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The invention concerns the field of needleless syringe having an injector with several ducts. The problem that needs to be solved is the long term compatibility of the injector with the liquid active principle. For that purpose the syringe (1) comprises a cylindrical reservoir (2), closed at its upstream part by a closure element (3) capable of being moved by driving means (70), and closed at its downstream part by an injector (4) comprising at least an injection duct and said reservoir being secured to the body (8) of the syringe, said syringe is such that the diaphragm (5), compatible with the active principle, isolates the latter from the injector (4) and said diaphragm can be passed through by the liquid (6) when pressurized for injection.
1. A needleless syringe for injection of a liquid active principle contained in a cylindrical reservoir closed at its upstream part by a closure element which can be displaced by a driving means, and closed at its downstream part by a transversable membrane compatible with the active principle and covering an injector which comprises at least one injection duct, and this reservoir being made integral with the body of the syringe, said syringe being characterized in that the reservoir is tubular, the membrane is pinched between the downstream edge of the reservoir and a substantially plane upstream face of the injector, the membrane comprises pre-pierced areas opposite each at least one injection duct, and each pre-pierced area remains closed and leaktight until the liquid is pressurized.
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The present invention concerns the field of prefilled and disposable needleless syringes; such syringes are used for intradermal, subcutaneous and intramuscular injections of liquid active principle intended for therapeutic use in human or veterinary medicine.
A first imperative for prefilled syringes is that of the compatibility in the long term, generally three years, between the liquid active principle and the reservoir which contains it. Another imperative, associated with the prefilling method, is that of having a transparent reservoir in order to be able to carry out the regulatory checks of correct filling of the reservoir before it is fitted in the syringe. These imperatives result in the production of a reservoir which is substantially transparent and made of a material which is compatible with the active principle for the desired length of time; this material is generally glass for pharmaceutical use: glass of type I or II. However, this poses the problem of the mechanical resistance of this reservoir to the high operating pressure required for needleless injection.
The patent EP 792 174 describes a needleless syringe in which the ampule containing the active principle is made of glass, this ampule being partially cylindrical, and its downstream part being of conical shape with, at its end, a single, very short injection duct: namely an injection orifice. This ampule is fritted, on its cylindrical part, into a compression piece. This device solves, on the one hand, the problems of long-term compatibility between the active principle and the reservoir and, on the other hand, the problems of the resistance of the reservoir to the operating pressure. However, this arrangement cannot be transposed to a syringe having several injection ducts and, more particularly, ducts which are long in relation to their diameter in order to control the distance of coherence of the jets and the depth of penetration of the jets into the skin of the subject who is being treated. To form several long ducts in a reservoir which is resistant to the high operating pressures of needleless syringes, one is forced to modify the organization of the reservoir with an essentially tubular and, if appropriate, transparent part and an injector resistant to the pressure, but not necessarily made of a material compatible in the long-term with the active principle, and thus with an additional means for re-establishing this compatibility.
The present invention concerns a needleless syringe for injection of a liquid active principle contained in a cylindrical reservoir closed at its upstream part by a closure element which can be displaced by a driving means, and closed at its downstream part by an injector which comprises at least one injection duct, and this reservoir being made integral with the body of the syringe, said syringe being characterized in that a membrane, compatible with the liquid active principle, isolates the latter from the injector, and in that said membrane can be passed through by the liquid when pressurized for injection.
In this invention, liquid active principle will be understood to mean a more or less viscous liquid, or a mixture of liquids, or a gel. It will be possible for the active principle to be a solid dissolved in a solvent suitable for injection. It will be possible for the active principle to be a powdered solid in more or less concentrated suspension in a suitable liquid. The particle size of the solid active principle and the shape of the duct must be adapted to avoid blockages.
The means which will act on the displaceable closure element can be of the mechanical type: release of a compressed spring, or of the pneumatic type: release of compressed gas, or of the pyrotechnic type: release of combustion gas.
The injector must comprise several injection ducts whose length and shape make it possible to control the distance of coherence of the jet. The injector must resist the operating pressure. The material chosen for making it must satisfy these two requirements. By contrast, it is not necessary for this material to be compatible with the active principle over a long period of time: the traversable membrane which isolates the injector from the active principle will permit this compatibility over a long period of time. The material of the membrane will be chosen from among the materials in the pharmacopeia which are known to be compatible with the active principle, for example elastomers of the type used to make the plunger stoppers in prefilled syringes, or silicones, or polytetrafluoroethylenes (PTFE). The cylindrical reservoir which will contain the active principle can be made of glass or of any other transparent material compatible with the active principle. The reservoir will itself be able to resist the operating pressure or will be arranged, in a suitable manner, in another element of the syringe allowing it to resist the operating pressure.
