and diagnosis codes on Medical Policy documents are included only as a general reference tool for each policy. They may not be all-inclusive.
The presence or absence of procedure, service, supply, device or diagnosis codes in a Medical Policy document has no relevance for determination of benefit coverage for members or reimbursement for providers. Only the written coverage position in a medical policy should be used for such determinations.
Benefit coverage determinations based on written Medical Policy coverage positions must include review of the member's benefit contract or Summary Plan Description (SPD) for defined coverage vs. non-coverage, benefit exclusions, and benefit limitations such as dollar or duration caps.


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MANILA, Philippines—There were 1.27 million foreign tourists who visited the country during the first quarter of the year, setting the pace for the government to reach the 5.5 million mark for 2013, according to the Department of Tourism (DOT).
The first-quarter visitor arrivals marked a 10.76-percent growth from the 1.15 million visitors recorded during the same period last year.
"This marks the second time that foreign tourist arrivals breached the one-million mark in the first quarter," the DOT said on Sunday.
Records showed that Korea remained the leading visitor market, capturing 25.83 percent of the total inbound traffic, followed by the United States, with 186,064, or 14.63 percent, of the overall visitor volume.
At least 114,269 visitors from Japan have been recorded from January to March, accounting for 8.99 percent of the total market share, while arrivals from China have reached 98,242. Rounding up the top five visitor markets for the first quarter is Taiwan, with 53,867 tourists.
The country also enjoyed significant number of visitors from the following countries: Australia, 53,679; Singapore, 41,524; Canada, 38,486; Hong Kong, 36,005; United Kingdom, 32,475; Malaysia, 27,212; and Germany, 22,491.
"Month after month, we bear witness to a steady upward performance and new record highs. This only means that the efforts of the department and its partners are bearing fruit," said Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr.
"To achieve our 2013 target of 5.5 million and 2016 target of
10 million, the department and its industry partners are actively working on stimulating greater demand overseas, while infrastructure agencies have committed to step up our convergence programs to facilitate entry and access to the different destinations in the country," Jimenez added.
He also noted that the ongoing expansion and development of secondary gateways will greatly help ease the volume of traffic in the primary gateways of Manila and open the country to more international visitors by bringing them closer to their destinations in the country.
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REVIEW: How To Rob A Bank (and 10 tips to actually get away with it)
Friday, June 29, 2007 at 3:26 p.m. | Posted by McGarmott
This is the second film I saw as part of the Los Angeles Film Festival - the first of four consecutive movies within a 10-hour period.
Probably the most interesting thing about this film - what made me interested in it - are the appearances of the actors Nick Stahl and Erika Christensen. The movie plays to that; it jumps straight into the action (of the two characters) - not much, considering it's about how their characters are stuck in a vault - and fills in the details leading up to said detention in the vault later in the story.
Unfortunately that's almost the only asset of the film.
Nick Stahl, whom I sorta like but always thought had a rather distinctive (read: weird) face, never comes across as anything but his character (which is a major compliment I give to actors), who's just an average joe tired of ATM machines taking a $1.50 surcharge out of every withdrawal he makes, which seems to be the original starting point of the whole concept of the movie from the way the director emphasised it (even though the film isn't all that much about that particular issue ultimately). Erika Christensen plays the freelance bank-robbing henchwoman who quickly becomes Stahl's character's ally in getting out of the vault. The whole thing is basically a bank heist gone wrong.
Now, when you hear bank heist, you'd probably think of The Inside Man, the last bank heist movie. The set-up here is similar in a nominal way; but the intelligence of the characters differ by a huge gap. The villain is constantly desperate and emotional. The police captain in charge is ... played with a childish streak.
Actually it's all down to the dialogue. It's trying to be smart - you hear it through the witty play with certain words or sentence structures in the lines. However it plays wit over on-the-nose dialogue, which is a pretty low foundation to build upon. Some lines did make me laugh, but on the whole I kept thinking that ...
... yes, this is an indie film. One that fails to break out of its class and is, hence, without class.
How Good The Film Is: 6.5/10
How Much I Liked It: 6.5/10
At What Point Did I First Looked At My Watch: 10 mins
PS - The (and 10 tips to actually get away with it) part of the title would have been smart ... if they had been specific tips rather than general advice like 'expect the unexpected' or 'shit happens'.
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