Advantageously, in this syringe, the traversable membrane ensures the leaktightness between the reservoir and the injector. The leaktightness is ensured either by the membrane being pinched between the reservoir and the injector, in which case the membrane then acts as a leaktight seal, or by the membrane being engaged in the reservoir, in which case it acts as a stopper.
In a first embodiment, the membrane is quite thin so that it pierces, opposite the injection ducts, when the liquid is brought under high pressure for the purpose of carrying out the injection.
In a second embodiment, the membrane comprises a zone of lesser thickness opposite each injection duct; each of these zones pierces, as before, at the moment of pressurization. For the correct functioning of this embodiment, the membrane must be well positioned, by appropriate devices, such that each zone of lesser thickness lies opposite an injection duct. A zone of lesser thickness is a blind cavity formed in the membrane, where the base of this cavity can be directed either toward the liquid or toward the upstream face of the injector and more precisely an injection duct. One of the simplest configurations is that of a cone or a truncated cone.
In a third embodiment, the membrane comprises pre-pierced areas opposite each injection duct. The elasticity of the elastomer of the membrane keeps each of the pre-pierced areas closed and, if appropriate, this closure is leaktight. When the liquid is pressurized upon triggering of the driving means, each pre-pierced area opens.
The membrane covers at least two injection ducts, the upstream ends of which are situated on the same circle centered on the axis of the cylindrical reservoir.
The zones of lesser thickness of the membrane advantageously join and form a circular groove centered on the axis of the reservoir. This circular zone is opposite the upstream ends of the injection ducts, these ends themselves being distributed on the same circle. As before, for a zone of lesser thickness the opening of the circular groove of the membrane is directed either toward the liquid or toward the upstream face of the injector.
The membrane also advantageously comprises a circular slit centered on the axis of the reservoir, this slit being opposite the upstream ends of the injection ducts, these ends themselves being distributed on the same circle. Here once again, the elasticity of the material of the membrane keeps the slit closed and, if appropriate, in a leaktight manner. When the liquid is pressurized upon triggering of the driving means, the liquid will spread the edges of the slit apart and will pass into the injection ducts.
Advantageously, the membrane which isolates the injection from the active principle bears at least partially on the upstream face (or inner face) of said injector.
Each injection duct preferably comprises, at its upstream end, an inlet cavity which will facilitate the piercing of the membrane or the opening of the pre-pierced area of the membrane at the moment of pressurization of the liquid for injection. This inlet cavity can also be common to several ducts, for example an annular groove supplying several ducts, or even all of them. This arrangement solves the problem of the positioning of the membrane relative to the injection. The shape of this cavity or of this groove is optimized to permit effective opening of the membrane and also to form a cavity at the head of the duct which makes it possible to control the distance of cohesion of the jet of liquid emerging at the other end of the duct.
For example, the inlet cavity, at the upstream end of the injection duct, is delimited by a surface of revolution whose height and diameter at the level of the upstream face of the injector are greater than the thickness of the traversable membrane but remain less than 2 or 3 times this thickness.
In the case of a circular groove for supplying the injection ducts, the optimized profile of the groove is a profile whose height and width, measured along a radius of the injector, are greater than the thickness of the membrane and remain less than 2 or 3 times this thickness.
In a different embodiment of the invention, the upstream face of the injector or inner end of the injector comprises protuberances directed toward the inside of the reservoir. The injection ducts open into the reservoir through these protuberances. These protuberances can be individual, that is to say one protuberance for each duct, or can be common to several or all of the ducts, for example in the form of an annular protuberance common to all the ducts arranged on a circumference centered on the axis of the reservoir. The traversable membrane which isolates the liquid active principle from the injector initially bears on the protuberances.
When the liquid is pressurized to carry out the injection, the membrane displaces and crushes against the protuberances, which pierce it or open the pre-pierced areas of said membrane.
As before, the membrane can comprise zones of lesser thickness arranged opposite each protuberance, in which case it is necessary to have relatively precise indexing of the zones of lesser thickness and of the protuberances: each of these zones will be pierced or torn by the corresponding protuberance. The membrane can also comprise a single zone of lesser thickness in the form of a groove: this zone will be pierced or torn by the protuberances when the liquid is pressurized.
The traversable membrane can comprise pre-pierced areas which remain closed until the liquid is pressurized. These pre-pierced areas can be individual in the sense that each pre-pierced area lies opposite one protuberance; it is then necessary to have relatively precise indexing of the membrane in relation to the protuberances. These pre-pierced areas can be common to all the protuberances, for example in the form of an annular slit opposite all the protuberances or even one annular protuberance.
According to a first variant, the driving means acts directly on the upstream closure element in order to carry out the injection.
According to a second variant, the driving means acts on the upstream closure element by way of a plunger.
The driving means is preferably a pyrotechnic gas generator. Such a device is quite compact, powerful and in particular very reliable.
The reservoir and the body of the syringe advantageously form a single unit.
The reservoir is fritted in the body via an intermediate material when the syringe, with the reservoir, is mounted on the driving means.
The body of the syringe is transparent, making it possible to view the reservoir of active principle until injection. The body comprises at least one window for viewing the contents of the reservoir when the material of the body of the syringe is not transparent.
The plunger acting on the upstream closure element advantageously serves as an indicator of the functioning of the syringe, by appearing in the transparent part or in the window of the body of the syringe.
The present invention solves the problems posed. It proposes a prefilled syringe whose reservoir is made of a material compatible with the active principle and whose injector, comprising several injection ducts, resists the high operating pressure, the problem of the compatibility of this element being solved by the interposition of a traversable membrane which is compatible with said active principle.
The present invention also has the advantage of making it possible to separate two parts in the device. One part, which will be called the pharmaceutical part, comprising the body, the injector, its membrane and the reservoir with the displaceable closure element upstream: this subunit will be able to be treated under pharmaceutical industry conditions, in particular as regards sterilization and asepsis. This subunit will be made integral with the rest of the syringe, the elements of which have been assembled elsewhere, this assembling being done under conditions which are less stringent than those associated with the pharmaceutical industry.
Finally, this configuration has the advantage of preventing any loss of liquid through the injection ducts before the injection is carried out. The device is in fact often shaken (this is even recommended) in order to examine the turbidity of the liquid or to homogenize the mixture when the liquid comprises particles in suspension. The fact that the active principle, before injection, is isolated from the ducts affords the ultimate protection against this risk of loss during the manipulations which precede application of the device to the skin of the subject who is to be treated.
The invention is explained in detail below with the aid of figures showing different particular embodiments of the invention.
The syringe 1 comprises a body 8 in which a cylindrical reservoir 2 containing the liquid active principle 6 is housed. Mounted on the downstream end of the body 8 is an injector 4 which, in this example, comprises four injection ducts such as the duct 11. The downstream face of the injector is covered with an external protection to ensure that asepsis of the syringe is maintained; this protection comprises a membrane, made of elastomer, applied on the outer face of the injector by a fine metal protective cap crimped around the end of the syringe. This protection will be removed before injection. At its upstream end, the body 8 is fixed to a driving means 70 which, in this example, is of the pyrotechnic gas generator type, which will be described below.
The reservoir 2 in this example is a tube made of a material which is transparent and compatible with the liquid active principle, this material being, for example, glass of type I or II from the pharmacopeia, although it is possible to use any other transparent and compatible material.
The reservoir 2 is closed off at its upstream part by a displaceable closure element 3. This closure element 3 is of the plunger stopper type conventionally used in syringes: this is a component produced by molding a suitable elastomer to form a plunger and comprising several lateral lips or beads to ensure leaktightness (these elements are not detailed in the figures). The surface of this closure element can be treated in a known manner in order to facilitate its sliding in the reservoir. The materials conventionally used to produce the plunger stoppers are elastomers known from the pharmacopeia to be compatible with the active principle. These are, for example, chlorobutyls or bromobutyls whose Shore hardness is between about 45 and about 70.
The reservoir 2 is closed off at its downstream part by a traversable membrane 5. This traversable membrane 5 is pinched between the downstream edge of the reservoir 2 and the substantially plane upstream face of the injector 4 and thus renders the reservoir 2 leaktight. The traversable membrane 5 is produced using an elastomer or polymer compatible with the active principle chosen, for example, from the group already cited. The thickness of the membrane 5 is between about 0.2 mm and about 1.5 mm, said thickness preferably being between about 0.2 mm and about 0.4 mm.
The injector 4 in this example is screwed onto the body 8. The injector comprises four injection ducts, such as the duct 11, which are distributed on a cylinder whose axis coincides with that of the reservoir 2. In this example, the ducts are shown parallel to the axis of the reservoir and are of substantially constant cross section; without departing from the scope of the present invention, they can have more complex designs for reasons, and in embodiments, explained elsewhere. However, generally for these injection ducts, the ratio of the length to the diameter is greater than about ten, or even several tens. The ducts preferably comprise an inlet cavity 12 at the upstream end. Each duct can have a cavity, or one cavity can be common to several ducts or to all the ducts, in which latter case it will be a circular groove, taking into consideration what has been described concerning the arrangement of the ducts. As will be seen from the detail in
On the downstream face of the injector 4, that is to say the face which will bear on the skin of the subject who is to be treated, the ducts 11 open out through protuberances which, if appropriate, join together to form a circular flange. This arrangement favors a more uniform bearing on the skin and makes it possible to tolerate a small defect in the perpendicular attitude of the syringe with respect to the skin, without impairing the quality of the injection.
In this example, the driving means 70 acts on the closure element 3 by way of a plunger 10, shown in part in cross section. This plunger is made of metal or of hard plastic material, for example Teflon�, and it comprises sealing means, shown here simply by an O-ring seal. With its sealing means, this plunger ensures that the combustion gases from the pyrotechnic generator do not come into contact with the closure element 3. This plunger also serves as evidence of functioning when it appears in the window of the body 8. This role of visual evidence can also be assured by the displaceable closure element itself.
We will now describe the main elements of the pyrotechnic generator. It comprises the body 71, and a pyrotechnic charge 72 whose combustion is initiated by a primer 73 impacted by a striker 74. The primer 73 is covered by a primer holder 80. In the initial position, the striker 74 is retained in the striker guide 75, screwed integrally with the body 71, by at least one ball, such as the ball 77, which is partially engaged in a groove of the striker. The percussion device comprises a push button 78 with a groove 79 and an inner spring 76. The push button 78 slides on the outside of the striker guide 75 and it is retained by studs which move in lateral grooves. This push button 78 is in this case the trigger member.
In order to initiate the combustion of the pyrotechnic charge 72, it is of course possible, without departing from the scope of the invention, to use initiating devices other than the striker device described here. Without going into details, and without wishing to imply any limitation, we will cite here, as examples, devices with initiation by electric battery or devices with piezoelectric initiation.
If appropriate, the pyrotechnic gas generator can be replaced by a gas generator consisting of a compressed gas reservoir which is closed by a fast-opening valve. The trigger member will open said valve, and the compressed gases in the reservoir will expand and act on the thrust means.
For use after having removed the aseptic stopper and placing the syringe on the skin of the subject who is to be treated, the operator presses with his thumb on the push button 78 which moves down and compresses the spring 76. The push button moves down until the groove 79 arrives at the level of the groove containing the balls, for example the ball 77, which balls disengage into the groove 79 and release the striker, which will violently impact the primer 73 whose initiation fires the pyrotechnic charge 72. The striker bearing on the primer holder 80 retains the latter in its seat and ensures leaktightness: the combustion gases do not rise back toward the push button.
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These animals are really quite cute in some ways. They seem to have a lot of personality! But I've seen dogs get quills in their faces after a run in with a porcupine. So...they are not JUST cute, they are dangerous!
I love to dance! Whether it's a line dance or just getting out and jumpin' around to my favorite song playing! I think horses enjoy it just as much! Check this out!
Dog Gone it!! Watch the video...you'll get why I say that! Ugh!!
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SynopsisStick Dog by Tom Watson
Meet Stick Dog - a new breed of hero! In his first adventure, Stick Dog and his friends embark on an epic quest to steal a hamburger. Stick Dog and his friends, Mutt, Stripes, Karen and Poo-Poo have caught the scent of hamburgers and what hungry stray could resist that lovely meaty waft? All they have to do is follow the smell, find the barbecue and eat the hamburgers. But it's not as easy as it sounds. The dogs need a 'Master Plan' and they're not short of ideas. They're just short of ideas that aren't ridiculous, or dangerous, or just very very silly.
ReviewsPRAISE FOR STICK DOG: With hilarious illustrations and an adorable four-legged friend, the story of Stick Dog and his quest for a delicious dinner is destined to be top dog. - Liverpool Echo This story made us laugh hard enough to blow milk out of our noses! - Jack, 7 and Freddy, 10 Stick Dog you are really funny! - Nicole, 10
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Early in his career Tom worked in politics, including a stint as the Chief Scriptwriter for the Governor of Ohio. This experience helped him develop the unique, storytelling narrative style of the Stick Dog books. Tom finds it a lot more fun and rewarding writing stories for kids rather than writing speeches for grown-ups. He lives in Chicago with his wife, daughter, son and of course, his dog.
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Jimmy - Thanks for letting us know how it's working. Hopefully you are using it somewhat during your latest class. That same charger I told you about was able to recharge my iphone after being connected for 24 hours! I'm guessing 3A on the Amazon add really means 0.3 amps....
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1) Right now the zeroing is only available from the touch screen. You have to go the the edit screen to zero. However:
- we are testing a "swipe" to zero
- it is possible we could add a "hold" on the minus arrow and if it were held for 5 seconds it could reset. We could create this and test it if that is what you are looking for. I'm just afraid of random resets...nothing is more frustrating during and event than your odo going to zero...ask me how I know :)
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- Email AntiPaul from here on ADV or email him on his website highwaydirtbikes.com. He has the crazy cool case shown a near the top of this page. I don't think it is an official production unit, but you may be able to work something out.
- The easy route --- buy an Otterbox, Lifecase or equivalent heavy duty case and mount it in the RAM X-Grip holder with a rubber band giving one of he grips and extra "squeeze". Yes, with this setup the USB power could be a source for water to get to the phone, but with a little ingenuity it will be waterproof unless you dunk it in a river.
- I don't know. I made a prototype bluetooth switch shown a few pages back that works perfectly, but I'm stumped trying to make it something that could be sold. I'm also working on a switch that will plug to the dock and power as well, but it is slow going. If anyone has some Arduino experience and would like to help, I'd readily accept the help. So you have 4 real choices:
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ANAHEIM, CA - JANUARY 05: Scott Niedermayer #27 of the Anaheim Ducks looks on the ice during the game against the Detroit Red Wings at the Honda Center on January 5, 2010 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Former Anaheim Ducks captain Scott Niedermayer will be an assistant coach to Bruce Boudreau this season. The Ducks announced the appointment Friday. Niedermayer spent the final five seasons of his 18-year career in Anaheim, winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as the NHL's playoff MVP while leading the Ducks to their only Stanley Cup championship in 2007. The offense-minded defenseman retired in June 2010 at just 36 years old. He spent the last two years as a consultant to the Ducks' hockey operations department. Niedermayer was a six-time All-Star who won the Norris Trophy in 2004 while playing for New Jersey. He won three Stanley Cup titles with the Devils in 1995, 2000 and 2003. Niedermayer joins Ducks assistant coaches Bob Woods and Brad Lauer.
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The Prime Minister's office has come down heavily on Sanjaya Baru's The Accidental Prime Minister, calling it a work of "fiction".
But Baru had sent Manmohan Singh the book a week ago and "did not get any feedback", as he admitted in a media interview on Friday.
Does the week-long silence indicate coming to a tacit agreement with Baru's depiction of events. Or is this Singh's way of setting the record straight on several issues that have blighted his record in UPA-II?
Singh knew that Baru was writing a book on his years as PM's media adviser — those close to him have told the media that he would have preferred the book to come out later, not while he was still in office.
Did the prime minister also know the book's contents, especially the explosive bits about exactly how much say Sonia Gandhi had in crucial government decisions?
Top bureaucrats in the PMO say this could be Singh's attempt to set the history straight before the blame game begins after the defeat of the Congress in the Lok Sabha elections.
Baru, of course, is mum. Telephone calls and requests for interviews from dna were denied and he did not respond to a query on whether he had heard from the prime minister himself since the book's release.
Baru's book is all along full of praise for the prime minister, pointing out that Singh faltered only when Sonia Gandhi and the Congress intervened in his decisions.
For instance, he writes, after the 2009 victory, "Dr Singh did try to be more assertive, taking a view on who would be in his cabinet and who would not, and resisting the induction of the DMK's A Raja and TR Baalu, for their unsavoury reputations... Dr Singh stood his ground for a day, managed to keep Baalu out, but had to yield ground on Raja under pressure from his own party. To me, it was a reiteration of the message that the victory was not his but the Family's."
On the allegations of corruption in allocation of coal blocks when Singh was coal minister, Baru writes: "He was charged, not with corruption, but with turning a blind eye to the corruption of others.Public opinion was no longer willing to excuse him for choosing not to claim and exercise the authority that was his due as prime minister. Watching this debacle unfold, I was convinced... that the prime minister's decision not to return to office via the Lok Sabha was his biggest political mistake... He could easily have said to Sonia that he would prefer to retire as PM than to once again return to the job from the Rajya Sabha. If she had refused him a safe Lok Sabha seat he could have gone into retirement on health grounds."
Baru was very close to Singh, as he goes to some lengths to establish this in the book. He also emphasises that his loyalty in all the machinations of party and government lay with the prime minister and not with the Congress or its leadership.
Baru had been one of the first to suggest Manmohan Singh's name as prime minister, he tells readers, back in May 25, 1999 in a column in The Times of India. He reiterated the suggestion again in an editorial in The Financial Express, of which he was the chief editor in May 2004, after it became clear that the Congress would form the government.
Then there were the social connections. Baru's father, BPR Vithal, had been finance and planning secretary of Andhra Pradesh when Singh was secretary in the finance ministry in Delhi and knew Singh well, as did his father-in-law.
Economist KN Raj, who invited Singh to join the Delhi School of Economics, was Baru's teacher. Baru also admits that Singh facilitated his joining the Research and Information System for Non-aligned and Other Developing Countries, a think-tank, of which Singh was chairman, and later the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations. He also campaigned for Singh the one time he contested a Lok Sabha election, distributing pamphlets door-to-door with his daughter.
In fact, on a visit Baru paid to PV Narasimha Rao, Singh's political mentor, soon after he became media adviser, he quotes the Congress leader saying, "Of course, he knows Vithal", to explain why Singh chose him.
Not only did Singh hand-pick him as his media adviser, he also seems to have shielded him in his interactions with the political leadership and senior bureaucrats, giving in to his demand for the rank of secretary. He enjoyed unfettered access to Singh, and also came to play the roles of "referee" and "confidant" to the PM.
Singh, writes Baru, had wanted him to join his government after the 2009 victory but machinations by Gandhi-family loyalists in the Congress that "defanged" him in his second term, put paid to that.
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Ex-News of the World editors in court over bribery
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LONDON – Former News of the World editors Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, a one-time top aide to British Prime Minister David Cameron, appeared in court in London on Friday on bribery charges.
Coulson, 45, is accused of requesting and authorizing payments to public officials in exchange for information, including contact details of the royal family.
He is charged alongside Clive Goodman, the former royal correspondent for the News of the World, the tabloid which was shut down by Rupert Murdoch in 2011 amid a wave of public revulsion over phone hacking.
Brooks, 44, a journalist and former editor who rose to become chief executive of Murdoch's British newspaper unit News International, is also accused of making payments to a public official.
The two separate cases were adjourned until next month.
The police investigation into allegations of bribery at the News of the World and other newspapers is running alongside a probe into phone hacking.
The hacking scandal rocked Murdoch's media empire and embarrassed Cameron, who is friends with Brooks and also hired Coulson as his communications chief.
John Kay, the chief reporter for Murdoch's The Sun tabloid, meanwhile pleaded not guilty on Friday to conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office.
Separately, a former police officer, Alan Tierney, admitted selling information to The Sun about the arrests of footballer John Terry's mother and Rolling Stone musician Ronnie Wood.
The information concerned Sue Terry and Sue Poole, the mother and mother-in-law of the former England football captain, who had been arrested on suspicion of shoplifting, and were given police cautions.
Wood was arrested on suspicion of beating up his Russian lover Ekaterina Ivanova. He also accepted a caution.
Another public official, prison officer Richard Trunkfield, 31, also admitted in court on Friday to leaking information about a high-profile inmate to The Sun.
In two other separate cases, two officials admitted misconduct in public office. The court banned the publication of any further details about them.
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TUALATIN, Ore. -- A rollover crash in the Tualatin-Sherwood area Tuesday afternoon injured the driver and knocked out electricity for hundreds nearby, police said.
Crews were called at about 3:30 p.m. to the report of a crash at Southwest Scholls-Sherwood Road and Lebeau Road, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office.
At the scene, investigators learned a van left the roadway and sheared off a power pole before rolling several times down an embankment and landing on its roof.
When we got here, it was a very dangerous scene. Power lines were down and we couldn't get to the patient, said Brian Barker of Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue. So we called in a bunch of reinforcements.
Crews used a rope rescue system to pull the driver, 71-year-old Gary Gattucio, 75 feet up the embankment. He was taken by helicopter to Oregon Health & Science University with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.
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Come on 5 Dumbest fans. Let's join together and Make Summer Dumber!
We hope you all enjoyed your long Memorial Day weekends, both giving thanks to our brave fallen soldiers, as well as firing up the grill to celebrate the start of Summer 2013. We know you needed the break to recharge your respective batteries. We certainly did. This year's massive bull-run has really wiped us out.
That's no joke. It's not easy unearthing corporate stupidity when nearly every stock from New York to Tokyo is hitting a new high. Wall Street bears are not the only ones frantically searching for ideas, we are too.Seriously! We're not kidding when we say, 'Summer's here and the Dumbest ain't easy!' That's why we're kicking off the season with our Make Summer Dumber Quiz, recapping the stupidity of Spring 2013. Hopefully this will raise the level of foolishness out there and get the mojo of America's most moronic CEOs working again. Enter by midnight Tuesday, June 4, by emailing your answers here with the words "Contest Entry" in the subject line. Answering correctly could win you a gift package full of autographed Jim Cramer goodies. We'll post the answers in our column next Friday, June 7, along with the name of the winner. If there is more than one correct entry, we'll have a drawing. Good luck! 1. Repros Therapeutics (RPRX) CEO Joe Podolski told analysts in late March that his company's experimental testosterone treatment helped gay Cubans have so much sex that it caused their sperm counts to drop precipitously low. What is the name of the Repros drug?
A. Stiffenal B. Androxal C. Bonerixis D. Havana Party Pills2. Michael Dell is trying to take his company private with Silver Lake Management in a $24.4 billion deal, or $13.65 a share. What did the Dell (DELL - Get Report) CEO tell his employees in an April 1st memo when the stock was trading above his offer price at $14.30 a share?
A. "It's my company and I can buy if I want to. Buy if I want to. You would buy too if it happened to you." B. "You'll be swell! You'll be great! Gonna have the whole PC world on the plate! Starting here, starting now. Everything's coming up roses." C. "Carl Icahn's in the dell. Carl Icahn's in the dell. Hi-ho, the derry-o. Dell has gone to hell." D. "I am more energized for the future of Dell than ever. Together, we have built an amazing company and our best days are still ahead."


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Each girl participating MUST have her FIRST and LAST NAME entered into this system.
New for 2013: eBudde will automatically be loaded with all registered girl members (first/last name) from Personify.
Access to this system will be authorized by your Service Unit Cookie Manager. For details, click here.
Cookie VIP is a fun, easy-to-follow online training that gives you everything a volunteer needs to know about this year's Cookie Program and how to help girls get the most from their experience. It's available 24/7 so it fits your schedule. You're a VIP – Very Inspiring Person! For information on how to access this eLearning tool, click here.
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Welcome to Holliston Pediatric Group
Welcome to Holliston Pediatric Group where you will find dedicated, highly experienced, personal care for your children and family. We have been part of the MetroWest community for over fifty years and are proud to serve the healthcare needs of our communities. Through our Medical Home, we provide comprehensive, compassionate and complete medical care for our patients.
Our website is part of this home and we encourage you to explore our site where you can learn about our offices, services, current medical information and resources.
Mission Statement
Holliston Pediatric Group is dedicated
to providing the highest quality,
comprehensive and compassionate care
to our patients and their families.
**Please check our Flu Updates + Information Page to see 2014-2015 Flu Clinic Availability!
We are very excited to announce that we can send appointment reminders via our Patient Portal. Much more may also be available in the future. If your child is under the age of 15 and you are interested in using our patient portal please ask our front desk how to register the next time you are in for a visit.


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Atlas Metal Lathe #618
This is a nice table top Atlas Metal Lathe model #618. The drive motor is a dual voltage Century brand 1/3 Hp. ball bearing motor, which has thermal protection. It is currently wired for 110 voltage. The motor runs fine.The power cord shown in the picture will be replaced with a grounded cord, before the lathe is shipped. The lathe is in good condition with minimal amount of wear for its age. The carriage assembly does have some wear, but does not seem to affect the overall operation of the lathe to any great extent. I made the tapered punch which is shown in the picture, using the automatic carriage feed. This lathe can be used for thread cutting applications. The ways are in good condition, except for the two indentions seen in the picture, but this does not effect the operation of the machine. The tail piece is in good condition and comes with a removal dead center and also comes with a keyless drill chuck. A set of gears which can be used for thread cutting is included with the lathe, see picture. There is also a faceplate and a homemade lathe dog included, as seen in the picture. A right angle and left angle tool holder is also included. I believe anyone would be happy owning this table top lathe. The custom table is included in the auction. The table is 37" long by 20 1/2" " wide and is 37 and 1/4" tall. The frame of the table is made with angle iron with a wooden top. The lathe is sitting in a sheet metal tray which catches shavings and any cutting fluids. I will try to keep shipping costs as low as possible. If you have any questions please email.


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Lance Berkman is an American professional Major League Baseball player who has a net worth of $60 million. Lance Berkman has earned his net worth as a first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball. Lance was born on February 10, 1976 in Waco, Texas, after graduating from Canyon High School located in New Braunfels, Texas in 1994 he attended Rice University where he played on the Owls baseball team. In 1997 he was named the National College Player of the Year; Berkman played under the leadership of the legendary Wayne Graham and was named a first team All-America by several successful magazines such as Collegiate Baseball, Baseball America and The Sporting News. As one of the Baseball America honorees he was invited to have dinner with President Bill Clinton at the White House. Also in 1997 he led the Rice Owls to their first College World Series appearance, Berkman has also been a team member for the Houston Astros, and the New York Yankees. Lance also known as "Fat Elvis" and "The Big Puma" would like to be a baseball coach for the University of Texas at Austin when he retires from playing MLB. He is married to wife Cara, and they have four daughters, the family currently lives in Houston and he is very outspoken about his religious beliefs.
Lance Berkman
William Lance Berkman is a former American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers. A standout baseball player at Canyon High School, Berkman attend...
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- 220 lbs (99.79 kg)
- United States of America
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Team Green: keeping baby's gender a surprise
NEW YORK While parents-to-be always hope for a healthy baby, finding out the gender of a little bundle ahead of time makes it so much more personal and fun. Or does it?
Prince William and his wife Kate have some non-royal company in choosing not to learn whether their first child is boy or girl.
Heather Crothall finds herself happily in that camp, too, and there's even a name for it at the mom site BabyCenter.com: Team Green.
"We would rather be surprised," said Crothall. Due Oct. 1 with her first child, she said her husband's into the mystery, too, though his resolve is cracking just a bit.
"For my part, I think it's a fantastic motivation for getting through delivery," she said by telephone from Windsor, Ontario, just across the border from Detroit.
While mega-fanfare awaits the gender reveal of the latest British royal, Crothall is looking forward to her obstetrician's traditional poem when he delivers her good news at birth.
Meantime, she and her husband are dealing with some serious pushback from some loved ones.
"I wasn't expecting nearly as many people to be polarized as much as they are by it. Why are you being selfish is really the biggest question. It's seen as a decision that somehow we're withholding critical information. They've made it that we're being difficult," Crothall said.
Not everybody, mind you, but even strangers haven't been shy about expressing their puzzlement.
Christine Ward in Sacramento, Calif., landed in an unusual pickle when she wanted to know the gender of her first but her husband preferred to remain in the dark.
"He wanted the traditional experience of finding out what the sex was at the birth," she said. "I'm good at keeping secrets."
Ward and Crothall agreed that those looking for gender-neutral clothing and other baby gear need to dig a little deeper, especially if they're not fond of animal or jungle themes - or brown.
"We're not pink-equals-girl and blue-equals-boy people, anyway. Fortunately, the colors we chose for the nursery - white, yellow and gray - are among the more popular gender-neutral choices," Ward said.
At first, she said, friends and family were confused over their split predicament. Among the challenges: remembering to refer to the baby as "kid, kiddo or, if kicking especially hard, `spawn,'" she joked.
While expectant parents who want to be surprised feel in the minority, a 2007 Gallup Poll showed them slightly on top. Gallup asked 1,014 adults in the U.S. ages 18 and older where they hypothetically stood on the gender secret if they had "just found out" they were having a baby.
According to the poll, a rare look at who wants to know and who doesn't, 51 percent said they would wait until the baby is born, while 47 percent said they would like to know ahead of time.
The reasons for keeping the secret can vary, but the headaches are more universal.
"When it comes to clothes we've pretty much got both of our parents on speed dial to go out and buy something the minute we find out," said Crothall, who shops British websites for a wider range of colors and patterns to get beyond soft pastels and boyish primary colors.


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Small-Group Gallipoli Day Trip from Istanbul
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- Day trip (destination A to B)
- Step back in time on a history tour
- Lunch included
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Gallipoli day trip from Istanbul with pickup and drop-off at hotels in the Taksim and Besiktas areas of the European side of Istanbul
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Gallipoli day trip from Istanbul with pickup and drop-off at hotels located on the European side of Istanbul, outside the Taksim and Besiktas areas
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Small-Group Gallipoli Day Trip from Istanbul
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Lunch
- Entrance fees
- Transport by air-conditioned coach
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- Gratuities (optional)
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Traveler Reviews
Reviewed by: Esther P, December 2014
Had a fantastic time.
The tour guide was amazing who obviously had a real passion for the history of the area.
The drive from Istanbul was worth it definitely.
Reviewed by: James O, June 2014
Amazing trip, worth every cent. Something every Aussie should do, very informative guide, long day but worth it !